Museum Facilitator

We’re looking for an energetic and engaging Museum Facilitator to support family-centered, hands-on maker experiences at our flagship location above Bethesda Metro Center.

📅 Schedule: Sundays, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including a 30 minute lunch break)

What You’ll Do

As a Museum Facilitator, you’ll help bring creativity and curiosity to life by:

• Assisting with program setup, cleanup, and room resets
• Supporting open-ended, learner-driven activities across studios, including:
  • 🪵 Woodshop
  • 💻 Tech Lab
  • 🧵 Textiles Studio
  • 🔌 Electronics
  • 📦 Cardboard Studio
• Engaging visitors in large, collaborative spaces such as:
  • 🏗️ Big Build
  • 🎯 Maker Arena
  • 🧰 Materials Bar
  • 🌍 Cultural community projects
  • 👶 Mini Maker Zone (ages 3–5)

• Participate in 2 hours per month of staff training and/or meetings
  • Occurs Monday–Friday, during regular working hours
  • May be in person or virtual

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with families or youth audiences
• Passion for exploration-based, hands-on learning
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Reliable, independent, and detail-oriented

Preferred (but not required)

• Background in maker education, STEM, or similar fields
• Familiarity with the Maker Movement
• Spanish language proficiency

Availability

• Ability to commit to at least two Sundays per month (more available shifts optional)

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At KID Museum, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are essential to who we are and what we do every day. We believe these values are critical to achieving excellence and building a stronger future.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.

Join Us

Help spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence in the next generation of makers. If you’re passionate about hands-on learning and inspiring young minds, we’d love to meet you!

About KID Museum

KID Museum is the nation’s leading educational makerspace for youth. Our mission is to revolutionize how kids learn through the maker experience. Through hands-on programming and deep learning experiences, we empower youth with the creative problem-solving and STEM skills to invent the future. With a focus on engaging populations traditionally underrepresented in STEM, our programs aim to build economic opportunity and diversify the future talent pipeline. Our vision is to become the standard of excellence for inclusive, impactful maker learning nationally, and a model for how to expand access to maker learning at scale. Our headquarters in the Washington, DC region serves as our innovation hub. In partnership with local school systems, government and philanthropic leaders, we design and deliver K-12 programs that produce results at scale in a large and diverse metropolitan region. We leverage insights from this learning lab to create resources, training, and technical support to expand high-impact maker learning nationally. For more information, please visit KID Museum.