Facility Services Associate (Wage)

Title: Facility Services Associate (Wage)

State Role Title: Hsekeep &/or Apparel Worker II

Hiring Range: $15.00 an hour

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location: MAIN MUSEUM

Agency Website: https://vmfa.museum/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is seeking an attentive, flexible and energetic individual for the position of Facility Services Associate.

This is a wage, non-exempt position without benefits, scheduled to work approximately 28 hours per week on average and up to a maximum of 1,490 hours annually (May 1 - April 30).

Facility Services Associates maintain the cleanliness of all public and non-public areas of the museum by performing the following duties daily or on a prescribed schedule.

Empties trash.
Cleans windows.
Dust mops floors.
Dusts and polishes furniture, pedestals, plexiglass, and other surfaces.
Vacuums carpet and remove stains from carpet.
Vacuum upholstery and cleans vinyl and leather items.
Cleans restrooms. Restocks supplies and fills wall dispensers and napkin machines.
Spray buff floors or strip floors when needed.
Cleans supply closet and equipment including buffers, vacuums, and other equipment.
Sets up and breaks down; moves furniture (table and chairs) and related items for a variety of special events.
Supports the movement of Museum physical property and other special projects when assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations with others.
Ability to read and understand instructions.
Ability to stand and walk up to 8 hours.
Ability to use hands to handle equipment, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to lift or move up to 75 pounds.

Additional Considerations

Prior custodial or housekeeping experience.

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.

Selected candidates must pass a criminal history background check.

Interested individuals must submit an online application. Applications will be accepted until 11:55 p.m. on May 23, 2025.

VMFA is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resource Services

Phone: please email

Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum

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.