Environmental Service Worker

The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by Black culture. It is a site for the dynamic exchange of ideas about art and society.

• Emptying trash cans and replacing liners  
• Dusting all surfaces  
• Using equipment, commercial vacuums, floor buffers, and carpets  
• Cleaning galleries and art spaces as needed. 
• Polish terrazzo floors and scrub concrete floors as needed 
• Cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, offices, stairs, elevators, handrails, countertops, and furniture 
• Cleaning wood, linoleum, ceramic tile, and other types of floors  
• Collecting and taking out trash and recycling  
• Sweep and mop  

• Emptying trash cans and replacing liners  
• Dusting all surfaces  
• Using equipment, commercial vacuums, floor buffers, and carpets  
• Cleaning galleries and art spaces as needed. 
• Polish terrazzo floors and scrub concrete floors as needed 
• Cleaning and disinfecting restrooms, offices, stairs, elevators, handrails, countertops, and furniture 
• Cleaning wood, linoleum, ceramic tile, and other types of floors  
• Collecting and taking out trash and recycling  
• Sweep and mop  

• Prior knowledge of working in a museum institution a plus but not necessary 
• Available to work weekends and flexible 
• Responsible for carrying a work phone, keycards, and access fobs 
• Work autonomously and within a team 
• Assist in cleaning projects as required 
• Assist in small office moves using rented trucks 
• Able to use local mass transportation to work at other sites within the Harlem, NY area (bus/train traveling is less than three miles apart). Reimbursement provided. 
• A valid NY State driver’s license a plus but not necessary.