Science Education Intern
About Kids City Science
The science department at Kids City consists of over 100 hands-on Science exhibits over 2 floors. All of the exhibits are of an international standard, having been designed in New Zealand or Europe.
The aim of science at Kids City is to teach science in a fun hands way. We cater to both School groups & individuals. We strongly believe that science education should be available to all, regardless of wealth so are developing partnerships with NGOs and government schools.
Kids City is based in central of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is an 11 floor indoor entertainment center, containing Cambodia's first ice-skating ring, climbing walls, go-carts and children soft-play areas in addition to 2 floors of Science.
The Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, followed by years of civil war, and under investment in education has severely damaged the Cambodian education system. Cambodia is a rapidly developing country, however progress is restricted by the lack of capacity, one of the aims of the project is to improve knowledge and interest in STEM subjects.
We are seeking a full time intern to help with developing our school program, assisting with school visits and special events. The intern could also help with our science book publication project.
This is a great opportunity for an individual wishing to gain experience in education, communication and community engagement.
The intern would be joining a friendly, enthusiastic team. Kids City has only been open just over for 1 year, this is a very new concept for Cambodia so it is rapidly evolving as a company.
Most staff are Cambodian, the Head of Science is British, having originally come to Cambodia 3 years ago for a (different) 6 month internship.
Commitment
- 5 days per week, including 1 weekend day.
- This internship is for a commitment of 3-6 months.
Main duties
Kid City visitors
- Being welcoming, enthusiastic and friendly to all Kid City Visitors
- Touring visitors, explaining how the exhibits work
- Ensure that the correct safety regulations are followed to protect the safety of our visitors & also prevent exhibits from being damaged.
Peer-mentoring of other Science Staff
- Peer-mentoring the Khmer staff in tour & education techniques
- Teaching the Khmer staff to have more in-depth knowledge about the exhibits.
- Working with the Khmer staff to improve their scientific vocabulary in English.
School groups
- Help develop and plan school activities
- Assist in the delivery of school activities
Special events
- Working with the head of Science & the event Manager to support special events & weekend activities
- Help to develop additional events & activities
- Help to run any special events or weekends as requested
- Help to train other staff in how to run or support special events
Social media
- Helping to update the website & facebook with news and special events as appropriate.
Requirements
- Good Spoken & written English (additional languages an advantage).
- Ideally experience of working with children
- Good scientific knowledge, preferably to degree level, but other informal experience will be considered.
To find out more information please contact the Head of Science, Laura Boon, at sciencecenter@kidscityasia.com
To apply please send a C.V and cover letter, including possible start date to Laura Boon, at sciencecenter@kidscityasia.com
Website - http://www.kidscityasia.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kidscityasia?ref=hl