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We are searching for a Museum Associate to help ensure a safe and memorable experience for guests. This position is contract-to-hire and pays $18 per hour. 

Responsibilities:

• Comply with and implement operational policies and procedures.
• Work according to the schedule, including weekends and holidays, with rotating shifts.
• Welcome visitors, including VIPs and large groups.
• Provide visitors with a welcome tour / speech about ongoing exhibitions.
• Rotate through various duties:
• Reception and Ticketing: Customer service, ticket explanations, crowd control, ticket verification, managing VIP tickets, strollers, wheelchairs, storage lockers, and troubleshooting emergencies.
• Rounding: Check exhibition zones, manage exhibit materials, arrange items, ensure optimal conditions, crowd control, collect lost items, prevent incidents, and collect trash.
• Retail: Display products, manage inventory, conduct audits, keep the store clean, handle payments, exchanges, refunds, and manage lost and found items.
• Tea Bar: Take orders, assign tables, make and serve beverages, manage inventory, and maintain hygiene and cleanliness.

Requirements:

• Understanding of exhibition content, operational processes, and procedures.
• Active listening and clear communication skills.
• Ability to comprehend and articulate exhibition contents.
• Problem-solving skills, proactiveness, adaptability, and ability to lead and support team members.
• Service-oriented mindset, upselling skills, and ability to handle emergencies.
• Friendly, caring communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide warm greetings to visitors and offer wayfinding throughout the Museum.
• Lead tours and facilitate informal discussions with school groups, families, and adult visitors.
• Interpret exhibitions and artifacts in an engaging, accurate, and age-appropriate manner.
• Assist with educational programs, special events, and hands-on activities as needed.
• Share the Museum’s mission and encourage repeat visits, memberships, and community engagement.
• Help monitor gallery spaces to ensure a safe and respectful environment.
• Attend scheduled training sessions and periodic volunteer meetings to stay up-to-date on exhibitions and interpretive techniques.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about public engagement and the Museum’s mission of education, preservation, and service.
• Enjoys interacting with diverse audiences; strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dependable and punctual; able to commit to a regular volunteer schedule.
• Comfortable speaking in front of groups of varying sizes and ages.
• Willingness to learn exhibition content and basic interpretive skills.
• Prior experience in education, museums, hospitality, or public speaking helpful but not required.

The Rolls-Royce Foundation is seeking individuals passionate about automobiles and speaking with guests who would like give guided tours throughout our facility. While vast knowledge of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars is not required, the ability to tell the 'story' of these two manufacturers and separating the myths from facts is important. Docents will be provided with historical background and talking points which further the mission of the organization.

Serve as an ambassador by welcoming visitors to the Museum and providing an overview of the exhibits. As visitors arrive, docents record the number of people who enter. Docents are trained on details about the changing exhibits and the historic J. Gilbert Smith House, so they can answer questions and offer tours. We schedule three docents per 2-hour shift. A one year commitment is preferred. Must be 18 years of age or older. Training will be provided!

We are a mid-sized Museum in Los Altos, and our visitors and volunteers are very friendly. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about our exhibits and local history, and meet people of all ages, from children to seniors. Our new Permanent Exhibition features high-tech, interactive elements for the public, so comfort with high-tech elements is a plus but not required.

2 shifts available:

• 12:00 to 14:00 PST
• 14:00 to 16:00 PST

Museum Guides are among the museum’s frontline ambassadors. The Museum Guide meets and greets visitors; and offers an immersive and engaging tour experience that of the historic house and art collection; and ensures the safety of visitors and of the museum.

A Hill-Stead Museum Guide should have a strong interest in art, architecture, or history; have excellent communication skills including the ability to speak in front of groups of all sizes, the ability to listen and accurately/tactfully respond to visitors’ questions and comments, and to readily share pertinent information with other guides and museum staff; be welcoming to visitors of all abilities and backgrounds; have an attention to detail; the ability to handle emergencies.

