Status: Part Time, Nonexempt. Wednesday-Sunday opening or closing shift, hiring especially for Saturday and Sunday hours.

Compensation: $18-19 

Benefits: Vacation and sick leave

Reporting to: Visitor Experience Manager

General Description: Santa Fe Children’s Museum is looking for fun-loving, positive-thinking individuals with experience working with children ages 0-10 years to be Play Facilitators in our museum. The Play Facilitator is responsible for providing a fun and welcoming environment to visitors of all ages to the Museum. Play Facilitators work on the Museum floor in all exhibits, interacting with children and adults as they play within the Museum. Play Facilitators lead activities and programs while maintaining the highest standards of friendly, helpful, and responsive guest service at all times.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Positively engage and interact with children through play throughout the Museum.
• Constantly circulate in assigned exhibit areas and respond promptly to guest needs.
• Maintains exhibits so they are ready for visitors.
• Assist guests by providing pertinent information regarding Museum exhibits, programs, and services.
• Facilitates hands-on, play-based experiences for visitors during programs and activities created by the Programming Staff, and at our exhibits, both indoors and outdoors.
• Sets up and cleans up activities.
• Performs opening and/or closing procedures.
• Communicates with Management Staff regarding any issues, including exhibit repairs, customer problems/concerns, etc.
• Answers phones and forwards calls and messages appropriately
• Attends staff meetings and training.
• Stays up to date on Museum policies, programs, and special events.
• Assists with any other special events, as needed.
• Reconcile cash drawers.
• Must be flexible with work schedules, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications Required

• Experience working with children ages 0-10 in classrooms, museums, recreational settings, and/or after-school programs.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Previous cash handling experience.
• High school diploma; further educational experience desired with a focus on Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or equivalent.
• Enjoys playing, creating, and having fun to facilitate a learning environment.
• Spanish/English Bilingual preferred.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.
• Responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Sitting, standing for extended periods
• Ability to lift, carry, and otherwise move up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Ability to utilize computer equipment to complete daily work responsibilities.
• Ability to operate copy machines, telephone, calculator, and general office equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, reach, push, pull, climb, or walk for various lengths of time throughout the day.

• Status: Full-time, Monday through Friday, weekends/evenings required (average 2-3 per month)

  Compensation: $45,000-$48,000/year (salaried, exempt)

  Benefits: Vacation, Sick, Holidays, Group Health/Vision/Dental, and SIMPLE IRA Retirement Plan

  Reporting to: Associate Director of Education

  General Description: Santa Fe Children’s Museum is looking for fun-loving, positive-thinking individuals with experience working with children (ages 0-12) to provide engaging, hands-on activities and experiences for our guests. Examples include engineering challenges (e.g. egg drop), balloon-powered rockets, decorating sugar skulls, and horno cooking.

  Utilizing the Museum’s resources and interactive exhibits, the Museum Programs Coordinator supports the development, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs. The Museum Programs Coordinator works closely in collaboration with the Education Team to ensure that all programs at the Museum align with the Museum’s mission, programming standards, and strategic plan.

  Essential Functions: The list of essential functions is intended to be representative of the tasks performed. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed.

  Programming:
  ● Support the development, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of Museum
  programs – including but not limited to the following:
  ○ Field trips
  ○ Outreach (off-site)
  ○ Public Programs
  ○ Special events (e.g. Weird Science Halloween Bash)
  ○ Drop-off programs (e.g. summer camp)

  ● Serve as point person for the Stargazer Planetarium, develop field trip lessons,
  and complete related outreach requests (e.g. CONTACT project)
  ● Coordinate curriculum/materials for and facilitate Pajama Storytime at the Southside Library
  ● Positively engage and interact with children and families through play at
  scheduled programs
  ● Assist guests by providing pertinent information regarding the Museum’s mission,
  exhibits, programs, and services
  ● Facilitate pop-up activities throughout the Museum during high attendance hours
  ● As needed, serve as auxiliary manager for drop-off programs
  In collaboration with the Education Team:
  ● Prepare materials and activities for scheduled programs
  ● Maintain program spaces and basic supply organization
  ● Provide a welcoming, engaging experience for children and caregivers
  ● Establish and maintain community partnerships
  ● Remain current with education standards, child development practices, and
  children’s museum best practices
  ● Develop and implement evaluation tools to measure, interpret, and analyze the outcomes of programming relative to strategic goals and grant requirements
  ● Weekends and evenings required (average 2-3 per month). Other Museum duties as assigned.

  Minimum Qualifications:
  A.A. or B.A. in education or related field with 1-3 years’ experience working with children ages 0-12 in classrooms, museums, recreational settings, and/or after-school programs.

  Bilingual proficiency strongly preferred.

  Additional Requirements:
  ● Playful attitude.
  ● Knowledge and experience working with children aged 0-12 and their caregivers.
  ● Strong understanding of early childhood milestones and play-based learning
  philosophies.
  ● Strong leadership and organizational skills. Ability to work independently on
  designated tasks.
  ● Excellent customer service skills.
  ● Ability to manage groups of children or mixed-age crowds while creating an
  inclusive environment.
  ● Familiarity with creating age-appropriate curriculum for school groups, families, and adults.
  ● Certification in First Aid, CPR, and AED preferred.
  ● Must submit to and pass a pre-employment criminal background check.

  Physical Demands/ Work Environment:
  ●Ability to lift, carry and otherwise move up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
  ● Ability to utilize computer equipment to complete daily work responsibilities.
  ● Ability to operate fax/copy machines, telephone, calculator and general office equipment.
  ● Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, reach, push, pull, climb or walk for various lengths of time throughout the day.