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| 9 Jul 2025 | |
| Full time job |
The Museum’s Learning Labs are public-facing education spaces, which provide visitors with engaging, hands-on experiences in natural history through access to Museum collections and facilitated learning experiences, at no cost. The Learning Labs include The Discovery Room (a family-friendly space that offers an introduction to the Museum’s science and a gateway to its exhibition galleries) and The Hall of Human Origins Educational Laboratory (a functioning research lab that explores who we are, where we came from, and what it means to be human).
Position Summary:
- Supervise drop-in hours and program delivery in the Discovery Room and Hall of Human Origins Educational Laboratory alongside the Learning Labs Project Manager. Support volunteers, interns and education staff in providing excellent facilitated experiences for visitors through modeling, coaching and professional learning opportunities.
- Maintain the weekly facilitator schedule, serving as the primary point of contact for roughly 60 Discovery Room volunteers and interns and insuring adequate staffing coverage across all Learning Labs drop-in dates. Support recruitment and onboarding of Learning Labs volunteers.
- Monitor Learning Labs materials including furnishings, condition, and storage areas and document issues and concerns as they arise. Submit and monitor progress on facilities work orders for remediating issues within Learning Labs.
- Review Standard Operating Procedures and documentation for Learning Labs staff and volunteers, recommending changes and updates throughout the programming seasons.
- Track inventory on consumable supplies in Learning Labs and manage the supply ordering schedule to maintain consistent stock levels.
- Perform basic exhibit maintenance tasks as needed.
- Support the development and installation of new facilitated experiences in the Discovery Room and across the Learning Labs initiatives.
- Contribute to operational planning for new initiatives across education spaces as a member of the Education Operations department.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Two years of experience working with the public in an informal education environment.
SUMMARY:
Positon: Full term
Expected Salary: $50,000-56,000 annual