(P/T) School Program Assistant at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Job Title: School Program Assistant
Job Status: Part-time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $21.5 (Hourly)
Brooklyn Children’s Museum is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic employee to fill the role of School Program Assistant. This role will be responsible for supporting the front of house set-up for school programs, interfacing with teachers and school groups, as well as the assisting with behind-the-scenes school correspondence, scheduling and payment systems, as well as material prep setup.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- In partnership with Education staff, prepare museum for school group visits, including organizing and prepping of school group set-up bins, program and lunch spaces
- Whole-heartily greeting school groups and teachers when entering the museum, and reviewing day’s schedule and needs with them
- Communicating with school program educators about school group arrivals and other needs
- Checking in on school groups as needed
- Obtaining and processing school visit payments
- Meticulous data entry in all tracking documents
- Sending post-visit thank you email and feedback survey
- Assisting Education staff on email correspondence and virtual bookings
- Prepping program materials as needed
- Ability to assist in program if needed
- Resetting education spaces as needed
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at a time
- Attention to detail
- Comfortable doing crowd control
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- B.A. or equivalent in Education, Museum Studies, Child Development, or related field
- Exemplary verbal, organization, written communication, and project management skills
- Three to five years of experience in public programs, museum education and customer service roles.
- Experience and passion toward working with children ages 0 – 10
- Ability and desire to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team and be open to constructive feedback and exchange
- Knowledge of Brooklyn’s communities
- Proficient with Macs, PCs, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, and Dropbox, especially in Google sheets
SCHEDULE
12 hours a week, 9:00am-1:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday mornings, with the flexibility of adjusting schedule as needed. Punctual arrival is mandatory.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. BCM encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.
TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter and resume as 1 PDF to careers@brooklynkids.org with “[Your Last Name] – School Program Assistant” in the subject header. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls for position inquiries, please. Early applications will receive priority.