Play Educator

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Both cover letter and resume required for consideration--address the following in your cover letter:

• Why do you think the Flint Children's Museum mission is vital to our community? What role do you see yourself playing on our team to support the mission?

The Play Educator provides a quality visitor experience by interacting with children and their caregivers during their visit. The Play Educator models positive ways to enhance visitors’ learning experience through customer service that inspires curiosity, creativity, health and environmental awareness.

REQUIRED: Must be 18 years of age or older.

SCHEDULE: Varies, Sunday–Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Weekend availability highly preferred.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leads field trips in an upbeat and fun way. Comfortable taking initiative and giving instruction to large groups of kids.
2. Delivers quality customer service by greeting each visitor, offering information, and answering questions.
3. Communicates museum services to visitors about admission, monthly programs, field trips, birthday parties, memberships, and retail products.
4. Operates cash register to assist visitors with payments and refunds and performs retail merchandising and inventory.
5. Provides assistance to visitors in exhibits and through programs as needed to promote and ensure a positive visitor experience.
6. Maintains a safe environment by following and enforcing FCM’s standards and policies.
7. Helps maintain overall cleanliness of the Museum performing daily opening/closing duties, upkeep of restrooms, products, spills and cleaning and sanitizing props and exhibits throughout the day.
8. Sets up programs by organizing and arranging props, materials, demonstration space and clean-up.
9. Performs additional tasks as assigned Visitor Service Manager or Executive Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High school diploma or GED required.
2. Customer Service experience required; experience working with children and families or retail operations preferred.
3. Ability to react positively in a fast paced environment and make good decisions under pressure.

4. Ability to take direction well and work without constant supervision.

5. Basic computer and financial: ability to count money, operate a cash register, reconcile receipts, and gather written and quantitative visitor information.

6. Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate in a positive and effective manner with young children (ages 0-10), adults, large groups, Museum staff, and volunteers.
7. Must be motivated, organized, self directed and service minded.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
1. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in summer months.
2. Must be able to walk and/or stand for long periods.
3. Must be able to push, pull or lift at least 25 pounds.

1602 W. University Ave. Flint, MI 48504 810-767-5437 www.flintchildrensmuseum.org
https://flintchildrensmuseum.org/about-us/employment/

**The Flint Children’s Museum is a non-profit charitable organization and is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment. The Flint Children’s Museum does not discriminate on account of national origin or ethnicity, race, color, sex or gender identity, mental or physical disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, parental status, or pregnancy status.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14