Job Title:                     Youth Initiative Program Coordinator, Girls in STEM

Department:               Learning Division, Youth Initiatives Department

Reports To:                 Manager of Youth Initiatives

FLSA Status:              Non-Exempt

 

OVERVIEW:

As a Youth Initiatives full-time team member at Arizona Science Center, you will engage and inspire youth and teens through innovative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) programs. This job will involve preparing for, developing, and implementing educational initiatives that foster confidence, character, connection, and competence. You will be called on to write curriculum, connect with local partners, and create programs that explore science and are responsive to community needs. You will also assist in leading workshops by teaching and managing youth in an informal learning environment alongside the rest of the Youth Initiatives team.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Guest Engagement:

    • Create innovative initiatives to engage and draw in audiences who have not traditionally visited Arizona Science Center
    • Develop and facilitate workshops for Girls in STEM to encourage female participation in science-related fields
    • Assist in building and implementing quality programming that aligns with Arizona Science Center's goals of increasing attendance, revenue, and community engagement through strategic planning and execution of diverse programs, partnerships, and youth offerings
    • Assist on the museum floor engaging with guests, if needed
    • Mentor the Teen Advisory Board

Workshop Facilitation:

    • Engage with guests by offering high-quality science communication
    • Lead engaging and interactive workshops for youth and teens
    • Implement effective classroom management techniques when necessary to ensure a positive learning environment
    • Create schedules, purchase lists, and binning for programs
    • Create and send program participant emails
    • Reserve calendar dates and location spaces for events

Content Creation and Community Engagement:

    • Collect and create compelling educational content for youth engagement programs
    • Connect with individuals and organizations in the STEAM community to enhance programming and establish partnerships
    • Actively seek and explore new opportunities to grow and expand existing youth programming
    • Foster relationships and partnerships with outstanding communication
    • Create Tessitura requests and process payment information

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

  • Desire to improve the quality of life for Arizona youth through science-centered communities
  • Experience engaging people in interactive, hands-on learning experiences
  • Ability to multitask and adjust quickly to changing priorities or organizational needs
  • Reliable to be on time and prepared for programs
  • Prioritize inquiry-based questioning and discussion during programs
  • Skill in effective verbal and written communication and reporting
  • Skill in problem-solving and decision-making
  • Skill in Classroom Management
  • Ability to work with limited supervision
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholders
  • Ability to interact empathetically and respectfully with diverse audiences
  • Ability to manage and engage small and large groups in learning activities
  • Ability to work some evenings and weekends

 

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum two year degree preferred and/or equivalent of at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience with standard computer applications; proficient in MS Office skills, including Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Some familiarity with teaching a hands-on discipline such as science and/or the arts is preferred

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Ability to read, write, and converse in Spanish, Navajo, or Diné preferred, but not required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand.  The employee must frequently lift or move up to 30 pounds.  Occasionally, employees must lift up 65 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

This job also requires a computer, which will be placed somewhere in the employee's workspace.  The employee must have the necessary keyboard and computer mouse skills and the ability to read a color monitor.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Arizona Science Center maintains a strong policy of equal employment opportunity for all Employees and applicants.  We recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and dismiss employees on the basis of such factors as experience, character, ability and skill, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or heritage, age, marital or veteran status, disability, citizenship, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

BENEFITS include, but are not limited to:

  • 21 paid days off annually, including holidays, birthdays, and vacation days
  • 10 days of accrued sick time
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Employer paid Life and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Family membership to Arizona Science Center and 600+ Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
  • Admission Exchange Program - Year-round complimentary admission for the employee and one guest to visit the Phoenix Zoo, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum, Arizona Museum of Natural History, etc.