Museum Floor Associate - Part-time

Pretend City Children's Museum; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Pretend City Children's Museum is seeking passionate individuals to join our team, engaging young children in playful learning experiences. You will oversee play spaces, ensuring safety while providing memorable interactions for our guests.

The ideal candidate has experience working with young children and families, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work in a collaborative environment. Flexibility in availability is important as the role requires working on Tuesdays to Sundays.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years related experience working with young children and families.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure educational programs align with the museum's mission.
• Engage guests in various programs and activities.
• Ensure safety and well-being of museum guests.

Skills

Customer service skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Higher education in Education or Child Development

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pretend City Children’s Museum is a non‑profit organization who believe “young children learn best through play. Designed as an interactive and hands‑on museum, Pretend City Children’s Museum’s vision is to ensure that each child is ready for school success by providing real‑world learning experience that children need to develop essential foundational learning skills.

In line with our mission and vision, we are currently seeking individuals with a working knowledge with children to provide our guests with playful and rich memorable learning experiences, while overseeing the play spaces and interactions within them.

Be part of our team that takes pride in delivering a WOW factor experience for all our guests and staff. We take pride in providing quality resources for families, and you are one of them.

Essential Functions

• Ensure that all educational and child development programs and activities occurring in the learning spaces are consistent with the educational philosophy and mission of the museum.
• Engage Pretend City guests in a variety of in-house programs and activities including but not limited to planned/special impromptu programming activities, field trips, parades, etc.
• Evaluate the need of each learning space with regards to supplies restocking and ordering.
• Ensure the safety and well‑being of museum guests.
• Provide excellent customer service and ensuring all guests have a fun, unique and memorable visit.
• Provide excellent educationally based customer service by engaging guests, facilitating education through play, modeling developmentally appropriate play, and providing grown‑ups educational and child development feedback.
• Support and encourage grown‑up guests to engage in play WITH their children.
• Work together as a team to ensure that museum areas and party spaces are clean, disinfected and reset as needed and are inviting to guests.
• Exercise effective communication skills while working with staff, volunteer, and community members.
• Lead field trips and/or special impromptu programming activities.
• Assist with birthday parties and event rentals set‑up, facilitation, and clean up.
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining continued attention to detail.
• Assist in other activities as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum 1‑2 years related experience working with young children and families.
• Pursuit of higher education in Education, Early Childhood Education or Child Development is preferable.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently.
• Sound decision‑making and excellent customer service skill.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, and strong interpersonal skill.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with staff, management, and volunteers.
• Available Tuesdays – Sunday with flexibility of some evenings and Mondays.
• Must feel comfortable being on the feet for most of the work shift.