Play Facilitator

Job Description

Job Description

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Opening and Closing of the Museum

• Carry out daily procedures as determined by the Guest Experience Manager

Facilitation of Exhibits

• Facilitate play with guests in the exhibit environment

• Reset/tidy up exhibits to ensure a high quality experience for guests and maintain physical accessibility of allspaces

• Cultivate open-ended, child-directed experiences

Facilitation of Field Trips

• Greet school groups, teachers and chaperones in a friendly and courteous way as they enter the museum.

• Direct the group’s lead teacher to communicate necessary information to Front Desk.

Front Desk Procedures

• Collect admissions and responsibly handle all money exchanges

• Work gift shop register, collecting admissions accurately and efficiently in a timely manner as to ensure a shortline

• Answer the telephone and route calls in a friendly, personable, and helpful manner ? Sell memberships andpromote daily and future programs and events

• Provide clear information and answers regarding visitor questions

Maintaining a Safe and Clean Environment

• Follow all COVID cleaning protocols

• Pick up manipulatives, organize exhibits

• Regularly clean restrooms, kitchen, and overall facility

• Enforce museum policies and rules

• Assist with emergencies, as needed

• Assist with clean-up on non-hazardous materials and some bodily fluids

• Assist with minor repairs and maintenance of exhibits

• Report broken exhibits, manipulatives and building problems to Facilities Manager ? Assist with exterior maintenance, e.g. windows, snow removal, etc.

Communication with the Team

• Check work email each schedule shift

• Communicate with Guest Experience Manager about breaks and needing to step off the floor

• Communicate with other Facilitators about tasks, stepping off the floor and breaks

Physical/Mental Demands

• Communicate effectively with co-workers, museum visitors, volunteers, and the general public.

• Possess the verbal and numerical aptitude to complete tasks and projects in a timely manner.

• Maintain a positive attitude in times of large crowds and group visits.

• Must be alert, able to concentrate, and possess good judgement and analytical skills.

• Physically demanding in order to keep the museum clean and to play with kids in different exhibit spaces.

• Mobility to move freely, bending, kneeling required on a daily basis while facilitating the Museum.

• Lifting required on a regular basis, usually in conjunction with exhibits, deliveries and special events.

Facilitators are part-time staff and may be scheduled up to 28 hrs/wk. Facilitators work a flexible schedule that will

include days, nights and weekends. Starting wages are $15/hr. They must believe in and be able to demonstrate

learning through play