STEM Specialist - Outreach

STEM Specialist – Outreach

SUDBURY, SAULT STE. MARIE, THUNDER BAY (one position per location)

$47,300 - $57,000 per year, full-time permanent, generous benefits package

Does the idea of getting paid to explore and experience Northern Ontario, while engaging people in STEM excite you?   Are you passionate about engaging visitors with innovative experiences and programs? Are you motivated by working with an enthusiastic team of professionals with a strong focus on leadership?  

At Science North we thrive on bringing award-winning science experiences to communities across Northern Ontario and we want YOUR passion for engaging people with STEM!

As the STEM Specialist– Outreach you will work with the dynamic Outreach team, based in Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Sault Ste Marie, to develop and deliver program experiences in Northern Ontario communities, including many First Nation Communities.  You will work with a variety of audiences, including children and youth, as you actively communicate and promote STEM through dynamic, engaging Science North programs. Delivering quality educational and informal science experiences in Sudbury/Thunder Bay/Sault Ste Marie, and on the road will be the main component of this role. If you have experience in program development and delivery, are passionate about science either with a formal background or through life/work experience, this may be the job for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver science experiences in Northern Ontario communities, including Indigenous communities
• Lead the delivery of outreach experiences throughout Northern Ontario including visits to schools, festivals, fairs, and partner locations
• Organize, plan, book and deliver science outreach events
• Use your exceptional interpersonal skills to foster reciprocal relationships with communities in Northern Ontario 
• Be a key member of the STEM Engagement Unit, supporting other programming initiatives 
• Support the development of exhibits and programs, working with the education and exhibits teams to ensure programs meet current curriculum standards and exhibits fit travelling parameters
• Monitor, evaluate, obtain and act on programming feedback
• Support the writing of scripts, signage and content for programs and specialty workshops/shows
• Deliver and oversee the delivery of programs by others
• Manage and control area expenditures and complete/submit financial reporting
• Compile reports, maintain programming information, staff records and other required information
• Liaise, coordinate, support and collaborate with internal and external clients as required
• Problem solve/anticipate needs/issues, identify solutions and respond to client complaints/concerns

What you bring: 

• Formal background in a STEM field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated organizational, planning and project management skills 
• Superior attention to detail and an aptitude for resourcefulness 
• Exceptional communication skills, possessing a high level of verbal and written proficiency in English. Fluency in French will required for one of the available roles, however fluency in French for other roles would be as asset
• Excellent demonstrated program development and delivery skills 
• Ability to engage large crowds with science shows 
• Ability to work independently often from external locations 
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout Northern Ontario, including evening and weekend work, non-negotiable
• Valid G driver’s license reflecting a 3-year safe driving record, non-negotiable

We invite applications from individuals of Indigenous heritage

Compensation Highlights:

• Full-time permanent opportunity
• Competitive salary starting at $47,300 to $57,000 per year
• Annual performance and merit increase consideration
• Participation in the Science North Employee Incentive Plan
• Flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive group benefit package including medical, dental, vision, paramedical, life/travel insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, 24/7 telemedicine access, wellness spending account/ onsite physio/chiro services
• Pension plan following one year or continued participation in OTPP
• Science North annual family membership
• Free or discounted admission to other attractions outside Sudbury, Science North facilities and program discounts, fitness membership contribution
• Professional development opportunities
• Minimum 3 weeks vacation with incremental entitlements of one week after 5 and 10 yrs of service

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 http://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 and is an agency of the Government of Ontario