Must be available to attend mandatory training on Thursday, June 25, and work Sundays June 28, July 19, and August 2

A tour worker welcomes visitors to the Open House Tours events, informs them about the activities available, enforces safety and communicates with Brookhaven National Lab staff and volunteers throughout the event. Tour workers act as bus guides and assist with the transportation of visitors to and from facilities and other locations as necessary.

Tour workers will be trained to meet all Laboratory requirements for this position. Employment will begin on June 25, 2026, and terminate on August 2, 2026. Days of work include one day of paid training and three (3) Open House Tour Days, for a total of four (4) days of work. Employees will be paid an hourly wage commensurate with their experience and education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

An Open House Tours tour worker's tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Welcoming and informing visitors about the day's activities, locations and schedule.
• Communicating clearly to visitors.
• Acting as bus guide and speaking about BNL while visitors are traveling on bus to facility and back.
• Being friendly and accommodating to all visitors.
• Ensuring that people move around safely, especially on and off buses and into and out of buildings and stay in permitted areas.
• Contacting, and communicating information to, emergency response in the event of an emergency.
• Preparing for the activities on an Open House Tour, includes moving and unpacking boxes and bags, and setting up displays of informational items like posters or other items on tables, and cleaning up and putting materials away at day's end.
• Greeting, assisting, and escorting visitors with safety in mind.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ideal candidates will have completed at least one year of post-secondary education and/or have experience working with the public.
• Must be available to attend mandatory training on Thursday, June 25, and work Sundays June 28, July 19, and August 2.
• Experience working with the public and/or community or public events.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively.
• Capable of following verbal instructions

Environmental, Safety, and Health, Considerations:

• Ability to stand for long periods of time, to be active outdoors in high temperatures, and to lift up to 15 lbs.
• Ability to go up and down stairs.
• Must be able to work outside and be on your feet for up to 6 hours with breaks.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of, and interest in, scientific fields and/or processes.

Additional Information:

• Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. The full salary range for this position is $18.00 - $22.50 p/h. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.

Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at BNL | Benefits Program

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