Bay Area Discovery Museum

Facilitator

• Facilitate and activate play-based learning programs, experiences, and environments onsite at the museum and in school and community settings
• Lead activation of the museum floor and exhibits through playful interactions, games, open-ended questions, conversations, and parent engagement
• Guide Playful Learning Facilitators and Seasonal Playful Learning Assistants
• Facilitate daily onsite drop-in programs such as Story Times, Pop Ups, Exhibit Activations, and Festivals
• Develop and deliver special seasonal and year-round programs
• Rotate through museum exhibits and engage children and families in playful learning experiences
• Facilitate programs in Spanish, Mandarin, or Cantonese and translate materials and communications when bilingual
• Partner with Playful Learning Facilitators and Exhibits and Facilities to maintain appealing, clean, and safe spaces
• Lead daily opening and closing of museum exhibits and support closing announcements
• Support program and exhibit setup, cleanup, and breakdown
• Identify and communicate material needs and exhibit/equipment repairs
• Train, lead, and model programs and exhibit activations for facilitators and assistants
• Participate in program ideation, prototyping, planning, and evaluation
• Support program administration and documentation, including supplies, marketing copy, signage, and program write-ups
• Troubleshoot day-of scheduling and operational challenges
• Serve as Floor Lead for the Museum Experience team one to two times per week
• Facilitate the Try It Truck Program in schools and community locations approximately twice a month
• Train to drive the museum’s mobile engineering lab, the Try It Truck
• Support summer camp leadership, staffing, logistics, curriculum development, training, activities, and camper needs
• Perform camp administration including schedules, inventory, supplies, materials, and lost and found
• Communicate with parents and caregivers during camp drop-off, pick-up, and throughout sessions
• Provide welcoming, empathetic, inclusive, and flexible customer service
• Communicate and enforce museum visitor safety and behavior policies

Lead Program Facilitator