Education Volunteer

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DAYTON SOCIETY OF SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY

JOB TITLE: Education Volunteer

JOB LOCATION: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery - Education Department

WORK HOURS: Variable-depend on availability of volunteer and department activity

REPORTS TO: Director of Education

Based on skills and comfort level, possible duties include:

• Assist museum educators during school, Exhibits-to-Go, home school, scout and birthday party programming. This includes setting up and clearing away program activities, helping to facilitate activities, and replenish needed materials.
• Present floor programs to diverse audiences using an assortment of kits provided.
• Supervise floor activity during self-guided visitation. This includes ensuring safe and appropriate visitor behavior, straightening and maintaining exhibit areas, and assisting visitors with wayfinding throughout the museum.
• Assist with data entry for program evaluation and reporting purposes.
• Assist with long and short term projects such as evaluation of programs and museum activities through visitor surveys, assembly and testing of educational materials, special education events, and exhibit maintenance and improvement.
• Assist with inventory management of supplies for programming, lab use, and other departmental needs. Determine materials needed for immediate and/or future needs. Conduct pricing comparisons, complete tax exempt forms/processes for businesses, complete or assist with purchasing.
• Assist with the design and/or prototype of materials for education programs, summer camps, exhibits, and other museum activities.
• Complete animal handling and laboratory safety training as needed for advanced volunteers.
• Demonstrate and maintain safe practices.
• Work closely with Education staff to assist in additional tasks as needed.
• Maintain safe, attractive, and efficient office, classroom, and gallery spaces.
• Recover gallery spaces during hours of operation, as well after closing. This includes organizing removable exhibit materials, reporting damaged/unsafe items to Director of Education and Exhibits Manager, removing damaged/unsafe items from gallery spaces, replacing manipulative items from stock, and sweeping and/or dusting areas.