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PT Party & Event Host

Michaels Stores · Canandaigua, NY · 1 mo ago
Art & Creative$16–$18.8/hrPart-time
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. Key info: - Location: Store - CANANDAIGUA, NY (maybe location but not needed as heading) - Role: Plan, coordinate, and facilitate events (including kids birthday parties) within a Michaels store to provide a stress-free, fun, and engaging experience for guests. Deliver friendly customer service by helping customers shop at our store and find what they’re looking for. Ensure all customers receive a fast and friendly checkout experience. Complete operational tasks including truck unload, merchandise duties, and maintaining store recovery standards as needed to deliver our Brand Promises. - Event Coordination: Plan and coordinate multiple events at once including children’s birthday parties and other craft classes or events. Engage with clients of all ages, from 4 to 94+, by creating an environment of fun and creativity. Demonstrate and instruct party participants in the completion of craft projects, perform face painting and other activities. Facilitate and implement party add-ons such as goody bags, balloons, etc. to company standards. Communicate events with clients and store team members. Complete administrative tasks such as answering emails, making phone calls, and completing paperwork as needed. Adjust plans and events based on client’s feedback and needs. Create backup or emergency plans to be executed as needed. Ensure client satisfaction for scheduled events. Uphold the company’s cleanliness and safety standards. Set up, break down, and clean before and after each event. - Customer Experience: Help customers shop, locate products, and provide them with solutions. Provide fast and friendly check out experience. Engage customers on benefits of Rewards program and Private Label Credit Cards and complete enrollments. Educate customer on Voice of Customer (VOC) survey. Assist with Omni channel processes, including Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS) and Ship From Store (SFS). Participate in the truck un-load, stocking and planogram (POGs) processes. Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance. Perform Store in Stock Optimization (SISO) and AD set duties as assigned. Support shrink and safety programs. Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements; execute Company policies and standards. Interact with others in an accepting and respectful manner; remain positive and respectful, even in difficult situations; promote commitment to the organization’s vision and values; project a positive image and serve as a role model for other Team Members. Cross trained in Custom Framing selling and production. Participate in daily store cleanliness activities including (but not limited to) sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and maintaining cleanliness of restrooms. - Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Other duties as assigned (maybe not needed). Preferred Type Of Experience: The Job Requires Energetic and enthusiastic and personality. The ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with others, including guests of all ages and co-workers, are essential functions of the job. Must have excellent people skills. Must have experience working with children and children’s events. Must have good communication skills including written, verbal, and nonverbal communication as well as listening skills. Must have organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and creative problem-solving skills. Retail and/or customer service experience required. - Physical Requirements / Work Environment: Ability to remain standing for long periods of time. Ability to move throughout the store. Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching. Lifting heavy boxes and accessing high shelves by ladder or similar equipment. If you need help performing these essential functions of your job, please contact your supervisor so that we may engage in the interactive process with you to determine if a reasonable accommodation is available. Public retail store setting taking care of our customers; all public areas are climate controlled; some stock rooms may not be climate controlled; some outdoor work if assigned to retrieve shopping carts or while unloading trucks; Frame shop contains glass cutter and heat press; work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings. - Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job. - Total Base Pay Range For This Position $16.00 - $18.80. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation in accordance with state and local laws. - At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com. Michaels offers a range of benefits to support team members and their families. Depending on position and eligibility, team members may have access to a 401(k) with employer match, an Employee Assistance Program, medical, dental, and vision coverage, telemedicine services, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and various voluntary insurance options. All team members enjoy everyday perks such as employee discounts and access to partner discount programs. For a summary of benefits, visit the Michaels Benefits at a Glance page. For additional information regarding benefits, visit MIKBenefits.com. - EEO etc boilerplate to remove. We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements/Qualifications/Skills (maybe combine), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (if schedule info present). The posting mentions work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that detail. Benefits: The posting mentions benefits: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Assistance Program, medical, dental, vision coverage, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, voluntary insurance options, employee discounts, partner discount programs. So we can include Benefits section with list. Pay: we have base pay range $16.00 - $18.80, overtime eligibility. So Pay section. Schedule: work hours include nights, weekends, early mornings. Responsibilities: we can list bullet points summarizing duties: event coordination, customer service, operational tasks, etc. Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: we can combine: energetic, enthusiastic, people skills, experience with children, communication skills, organizational, interpersonal, creative problem solving, retail/customer service experience, ability to handle stress, etc. Also physical requirements: standing, moving, bending, lifting, etc. Could be separate but we can include under Requirements. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must not include boilerplate like EEOC, legal, etc. We must not create sections with filler text. We need to output only HTML fragment, no or , no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:

About the role

Plan, coordinate, and facilitate events (including kids birthday parties) within a Michaels store to provide a stress‑free, fun, and engaging experience for guests. Deliver friendly customer service by helping customers shop and find what they’re looking for, ensure fast and friendly checkout, and complete operational tasks such as truck unload, merchandise duties, and maintaining store recovery standards to uphold the brand promises.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate multiple events at once, including children’s birthday parties and craft classes.
  • Engage clients ages 4‑94+, creating a fun and creative environment.
  • Demonstrate and instruct craft projects, perform face painting and other activities.
  • Facilitate party add‑ons (goody bags, balloons, etc.) to company standards.
  • Communicate event details with clients and store team members.
  • Complete administrative tasks: answering emails, making phone calls, paperwork.
  • Adjust plans based on client feedback and create backup/emergency plans.
  • Ensure client satisfaction and uphold cleanliness and safety standards.
  • Set up, break down, and clean before and after each event.
  • Help customers shop, locate products, and provide solutions.
  • Provide fast and friendly checkout experience.
  • Engage customers on Rewards program and Private Label Credit Card enrollments.
  • Educate customers on Voice of Customer (VOC) survey.
  • Assist with Omni‑channel processes (BOPIS, SFS).
  • Participate in truck unload, stocking, planogram (POGs) processes.
  • Complete merchandise recovery and maintenance; perform SISO and AD set duties.
  • Support shrink and safety programs; adhere to SOPs and company policies.
  • Interact respectfully, promote company vision and values, serve as a role model.
  • Cross‑trained in Custom Framing selling and production.
  • Participate in daily store cleanliness activities (sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, restroom upkeep).

Requirements

  • Energetic, enthusiastic personality with excellent people skills.
  • Experience working with children and children’s events.
  • Strong communication skills (written, verbal, nonverbal, listening).
  • Organizational, interpersonal, and creative problem‑solving abilities.
  • Retail and/or customer service experience required.
  • Ability to handle job stress and interact effectively with guests and coworkers.
  • Physical ability to remain standing for long periods, move throughout the store, regularly bend, lift, carry, reach, and stretch; lift heavy boxes and use ladders to access high shelves.

Benefits

  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Telemedicine services
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition assistance
  • Adoption assistance
  • Various voluntary insurance options
  • Employee discounts and partner discount programs

Pay

Total base pay range: $16.00 – $18.80 per hour. Overtime compensation eligible in accordance with state and local laws.

Schedule

Work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings.

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