Education Program Facilitator

Museum Of Life And Science • Durham, NC

1d • $0 - $16

About The Position

The Education Program Facilitator supports the Museum’s mission by working with Museum staff to lead hands-on informal science activities and online school help for students. This position specifically supports a fifth-grade partnership program by leading fifth-grade science classrooms once a week at several schools. The role is expected to work 10–20 hours per week and reports to the Program Manager of School and Community Engagement.

The facilitator helps develop, prototype, and deliver visitor experiences and programs, including paid programs, informal on-the-floor activities, off-site programs, and special programs. The position also supports program spaces, storage areas, materials, and animals; manages classrooms during program delivery; contributes to cross-departmental teams; and supports general Museum activities. Facilitators lead Innovation and Learning programs, including school and camp programs.

Requirements

• Passion for informal education, particularly in STEM, computational thinking, and/or design thinking.
• Willingness to work with and handle vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
• Ability to engage with children and adults in a friendly, outgoing, and professional manner.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Creativity, dependability, flexibility, and enthusiasm.
• Ability to be on their feet for up to six hours at a time, walk up to one mile over varying terrain, and lift 25 pounds; reasonable accommodations can be made.
• Availability for required weekend and some evening work.

Nice To Haves

• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience managing a classroom or audience of child, young adult, or adult learners.
• Experience developing and implementing inquiry-based, materials-rich curriculum for children, families, and/or adults.
• Experience working in a museum or other informal educational setting.
• Degree in a science or engineering discipline, education, design, or a related field.
• Fluency in a language other than English.
• Experience using technology to augment and enhance curriculum and program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on informal science activities and online school help for students.
• Lead fifth-grade science classrooms once a week at several schools as part of the fifth-grade partnership program.
• Develop, prototype, and deliver visitor experiences and programs, including programs for children, families, adults, and groups.
• Deliver informal on-the-floor programs, off-site programs, and special programs as needed.
• Manage program delivery spaces, storage areas, materials, and animals.
• Manage classrooms for child, young adult, and adult audiences during program delivery, and/or manage educators delivering programs.
• Facilitate Innovation and Learning programs, including school and camp programs.
• Work on cross-departmental teams as needed.
• Support general Museum activities and perform other job-related duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed