Community Learning Specialist

Bay Area Discovery Museum•Sausalito, CA

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a bilingual role (English & Spanish) focused on building and fostering trusting and mutually beneficial relationships between the museum and community organizations that serve ECE educators and families with young children, particularly home care providers in low-income communities. The specialist will assist with designing and testing programs for home care providers, delivering programs and initiatives with community organizations to address barriers to museum participation for historically marginalized communities, and providing professional development for educators. The role specifically requires knowledge of education for children aged 0-4 years. This position demands a passion for and experience in children’s education, a highly motivated and outgoing attitude, and exceptional interpersonal communication and customer service skills. The Bay Area Discovery Museum aims to provide high-quality early learning experiences to children, sparking their curiosity and building creative problem-solving skills and STEM knowledge through hands-on exhibits, programming, and community outreach. The museum is committed to being welcoming and inclusive, striving to reflect the diversity of the Bay Area.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working with children aged 0-8 years in formal or informal educational settings; with the younger age range of 0-4 years.
Knowledge and understanding of early childhood development, pedagogy, and developmentally appropriate practice.
Proficiency in oral and written English and Spanish.
Demonstrated experience, knowledge and commitment to personal growth and culture change work related to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI).
Well-honed interpersonal and communication skills, especially empathy and listening skills.
Proven ability to build strong and trusting relationships with co-workers at all levels, as well as external stakeholders and community members.
Strong ability to research, compile, analyze, and present information (both written and numerical) clearly.
A self-starter who can identify opportunities, corral support for ideas, and build alliances with internal and external stakeholders.
Exceptional time management skills with an ability to multi-task and adjust to changing priorities.
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Proven record of accomplishment of working in a busy environment and an ability to get the job done with the available resources.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word, SharePoint, Teams.
Must have a current driver’s license, a clear Motor Vehicle Record, personal car insurance, and reliable access to a car as local travel is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in education, early childhood education, or similar field preferred.
ECE credentials are preferred.

Responsibilities

In partnership with Research & Evaluation team, the Community Engagement Manager, and the Chief Playful Learning Officer, build relevant relationships and partnerships with home-based childcare providers and agencies serving families with young children in our focus communities, and conduct landscape analysis to understand the needs of the trusted care providers.
Based on learnings about home-based childcare community needs, participate in co-creation, design, implementation, and evaluation of resources created for home-based childcare providers. This may include program and activity ideation, prototyping, planning, and evaluation, as well as gathering and recording data and materials from online websites or databases.
Collaborate on the development and delivery of professional development workshops for educators based on the museum’s educational framework, CREATE, and the museum’s other translational research assets (e.g., Reimagining School Readiness and Think, Make, Try®); including creating or revising PowerPoint presentations, and preparing relevant hands-on activities.
Supports in-person and virtual delivery of community engagement programming with caregivers and children, and professional development work shops including set-up, greeting, and program delivery.
Collaboration on writing, editing, and formatting reports, presentations, and other educational or reporting materials.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision for employee only premiums
Life and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off starting at 3 weeks, on an accrual basis.
10 days of sick leave (Five frontloaded, and the other five accrued throughout the year)
Eight (8) paid holidays and three (3) floating holidays.
Paid parental leave
Discounts at museum café and store, and on museum programs
All staff celebrations
Reciprocal admission benefits at other museums
Professional development training