Traveling Science Presenter - Thunder Bay

Traveling Science Presenter - Thunder Bay

Contract May to September

$18.45 per hour

Are you looking for something more than just a ‘job’ this summer?

Are you interested in traveling this summer? Join one of our outreach crews and let’s hit the road!

Join the Science North team, Northern Ontario’s science centre and most popular tourist attraction! Help us deliver fun, educational experiences to a variety of audiences at numerous venues throughout Ontario from mid-June to late August.

What’s in it for you?

• Whether you’re returning to school in the fall or pursuing a career - a position at Science North will help you gain valuable, transferable skills and a reference from a world-renowned science centre.
• What kind of skills? Presentation skills, child behaviour-management skills, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills... to name a few.
• Massive exposure to a wide range of audiences; including children aged 4 to 14.
• Opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors… don’t stay locked inside this summer!
• Learn and deliver awesome science experiences!
• Become a part of the Science North family and make friendships that will last a lifetime!

As the Traveling Science Presenter you will travel in a team supporting and delivering Outreach programs throughout Ontario – we do this at festivals, libraries, First Nation communities, local events, etc. Requirements include: excellent presentation skills, the ability to work independently, good interpersonal skills, the ability to adapt to changing situations, class G driver’s license in good standing with 3-years clean driving abstract (non-negotiable). Some positions require fluency in both English and French.

Compensation details:

• $18.45 per hour, 35 hours per week
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• Free or discounted admission to partner attractions outside Sudbury, Science North facilities and program discounts

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Science North, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Apply online at https://www.sciencenorth.ca/careers . An early application represents your best opportunity for consideration. Science North is committed to an inclusive workplace and invites applications from all qualified individuals to join our diverse team. Accommodations are available upon request in all aspects of Science North’s selection process. We thank all interested candidates; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

Science North is a registered charity.

Science North is an agency of the Government of Ontario.