Interactive Museum Educator

Exploratorium; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA is seeking an On-Call Visitor Engagement Facilitator to welcome and engage visitors with hands-on learning across museum and off-site programs.

This multi-department role requires delivering exceptional guest service, guiding exhibit explorations, and coordinating with education and visitor services teams to ensure memorable experiences for guests, members and groups. Flexible weekend/evening hours and a strong service mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Weekend, evening, holiday hours and occasional extended shifts required
• Ability and interest in learning exhibits and their scientific principles and communicating these to students, teachers and general visitors
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service; service oriented with a guests come first mentality
• Ability to be professional and courteous with general public, educational community, museum staff, and professional guests; comfortable interacting with senior management, high level donors, and all other members of our diverse community
• Punctual, neat and accurate in work habits; precise and detail-oriented
• Excellent telephone, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Able to work in a noisy and sometimes chaotic environment and be flexible under a variety of circumstances
• Able to interact with and manage large groups; possesses a friendly, outgoing, positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Able to exercise good judgment while working independently and collaboratively; works well in a diverse team environment
• Reliable and a self-starter; person with initiative
• Math and English proficiency required
• Computer proficiency required

Responsibilities

• Initiate visitor engagement and assist all museum guests at all points of the visitor journey.
• Serve as a facilitator to enrich the museum experience for visitors of all ages through exhibit explorations and scientific demonstrations and engage visitors in an inquiry-based process.
• Participate in executing the field trip program and other programs and projects that strengthen connections between students, teachers, visitors and their museum learning experiences.
• Use initiative and enthusiasm to provide excellent guest service and create exceptional experiences; within given authority go above and beyond expectations; meet or exceed service targets.
• Provide assistance to guests with additional needs throughout the museum, including but not limited to, assisting visitors who have been separated from their party, visitor lost and found, and ensuring visitor comfort and accessibility needs are met.
• Prepare the museum for daily operations; accountable for maintaining appearance, report dysfunctional exhibits to technical staff, and functions of all assigned spaces and positions.
• Be knowledgeable about the museum, its history, programs, exhibits, and special events and effectively communicate this information to guests in a dynamic hands-on environment.
• Effectively handle sales, service, and payments for ticketing, retail, and membership as well as a multitude of museum programs and third party products in accordance with established museum policies and procedures.
• Answer requests for information by phone, electronically and in person and troubleshoot technical issues and perform routine office tasks as needed.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with other internal departments to ensure all areas of the museum floor are functional, safe, and visitor ready, assist during emergency procedures.
• Active participation in professional development through individual and group learning and collaborative project work.
• Active participation in ongoing trainings, including but not limited to; visitor service, business operations and inquiry-based practices.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Group management

Interpersonal skills

Punctuality

Attention to detail

Mathematics

English proficiency

Computer proficiency

Job description

The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA is seeking an On-Call Visitor Engagement Facilitator to welcome and engage visitors with hands-on learning across museum and off-site programs.

This multi-department role requires delivering exceptional guest service, guiding exhibit explorations, and coordinating with education and visitor services teams to ensure memorable experiences for guests, members and groups. Flexible weekend/evening hours and a strong service mindset are essential.