November 15, 2024

Montana State University

Bozeman

TEMPORARY & FULL TIME

Cashier II (Temporary)

Museum of the Rockies (MOR) is Montana’s most visited museum, a college-level division of Montana State University, an independent nonprofit organization, a Smithsonian Affiliate, an accredited AAM museum, and a repository for state and federal fossils. The interdisciplinary museum has one of the finest collections of paleontology in the world and a significant cultural collection from the Northern Rocky Mountain region. Located on a 34-acre museum site, it includes a 120,000-square-foot-facility, the state-of-the-art Taylor Planetarium, the 220 seat Hager Auditorium, Martin Children’s Discovery Center, and Living History Farm, along with an off-site 553-acre paleontology preserve.

MOR is located in Bozeman, MT, one of the country’s fastest growing and prosperous communities. Nestled into the Rocky Mountains, the community offers bountiful outdoor recreation activities along with a vibrant culture of good food, art, and music.

Benefits: MOR pays a competitive salary with an exceptional benefits package (Package includes: health, dental, and life insurance along with an employer matching retirement plan and the possibility for tuition reeducation for staff and dependents).

Museum of the Rockies is supported by a volunteer corps of approximately 135 individuals of all ages. Working in the areas of education, paleontology, collections, visitor services, and administration, these volunteers provide the equivalent of 12 full-time staff in the hours they contribute to the museum. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for recruitment, recognition, and retention of the museum’s volunteers and advocates for the needs of the volunteers.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist the Store Manager in the organization and maintenance of the Store, Storerooms, and help direct student employees in the same practices through hands on training and communication of changing procedures or practices.
Opening and Closing the Museum Store; selling memberships and merchandise. Accurately manage cash handling including management of tills, credit card payments, refunds, exchanges, gift card sales and discounted sales.
Tracking and resolving any cash drawer or credit card discrepancies.
Supporting the restocking of products in the store along with following policies and procedures for inventory management and other responsibilities as required
Responding to customer requests and questions and emergency situations as needed.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Experience in retail sales, shipping and receiving, POS systems and cash handling processes.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Experience with a point-of-sale system or other electronic method of completing sales transactions; including reconciliation and bookkeeping experience.

Extensive knowledge of Bozeman and the surrounding area.

The Successful Candidate Will

Able to interact effectively, graciously, and professionally with the various Museum visitors and customers.
Address a variety of service needs; exercise resourcefulness and good judgement.
Demonstrate a willingness to thrive in a high energy, team-oriented environment.
Conduct oneself in accordance with the highest ethical and safety standards.
Ability and desire to be an effective and enthusiastic advocate for the museum.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This is a fixed-term temporary position, for the length of 12 months.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands

Remaining stationary for extended periods of time, stocking of shelves, and transporting boxes up to 50 pounds.
Must be willing to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This position has supervisory duties?

Posting Detail Information

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Desired Start Date

Upon completion of a successful search.

Position End Date (if temporary)

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Applications will be:

Screening of applications will begin on December 2, 2024; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

Special Instructions

EEO Statement

Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.