Discovery Center Assistant

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BECOMING A VOLUNTEER:

• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a fully vaccinated workplace. All volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccination unless an exemption is granted as an accommodation.
• The minimum age to volunteer is 16.
• Fingerprinting and/or background check is required for all volunteers.

Discovery Center Assistant

The Discovery Center is the hands-on learning center for children 7 and under and their families located on the lower level of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Assist in creating a warm, clean, and engaging learning environment in our intergenerational learning center. Help with crafts and activities and engage in informal teaching with children of all ages and their families. Also assist in basic maintenance and organization to help the center run more smoothly.

Responsibilities and Duties:

- Assist with hands-on activities, crafts, and programs

- Maintain tidiness of the center

- Welcome and assist visitors

- Repair and/or paint toys, puzzles, and books

- Prepare and inventory craft and activity materials

- Assist in tasks to make the Discovery Center more environmental and sustainable

-Assist with Show & Tell Programming Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, & Sundays

Qualifications:

- Genuine interest in working with children and youth

- Customer service skills and ability to interact with the general public, including children and their families

- Organizational skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite preferred

Hours: Flexible, depending on volunteer’s availability and schedule. Volunteers create their own schedule, coming in as frequently as they prefer, once a month, once a week, or more. We can use volunteers anytime from 9-5 Tues- Sat, and 10:00am-5pm Sunday. Preferred times are during Show & Tell Programs: Tues & Thurs 11:00 - 11:20am, Sat & Sun 1:00pm, and all day on Sundays.

To apply go to this webpage and click "Fill out an application" in the top right corner: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/c4ba17aa-d53c-42ba-8eeb-7247b94e9429/2
Make sure to remember the username and password for Better Impact that you create when you apply.

Contact:

Megan Johnson, Smead Discovery Center Manager

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

216-231-4600 ext 3254

mjohnson@cmnh.org