Join Our Team!
At the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, we believe play is powerful. It builds brains, strengthens families, and connects communities.
We are a nationally recognized children’s museum deeply committed to creating high quality hands-on experiences that inspire a lifelong love of learning for every child. Our teams designs spaces where families explore together and children chart the course of their own learning.
If you want your work to matter in real and lasting ways, you might belong here. Check out our available positions below.
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Playologist
Responsibilities
- Monitor the gallery floor, exhibit areas and outside adventure area to ensure safe playing, areas are picked-up/clean with sufficient staff/volunteer coverage to provide a positive visitor experience
- Provide excellent customer service and educational moments for all visitors
- Communicate effectively and professionally with the Guest Experience Coordinator to ensure proper management of floor and break schedule
- Help maintain a safe and educational climate for the visitors at the Discovery Center
- Provide input and feedback to the Discovery Center staff about visitor services issues as needed
- Assist with opening, closing, and daily procedures (e.g., turn on/off lights & exhibits, doors locked, facility clean, laundry started, etc.)
- Assist staff and volunteers during private, after-hours events
- Primarily work weekends, and Thursday evenings. Some weekday hours are available.
Other duties as needed and assigned.
Pay begins at $9.75/hr
To apply, please email your resume to [email protected]
We appreciate every application, however, due to the number of submissions, we are unable to respond individually. Candidates selected to move forward in the process will be contacted.
The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.