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The Children’s Museum Group with its main offices in West Hartford, Connecticut offers hands-on fun with science and nature for younger children and families, school and community groups, and homeschooled children. At the Museum and Nature Center, in our preschool, and in classrooms throughout Connecticut, we encourage children to become creative thinkers and lifelong learners. Children engage in our interactive labs, workshops, multi-sensory exhibits and demonstrations, a live wildlife sanctuary, state-of-the-art digital science dome planetarium shows and movies, vacation camps, sleepovers, birthday parties, scout activities, and special events. Our unique Children’s Museum Preschool, co-located on our West Hartford campus, integrates science experiences into early childhood learning. Nearby Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton offers environmental exhibits, nature programs, concerts, and acres of outdoor hiking, bird watching, and winter outdoor activities.
The Children’s Museum Group will inspire life-long learning among children and their caregivers by providing experiential learning programs covering STEAM/STEM, health, nature, and the environment. Entertaining, stimulating, and unique to the area, our programs will assist the development of curious, confident, and innovative children creating the basis for successful adults. In so doing, The Children’s Museum will continue to be a valued asset and partner in the community.
Posted 9/2/2022
Preschool Classroom Assistant
We are looking for a qualified Preschool Classroom Assistant to prepare small children for kindergarten by easing them into organized education. You will teach them important elements that they will encounter soon after they enter school life. A preschool teacher must have great love and patience for children. Qualifications needed to teach them effectively include knowledge of best practices and preschool educational methods as well as the ability to engage them and earn their trust and attention. The goal is to contribute to the healthy mental and emotional development of the child so they can more easily acclimate to the next level of education.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a careful and creative program suitable for preschool children
- Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media, etc.) to teach children
- Observe each child and help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
- Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
- Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers, or colors, do crafts, etc.)
- Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
- Track children’s progress and report to parents
- Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche
- Collaborate with other educators
- Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
Skills:
- Proven experience as a Preschool Teacher
- Excellent understanding of the principles of child development and preschool educational methods
- Familiarity with safety and sanitation guidelines for classrooms
- Excellent communication and instructional skills
- Ability to act as a mediator between children
- Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable
- A balance between a creative mind and a practical acumen
Qualifications:
- Certification in child CPR
- BSc/BA in education or relevant field
- Valid license to practice the profession
Salary: $15.00/hour
Job Type: Part-time
Schedule: Monday to Friday
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to:
Email: HR@thechildrensmuseumct.org
Mail:
Human Resources Coordinator
The Children’s Museum
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
(No phone calls please)
Posted 6/22/2022
Center for STEAM Advancement (CSA) Program Manager
The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing all aspects of the CSA as discussed in the Project Description provided on pages 3-7 of the attached description at the bottom of this listing.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinate communications, timeline, and plan implementation between CSA partner organizations.
- Provide comprehensive written reports documenting the program’s actions and outcomes.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Essential Skills:
- Demonstrated strong, positive communication and organizational skills.
- A clear knowledge of academic and career development challenges faced by Hartford youth.
- Ability to quickly immerse oneself in the organizations culture and mission and demonstrate an understanding of the overall business and organizational objectives.
- Demonstrated a solid understanding of successful business processes and financial reporting.
- Ability to foster a team approach and work collaboratively to move the agenda.
- Ability to prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and produce quality results within an appropriate timeframe.
- Must have efficient and strong time and record-keeping management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a related 4-year degree from an accredited college with some experience in program or project management.
- Prior experience in Not-For-Profit organizations preferred.
Salary range: $48,000 to $52,000 dependent on experience and prior demonstrated successes. Position is considered full-time and includes a benefits package.
This position reports administratively to the Director of Operations of The Children’s Museum and programmatically to the Project Oversite Committee, Chaired by Adam Cloud, Hartford City Treasurer, and with members from each of the partner organizations, The YMCA, the Parent University, the Legacy Foundation, the Hartford Youth Scholars and The Children’s Museum.
An expanded description of the Program Manager position can be found here.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to:
Email: HR@thechildrensmuseumct.org
Mail:
Human Resources Coordinator
The Children’s Museum
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
(No phone calls please)
Posted 6/14/2022
Grants Development Coordinator
The Children’s Museum Inc. in West Hartford CT seeks to fill a full-time Grants Coordinator position. This key team member works alongside lead staff and museum management to engage in fund development functions with an emphasis on providing research, grant writing, and reporting for programs and projects that are funded or sponsored, by Federal, State, corporate, and private individual grants.
Essential Functions:
- Write and submit grant proposals in a timely manner.
- Identify, research, and vet new funding opportunities.
- Maintain a current database of active, future, and possible funding opportunities; keep them in good standing, reporting and monitor any changes.
- Provide stewardship to existing funders. Develop and manage relationships with leaders within funding sources as well as arrange for meetings, tours, and introductions to staff, trustees, and museum leadership as needed.
- Work with museum staff and leadership to develop budgets, reports, and ancillary materials needed to create and support grant proposals and the grant reporting process.
- Provide detailed reports to funders, museum leadership, and trustees with respect to progress towards funding goals and implementation.
- Communicate effectively with museum leaders and staff to identify and prioritize programs and projects that need funded support.
- Assist with other related projects as requested.
Essential Skills:
- Demonstrates effective and productive writing, communication, and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of basic fundraising models and strategies.
- Must possess strong networking skills and be comfortable with reaching out to prospective funders and supporters via e-mail, phone, written correspondence, and through attendance at community events and in-person meetings.
- Ability to prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and produce quality results within an appropriate timeframe.
- Must show excellent computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs including Word and Excel.
- Must have efficient and strong time and record-keeping management skills.
- The ability to quickly immerse oneself in the organizations culture and mission and demonstrate an understanding of the overall business and organizational objectives.
- Ability to foster a team approach and work collaboratively to move the agenda.
- Experience with database tracking and management.
Qualifications:
- Multi-year experience in grant writing with a record of accomplishment for successfully raising money from contributed sources.
- Prior experience with not-for-profit fundraising.
- A minimum Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
This position is Full-time at 40 hours per week.
Salary range: $22 to $26 per hour, dependent on experience and prior demonstrated funding successes.
To apply and to be considered: Please forward a cover letter, resume, writing sample, references, and salary expectations to:
Email: HR@thechildrensmuseumct.org
Mail:
Human Resources Coordinator
The Children’s Museum
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
(No phone calls please)
