AP Educator

Employment Type: Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Deadline to Apply: This application will remain open until the position is filled.
Rate of Pay: $16.50 – $19.00 per hour, dependent on candidate experience. This wage band is set and non-negotiable.

Job Purpose

The Asia Pacific (AP) Educator delivers culture-based programming to Japanese school groups, community groups, and general public at Bishop Museum. In conjunction with other educators, they serve as a cultural content resource in the development, delivery, and evaluation of museum programs, exhibits, and special events. This position supports the Museum’s Japanese volunteer docents and interacting with Museum guests. AP Educators are also responsible for the booking, coordination and delivery of daytime and evening programs to Japanese visitors Programs, including public programs for the general visitor and for fee-based specialty programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide programs to eastbound customers on topics ranging from hula to celestial navigation, for both daytime and evening programs. Some of the programs are presented in a team situation with an English-speaking presenter; other programs are presented solo. These include programs in the Museum’s planetarium and tours in Hawaiian Hall.

• Work with tour operators and travel agents to schedule and accommodate tour groups. Maintain tour records. Answer calls in office, take bookings, arrange a facility and an instructor for programs such as hula instruction.

• Provide clerical support for programming, including copying, generating invoices, mailing receipts, and other office responsibilities.

• Assist in the development, revision, evaluation and implementation of cultural and multidisciplinary programming for school groups, community groups, and general public.

• Prepare materials for each tour, including setting up luncheons as needed.

• Provide translation duties for museum in terms of Japanese-language guides, signs and website.

• Update the museum’s Japanese website and social media.

• Assist the rest of the team in screening, training, and coordinating the work of Japanese-speaking docents.

• Cover evening astronomy programs as needed. This includes operating planetarium equipment, welcoming visitors, and providing clerical support for programming.

• Provide other daily operational assistance as needed.

• Support Museum contractees that deliver museum-specified programs such as Hula, ukulele, lau hala, and Hawaiian language.

• Study and learn Hawaiian and Pacific Cultures, plants, and species for interpretation to the Japanese-speaking public.

• Occasionally, deliver a museum program offsite as part of Japanese outreach program or English immersion experiences for Japanese visitors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, and/or four years of related experience, preferred.

• Must be fluent in both Japanese and English.

• Previous experience in museum or visitor industry.

Other Requirements

• Residence on the island of O'ahu required.

• Background in Hawaiian language and culture preferred.

• Excellent public speaking skills.

• Must be comfortable in operating audiovisual equipment, including planetarium

• Flexibility in working hours, as regular evening and weekend work is required.

Direct Reports

None

Working Conditions

Position does require working on campus at night, in dim lights, in particular in planetarium and observatory. Tours require the employee to be on one’s feet for as long as 1 hour at a time.

Physical Requirements

Ability to walk and stand for an extended period of time and occasional use of stairs.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned.

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