Education Specialist - Museum jobs in Florida

Job Title: Education Admin Support
Department: Education

Reports To: Sr. Director of Science Education
Role & Level / Grade: A2/2

Salary: $15/hour

SUMMARY

The Education Admin Support will work under the supervision of the Sr. Director of Science Education (or their designee) to provide administrative support of the day-to-day education team operations, across all five education team divisions: Youth Learning, Community Engagement, Curricular Projects, Public Programs and UBMS. This is a part-time, temporary position (6 months).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Assist in creating and inputting invoices into Tessitura for outreach, partnership programs and more.

· Support the camp team through creating rosters, organizing waivers and assisting in material preparation.

· Assist the early learning team to support ECHOS and Mini-Me Science administrative needs.

· Support the organization of graphic and web requests across the department.

· Work with education leadership to organize curriculum across all teams into a single database.

· Work with education leadership on the coordination of partnership documentation such as MoUs and contracts.

· Provides administrative support across programming.

· Adhere to the established policies and procedures of the Museum.

· Effectively work with other museum staff, interns, and volunteers.

· Maintain excellent customer service by maintaining a positive and friendly attitude and through guest interactions by answering questions related to exhibit content, show times, directions, and other general information.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

· Background and/or strong interest in administration or science education.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Punctual, enthusiastic, mature, flexible, and organized.
2. Can work in a fast-paced environment with creativity, curiosity, integrity and determination.
3. Must be very organized.
4. Has experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
5. Can demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively share information across and between multiple disciplines and reach audiences with varied technical and organizational knowledge.
6. Can follow the Museum's mission statement, goals, and established policies and safety regulations.
7. Proficiency in Spanish or another language is preferred, but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk and hear. The employee is often required to walk around the museum and travel up/down stairs; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds on select occasions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work time will be split between working in an indoor office setting and working in an indoor classroom. Exposure to outdoor activities may be requested daily.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

· Level 2 background clearance as defined by the Florida Statutes/law.

· Drug screening as part of the Drug Free Workplace Program.