Educator 3 (Part Time, Seasonal)

The Tech Interactive • San Jose, CA

4h • $26 • Onsite

About The Position

The Educator 3 will be primarily responsible for facilitating 90-minute, hands-on Design Challenges for visiting field trip classes in Grades 2–12. This role also facilitates other facilitated experiences such as Innovation Labs, gallery programs and exhibits, and Girl Scout badge programs. This non-exempt (hourly) Seasonal role reports to the Senior Manager, Facilitated Experiences.

This Seasonal role has an expected end date of June 6th, 2025, to align with operational needs to serve our guests during the academic year.

Requirements

• Teaching experience or experience working with children in a traditional or non-traditional educational setting.
• Experience in engaging with and communicating technical/scientific topics to diverse groups with varying levels of exposure to and knowledge of the subject.
• Flexibility to adapt in a constantly changing environment and when working with a constantly changing audience. This could include adapting content, adjusting pace of programming, and making on-the-spot decisions as needed.
• Pursuing or completed BA/BS in education, science, engineering or equivalent experience desired.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hands-on, cooperative learning instruction highly desired.
• Fluency in one or more languages common to the San Francisco Bay Area is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Teach hands-on science labs as scheduled through provided lesson plans. Topics range from physics and chemistry to engineering and design.
• Facilitate Innovation Labs and other highly facilitated experiences on the gallery floor.
• Facilitate Global Soundscapes presentations in IMAX.
• Maintain and prepare science lab classrooms and materials for daily programs. This may include tasks such as: clean up, reset, and set up materials after each lab; establish and maintain overall organization and cleanliness of labs; restock supplies as needed; and maintain materials inventory.
• Participate in ongoing professional development training and staff meetings, generally taking place outside normal lab shift hours.
• Complete additional related tasks or duties as assigned by the supervisor/manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level