X Studio Intern

Organization: Explora!

Location: 1701 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104

An Off-Campus Work-Study Position - MUST have a Work-Study Award

Position Summary:
Visitor Experience Staff/X Studio Programs Internship works alongside the Director of X Studio, Programs Manager of X Studio, and Education team to assist in providing workforce development skills in STEAM careers to Albuquerque youth. Visitor Experience Staff/X Studio Programs Interns are responsible for greeting and interacting with visitors to Explora/X Studio. They create warmth and welcome at admissions, facilitate visits according to Explora and X Studio's pedagogy, maintain exhibit components and programs materials, and demonstrate stellar customer service throughout. Works with the Education and X Studio teams to skillfully create STEAM interactions that are engaging, effective, and memorable for visitors and program participants both onsite and during outreach. Assists in recording and organizing data from both internal and external events.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

*Create warmth and welcome for all Explora and X Studio visitors.
*Greet and interact with Explora and X Studio visitors and school groups, according to Explora's pedagogy.
*Collaborate with Explora staff members, X Studio team, and educators in the development of programs and maintenance of program materials.
*Facilitate demonstrations, activities and programs in STEAM for a variety of audiences and in a variety of settings both at the museum and in the community
*Demonstrate excellent customer service and create a welcoming atmosphere at all times.
*Ensure emergencies on the exhibit oor/X Studio are handled properly.
*Deal appropriately with visitor comments/concerns.

*Comply with all operational policies, especially those involving the safety of fellow workers, volunteers and visitors.
*Interact well with all levels of management, peers, co-workers, suppliers, and vendors. Coordinate with other groups as needed
*Must maintain a current and valid driver's license to perform work duties if position requires activities that require travel.
*As a condition of employment, employees are required to work weekends and/or after hours, as business needs dictate.

Functional Work Characteristics:

*Requires sufcient skills to work in a business environment, including organizing, coordinating, exercising daily decision-making, analyzing, and interpreting
*Requires effective eye-and-hand coordination and manual dexterity
*Requires standing and walking approximately 75% of the time, with regular need to perform physical actions that include sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling materials, pulling, carrying, and pushing
*May occasionally require lifting of various materials and equipment to a maximum of 50 pounds
* Must pass a federal background check upon employment

Work Conditions:

*Most essential duties are performed in a museum and ofce environment with exposure to a variety of business equipment and other pertinent materials normally found in this type of work setting.
*Museum facilities may expose incumbent to high noise levels, temperature changes, liquid nitrogen, helium gas, electrical exposure, unpredictable ventilation, dust, and physical obstacles.
*Work is normally performed in an area of limited privacy.

Minimum Qualications

Currently attending a post-high school institution
*Basic computer skills required
*Expressed interest in scientic and artistic phenomena and in education
*Ability to work both independently and with a team
*Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and planning skills. Good verbal and written communication skills

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