Gallery Attendant (15284)

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Boroondara invites applications for two casual Gallery Attendant positions. Based at Hawthorn Arts Centre, the role supports exhibitions from installation through public engagement, delivering a welcoming visitor experience in collaboration with artists and cultural teams.

Ideal candidates will have a post-secondary arts qualification or equivalent experience, strong customer service skills, and the ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary qualification in Fine Arts, Art History or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience working in a gallery, museum, arts or cultural environment.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Experience handling and installing artworks using best-practice standards.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• A current Victorian Driver Licence and Employee Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and assist visitors, ensuring an engaging gallery experience.
• Support the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions and the safe handling of artworks.
• Assist with exhibition documentation, artwork labels and promotional materials.
• Help deliver exhibition openings, public programs and special events.
• Maintain gallery presentation, safety and security standards.
• Provide administrative support to the curatorial team.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Education

Post-secondary qualification in Fine Arts or Art History

Job description

Gallery Attendant (Casual) (2 positions available)

• Band 4 | $39.79 per hour plus 25% casual loading


• Based at Hawthorn Arts Centre

Are you passionate about contemporary art and creating exceptional visitor experiences? Join the City of Boroondara's Arts, Culture and Economic Development team and help bring exhibitions, events and creative programs to life at the Town Hall Gallery and other cultural venues across the municipality.

As a Gallery Attendant, you'll play a key role in supporting exhibitions from installation through to public engagement, while providing welcoming and informed customer service to visitors. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in gallery, museum or arts environments who enjoys working with artists, community members and creative professionals.

What you will do:

• Welcome and assist visitors, ensuring an engaging gallery experience.


• Support the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions and the safe handling of artworks.


• Assist with exhibition documentation, artwork labels and promotional materials.


• Help deliver exhibition openings, public programs and special events.


• Maintain gallery presentation, safety and security standards.


• Provide administrative support to the curatorial team.

About you

You will bring:

• A post-secondary qualification in Fine Arts, Art History or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.


• Experience working in a gallery, museum, arts or cultural environment.


• Strong customer service and communication skills.


• Experience handling and installing artworks using best-practice standards.


• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.


• The ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.


• A current Victorian Driver Licence and Employee Working with Children Check.

At Boroondara, we work together to deliver meaningful cultural experiences that connect our community. You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, integrity, respect, ownership, collaboration and customer focus while helping to showcase high-quality visual arts programs across our cultural venues.

If you're passionate about the arts and enjoy working in a dynamic, community-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

More information

We encourage you to submit your application early, if there is sufficient response, the advertisement period may close earlier than 10 November 2026

We understand that this portal may not meet the needs of people who rely on Assistive Technology or have other diverse requirements. If you have any difficulty using our recruitment system, please do not hesitate to contact People Culture and Development on (03) 9278 4*** or ***@boroondara.vic.gov.au to allow us to help in any way we can.

Who are we?

The City of Boroondara is a metropolitan council, representing more than 170,000 people in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. A leader in the local government sector, with a reputation for innovation and excellence, we believe in providing an environment where our staff thrive, both in the work they do and in how they learn and develop as people and professionals.

We like to challenge the norm and we are investing significantly in innovation and technology improvements in order to provide our customers with an even greater experience and engagement. We are putting our customers at the forefront of what we do with our organisation wide initiative, Transforming Boroondara Program.

You will be instrumental in driving this change across the organisation using best practice approaches to successfully support us from the now to our desired future state.

With so much going on it’s a great time to join Boroondara!