Education Assistant – Natural History

Education Assistant – Natural History

Location
The post-holder will be based in the National Museum of Ireland -Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 and Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 as may be designated by the
Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology.

Reporting to
The post-holder will report to the Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology.

Job Purpose
The post-holder will research, prepare, deliver and evaluate the public and schools’ programme at the Museum of Natural History. She/He will also facilitate public engagement with the Natural History Exhibitions.

Duties and Responsibilities
The post-holder’s core duties will include:
 Research, prepare, deliver and evaluate the public and schools’ programme.
 Contribute to projects.
 Contribute to, co-ordinate and facilitate public events and activities.
 Maintain relevant public spaces including the Discovery Zone, Reading Area and any other space where education resources are available.
 Contribute to the care and maintenance of the Natural History handling collection.
 Liaise with front of house staff around educational activities and resources.
 Carry out administrative work in relation to education programming, activities and projects.
 Contribute to the production of worksheets, activity books, resource packs and guidelines.
 Contribute to programme planning for quarterly Calendar of Events.
 Undertake outreach visits when required.
 Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Personal Specification
Essential Requirements
 A knowledge and understanding of museum learning and audience-centred programming.
 Experience of working in the field of cultural education.
 A good knowledge of Zoology or another subject relevant to the collections at the
 Excellent communication, administrative, co-ordination and organisational skills.
 Excellent IT skills – a good working knowledge of software packages such as Word, Excel and Access.
 An ability to work as part of a team and to work on her/his own initiative.

Desirable (but not essential)
 Familiarity with the exhibitions at the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History
 Experience of event planning.
 Knowledge of the Irish language.