XPLOR Store Internship (Unpaid) - Summer 2018

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ORGANIZATION: Carnegie Science Center

Responsible To: XPLOR Store Supervisor

Task Description: Assist day-to-day operations through various roles and create product demonstrations
highlighting the product’s science background. (The XPLOR store proceeds directly support the mission of the Carnegie Science Center and the store itself is part of the interactive, educational experience of the visitors.)

Responsibilities:
 The intern will assume all of the retail duties required of a sales associate. Duties include assisting with sales, ticketing and stocking merchandise, and assisting customers. The intern will also select products to demonstrate in the store, lobby, and outdoors area and develop a demonstration explaining the science behind the product.

Skills Required:
 Should be able to lift at least 15 pounds
 Great customer service skills
 Must be friendly and outgoing
 Must like children
 Able to work with a variety of people with different backgrounds
 Able to work in a fast-paced setting
 Able to work independently
 Willingness to learn new information

Skills to be Learned:
 This internship offers the candidate the opportunity to explore all facets of the retail business
 Determine how and when to place orders
 How to make best use of the sales floor
 Inventory control procedures, including shipping and receiving
 Advance merchandising skills
 The mechanics of opening and closing procedures
 Marketing and sales techniques
 How to determine product viability

Parameters:
 Interns will not be responsible for administrating first aid
 Intern will attend training sessions and meetings as required

Training Methods:
 On the job training
 Shadowing supervisors and other staff
 One-on-one guidance to develop demonstrations
 Independent reading/research of science topics for demonstrations

Time Frame:
 120 hours minimum during the semester

TO APPLY: Send letter of intent, resume, and letter of reference from either an academic advisor or professor BY APRIL 1, 2018, to:
Internship Program
Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- OR -
VolunteerPrograms@CarnegieScienceCenter.Org

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About Carnegie Science Center

Location:

One Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, US

Mission Statement

About Carnegie Science Center

Recipient of the 2003 National Award for Museum Service, Carnegie Science Center inspires and entertains by connecting science and technology with everyday life. In addition to providing valuable scientific experiences, Carnegie Science Center engages in outreach programs that serve Pittsburgh's diverse community. The Science Center is located on Pittsburgh's North Shore along the banks of the Ohio River and is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Mission

Carnegie Science Center is dedicated to inspiring learning and curiosity by connecting science and technology with everyday life. The Science Center provides experiences that are entertaining, interactive, first hand, accessible, relevant and understandable. The Science Center strives to identify and meet the needs of the community in its full diversity.

Vision

Carnegie Science Center will

  • Optimize a high-volume, highly-personalized approach to its impact on visitors, ensuring that each individual touched is encouraged to seize the greatness and potential within themselves, directly affecting career aspirations, personal development and achievement.
  • Invent the next-generation science center, establishing CSC as a dynamic destination of choice for core and expanding audiences, resolving space constraints, and establishing the broadest possible mix of experiences across the science and technology spectrum.
  • Differentiate itself by capitalizing on community partnerships and local/regional science and technology advancements, both inside and outside the confines of CSC's physical facility.
Values
  • Carnegie Science Center will respect and address the interests, concerns and needs of the people of the region and all staff.
  • The internal environment will enable staff and volunteers to be creative, develop personally, and gain the satisfaction of personal accomplishments.
  • All visitors will feel welcome, empowered and respected. The Center will be customer oriented in all its activities.
  • An evaluative process will be integrated into all actions to ensure effectiveness in relation to people's (staff and audience) needs, interests and potential.
  • Visitors will perceive good value, total quality and outstanding customer service.

Description

The Carnegie Science Center is a place where discoveries are made every day from the why of natural phenomena to the how of new technologies.

CAUSE AREAS

Sports & Recreation
Sports & Recreation

WHEN

Tue May 01, 2018 - Fri Aug 31, 2018

WHERE

Carnegie Science CenterOne Allegheny AvePittsburgh, PA 15212

(40.482803,-80.03673)
 

DATE POSTED

January 16, 2018

SKILLS

  • Transactions
  • Merchandising
  • Retail / Sales
  • CSR / Volunteer Coordination
  • Customer Service

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 120 HOURS

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