Museum Field Trip Educator

About the Museum

The Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh provides innovative and inclusive museum experiences that inspire kindness joy creativity and curiosity for all learners. We forge connections with artists community partners and neighbors to work on behalf of children youth and families. We have a vision to transform education. We believe people of all ages can benefit from different types of learning experiences.

Position Summary:

The Museum Field Trip Educator works collaboratively to lead fun inclusive developmentally appropriate learning experiences that inspire kindness joy creativity and curiosity for school groups and community organizations across the Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh campus. The Museum Field Trip Educator introduces and guides large groups through fun and engaging hands-on field trips in exhibit spaces. This position works both in a team and independently to ensure that guests of all ages backgrounds and abilities have exceptional group experiences at the Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh.

Essential Job Duties:

• Guides weekday field trips through Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab exhibits: Introducing groups to exhibit spaces facilitating playful learning and providing helpful information to teachers and chaperones. Field trips typically run 10am to 1pm Monday through Friday and follow a scheduled itinerary through the Museum.
• Creates a warm and welcoming environment for students community members and chaperones as the group navigates the Museum.
• Prepares field trip materials supplies and spaces for group arrival. Returns field trip materials and supplies upon group departure.
• Assists with group arrival and departure procedures including lunch collection and transport and group orientation.
• Engages in regular staff training and professional development and applies skills and information learned on a daily basis.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Positively and accurately represents the Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh and its programming initiatives to the community.
• Participates in ongoing learning research and reflective practices.
• Closely monitors exhibit spaces for safety concerns exhibit maintenance and housekeeping needs and communicates these needs effectively.
• Follows Museums safety and emergency policies and procedures.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time based on business needs and in support of the mission of Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh.

Job Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• College Education or work experience in a related field (e.g. fine art creative art interactive media theatrical arts informal or inquiry-based teaching education etc.) is preferred.

Experience:

• Experience working with children.
• Experience and enthusiasm for speaking publicly and presenting information on a daily basis.
• Daily interest and enthusiasm for working with children youth and multi-generational groups.
• Strong problem-solving experience flexible thinking and ability to adjust expectations and actions with an open mind.

Skills:

• Must be able to manage time and schedules and adjust as needed to meet the needs of the group.
• Must be dependable adaptable and a good communicator. Additional experience with families educators administrators and creative peers is strongly preferred.
• Commitment to continued learning for both personal and team growth.
• Excellent verbal communication and customer service skills comfort with public speaking.
• Ability to remain calm and professional working with a high-volume of visitors.

Physical Requirements & Equipment Usage:

• Walking Standing Bending Kneeling and Sitting: The duties and responsibilities associated with this position will require movement throughout the museum spaces to interact with visitors educators and to activate museum experiences.
• Verbal Communication: This position frequently communicates with visitors while facilitating museum experiences. Employee in this position will be expected to exchange accurate and helpful information and communicate issues to team members and supervisors.
• Lifting: Occasional lifting and moving of furniture equipment and supplies weighing up to approximately 50 lbs. Regular lifting of items under 15 lbs.
• Manual Dexterity: Employee in this position may operate various equipment including but not limited to power tools utility knives art materials etc.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment Hours of Work and Travel Requirements:

• Must be available to work on weekdays 9:15 AM 1:30 PM. Additional hours may be assigned as needed.
• Reliable travel capabilities to arrive on-site and on time for scheduled work shifts is required.
• Essential duties of this position are performed in a museum environment and other community based settings with regular interaction with the public children and families.

Clearances:

• FBI fingerprint results PA Child Abuse History Certificate (Act 33) and PA State Criminal Record Check (Act 34) are required.

Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race color ancestry national origin gender sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation marital status religion age disability gender identity results of genetic testing veteran or military status or any other characteristic or trait protected by local state or federal law.

If you are interested in applying for this position please complete our online application found at:

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