Educator PT

Orlando Science Center. • Orlando, FL

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Educators are responsible for engaging and educating school groups, teachers and students about various sciences and STEM content with the use of demonstrations and hands-on activities in an informal setting. The Educator will deliver educational content in one or more of the following ways: classroom instruction on and off museum grounds, large capacity auditorium programming on and off museum grounds, and floor demonstrations. Educators will be expected to study curriculum and supplementary materials to gain proficiency in the sciences taught by the institution and improve upon existing content knowledge and teaching/presentation skills.

Requirements

• Education: Candidates should either be degree seeking or hold a Bachelor’s Degree in education, science, or a related field.
• Experience teaching informally or in a classroom.
• Employee must have a valid driver's license, maintain an acceptable driving record as stipulated by OSC’s insurance carrier. Must be comfortable driving an OSC vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a museum or other informal education environment, and background in public speaking or performance preferred.
• Experience working with children and youth.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for teaching discovery labs, offsite programs, camp programs, homeschool programs, overnights and facilitating educational groups in exhibits.
• Responsible for delivering OSC curriculum and engaging students and guests in hands-on activities and demonstrations.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, can complete tasks with minimal supervision, and demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
• Comfortable speaking in front of audiences of all sizes, delivering science and STEM instruction to guests of all ages and has strong classroom management.
• Demonstrates commitment to OSC's vision, mission, and values.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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