Exhibit Interpreter & Live Animal Educator

Butterfly Pavilion; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Butterfly Pavilion is seeking an Environmental Educator - Exhibits to provide world-class interpretation, daily programs, and guest interactions across our exhibits and community events in Westminster, CO.

Responsibilities include live-animal demonstrations, curriculum support, and delivering engaging science education to visitors of all ages, including schools and libraries, with occasional distance-learning sessions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a degree in interpretation, education, environmental sciences, hospitality, biology or related fields.
• Comfortable interacting with guests of all ages
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Enthusiastic, strong sense of fun, and patient
• Organized and flexible
• 1-2 years' experience working in a non-formal education/museum/education setting
• Prior experience in a customer service-based role
• Prior experience working with individuals of different ages and abilities
• Prior experience working with intergenerational groups

Responsibilities

• Interacting with Butterfly Pavilion guests as they visit all of our exhibits.
• Facilitating play-based learning and providing educational information to guests of all ages.
• Using live animals to demonstrate science-based concepts to guests.
• Conducting daily public programming and supporting curriculum development.
• Teaching engaging, interactive science education programs at the Butterfly Pavilion, in local schools, youth organizations, senior centers, libraries, other community locations, and via real-time interactive video conference (distance learning) for diverse audiences
• Creating meaningful interaction between the exhibit and guests for a deeper and more thoughtful experience and to make connections between exhibit topic and daily life.
• Working alongside all team members to provide high quality interpretation and complete project work to enhance exhibit experiences.
• Responsible for specific exhibit expertise and dissemination of specific exhibit content as assigned.
• Facilitating other private events as needed.
• Being an ambassador at outreach booths in the community as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Pursuing or holding a degree in interpretation/education/environmental sciences/hospitality/biology

Tools

NGSS familiarity

CAS familiarity

Job description

Butterfly Pavilion is seeking an Environmental Educator - Exhibits to provide world-class interpretation, daily programs, and guest interactions across our exhibits and community events in Westminster, CO.

Responsibilities include live-animal demonstrations, curriculum support, and delivering engaging science education to visitors of all ages, including schools and libraries, with occasional distance-learning sessions.