Makerspace Monitor

Grinnell College • Grinnell, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Stew Makerspace, a collaboration between Grinnell College’s Wilson Center and the Grinnell Area Arts Council, is hiring student Makerspace Monitors for Fall 2026. This space offers a variety of studios including textile, ceramics, wood, metal, and tech, equipped with machines like sewing machines, embroidery machines, vinyl cutters, laser engravers, 3D printers, and 3D scanners. This role requires 5-9 hours per week, primarily in the evenings and weekends, with shifts typically lasting 2 hours. Monitors will also attend a weekly skill-building session or staff meeting. The position involves monitoring the makerspace, ensuring patron safety, maintaining the space, checking patrons in and out, enforcing safety protocols, providing equipment training, performing machinery maintenance, keeping the space clean and organized, and reporting on usage.

Requirements

• Good oral communication skills with a diverse group of users
• Desire to help others
• Ability to insist upon adherence to safety protocols

Nice To Haves

• Basic proficiency in fiber crafts
• Basic proficiency in ceramics
• Basic proficiency in vinyl printing/cutting
• Basic proficiency in laser engraving
• Basic proficiency in 3D printing and/or design
• Familiarity with common woodshop tools
• Experience training others

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the Stew Makerspace
• Ensuring patron safety
• Maintaining the space
• Checking patrons in and out of the space
• Overseeing and enforcing safety protocols
• Providing training on equipment
• Performing routine maintenance on machinery
• Keeping the space clean and organized
• Reporting on usage of the space

What This Job Offers

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