James E Richmond Science Center Teacher

James E Richmond Science Center Hourly Teacher Job Info

• Job Identification 2545
• Job Category Temporary
• Posting Date 02/19/2025, 03:03 PM
• Locations 5305 Piney Church Rd., Waldorf, MD, 20602, US
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Part time
• School Type Educational Center
• School Year
• Schedule Part Time School Year
• Terms of Employment 12 - Month Employee
• Exemption Status Non-Exempt

Terms of Employment: 12-month Evenings/Weekends

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Temporary Position

$30.00 per hour

• Certified Teaching Degree in appropriate field
• Minimum of five years of successful experience in teaching
• Successful experience with informal learning experiences and camp settings

• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrates background in science education, astronomy, and STEM related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in working with student and adult learners.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooperative learning, and appropriate instructional methodologies to engage learners.
• Evidence of exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of aptitude for emerging technologies.

• Deliver engaging movies and planetarium shows for diverse general public audiences.
• Leads informal learning experiences with content creation and delivery (public events, summer camps).
• Ability to work flexible hours and weekends.
• Completes other duties as assigned by the Director of the James
  
  E. Richmond Science Center.
• Works directly with the Director of James
  
  E. Richmond Science Center and the science center full time staff to support weekend and evening programs.
• Responsible for opening, operations and closing of the JER Science Center on nights and weekends.
• Operation of the digital dome theater and Science on a Sphere for community presentations.

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard.

The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646;

/. For special accommodations call  or TDD two weeks prior to the event.