Visitor Experience Host (Burra Learning Place)
About the Australian Museum
The Australian Museum (AM) operates within the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment & Trade, is the first museum in Australia and was founded in 1827. The AM provides access, engagement and scientific research to increase our understanding of natural history and culture, particularly of the Australasian region. The AM holds more than 21 million objects of biological, geological and cultural collections and develops programs, exhibitions and school and community education initiatives onsite, online and offsite.
The AM mission is: To ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change.
The AM vision is: To be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.
For more information, visit the website.
The AM supports a diverse workforce and promotes applications from First Nation and Torres Strait Islander people. People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, Australian Museum will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
About Burra Learning Place
Burra Learning Place is the new interactive space for the AM younger audiences and offers a ‘many-ways’ experience where First Nations and western knowledges are brought together in layers of learning that promote living well with Country and each other. Burra Learning Place will feature two multi-purpose teaching spaces and several versatile programming areas, an immersive theatre, custom-made touchable First Nations tools, sensory walls and dioramas showcasing the work of the Australian Museum Research Institute, and a range of multi-modal, accessible interactives. School groups, children and adults will have opportunities to engage with different ways of knowing within each topic, providing a rich, multi- dimensional learning experience.
About the Role
VEH (Burra Learning Place) are responsible for developing and delivering engagement and learning experiences within Burra (which features under 5s areas learning spaces) and other early years programs.
About you
You will be an enthusiastic under 5 years educator possessing the relevant tertiary qualifications. You will have a keen understanding of the development stages of early years and be able to spark and sustain age-appropriate conversations and engagements with children and their carers to foster learning, extend thinking and recognise spontaneous teachable moments.
Essential Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualifications
- A valid NSW Working with Children Clearance
Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrated experience in working with under five years old’s in a formal learning environment.
- Knowledge of the science, arts and cultural sectors and their operations
The successful applicant will be subject to a national criminal records check.
More information about applying visit I work for NSW page
