Facilities Attendant

The Facilities Attendant provides support to both TCA locations, the Jones Center downtown and Laguna Gloria in west Austin. This person will help oversee daily operations of buildings and grounds.    

Responsibilities: 

• Ensurehigh quality general maintenance of site facilities and equipment, including the historic Driscoll Villa, the Gatehouse, Visitor Center, and the Jones Center
  

• Assisting and monitoring outside vendors on site,granting access, and relaying information to the Facilities Managers and Facility Attendant Leads.  

• Assist other departments leads in the setting up of events for rentals, TCA publicprogramming, family programming, education visits, art school classes and executive events including tables, chairs, tents, etc. 

• Event support for our large fundraisingevents The Very Rary and Art Dinner. 

• Noting and documenting facilities issues on TCA’s internal reporting app in Teams.  

• Taking part in special projects like site development,reorganization
  andassemblingof officefurniture etc.  

• Takingdirection on projects and daily tasks from Facilities Managers and Deputy App. 

• Assisting withcrowdand trafficflow inside the grounds at busy times.  

• Opening and closingbuildings as needed by schedule or event needs.Includes arming and disarming alarm systems. 

• Taking part in all Health and Safety Training that TCAfacilitates.  

• Setting up, using, and troubleshooting
  radios, loudspeakers, and basic AV equipment. 

Qualifications: 

• Available to work flexiblehours including evenings and weekends 

• Reliable transportation to/from both museum locations  

• Comfortable working outdoors in a variety of conditions including extreme heatand cold

• Comfortable with basic hand tools, shop vacs, sump pumps, floorbuffer and pressure washers 

• Strong problem solver  

• High attention to detail; highly organized  

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills  

• Ability to lift 50lbs on a regular basis 

• Ability to climb16ft ladder

• Self-starterwithability to work independently

• Team player 

• Positive attitude
• Clean driving record

AboutThe Contemporary Austin
 

As Austin’s only museum focused on contemporary artists and their work,The Contemporary Austin offers exhibitions, educational opportunities, and events that start conversations and fuel the city’s creative spirit. Known for artist-centric projects and collaborations, The Contemporary invites exploration at both its urban and natural settings—downtown at the Jones Center on Congress Avenue, lakeside at the Laguna Gloria campus (including the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park, the Art School, and the historic Driscoll Villa), and around Austin through the Museum Without Walls program.
 

Our commitment to diversity, equity,inclusion
and access (DEIA) 

The Contemporary Austin values a diverse, inclusive, andequitable
workplace and weseek to model these values in our hiring and engagement practices for all our artistic and educational programs. We welcome applicationsby BIPOC candidates as well as individuals who bring new perspectives in a host of ways. It is the policy of The Contemporary Austin not to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status and to take action to ensure that those seeking to do business with the Contemporary are treated fairly. The Contemporary Austin aims to create a safe, welcoming working environment anddoesn’t tolerate discrimination of any kind. 
The organization is currently pursuing a multi-yearDEIA effort and seeks individuals whoshare our commitment to this work.