Bay Area Discovery Museum

Bilingual

• Facilitating Playful Learning and Engagement
• Leads the facilitation of onsite and offsite school and community programs including motivating and guiding playful learning; ensuring learning outcomes are met; activating teacher and parent engagement in program, as appropriate; coordinating and collaborating with teachers and other group leaders; modeling best practices in early childhood playful learning; adapting program plans to meet specific needs and contexts; directing other educators supporting facilitation; and participating in program evaluation and documentation
• Assists with the activation of exhibits to create memorable and meaningful learning experiences for families with young children when supporting the Museum experience team.
• Leads the facilitation of special drop-in onsite programs such as festivals, as necessary.
• Participates in the development of, and delivers, special seasonal and year-round programs, such as summer camp workshops.
• Facilitates programs in Spanish, including translation of materials and communication
• Customer Service
• Ensures every visitor and program participant has an enjoyable experience, and feels welcome and taken care of, by providing exceptional customer service and communications centered in empathy, inclusion, and flexibility.
• Adheres to, communicates, and enforces museum policies and protocols around visitor safety and behavior.
• Program Support and Administration
• Supports programs with setup, cleanup/breakdown, and classroom materials management.
• Participates in program ideation, prototyping, planning and evaluation, as required.
• Participates in regular training sessions and conducts program training for other educator staff through shadowing, co-teaching, and other means.
• Supports program administration and documentation with tasks such as tracking passes, data collection and entry, distribution of museum collateral, and organization of program supplies.
• Anticipates and problem solves day-of scheduling and other challenges, as appropriate.
• Drives the Try it Truck vehicles, the museum’s mobile engineering labs.
• Works in partnership with other educators and the Facilities team, ensures that indoor and outdoor spaces are set up and maintained to be appealing, clean, and safe for all participants; the museum is closed and opened in a complete and timely manner; identifies and communicates material needs and exhibit/equipment repairs. Additional duties as assigned.

Lead Educator – Bilingual