Visitor Services /Sales Assistant – VMI Museum on Post- Multiple Positions

Title: Visitor Services /Sales Assistant – VMI Museum on Post- Multiple Positions

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Hiring Range: Starting at $15.00/ hour

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Virginia Military Institute is accepting applications for a part-time Visitor Services/Sales Assistant for the VMI Museum on Post.

We are looking for multiple candidates with strong customer service skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Neat, businesslike appearance.
• Alertness, sensitivity to the needs and interests of museum visitors and store customers.
• Promptness, reliability, maturity, and sound judgment.
• Ability to follow routine procedures and to enforce policies.
• Basic knowledge of computer and POS
• Basic knowledge of handling and counting money
• Retail sales, customer service and/ or museum experience a plus but not required.

Additional Considerations

The candidate should have the availability to work weekdays and weekends, including some holidays. It will be on a rotating schedule. The Museum is closed during the winter furlough. Work hours may vary each week depending on the needs of the VMI Museum System.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Please include a resume, cover letter, and contact information for 3 professional references.

Contact Information

Name: Matthew Hart

Phone: 5404647051

Email: hartmp@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.