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Visitor Services Attendants & Greeters

Seeking energetic individuals to work as part of the Visitor Services team to sell tickets and membership, greet/orient groups and assist with their departure procedures.

Responsibilities:

Attendants

  • Perform opening and closing duties.
  • Handle cash transactions and tech service at admissions.
  • Perform admissions ticketing and/or membership sales transactions.
  • Greet and welcome visitors, provide information about NYSCI and its offerings, and assist in resolving visitor concerns.

Greeters

  • Meet and greet arriving group visitors, ensuring that the daily reception of groups occurs in an orderly, timely and thorough manner.
  • Provide orientation and introduction to NYSCI, confirm group numbers, and itinerary.
  • Assist groups in stowing belongings and lunches in appropriate storage bins and the daily organization and storage of same.

General

  • Be conversant in the mission, exhibitions, programs and related content of NYSCI.
  • Prepare and maintain all materials needed for daily operations.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Requirements:

  • Must be available to work weekends.
  • Able to work in a variety of weather conditions, to be outdoors, and to stand for long periods.
  • Experience working at a visitor destination, especially in serving visitors a plus.
  • Superior communications and customer services skills.
  • Word processing skills (Attendant).
  • Cash handling experience (Attendant).
  • College degree or equivalent experience.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to rlogan@nysci.org or mail documents to:

Robert Logan
Executive VP & COO
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368