Museum Guides will:

• Conduct guided tours of the house and grounds for individual walk-in visitors and group tours of all ages sharing historically accurate information in an inclusive, engaging, and enthusiastic manner.
• Serve as a room monitor during self-paced tours (also known as "open houses").
• Sign up for a minimum of two shifts per month. Each shift is four hours long and includes giving two tours. This amounts to around 50 hours of volunteer work per year.
• Participate in continuing education classes offered throughout the year.
• Follow all safety protocols and procedures to ensure visitor safety and protection of collections and respond to emergency situations.
• Maintain open communication with the Resident Art Historian, Education Manager and all other Guides.
• Demonstrate flexibility and ability to incorporate new tour formats, and information developed and introduced by the Resident Art Historian, Curator, and Education Manager.
• Mentor new guides in training as needed
• Maintain open communication with the Resident Art Historian, Education Manager and all other Guides.
• Ability to work collaboratively with peers contributing to a positive team environment
• Perform other duties as assigned.

·Conduct guided tours of the Center for school and adult groups.

·Participate in all docent training sessions (usually one or two per year, not including new docent sessions)

·Learn written information necessary for conducting a professional and knowledgeable tour of the Center, including general information about the Center, techniques for giving tours and content information.

·Be willing to try new and creative ways of engaging Center visitors while keeping our tour content consistent with public school curriculum requirements.

Represent the Center in a friendly, professional, and courteous manner.

• Standard Enhanced
• Education
• DMV
• 9 Panel Lab Drug Test

Job Title

Museum Educator

Agency

West Texas A&M University

Department

Museum Operations

Proposed Minimum Salary

$2,964.00 monthly

Job Location

Canyon, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits (

NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval.

General Summary:

The Museum Educator, under general supervision, develops, implements, and evaluates educational programs and materials for primary and secondary students, special groups, and the general public. The Museum Educator will also be responsible for coordinating and facilitating on-site tours, distance learnings, outreaches, and labs. This position requires the ability to maintain departmental data and confidentiality of sensitive information and will be a part of a collaborative outreach team and may also supervise student employees. The position will require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes and directs tours, programs, and curriculum for students via museum gallery space, outreach, STEAM Lab, Planetarium, and Science on a Sphere.

• Develops and produces new, dynamic, TEKS aligned, STEAM related content and programs for public schools and other educational institutions, including both unaccompanied materials and staff accompanied resources.

• Promotes the museum and its services to other educational organizations through contacts and presentations. Collaborate and liaise with educators and educational organizations to create new learning opportunities and community partnerships.

• Plans and executes educational programming such as summer gallery programs, summer camps, Constitution Day, Week of the Young Child, and Dia de los Muertos. Provides educational programming based on the mission and goals to public school aged children.

• Collaborates with the museum outreach team to plan and execute educational components for general museum programming.

• Maintains educational data to track and evaluate student and teacher engagement, program implementation, and advance program development.

• Coordinates with the PPHM Marketing team to develop and distribute educational materials, social media posts, and assist with media releases to promote educational offerings.

• Provides educational components for permanent and temporary exhibits, including hands-on components and other accessible components.

• Maintains 100% compliance with timely completion of required System, University and job-specific online training courses.

• This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• One (1) year of related experience in formal or informal education.

• Knowledge of State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.

• Budgeting, general administration and staff management.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be comfortable working with the general public via community outreach and donor relations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.

• Three (3) years of related experience in a museum setting.

• Experience with Altru Museum Software, history of the Texas Panhandle.

Applicant Instructions:

Please include the following with your application:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Three references

Please attach all documents in the attachment box at the bottom of the “My Experience” page before continuing through the application. Please use the “Upload” button to add each document individually. All revisions must be made prior to application submission. If you need assistance with uploading documents, please contact WTAMU Human Resources at

Texas law requires all males age 18 through 25 to be properly registered with the Selective Service System.

Equal Opportunity /Veterans/Disability Employer.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Museum Educator volunteers work with staff to help museum visitors explore and understand hands-on, interactive exhibits in the museum's multidisciplinary galleries. Shifts are available Wednesday - Sunday during operating hours. This is our most popular volunteer opportunity!