PART-TIME PARENT STARS ASSISTANT

About the role

Children’s Museum Houston (CMH) seeks a Parent Stars Assistant to work with the Parent Stars team on the ongoing implementation of the program. Parent Stars is a parent engagement program that helps parents of young children understand how they can promote science, math, and literacy learning at home and in the classroom. The program is part of CMH’s Institute for Family Learning, supporting the Museum’s mission to “transform communities through innovative, child-centered learning that improves the trajectories of all children.” This position is part-time, up to 29 hours per week, with flexible hours including evenings and some weekends.

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 them to the 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.

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.
• Reliable transportation.
• Some college education.
• Two years’ experience working with elementary school-aged children preferred.

Physical Requirements

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