School Family Engagement Coordinator
School Family Engagement Coordinator
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Job Description
School & Family Engagement Coordinator (Bilingual Spanish)
Full Time
About the Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium connects people to the universe and each other. Whether introducing a guest to the Ring Nebula a neighborhood school to a community partner a research team to a network of citizen scientists or one staff member to another Adlers focus on meaningful connections dates back nearly a century.
Today the museum hosts more than half a million visitors annually and reaches millions more through youth STEAM programs neighborhood skywatching events online citizen science and other outreach efforts. With Adlers support people of all ages backgrounds and abilities gain the confidence to explore their universe together and return to their communities ready to think critically and creatively about any challenge that comes their way.
The Position
The Adler Planetarium seeks aSchool & Family Engagement Coordinator (Bilingual Spanish) to join our dynamic team on Chicagos Museum Campus. The School & Family Engagement Coordinator coordinates logistics for supports the development of and is the primary implementer of virtual learning experiences for K12 school groups and the Park Voyagers outreach program at Chicago Park District sites serving K5youth.
In collaboration with crossdepartmental teams they create content for formal educators such as the onlineeducator hub and work to develop and implement additional school and family programs.
This individual will be responsible for:
Implementing Adlers virtual learning experiences and Park Voyagers an outreach program through Museums in the Parks in English and Spanish.
Coordinating and assisting in the evaluation of virtual learning experiences and park programming
Contributing to the development of school and family programming and resources including the Educator Hub
Supporting broader institutional initiatives
The Work Schedule
The typical work schedule for this position is 35 hours per week from 9 AM to 5 PM with flextime and telecommuting options. Three to four evenings per week will be required during Park Voyagers implementation (approximately five weeks) as well as occasional weekends and evenings throughout the year as programming requires.
The Compensation & Benefits
Base Pay:$25.00$27.55/hr
WorkLife Balance
35hour workweek
Eligible to accrue up to12vacation days per year to start
3 sick days as of date of hire (can accrue up to 6.5 days per year)
7 Adler paid holidays
4Personal Holidays (Prorated for new hires starting after January 1st)
Flexible Work Arrangements
Paid Family Bereavement Leave & Jury Duty
Paid Parental Leave
Competitive Health Coverage
Medical Dental & Vision insurance
Healthcare Dependent Care & Commuter flexible spending accounts
Adler Paid ShortTerm Disability insurance
Retirement Savings Plan
403B plan with Adler match
Adler match is 100 vested immediately
Eligible to enroll as of the date of hire
Network of Support through our EAP programs
Resources to help address emotional legal and financial issues
Facetoface telephonic and webbased services
Free subscription to the Calm Premium app
Employee Loan Program
Discounted Onsite Parking Program
Free Entrance to Chicago area museums and cultural institutions
The Person
The School and Family Engagement Coordinator is a diversely skilled science educator ready and able to meet children and families where they are both in physical (or virtual! locations and at their developmental and educational levels. They are compelling and incisive communicators equally at home with virtual and inperson engagement strategies and tools. They are ready to plan and facilitate experiences for school and family audiences that align with the Adler Planetariums mission brand and values and correlate with curriculum standards and learning goals.
They are levelheaded and flexible ready to meet the needs of each group. They readily adjust when things dont go as planned and are excited to make their mark on changing and growing programs. They recognize and embrace that the typical daytoday in informal education is often anythingbuttypical.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree or five years of relevant professional work experience
Three years implementing educational STEM programs for PreK8th grade audiences
One year contributing to the development and logistical coordination of educational programs
Bilingual English and Spanish written verbal and auditory fluency
Comfortable using and troubleshooting technology. Interested in new educational adaptations of technology and eager to learn and adapt instructional methods to incorporate technology.
Demonstrated ability in the areas of science communication and inquirybased participantled learning.
Strong organizational and time management skills
Valid Illinois drivers license and ability to pass a motor vehicle record (MVR) check
Ability to pass a Chicago Public Schools background check
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree
Specializations:Museum education education and/or relevant STEM fields (e.g. astronomy physics climate science etc.
Five years of implementing educational STEM programs
One or more years (s) experience implementing and/or developing programs for middle schoolaged students
One or more years (s) experience implementing and/or developing informal education programs
Demonstrated ability in program facilitation for underrepresented groups in STEM
Demonstrated ability in space science communication
Valid Illinois drivers license and ability to pass a motor vehicle record (MVR) check
Application and Interview Timeline
Please submit a resume and cover letter for consideration. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority given to those received by March 9 2025. There will be two successive rounds of interviews. The target start date for this position is June 15 2025.
The Adler Planetarium is dedicated to complying with its Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer obligations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email the Human Resources Department atand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests will be considered on a casebycase basis.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
