Education Assistant

Job Posting Title:

Education Assistant

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Hiring Department:

Marine Science Institute

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

19

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Mar 31, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2025

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Location:

CORPUS CHRISTI-VICTORIA

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Job Details:

General Notes

Job Announcement:

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute is currently seeking someone to fill a part-time position as an Education Assistant at the Bay Education Center in Rockport, TX.

Description:

This person will join the Education team to assist/lead education programs, public Science-On-A-Sphere presentations and daily activities at the Bay Education Center in Rockport, Texas. This position is up to 19 hours a week and is a flexible schedule. During the months of May through July, this person may work 40 hrs. a week due to staffing needs.  We are looking for a bright, friendly person with education experience to join our team! 

Position duties require work in Rockport, TX and Port Aransas, Tx.

Responsibilities

• Assist/lead public onsite programs, fieldtrips, and outreach education programming for audiences of all ages.
• Lead public Science On a Sphere presentations for all audiences. Including daily Science On a Sphere presentations at 2:00 PM and scheduled field trips.
• Assist with daily activities during operating hours. Duties include opening and closing Bay Education Center, greeting visitors, answering public questions, giving daily Science On a Sphere presentations, brainstorming ideas for future public education programming, checking visitor exhibit scavenger hunts, wiping down the exhibit room at the end of the day.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma

Education experience in a classroom or nature center setting.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Four-year degree in environmental science, education, or equivalent.

Salary Range

$15.00/ hour up to 19 hours per week

Working Conditions

The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. May be requested to work during special program events.

Work Shift

• 19-hour work shift spread throughout a Tuesday – Saturday work week from 10am – 4pm. A six-hour work shift is required on Friday and Saturday, with the rest of the 19 hours used during the workweek. Days depend on the person hired.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor appro