Part-Time Simulation Support Specialist, JA BizTown​/JA Finance Park

Junior Achievement of Georgia’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. By bridging the business and education communities with hands-on experiential programs focused on business, entrepreneurship, civic responsibility, career-readiness, and financial literacy, JA aims to achieve the following overarching goals:

To motivate, engage and inspire students to recognize the value and relevance of education, and to make informed decisions about their own personal education and career pathways.

To equip students with the key career-readiness skills that will drive success in any environment, and to invigorate innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial thinking among our youth.

To develop a financially literate generation who understands key business principles and makes responsible personal financial management decisions.

To increase student understanding and appreciation of their civic rights, roles, and responsibilities.

JA of Georgia is the local affiliate of JA USA, the nations’ oldest and largest economic education organization with over 100 years of experience. The organization has offices and program locations in Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Cumming, Dalton, Savannah, and Augusta.

The JA Chick-fil-A Discovery Center is a 50,000 sq. ft. facility created to replicate business communities for middle school students to experience an immersive hands-on learning experience. The experiential learning programs also combine in-class curriculum and learning concepts that are applied within the interactive simulation experience.

The Simulation Support Specialist role will be responsible for assisting the lead Simulation Manager in facilitating and managing both our middle school learning programs JA Biz Town and JA Finance Park for 6th and 7th grade students. In this role, you will be required to utilize public speaking skills that translate effectively during training presentations for volunteer groups participating in our program.

Along with facilitation skills that would effectively translate when providing instructional-based tasks and announcements on the microphone AV sound system within our facility.

We are looking for candidates who can work in a fast-paced environment with challenges that will require you to make effective sound decisions. Candidates who can create innovative activities and projects that promote student and teacher engagement. Leaders who can set professional examples for our middle school students by facilitating teachable moments and valuable discussions. This role will provide a high level of customer service and teamwork support, and we are looking for Individuals who are passionate about working with students and collaborative environments that promote a positive work culture.

Support program excellence by preparing daily simulation materials and technology and ensuring all student spaces are cleaned at the end of each day.

Assist with facilitating onsite volunteer training daily (60-90 minutes) and provide guidance throughout the simulation to 20-40 volunteers to help them coach students by applying their personal experiences within the simulation.

Assist with the orderly unloading and loading of buses upon arrival and departure, escort students into secure space, verify student numbers on arrival and departure.

Assist with the onsite engagement of up to 150 students per day by facilitating daily activities, coordinating daily simulation schedule and other logistics to ensure completion of simulation.

Deliver a consistent, high-quality, high-energy experience every day during the school year (approx. 175 days).

Assist Simulation Manager by leading - co-leading our JA Biz Town or JA Finance Park program. Leading or co-leading will require you to utilize public speaking skills to facilitate volunteer training and instructional tasks that will require the use of our microphone /AV speaker system.

Assist in the inventory tracking for all simulation resources (tablets, props, program materials, etc.).

Look for opportunities to support teammates and ask for support when needed to ensure that a high level of quality is maintained across all areas through communication and collaboration.

Provide technical support and troubleshoot common issues with simulation software and/or storefront technology.

Collect required program forms and complete daily reports in a timely manner.

Ensure that space is in a constant state of operational readiness through daily walk-throughs, observations, and inspections.

Prep and reset ensure that program resources and all essential materials for students and volunteers are prepared and ready prior to arrival.

Utilize non-program days (i.e., summer) to innovate and elevate the current student programs, as well as strategize program growth.

Assisting with our Junior Achievement Summer Camp

Required

Candidates of all degree and…