Part-Time Administrative Learning Specialist

SUMMARY

The Part-Time Administrative Learning Specialist serves as the administrative lead and event coordinator for Birmingham Zoo’s Learning Team while assisting in the development, facilitation, and evaluation of educational programming for students and families. 

Essential Job Functions

• Focuses on responsibilities related to administrative duties and Learning Team Events:

• • Functions as the lead on administrative duties such as answering and delegating emails, phone calls, and other educational program inquires. The role will oversee daily and weekly tasks related to office management such as ordering office supplies, cleaning materials, education program supplies organization, etc.
  • Coordinate the Learning Team’s Events such as Teachers Night, STEM Day and College and Career Day.
  • Responsible for evaluation of these programs as well as evolving more opportunities for connections with the Greater Birmingham Area.
  • Assists full time Learning team members with coordination and facilitation of Learning Team programs.

• With a team of specialists led by the Manager of Learning, develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates a wide variety of programming aligned to the Zoos mission, conservation messaging and educational philosophy throughout the year. Programming will include camps, Homeschool, ZooSchool, Learning team events, and more with a focus on school-age audiences (kindergarten through college) and educators.
• With a team of specialists, creates and reviews curricula outlined in ROADMAPs and ensures the included assessment plans are age-appropriate and will address the individual needs of participants and stakeholders.
• With a team of specialists, uses a variety of evaluation methods including participant assessments and surveys, to make necessary changes as needed based on that data; maintains internal and external evaluation systems and data; and assists in evaluating guest experiences, interpretive messaging, graphics, etc. as required.
• With a team of specialists and managers, coordinates staff, interns and volunteers as assigned to assist with educational programming and guest experiences and works to strengthen evaluation of their work as well as the intern/volunteer program.
• With a team of specialists and managers, completes administrative tasks such as reviewing program registration and demographic data, assisting with grant-reporting, etc. as required.
• Works with the Learning department to develop strategic plans for a wide variety of high-quality educational programming, goals/objectives, and measurable assessment plans for programming.
• Maintains a working knowledge of current research, best practice, and philosophy of education and evaluation in both formal and informal setting by participating in workshops, conferences and continuing education classes, as well as reviewing professional journals and web resources
• With a team of specialists and other Zoo staff, may present, publish, and share impact-reports, newsletters, and community memos to promote education and volunteer/intern programs to help recruit teachers, teens/young adults, and funders to be more active in supporting the Zoo or participating in programs

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• This position will function as the Learning & Engagement and Volunteer Departments advocate and expert in particular area(s) of focus, which may include evaluation, curricula, and/or operation. This will include coordinating team efforts related to this focus area.
• Assist other Learning team members with coordination and facilitation of Learning Team programs.
• Work and collaborate with other team members outside the Learning team in the development, preparation and implementation of a wide variety of programing and events.
• Actively support a positive guest experience by providing excellent customer service to all guests and program participants, and provides excellent customer service by responding to questions about educational programming, addressing parent/guest concerns, etc.
• Possible training for animal handling.