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Job Overview:
Summer Camp Staff support the mission of the Lincoln Children’s Museum by: helping to facilitate camp activities and attending to the needs of children participating in camp; communicating effectively with administrative staff and other associates; and providing excellent customer service to all Museum guests.

Availability:
Individuals are expected to work from May 27^th – June 27^th and July 7^th– August 8^th.
Monday-Friday 7:45am to 5:00pm

Qualifications:
Lincoln Children’s Museum is seeking camp staff members that are energetic, self motivated, dependable, and have a desire to work with children. Educational interest and/or major/minors and/or previous experience working with children aged 4-10 is preferred. Good communication skills are a must; camp staff works directly with children, parents, Summer Camp Lead and Operations & Engagement Manager.

• Facilitate and instruct educational programs on a weekly basis.
• Supervise children at all times to ensure their safety.
• Adapt program activities to work with a variety of ages and learning styles.
• Be sensitive to the needs of student participants and attend to them promptly.
• Address parent/guardian concerns and respond to accidents quickly.
• Other duties as assigned by the Operations & Engagement Manager

Essential Functions:
1. Assist the Summer Camp Lead in the development of summer camp activities.
2. Supervise children at all times to ensure their safety. This includes off-site field trips.
C. Adapt camp activities to work with a variety of ages and learning styles.
3. Initiate and encourage interaction between campers, staff, and volunteers.
4. Be sensitive to the needs of camp participants and attend to them promptly.
5. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Education or Play Experts

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Active work-lifting and/or carrying up to but not to exceed 50 pounds occasionally, lifting and/or carrying up to 20 pounds frequently. Work also includes climbing, crouching, crawling, walking, kneeling, and standing for long periods of time. Primarily indoor work – may occasionally be exposed to some outdoor elements and/or hazards.

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Job Overview

Café Workers support the mission of the Lincoln Children’s Museum by attending the dietary needs of children and adults when they visit and participate in activities within the Museum. Communicates effectively with administrative staff, other associates, volunteers and Museum patrons.

Must be available

• Wednesday and Friday 10:30am to 3:30am
• Friday, Saturday, Sunday evening 5-7pm (sometimes later) for Ultimate Birthday Parties as they are booked.
• Additional shifts are potentially available on the weekends and after hours for Museum private event rentals and program as needed.

Essential Functions

• Available and willing to work Wednesday, Friday, Ultimate parties Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, special events, holidays, school holiday breaks and other shifts as needed, as well as special cleaning days
• Greet and welcome all guests that visit the Café
• Work in the kitchen area preparing food
• Work at the front counter helping customers through the ordering process
• Ability to open and close cash drawers successfully without error, know what to do if the drawers are not even at the end of the day
• Ability to problem solve and answer basic questions as they arise without having to default to the manager.
• Maintain overall cleanliness and uphold food safety rules. Follow the daily cleaning schedule and maintain special storage areas.
• Read updates and be able to implement any changes within the Café.
• Punctual and dependable. Ability to follow instruction from manager, and complete tasks in a timely, efficient manner as assigned.
• Maintain a positive ongoing relationship with peers.
• Support other departments as necessary
• Know how to find the price of each item, where extra items are stored and how to check inventory, be familiar with the stocking of merchandise and where products are located so they can be restocked.
• Attend all relevant staff meetings.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

• Active work-lifting and/or carrying up to but not to exceed 50 pounds occasionally, lifting and/or carrying up to 20 pounds frequently.
• Work also includes climbing, crouching, crawling, walking, kneeling, and standing for long periods of time.
• Primarily indoor work – may occasionally be exposed to some outdoor elements and/or hazards

Qualifications

• A minimum education level of high school diploma preferred. Customer service within the food service industry experience preferred.
• Must be organized, dependable, flexible and reliable.
• Must be able to work Wednesday, Friday and Ultimate café shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Some Sunday AM’s possible.
• Self-motivated and willing to take on multiple tasks at any given time. Ability to handle critical and emergency situations calmly and effectively. Must be outgoing and have friendly personality.
• Ability to work with children, adults, staff and volunteers of all ages

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