Mobile Museum Educator

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County was the first museum in L.A. to open its doors 111 years ago and is poised for an exciting new era as it plans for the future. Having recently completed a new strategic framework, the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County—including NHMLA at Exposition Park, La Brea Tar Pits and museum in mid-Wilshire, and the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall—is looking forward to new building projects and campaigns, exhibitions, community outreach, and innovative audience engagement. 

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County values and endeavors to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and access within its organization and communities. Candidates who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color (BIPOC), neurodiverse, gender, a person with disability, a veteran, and/or a part of the LGBTQAI+ community are welcome and encouraged to apply. 

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is seeking a Mobile Museum Educator for our Education & Programs department.  The Mobile Museum Educator works closely with the Manager, Mobile Museum to facilitate and implement the Mobile Museum programs for students, teachers, and our communities. It is an exciting time as we embark on new journeys of becoming a museum of, for, and with L.A.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: 

1. Outreach Instruction and Coordination: Facilitates outreach programs through the Mobile Museum Program which includes operation of the Archaeology Experience, Ocean Experience, Mobile Museum Tar Pits, and related on-site school visit programs at NHM. Manages off-site operations for the program including setting up and striking down processes on the Mobiles each day. Reports maintenance issues to appropriate staff.

2. Mobile Museum Program School Relations: Serves as liaison to school administrators, teachers, and students when offsite as a representative of the museum.

3. Additional instruction: Facilitates different off-site programs as needed while at schools such as Open houses, walkthroughs, and after school programming.

4. Program Evaluation: Assists with the evaluation of the Mobile Museum Program and other outreach endeavors. Maintains program statistics and helps the manager to prepare evaluation reports.

5. Mobile Museum Program Records: Helps to maintain a daily log of mobile and education operations to assist in program maintenance.

6. Mobile Museum Curriculum: Assists in the development and updating of program curriculum for all outreach instruction as requested.
   
   

This position has the following requirements:    

• Bachelor’s degree in education, science, anthropology or related field preferred.

• Position requires two years of informal teacher experience.

• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication with both children and adults from a diverse set of backgrounds. 

• Excellent listening and observation skills.

• Ability to work offsite, independently as well as collaboratively with a team and be expected to manage time efficiently.

• Must be flexible in regards to issues that arise off-site and with scheduling.

• Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Experience using a personal computer and with MS Office and its Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher functions, and Google Suite (PC and/or Macintosh).

• A valid California Driver License or the ability to utilize a reliable, alternative method of transportation needed to carry out job­ related essential functions.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is especially interested in candidates whose background and experience have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to engagement and