The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the Northern Territory’s premier cultural and scientific institution. It offers a dynamic and diverse arts, science and cultural program to more than 300,000 visitors each year.
We are a museum and gallery known for our collections and expertise in Aboriginal cultures, natural sciences, histories and arts across Northern and Central Australia and our neighbours to the north.
We connect people to the stories of the Northern Territory. Our collection drives curiosity, exploration and partnerships. Our physical spaces are destinations loved by locals and a must-see for Territory visitors. Our digital connectivity expands the reach of our collection. Our guests tell their friends about their distinctive Territorian experience.
MAGNT has seven venues: MAGNT Darwin, the Defence of Darwin Experience, Fannie Bay Gaol, Lyons Cottage, the Museum of Central Australia (incorporating the Strehlow Research Centre), Megafauna Central and the Alcoota fossil site. A new Art Gallery opening in Darwin’s CBD in 2024/25 will add an eighth MAGNT site.
Primary Objective:
Lead a small team and provide high standard cleaning service operations in a museum and art gallery environment to MAGNT and its portfolio of assets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high level cleaning services to MAGNT and its portfolio of assets which operate 7 days a week.
- Contribute to the Workplace Health and Safety of the workplace and support a collaborative team environment.
- Participate in a rotating roster, which includes, weekends and public holidays.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary teamwork practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection Criteria:
Essential
- Proven cleaning experience in an institutional environment, including development of rosters and ordering of stock.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a small team in the operation of cleaning for a Museum and Art Gallery.
- Demonstrated physical ability to undertake cleaning, including the use of cleaning equipment, in accordance with best practice manual handling techniques.
- Demonstrated initiative, reliability and punctuality, capacity to maintain confidentiality and to work as an effective leader and team member.
- Demonstrated understanding of hygiene, infection prevention control and WHS principles.
- Demonstrated capacity to organise and prioritise workloads and to complete delegated tasks with minimal supervision.
- Preparedness and capacity to work shifts working over a seven day roster with early starts commencing at 06:00 Monday to Friday and Weekends and Public Holidays commencing 08:00.
- Demonstrated good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to accurately and clearly communicate a range of issues.
- Information Technology abilities to meet the demands of the role e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel.
Desirable
- Orient/train other cleaners, especially new cleaner commencing the job/relieving cleaners on leave. Explain/demonstrate the different routines required daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
- Assist/guide outside contractors/tradesmen e.g. sanitary bins services, plumber to locations where service is needed or to be fixed.
Additional:
- Some weekend and out of hours’ work may be required.
- This role statement is intended to provide an overall view of the role but in addition to this document, the specifics of the role will be described in business work plans.
- MAGNT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island applicants are encouraged to apply.
- MAGNT promotes flexible ways of working including part time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Applicants must have full Australian work rights.
- A valid Australian Drivers licence is required.
- An NT Working with Children (Ochre) card is a requirement of the position.
- Current Australian National Police Check is required prior to commencing the position.
Further Information:
- From December 24 2021 all MAGNT employees subject to the Chief Health Officer Directions No.55 of 2021 are required to provide evidence of two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccination except in circumstances where there is a medical exemption.
- For further information, please visit our website at magnt.net.au/careers
