Maintenance Assistant (Gallery Attendant) (Part Time)

The Position

About Carlsbad

This nearly 40 square mile city is ideally situated in north San Diego County with an approximate population of 115,000. It offers a great climate, beautiful beaches, lagoons, and abundant natural open space. World-class resorts, family attractions, well-planned neighborhoods, a diverse business sector, and a charming village atmosphere combine to create the ideal California experience. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life. The City of Carlsbad significantly supports arts and culture and has established itself as a leader in the region's arts sector with a rich history of artistic programs and cultural events.

The Position

The City of Carlsbad, Library & Cultural Arts Department is hiring one Maintenance Assistant (Gallery Attendant). The Maintenance Assistant (Gallery Attendant) will work in the William D. Cannon Art Gallery, on the campus of the Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane. You will work closely with the public to greet and deliver excellent customer service to all gallery visitors. Schedule work hours will include evening and weekend events. Hours per week will vary, with total number of hours not to exceed 20 hours per week.

You Belong in Carlsbad

The City of Carlsbad embraces and recognizes the vital relationship of an inclusive, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. An equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

Interviews for this recruitment are tentatively scheduled for the week of September 7, 2026.

Qualified applicants will be notified only if they are selected for the interview process.

Key Responsibilities

• Open, close gallery according to schedule
• Greet visitors to the gallery, offer information, answer questions
• Familiarity with exhibition
• Uphold established department policies, procedures and rules of conduct
• Exercise sound judgement and work independently
• Respond to inquiries from public, city staff, artists and partners via telephone, email, written correspondence and in person
• Event and program assistance; logistics, planning, ordering supplies, and working at the events and programs, as needed
• Assist with research related to exhibits
• Assist Cultural Arts staff with additional assignments as needed

Qualifications

• Ability to work under limited supervision
• Ability to approach guests and share information
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and demonstrate effective time management and organization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service experience
• Initiative and self-starter skills are essential
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to maintain a flexible and positive attitude when working with members of the public
• Must be able to work a consistent schedule, with occasional evenings or weekend special events
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite

Experience & Education

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would qualify.

• Experience working in a gallery or performing arts venue preferred
• Education or coursework in visual or performing arts preferred

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand. While performing the duties, employees of this class are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; observe and interpret people and situations; learn and apply new information or skills; and interact with staff and others encountered in the course of work. Physical requirements include safely handling up to 40 pounds; for example, to set up and breakdown tables and chairs for an event.