School Programs Assistant

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Utah Museum of Natl Hist Oper in Campus is seeking a part-time School Programs Assistant to support Field Trip and Teacher Resources activities, including administrative tasks, data entry, and inventory management. The role involves assisting with field trips and classroom programming, and helping students in educational activities.

Typical duties include moving large toolbox kits, coordinating with educators, and ensuring smooth operations during educational programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT allows 1 year of higher education to substitute for 1 year of related work experience.
• Department may hire at levels: Program Assistant, I – Requires little to no related experience.

Responsibilities

• Handles weekly routine tasks related to the logistics of assigned education program.
• Assists with data entry and reporting.
• Manages inventory supply lists and materials for educational programs.
• Physically lifts and moves toolboxes for teacher access and inventory.
• Performs office tasks to support Field Trips, Teaching Toolboxes, and programming.
• Acts as assistant during education programs, engaging with K-12 students.
• Communicates needs and updates via email and in-person.

Education

Equivalency statement

Job description

School Programs Assistant

Job Summary

The School Programs Assistant is a member of the Field Trip andTeacher Resources Team. This position helps staff members withday-to-day tasks associated with programming, mainly the TeachingToolbox and Field Trip programs. This position provides generaloffice support, such as data entry, inventorying, documentmanagement, copying, etc. Working with the Teaching Toolbox Programincludes physically moving the large toolbox kits around NHMUweekly. The School Program Assistant also supports museum educatorsby acting as an assistant with field trip programming or classprogramming. This includes supply management and prep, helpingfield trip groups upon entry into the Museum with wayfinding andquestions, and engaging with students in educationalprogramming.

Responsibilities

Essential Position Functions:

• Handles weekly routine tasks associated with the logistics ofassigned education program.
• Assists with data entry and reporting.
• Manages inventory supply lists and materials for assignededucational programs.
• Physically lifts and moves toolboxes around NHMU for teacheraccess and inventory.
• Performs office tasks to support the Field Trips, TeachingToolboxes, and other programming.
• Acts as assistant during education programs, often interactingwith K-12 students during a field trip.
• Clearly communicates needs, goals, and updates via email andin-person.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher educationcan be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience(Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following joblevels: Program Assistant,, I: Requires little to norelated experience.

Preferences

Interest in working with Grades K-12 students in field tripprogramming.

Requisition Number: PRN17361N

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Work Schedule Summary: Schedule is Monday-Friday. Must havesome availability during morning hours (9am-12pm) to participate inprogramming. Final schedule decided with supervisor.

Department: 00018 - Utah Museum of Natl Hist Oper

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: 15.50

Close Date: 09/07/2026