Employment Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in joining the creative and enthusiastic team at The Discovery. Current open positions are listed below.

Visitor Services Supervisor – Full-Time

Reporting to the VP of Visitor Services, the Visitor Services Supervisor is a vital member of the museum’s team, providing excellent customer service to visitors and managing the Visitor Services staff. The VSS is the first point of contact to the public to address operational challenges, customer complaints, issues and special requests, oversees all group sales functions including facility rentals, birthday party reservations, admissions, memberships and merchandise sales.

Visitor Services Supervisor job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.

Education Floor Staff Supervisor – Full-Time

Reporting to the Sr. VP of Education and Exhibits, the Education Floor Staff Supervisor is a vital member of the museum’s educational team, providing excellent customer service to visitors, managing floor staff, and facilitating educational experiences on the floor. Essential duties of this position include oversight and direction of educational activities and staff.  The Floor Supervisor works with floor staff to prepare and present science demonstrations, oversee daily logistics and birthday parties.

Education Floor Staff Supervisor job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.

Camp Manager – Full-Time

The Discovery is seeking a Camp Manager who will expand our camp program beyond The Discovery’s campus to increase our educational impact throughout the region. Reporting directly to the Senior VP of Education and Exhibits, the Camp Manager oversees camp program planning and logistics, as well as supervising and training staff that facilitate these programs.

Camp Manager job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.

Camp Discovery Lead Educator – Seasonal

The Seasonal Camp Lead Educator guides students in week-long adventures in learning (i.e. summer camps). Camp
educators will be teaching camps for students going into grades Kindergarten through 7th. In addition to
learning the curriculum and facilitation of these various camps, the duties of the Educator include building
community relationships within the camp setting, maintaining program materials, set-up and clean-up for the
daily activities, managing walking field trips.

Camp Discovery Lead Educator job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.

Camp Discovery Assistant Educator – Seasonal

The Seasonal Camp Assistant Educator helps to keep each day fluid and on track through helping to manage supplies, set-up, clean-up, and prep of activities. The Camp Assistant Educator also help teach activities as directed by their lead teacher, attend walking field trips as an extra chaperone and assist in the advance preparation of activities.

Camp Discovery Assistant Educator job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.

Visitor Services Representative – Part-Time

Reporting to the Museum Manager, the Visitor Service Representative (VSR) is a vital member of the museum’s operations team, providing excellent customer service to visitors at both the admissions desk or Museum Store. With the VSR often serving as a visitor’s first point of contact, this position is the museum’s ambassador to the public, and as such, will keep abreast of, and be able to share important information about programs, featured and permanent exhibitions, and special events at the museum.

Visitor Services Representative job description

How to apply: E-mail cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@nvdm.org. No phone calls please.