Part Time Science Presenter/Museum Educator

Title: Part Time Science Presenter/Museum Educator

State Role Title: Education Support Specialist I

Hiring Range: $15.00/Hourly

Pay Band: 2

Agency: The Science Museum of Virginia

Location: Broad Street Station

Agency Website: https://smv.org/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Do you love science? Are you someone who loves to engage with people and facilitate learning? Then join our amazing team of Part time Science Presenters.

Science Presenters deliver hands-on engaging STEM programs to the museum’s diverse visitors. Duties include:

• Interacting with museum guests in the exhibitions - encouraging interactions through inquiry and play, answering questions and helping to ensure a positive guest experience
• Facilitate STEM programs as scheduled. Experiences could include floor presentations, hands-on cart activities and stage presentations to both the general public and scheduled private programs, such as for field trips
• Staffing the Museum’s Animal Lab and Eco Lab experiences, assisting in care of the Animals
• Delivering cooking demonstrations in the Boost Kitchen
• Leading presentations at Science On a Sphere
• Staffing Camp Ins, Science after Dark and Science On Tap events
• Working occasional Education Outreach events

Please note that this is a part-time position and will be scheduled for 29 hours a week on average with a maximum of 1500 hours in a 12 month period. No state benefits are provided. Interested applicants must apply at http://jobs.virginia.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

Desirable candidates must be able to welcome guests to the Museum and provide a friendly, engaging professional atmosphere. They should possess excellent customer service skills and communication skills. Able to be genuinely friendly, energetic, enthusiastic, outgoing and truly enjoy educating others, especially families and children. Be able to work with little supervision, take direction and demonstrate unending patience. Must have excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills and be comfortable interacting with a diverse audience of varying ages from 0 - 100 in both one on one and group situations. Must be available to regularly work weekends, holidays and after hour events.

Additional Considerations

Background in STEM and/or prior experience delivering K-12 programming in informal settings is a plus. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The Science Museum of Virginia will accept ONLY online applications for all Science Museum employment opportunities. To be considered for this position, you must submit a Commonwealth of Virginia application or resume through the on-line “Virginia Jobs” (RMS) employment site no later than 11:55 p.m. on the closing date listed. If the position is an open until filled recruitment; the position will remain open for a minimum of 5 workdays or until the position is filled. Each application is reviewed for documentation that shows the applicant meets the minimum and additional qualifications stated in the job announcement. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application; therefore, it is essential to provide detailed information. Submitting an application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility. The RMS website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date. Computers are available for applying for jobs in public libraries and the Virginia Employment Commission offices.

The Science Museum seeks motivated people of all backgrounds. We value diversity of cultures, races and ethnicities, gender expressions, and abilities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer the Science Museum Welcomes Veterans to apply! We provide hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application or resume.

Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal history background check. A record of criminal history does not automatically bar an applicant from consideration. Employment verification will be conducted to include current/previous supervisory employment reference checks.

The Science Museum will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: ‪804.372.3766‬

Email: hr@smv.org

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.