Posted 8 days ago
Receptionist
@ Confederation Centre of the Arts
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Overview
Confederation Centre of the Arts is hiring a part-time Receptionist for its Art Gallery. The role is the first point of contact for visitors, selling admission and art books, answering calls, and sharing information on exhibitions and events. The position is casual, primarily on weekends, and requires a current first aid certificate or willingness to obtain one.
Responsibilities:
- Welcome visitors and sell admission tickets and art books
- Answer questions on exhibitions, events and programs
- Complete daily cash and incident reports
- Maintain daily visitor statistics in Excel
- Encourage online visitor surveys and social media tagging
Requirements summary:
- Strong customer service experience
- Strong English verbal communication; French an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Interest in and knowledge of visual arts
- Current first aid certificate or willingness to obtain it
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-29
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Schedule | day, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | First Aid certificate |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
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We’re Recruiting For…
Receptionist – Art Gallery
Reporting to the Art Gallery Director, the Art Gallery Receptionist is the first point of contact and knowledge navigator for visitors to the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. They serve as an important liaison to assist, guide and educate our patrons.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Welcoming visitors to the Art Gallery with a friendly smile;
- Selling admission tickets or summer passes to visitors;
- Informing visitors of our admission by donation policy as appropriate;
- Providing information on upcoming events, and programs or direct to website for additional information on educational program registration;
- Providing brief information about the exhibitions on view, providing directions to other parts of the Confederation Centre of the Arts (“the Centre”) and assisting visitors with more general tourism-related questions.
- Redirecting specific enquiries to appropriate staff as needed;
- Answering phone calls and redirecting to staff member as required;
- Encouraging admission by donation for admission by donation hours;
- Selling art books (cash/debit/credit card transactions on handheld terminal);
- Completing daily cash reports and incident reports, if required;
- Maintaining daily visitor stats in Excel spreadsheet;
- Encourage visitors to complete an online visitor survey and encouraging them to tag the gallery [#CCAG] in the social media posts;
- Other duties as required.
In addition to being an extremely organized, detail oriented individual who enjoys interacting with the public, applicants should possess the following qualifications:
- Strong customer service skills and experience;
- Knowledge and interest in visual arts;
- Strong verbal communications skills in English (French speaking would be an asset);
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel;
- Strong time management and organizational skills, and ability to prioritize and exercise good initiative and judgement;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others;
- Current first aid certificate required or willingness to complete the training.
This is a casual position with part-time hours, primarily on weekends.
Confederation Centre of the Arts is committed to promoting a diverse workplace culture. We encourage applications from the BIPOC community, persons with disabilities, and other under-represented groups. Where requested, we will provide accommodation to candidates for all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.
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