Reporting to the Director of Education, the Learning Coordinator is an important member of the education team using their professional experience and knowledge of child development, PA early Learning Standards, two-generational approaches, and school readiness to plan and deliver museum-based educational programming to both children and adults. This includes planning and delivering the following: School Readiness Programs -- like Ready, Set, Success! Nights for families; Pop-Up Playschool groups, and Pre-K Immersion Camps. Ongoing Special Interest Programs -- like infant and toddler playgroups, sensory-friendly and other family meetups, and weekly/monthly enrichment classes aligned to PA Early Learning Standards. Play Lab Curate and manage monthly Play Lab themes and activities, including pop-up demos and staff-led activities. Exhibit Engagement together with the discovery guides and leadership, support family engagement with museum exhibits, providing feedback to address challenges and improve the museum experience. Free-to-Be Kids Camp Assist the Director of Education with camp planning and serve as the lead educator of our summer day camp, ensuring a positive experience for both campers and staff. School & Community Programs As needed, assist with the development and delivery of school and community programs such as field trips, Discovery-to-Go workshops, and special events. This role combines administrative responsibilities with engaging delivery of programming both in and outside of the museum, supporting the museums mission to foster learning through play. Qualifications The ideal candidate is an experienced early childhood, elementary, and/or specialeducatorwith a passion for play-based, embodied learning.Theywill be relationship-driven,creative,tactful, service-oriented, and at ease interacting with individuals or groups of children and adults alike. They will also possess strong organizational and self-management skills and are comfortable learning new technology. A personable self-starter, the ideal candidate works well as part of a team and independently, eager to step in and use theirexperience supporting children and families in service of our nonprofit mission and purpose. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 credits in education, special education, child development,and/orrelatedfield; or Combined equivalent education and workexperience. Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in early childhood education(ECE)with PA Teaching Certificate and 3-5 years of teaching experience. Other Qualifications: Teaching, student support, or summer camp workexperience Experience working in apre-Kor early elementary school setting preferred Specialeducation/earlyinterventioneducationandexperienceishighlydesirable Program and curricula development experience highly desirable. PLEASE NOTE: We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all the qualifications criteria. *This is a full-time position, with some weekend and evening availability required. For the right candidate(s), however, the hours and scope of responsibilities could be scaled back to part-time.
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