Museum Facilities Specialist — Clean, Friendly, Team-Driven

The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum; Kirkwood (MO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum is seeking a Facility Custodian to clean designated areas throughout the museum, including restrooms and public spaces.

The role requires a reliable, friendly team member who can follow cleaning protocols and maintain supplies, ensuring a welcoming environment for visitors. This full-time or part-time position emphasizes weekend availability and occasional holidays.

Qualifications

• At least one year experience in a janitorial or cleaning environment.
• Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Good customer service skills: helpful, friendly, and patient attitude.
• Work effectively as a team member as well as independently.
• Able to multitask with a high level of output and detail.
• Be self-motivated and energetic.
• Demonstrate good judgement with the ability to solve problems by weighing and evaluating options.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas of The Magic House including restrooms, public areas, employee break rooms, and the Picnic Basket Cafe.
• Perform tasks including dusting, vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, washing windows, and removing and disposing of trash and recycled materials.
• Follow the Museum’s cleaning protocol when performing these duties.
• Stock and maintain supplies and cleaning cart when applicable.
• Interact with guests in a friendly manner, answer questions, and provide good customer service.
• Work with custodial team to provide a safe, attractive, clean, and customer-focused environment.
• Support our MADE for Kids location with custodial assistance if needed.
• On occasion, perform deep cleaning tasks.
• Regular job attendance.
• Participates in trainings as required by the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Multitasking

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum is seeking a Facility Custodian to clean designated areas throughout the museum, including restrooms and public spaces.

The role requires a reliable, friendly team member who can follow cleaning protocols and maintain supplies, ensuring a welcoming environment for visitors. This full-time or part-time position emphasizes weekend availability and occasional holidays.