Are you passionate about contemporary art and creating exceptional visitor experiences? Join the City of Boroondara's Arts, Culture and Economic Development team and help bring exhibitions, events and creative programs to life at the Town Hall Gallery and other cultural venues across the municipality.

As a Gallery Attendant, you'll play a key role in supporting exhibitions from installation through to public engagement, while providing welcoming and informed customer service to visitors. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in gallery, museum or arts environments who enjoys working with artists, community members and creative professionals.

What you will do:

Welcome and assist visitors, ensuring an engaging gallery experience.
Support the installation and deinstallation of exhibitions and the safe handling of artworks.
Assist with exhibition documentation, artwork labels and promotional materials.
Help deliver exhibition openings, public programs and special events.
Maintain gallery presentation, safety and security standards.
Provide administrative support to the curatorial team.

About you

You will bring:

A post-secondary qualification in Fine Arts, Art History or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Experience working in a gallery, museum, arts or cultural environment.
Strong customer service and communication skills.
Experience handling and installing artworks using best-practice standards.
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
The ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
A current Victorian Driver Licence and Employee Working with Children Check.

Why join us?

At Boroondara, we work together to deliver meaningful cultural experiences that connect our community. You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, integrity, respect, ownership, collaboration and customer focus while helping to showcase high-quality visual arts programs across our cultural venues.

If you're passionate about the arts and enjoy working in a dynamic, community-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help inspire audiences through art, culture and creativity.

More information

Read the position description here for more information.

We encourage you to submit your application early, if there is sufficient response, the advertisement period may close earlier than 10 November, 2026

How to Apply

Apply online by 11:59pm Tuesday 10 November 2026. Applications sent directly to the hiring manager will not be considered.
If you want to know more about the benefits of working for the City of Boroondara, please visit our Careers Website.

We understand that this portal may not meet the needs of people who rely on Assistive Technology or have other diverse requirements. If you have any difficulty using our recruitment system, please do not hesitate to contact People Culture and Development on (03) 9278 4401 or pcd@boroondara.vic.gov.au to allow us to help in any way we can.

Who are we?

The City of Boroondara is a metropolitan council, representing more than 170,000 people in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. A leader in the local government sector, with a reputation for innovation and excellence, we believe in providing an environment where our staff thrive, both in the work they do and in how they learn and develop as people and professionals.

We like to challenge the norm and we are investing significantly in innovation and technology improvements in order to provide our customers with an even greater experience and engagement. We are putting our customers at the forefront of what we do with our organisation wide initiative, Transforming Boroondara Program.

You will be instrumental in driving this change across the organisation using best practice approaches to successfully support us from the now to our desired future state.

With so much going on it’s a great time to join Boroondara!

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