Planetarium Coordinator

City-of-Montgomery,-Al; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid leave

Holidays

RSA retirement

Job summary

The Montgomery Zoo is seeking a Planetarium Assistant to work in the Planetarium auditorium and lead shows. You will coordinate daily operations, assist the Planetarium Director, and handle administrative tasks to ensure smooth visitor experiences.

Required are a high school diploma or GED and two years of customer service experience with public speaking. The role entails non-standard 40 hours weekly, evenings, weekends, and outdoor work with variable weather conditions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and two (2) years of customer service including experience with public speaking.
• Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Responsibilities

• developing and presenting Planetarium shows
• coordinating and overseeing daily operations of the Planetarium
• assisting the Planetarium Director
• performing administrative duties

Skills

Public speaking

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this position exists is to work in the Planetarium auditorium. The work responsibilities of this classification include:

• developing and presenting Planetarium shows;
• coordinating and overseeing daily operations of the Planetarium;
• assisting the Planetarium Director;
• performing administrative duties.

This position works under the general supervision of the Planetarium Director.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED equivalent and two (2) years of customer service including experience with public speaking.

NOTE: Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Special Requirements

Must be willing to work non-standard 40 hours per week, generally within 8:00am to 6:00pm, with extended hours on weekdays and weekends, be available on evenings and holidays on a regular and/or rotating basis, work around moderate to high noise levels, work long periods in the sun and work at night standing and operating telescopes. Must be willing to use ladders, and work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) current vacancy and any vacancies that may occur from the date of the established list of eligible candidates. The current vacancy is with the Montgomery Zoo. Applicants will be screened and qualified based on the education and experience on their online applications. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.

Additional Information

• BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.
• DRUG TEST: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).
• BACKGROUND CHECK: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.
• REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Montgomery Personnel Board reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at [phone].
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