Demo

Visitor Service Associate

Gilbert House Children's Museum
Salem, OR Part Time
POSTED ON 8/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/21/2026

Full job description

Visitor Service Associate
Reports to: Experience Coordinator
Close date: Open Until Further Notice

PRIMARY PURPOSE
Gilbert House Children's Museum welcomes over 95,000 visitors annually and provides a multitude of opportunities for families to engage in learning through creative play. The Visitor Service Associate is responsible for promoting a fun, safe, and clean learning experience for all visitors.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS
Gilbert House Children’s Museum provides learning through creative play opportunities for children, with focus on children ages 2-10. Visitor Service Associates are responsible for providing a positive customer service experience for guests, be able to manage a variety of tasks, and must work well in a team environment. Maintaining a clean and safe play environment between indoor and outdoor exhibits. They must be able to be positive and perform in a professional and courteous manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Customer Service – Interact with visitors and promote memberships, learning opportunities, events, and activities.
  • Exhibit Restaging – Make sure all exhibits indoor and outdoor, are staged and fully stocked before opening and throughout the day and at closing.
  • Sanitation – Follow daily sanitation schedule for indoor and outdoor exhibit components and sanitation protocols.
  • Museum Rounds – Walk the entire Museum and Outdoor Discovery Area a minimum of once per hour. Including janitorial and sanitation of props and common, high traffic areas within the museum.
  • Supporting the Welcome Desk – Provide staff with break coverage. Admit members and visitors into the museum through point of sales.
  • Birthday Parties – Assist in staging room and provide additional customer service care, when needed.
  • Communication – Represent the values of the museum in all communications.
  • Staff Meetings – Attend required staff and committee meetings.
  • Safety – Report all safety concerns to the Manager on Site.
  • Handling the disposal of hazardous materials and janitorial requirements
  • Other duties assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must be 18 years or older, be able to climb stairs, lift up to 20 pounds, have reliable transportation and pass a background check. The Museum is open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am to 5pm (September – May) and Sunday – Saturday, 10am to 5pm (May – September). Weekend work is required. This position is part-time and begins at $15.55/hour. After successful completion of a 90-day training period, compensation may be increased to $16.50/hour.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.55 - $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $17

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Visitor Service Associate?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Visitor Service Associate career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$42,051 - $54,727
Income Estimation: 
$42,691 - $53,255
Income Estimation: 
$28,917 - $36,864
Income Estimation: 
$37,876 - $55,679

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Visitor Service Associate.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Customer Complaint Resolution Skill

    • Income Estimation: $29,500 - $36,608
    • Income Estimation: $28,339 - $36,572
  • Customer Service Skill

    • Income Estimation: $27,534 - $34,394
    • Income Estimation: $27,461 - $38,180
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Visitor Service Associate jobs in the Salem, OR area that may be a better fit.

  • TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION Tillamook, OR
  • Visitor Center – Cafe Associate (Full-time) Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Associate Staffing Stayton, OR
  • Administrative Clerk Are you detail-oriented and organized? Our client, a reputable company dedicated to delivering exceptional administrative support, is ... more
  • 9 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!