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Customer Service Management

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $18 - $19 per Hour 💻 Customer Support 🗓️ March 4th, 2026

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The University of Utah is hiring a Customer Service Management professional for the role of Guest Services Supervisor. This role involves actively managing front desk daily operations, coaching staff in real-time, ensuring procedures are followed, and enhancing guest interactions to maintain a welcoming environment at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum.

Highlights
  • Lead daily guest services operations, maintaining presence at the front desk and ensuring procedural compliance.
  • Model professional guest service and resolve routine guest concerns as the first escalation point.
  • Provide real-time coaching and performance feedback to staff during shifts.
  • Communicate operational information and updates clearly to staff to support guest assistance.
  • Monitor and identify opportunities to improve tools, procedures, and staff effectiveness.
  • Support guest services during special events, adapting workflows as needed.
  • Use customer service systems such as point-of-sale, databases, and internal knowledge resources.
  • Require a bachelor's degree plus 2 years of related experience or a master's degree (equivalency accepted).
  • Compensation ranges from $17.50 to $18.50 per hour depending on experience.
  • Works with Red Butte Garden & Arboretum guest services team; part of the President's VP area at the University of Utah.

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Announcement
Details
Open Date 02/27/2026
Requisition Number PRN44391B
Job Title Customer Service Management
Working Title Guest Services Supervisor
Career Progression Track M00
Track Level M1 - Supervisor
FLSA Code Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Variable
Work Schedule Summary
Tuesday through Saturday, with flexibility for occasional shifts on evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
VP Area President
Department 00340 - Red Butte Garden & Arboretum
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $17.50 - $18.50, depending on experience
Close Date 03/27/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 03/27/2026
Job Summary
The Guest Services Supervisor plays a key role in maintaining a welcoming, well-organized front desk environment by ensuring daily operations run smoothly and supporting staff performance in real time.
 
Working alongside the team, this role helps ensure procedures are followed accurately, staff remain informed and prepared, and guests feel comfortable approaching the desk for assistance. The Supervisor provides ongoing coaching and guidance during each shift, helping staff strengthen their interactions with guests and confidently handle a wide range of questions and situations.
 
The Supervisor also monitors how daily operations, tools, and resources function in practice, identifying opportunities to improve their effectiveness for staff and guests. This position is primarily floor-based and involves consistent, active engagement with staff and guests throughout each shift.
 
Red Butte Garden is accessible through multiple public transit options. Several bus routes serve Research Park and the University Medical Center, and the Trax Red Line provides nearby access, followed by a short walk or an on-demand University campus shuttle. The campus shuttle’s Sunnyside Route offer direct service to Red Butte Garden. 
 
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Responsibilities
  • Coordinate Daily Operations: Lead the daily operations of the guest services team by maintaining an active presence at the front desk and ensuring procedures, transactions, and routines are followed consistently and accurately. Work alongside staff to support workflow, address operational challenges, and communicate coverage or service needs to the Guest Services Manager.
  • Provide Outstanding Guest Service & Issue Resolution: Model warm, professional guest interactions and support staff in delivering a welcoming experience. Serve as the first point of escalation for routine guest concerns, assist with service recovery, and help staff resolve questions and challenges in real time.
  • Staff Support & Performance Coaching: Provide ongoing, real-time coaching to reinforce service expectations and operational accuracy. Observe staff interactions throughout shifts, guide problem solving, and communicate recurring performance patterns or support needs to the Guest Services Manager.
  • Communication & Information Coordination: Ensure staff are informed and prepared for daily operations by reviewing upcoming events, coordinating updates from across departments, and communicating relevant information clearly to support accurate guest assistance.
  • Operational Awareness & Continuous Improvement: Monitor service conditions and observe how frontline tools, procedures, and resources function in practice. Identify recurring operational challenges and communicate improvement opportunities to the Guest Services Manager to support ongoing refinement of training, procedures, and systems.
  • Special Events & Operational Support: Support guest services operations for special events and programs, including assisting with event readiness and adapting workflows as needed to maintain consistent service quality.
 
Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.
This is a Supervisor-Level position in the Management track.
Job Code: M20521
Grade: M11
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Supervisor, Customer Service Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.
Preferences
  • Experience providing real-time coaching, guidance, or informal leadership in a customer-facing environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to observe operations and identify opportunities to improve staff effectiveness.
  • Experience supporting team communication and coordinating information across departments.
  • Experience in hospitality, visitor services, retail, or similar fast-paced service settings.
  • Proficiency using customer service systems such as point-of-sale, databases, or internal knowledge resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive, engaged presence in a high-visibility, guest-facing environment.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.


Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.


The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.


To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action:


Director/ Title IX Coordinator

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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is your highest level of completed education?
    • None
    • High School Diploma or Equivalent
    • Associate Degree
    • Bachelor's Degree
    • Master's Degree
    • Doctorate Degree
  2. * How many years of related work experience do you have?
    • Less than 2 years
    • 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
    • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
    • 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
    • 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
    • 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
    • 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
    • 14 years or more
  3. * Do you hold any other jobs or paid positions at the University of Utah or University of Utah Hospital? If yes, which jobs and how many hours at each?

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume

Optional Documents

  1. Cover Letter
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