Earth Science Jobs - Museum Education Assistant (Part-time)

Salary: ?23,811 ? ?26,779 pa, pro rata

Quote Reference: LB16642

Closing Date: 24 May 2012

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences is part of the University of Cambridge?s Department of Earth Sciences. It houses a globally important collection of over 1.5 million fossils, rocks and minerals as well as an extensive archive. It is used for research and teaching as well as being open to the general public and receives over 90,000 visits each year.

The Sedgwick Museum is looking for a team member in the new role of Museum Education Assistant. This part time role will provide key support to the Education Manager in working to fulfill a core aspect of the work of the Sedgwick Museum ? to be a place of learning and inspiration to all.

The Museum Education Assistant will support the Education Manager in the development and provision of educational services, and contribute to the day to day running of the museum as a public place of lifelong learning throughout the year.

The role holder will spend the majority of their time organising, promoting and delivering teaching to diverse audiences, with an emphasis on school groups during term time and family audiences at other times in the year. They will work closely with the Education Manager to develop new learning resources to support their teaching. The role holder will maintain the learning resources available to visitors, and be responsible for the administrative work required to promote and maintain a friendly, efficient and effective education service for the Sedgwick Museum. This role will include some collaborative working with colleagues in other University of Cambridge museums to develop new and innovative learning opportunities across our collections.

The role also includes working alongside all other staff in the museum to ensure that the building and the collections are accessible to visitors 6 days per week and as a Duty Manager will have health and safety, security and key-holder responsibilities for the building.

Skills/Experience

• Applicants must be excellent communicators with the ability to work well within a team.
• Experience of teaching in a museum setting is essential, as is extensive scientific knowledge ideally including a good understanding of geology.?
• Creativity, imagination and demonstrable experience of creating learning resources for specific audiences and delivering outreach activities in a variety of settings are also key attributes for this role.

This is a part-time post equivalent to 3 full days/week,? we anticipate that the hours will normally be concentrated over 3 days but may entail occasional Saturday working on a rota.

To apply please send a covering letter, CV including emails of two referees and completed CHRIS 6 application form (Parts 1 3 only) (downloadable from the apply button below) to The Administrator, Dept Earth Sciences, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EQ.??

Email admin [at] esc.cam.ac [dot] uk

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEL012/museum-education-assistant-part-time/

Tags: Administrative, Cambridge, Education, Geology, Manager, Security, UK, University

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