PARENT STARS ASSISANT PART-TIME

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Summary: Children’s Museum Houston seeks a Parent Stars Assistant to work with the Parent Stars team with the ongoing implementation of the Parent Stars program. Parent Stars is a parent engagement program to help parents of very young children understand how they can become integrally involved in promoting the science, math, and literacy learning of their children both at home and in the classroom. Parent Stars is one of the programs offered by CMH’s Institute for Family Learning which supports the Museum’s mission to “transform communities through innovative, child-centered learning that improves the trajectories of all children.”

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in the delivery of Family Learning Events and effectively engages parents, children, and other attendees at events.
• Assists with transportation of program materials as necessary.
• Works with Parent Stars Manager and staff to complete necessary steps for setup, implementation, and breakdown of Parent Stars events.
• Participates in the collection of evaluations and sign in sheets for all events and returns to Parent Stars Manager.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all levels of management both internal and external to the Museum.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications Required

Education:

Some college

Experience:

2 years’ experience working with elementary school-aged children preferred.

Desired qualifications:

• Detail-oriented and a team player
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and some weekends.
• Ability to travel throughout the city and region to present Parent Stars programming in a variety of settings. Has reliable transportation.

Physical Requirements

• Pushing/pulling cart and dolly
• Bending at knees
• Stooping/climbing
• Ability to lift 20 lbs.