Afterschool Counselor 2024-2025

Summary: The Mississippi Children’s Museum is looking for energetic, outgoing individuals who want to work in a fun, educational, fast-paced environment helping bring out superior afterschool experiences. This individual must provide a high profile, enthusiastic presence, engage children in proper play, and help keep museum galleries tidy and clean during rotations, including resetting after museum guests as needed. This is a part-time position from 2:30 to 5:30 most weekdays, requiring approximately 15 hours of commitment per week.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with set-up for the day’s activities.
• Ensure safety and supervision of a group of up to fifteen children while enforcing safety rules and ensure the museum’s practices and policies are followed as they relate to children and staff.
• Follow a daily schedule in a positive and timely manner.
• Monitor and participate in the activities for and with the children.
• Work cooperatively with other adults for managing children.
• Communicate with museum staff and guests in a professional and courteous manner.
• Guide and encourage children with their homework and academic enrichment activities.
• Exhibit a positive attitude and personality with all children.
• Maintain cleanliness in museum spaces and playground.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ability to be a positive influence on children.
• Experience working or volunteering directly with children in an educational or professional setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to customer service, excellence, time management, and teamwork.
• Ability to communicate effectively, motivate children, and lead groups.
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations.
• Must successfully pass fingerprinting and background checks.

Hours:

· Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. most weeks following the Jackson Public School District schedule. The school calendar may dictate some specific day changes.

· There one evening event a month:

o Parent Nights – October 22, 2024, and April 22. 2025

o All Museum Staff – November 21, 2024, February TBD, and May 22, 2025

o Department Meetings typically 4th Thursday of the month – August 22, 2024, September 26, 2024, December 12, 2024, January 23, 2025, March 27, 2025, and May 15, 2025

The Mississippi Children’s Museum is a 501(C)(3) organization with the mission to create unparalleled experiences to inspire excellence and a lifelong joy of learning.
Management reserves the right to modify, delete, and/or add additional expectations to meet the needs of the Mississippi Children’s Museum as necessary.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $12.50 - $13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 15 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Afternoon shift
• After school
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you available Monday through Friday?

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Jackson, MS 39202 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Jackson, MS 39202: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person