8202 - Security Guard - Fine Arts Museum

Company Description

Application Opening: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Application Deadline: Sunday, August 23, 2026, 11:59 PM PST

Compensation: $37.4875/hour as of July 1, 2026

Who We Are

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are the city's largest public arts institutions and are comprised of the de Young and the Legion of Honor museums. The de Young, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and located in Golden Gate Park, showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa. The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art including Auguste Rodin's The Thinker and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a Beaux-Arts style building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge. The staff, the Board of Trustees, the volunteers, and various support groups are continuously working together to ensure the optimal utilization, display, preservation, and enrichment of this magnificent collection. The Fine Arts Museums believe that each employee contributes directly to the Museums' growth and success, and upholds the Museums' mission to make art accessible to the large and diverse Bay Area audience.

We Value Equal Employment Opportunity! 

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco connect art, people and ideas.  Echoing the inclusive values of our region, we warmly welcome people of all backgrounds, connecting them to each other and to a world of art and ideas through programming that sparks curiosity and dialogue. Between our two museums, you can experience a world of possibilities.

Job Description

Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX) as-needed appointment. This position is exempt from the Civil Service examination process pursuant to the San Francisco Charter Section 10.104 and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. This position does not have any City health or retirement benefits.

Nature of Work:

• Day Shift assignments (9:15 am - 5:30 pm) only from Tuesdays - Sundays. Incumbents must be available to work the day shift.
• Incumbents must be available to work a minimum of 2-3 days per workweek. Please note: incumbents can only change their availability once every ninety (90) days.
• Incumbents may be called for special events and additional shift assignments.
• Incumbents will be assigned to shifts at the de Young Museum (50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118) or the Legion of Honor (100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121).
• Weekly scheduled shifts are typically made available to employees 3 days in advance.
• Hours fluctuate pending availability and business needs.

Position Description:

We are currently seeking TEX Security Guards to work in an on-call/as-needed capacity. Under general supervision, patrols public buildings and grounds to safeguard property against damage, hazardous situations or unauthorized entry; and performs related duties as required. Requires responsibility for: enforcing rules and regulations governing the access to and use of public facilities; preparing routine reports of time and work done; making routine contact with the general public and operating personnel in the patrolling and safeguarding of public facilities; observing and being aware of the surrounding environment and recognizing potentially dangerous situations and reacting appropriately.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities: 

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code (class) and are not intended to be an inclusive list:

• Patrols or makes rounds of galleries in assigned areas by continually scanning and observing activities; prevent the entry of unauthorized persons on premises. Observe, report, and respond to criminal activity, safety hazards (such as fire, fire hazards, or other unusual conditions), persons needing assistance, etc.
• Gather information, respond appropriately, and act upon it, including handling emergency situations; reporting information; notifying supervisors or other proper authorities; and reporting information in a clear, accurate, and concise manner. 
• Using a two-way radio and telephone to communicate.
• Checks to see if doors are locked and lights turned out.
• Observes improperly functioning equipment and reports defects noted.
• May perform part-time incidental duties such as: operate elevator, and perform minor maintenance and cleanup tasks.
• Other related duties as needed.

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