Lead Museum Support

Pretend City Children's Museum • Irvine, CA

23d

About The Position

Are you looking to gain more experience working with children and are ready to take on the next step in your career? If you answered yes, Pretend City Children’s Museum is the perfect place for you.
Pretend City is seeking fun, passionate, and creative personalities to join our team! We are currently accepting resumes for full-time Lead Museum Support to help serve our mission of Building Better Brains through play. As a Lead Museum Support, you will serve as a leader to the museum floor educators and ensure the quality of all daily programming.
We take pride in providing high-quality resources, interactions, and programs for families- with our museum floor educators being the drivers of that experience.

Requirements

• Minimum two years related experience working with young children and families
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent written and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others
• Proven ability to be a dynamic, outgoing leader
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and standard office equipment
• Required working weekend days and occasional holidays
• Must feel comfortable being on the feet for most of the work shift

Nice To Haves

• A degree or pursuit of higher education in Education, Early Childhood Education or Child Development is preferable

Responsibilities

• Maintain a welcoming and engaging visitor experience while offering support throughout the museum
• Provides excellent customer service by ensuring all guests have a fun, educational, and memorable visit
• Support and encourage grown-up guests to engage in play WITH their children
• Works collaboratively to ensure museum areas are clean, welcoming, and well-organized for guests and staff
• Serve as a shift lead for all stage staff, volunteers, and interns by modeling and enforcing best practices through exceptional delivery of services and direction
• Exercises effective communication skills while working with staff, volunteer, and community members
• Supports and/or leads field trips and programming activities, scheduled or impromptu, as needed
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining continued attention to detail
• Candidate must be comfortable working in a public setting that has high auditory and visual stimuli, while mostly working on their feet

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees