Employment

General Description of Responsibilities:

The EUREKA! McConnell Science Museum is seeking dedicated, educationally oriented individual to be the After School Site Supervisor at Clifton Elementary. A Site Supervisor is responsible for overseeing up to twenty elementary students, as well as supervising a small group of STEAM interns who will be teaching educational material, including STEAM activities and supporting students with math curriculum.

This highly responsible position requires a strong leader who is passionate about education, has a desire to work with youth, and who can provide meaningful safe environment conducive to social and emotional growth, while practicing trauma informed care.

Essential Job Functions:

• Logging student attendance, student behavior, educational outcomes in databases.
• Administering STEAM curriculum to students in a developmentally appropriate, engaging manner.
• Assist students with District 51 math homework and activities.
• Provide an atmosphere that fosters social and emotional growth.
• Communicate with parents, school administrators, and EUREKA! Admin
• Oversee STEAM interns at Site, create a team atmosphere.

Requirements:

• Associates degree or higher (preferred).
• Knowledge of trauma informed care, and social/emotional developmental growth.
• 1 year of classroom management.
• Knowledge of developmentally appropriate teaching methods.
• Strong communication, written and verbal.
• Entry level computer skills required for data tracking.

Desired Qualifications / Experience:

• Experience or knowledge of basic scientific concepts and elementary math concepts.
• Fluent or bilingual in Spanish.
• Ability to scaffold educational content based on a wide variety of developmental ranges.

Licenses, Certificates or Equipment Required:

• CPR, First Aid, AED training required within 90 days of hire.
• Successful outcomes on background checks (FBI & CBI).

Additional Information:

This position is designed for approximately 20 hours per week, but can expand to full-time based on additional duties. Wages are dependent on applicant's qualifications. Range from $18.00 to $20.00 per hour. Work Study available for qualifying applicants through Colorado Mesa University. Interviews for the Clifton Elementary Site Supervisor will begin in July 2024. To formally apply, please fill out the following questionnaire After School STEAM Site Supervisor

General Description of Responsibilities:

The STEAM Intern (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) position is a part-time position that assists with educational programming offered through the EUREKA! Science Museum. The incumbents will be responsible for engaging and educating children in preschool through 12th grade about STEAM using demonstrations and hands-on activities. STEAM Interns deliver educational content in camp programs, after school programs, no school days, birthday parties, and more. The individuals in these positions will be responsible for developing and co-instructing STEAM lessons, providing inquiry based feedback to program participants, and managing classroom behavior. This position requires someone who is passionate about science education, has a desire to work with youth, and who can provide meaningful, fun learning experiences to program participants.

Essential Job Functions:

• Co-instruct lessons with other teachers, STEAM Interns, and STEAM Instructors for STEAM Science Camps at museum
• Effectively manage classroom behavior, provide a supportive nurturing atmosphere to foster social, emotional learning and community building for students.
• Support EUREKA! After School Science programs.
• Teach STEAM Camps, math tutor in District 51 classrooms.
• Support other EUREKA! programming such as Front Desk support, build supply bins for curriculum, engineer and construct exhibits, clean and maintain the museum.

Requirements:

• Must be full-time or part-time college student enrolled in a degree program related to STEAM and / or education
• Successful outcomes on a criminal background check (both FBI and CBI background checks)
• 6 months of experience working with youth age 5-12

Desired Qualifications / Experience:

• Prefer experience with classroom management
• Entry level customer service skills
• Experience or knowledge of basic scientific concepts

Licenses, Certificates or Equipment Required:

• CPR, First Aid, AED training required within 90 days of hire

Additional Information:

Wages are dependent on applicant's qualifications. Range from $15.00 to $16.00 per hour. Work Study available for qualifying applicants through Colorado Mesa University. Interviews for the Fall 2024 STEAM Intern will begin in July 2024.

To formally apply, please fill out the following questionnaire STEAM Intern