Description
Answers inquiries and directs and guides visitors in a gallery or museum.
Skill Level
4
Alternative Titles
- Gallery or Museum Attendant
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Caveat 10
TSS, ENS – The position is not located in regional Australia (within the meaning of subregulation 5.19(7) of the Regulations).
Group: 4514 Gallery, Museum and Tour Guides
Description
direct and guide visitors in galleries and museums, and escort visitors on sightseeing, educational and other tours.
Tasks
- meeting and greeting visitors
- controlling visitors’ access to exhibits
- ensuring safety of collections
- maintaining attendance records
- planning and rearranging schedules and itineraries
- planning, organising and conducting tours
- arranging transportation and accommodation for visitors following planned itineraries
- arranging entry to places of interest
- answering questions, providing commentaries, issuing brochures and tour literature, showing audiovisual presentations, and explaining features and procedures at tour sites
- may assist with installing and dismantling exhibits
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.