Student Employee, Planetarium Fieldtrip Assistant

Position Title: Student Employee, Planetarium Fieldtrip Assistant Job Description: This role supports the daily operations, educational programs, and public events of the Trackman Planetarium field trips. The student position plays a key role in creating engaging, educational, and accessible astronomy experiences for visitors of all ages. Responsibilities include assisting with the setup/facilitation of planetarium shows, field trips, and outreach events, providing exceptional customer service to guests, creation of promotional materials/media content, and maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. The Planetarium Assistant also helps with research, presentation preparation, and general administrative tasks while gaining hands-on experience in science education, public engagement, teamwork, and event coordination. POSITION TITLE:  Student Employee, Planetarium Fieldtrip Assistant STATUS: Part time DEPARTMENT:  Center for Continuing Education DIVISION:   Academic Affairs REPORTS TO: Planetarium Outreach Coordinator CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt Hiring range:  $15.00 per hour (Position is FWS Eligible) ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Greet and usher visitors to JJC and the Trackman Planetarium for events and field trips. 2. Assist in the coordination and facilitation of planetarium shows, educational programming, community outreach, in-house science demonstrations, camps, and classes. 3. Supervise, guide, and direct school age children, educators, and chaperones throughout scheduled field trip events, ensuring timely transitions between activities. 4. Engage audiences on topics in astronomy, physics, and aerospace. 5. Present the history of JJC’s Cronin Schoolhouse with field trip visitors. 6. Aids in researching planetarium show content and imagery, presenting lectures, and hands-on demonstrations. 7. Coordinate social media efforts to increase outreach and awareness of Planetarium events. Create promotional items and visual displays, flyers, TV promos, brochures, bulletin boards, and other materials to market events. 8. Research, summarize, and catalog content for new full dome films. 9. Maintains cleanliness and safety in the Planetarium environment. 10. Attend training and become familiar with the Planetarium digital projection system, including audio, video, and full dome software. 11. Assist the Planetarium Coordinator in use of the Traveling Trackman Planetarium at local schools. Including set up/break down, greeting, seating, and transitioning of groups throughout the scheduled event. 12. Track and report data of Planetarium events and attendance throughout the semester. 13. Reserve booking of the dome for public shows, field trips, and other events via 25Live. 14. Collaborate with other departments and promote campus-wide partnerships. 15. Maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community.   16. Perform related other duties as…