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Education
CSU Spur is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Education Team as an Education Facilitator. This individual will be part of a team delivering programs at the CSU Spur campus in Denver that inspire life-long learners to tackle global problems around food, water, and health, and will play a key role in the future of educational offerings at a brand-new state-of-the-art campus.
The Education Facilitators support the CSU Spur vision and Education Team by executing the daily programmatic logistics and delivery necessary for successful educational experiences at Spur for PreK-12th-grade audiences, families, community partners, and general campus visitors. This position is responsible for delivering educational content both in classroom program facilitation and exhibit interpretation, engaging with on-site visitors, providing off-site and virtual programming, and collaborating with staff and volunteers to support the programmatic goals of the CSU Spur campus.
The Education Facilitator role has a planned weekly schedule, which may include one weekend day (2nd Saturday of the month) and some evenings. Work will occur on site at CSU Spur in Denver and may include outreach events in the community.
This position is supervised by the CSU Spur Campus Activation Manager.
Program areas of interpretation:
- Food: In the Terra building, education staff interpret partners programs on controlled agriculture, food systems education, urban gardening, nutrition education, and food development processes.
- Water: In the Hydro building, education staff work with partners like Denver Water to provide experiences around water conservation, quality, and water systems. Programming will include usage of an outdoor backyard garden space that connects to the South Platte River for riparian ecosystem programming.
- Health: In the Vida building, the education team interprets live veterinary procedures, equine-assisted services, and equine rehabilitation therapy in partnership with Humane Colorado, the Temple Grandin Equine Center, and CSU Equine Sports Medicine, providing opportunities for visitors and school groups to learn about animal and human health through active observation and engagement.
Individuals in this role will learn new and innovative ways to provide educational programming through virtual reality, in-person hands-on interactive experiences, virtual experiences, exhibit interpretation, indoor and outdoor learning opportunities, and live interpretation of on-show surgical and animal behavior demonstrations.
Flexibility and an openness to learn and try new ideas and experiences are highly encouraged.
Employees who successfully complete the job duties outlined in this role, which will be evaluated during employee performance reviews, and who consistently demonstrate the capacity to grow responsibilities, may have a promotion opportunity for a Lead Facilitator position after one year of working in the Education Facilitator position. The availability of this opportunity will be based on departmental needs and criteria and will include an increase in annual compensation.
Events
The Events Manager position is a full-time position that delivers management for an active year-round operation of events and conferences at the CSU Spur Campus. A full line of services and CSU facilities are offered to both internal constituencies and external clients.
This position is expected to develop and maintain collaborative relationships across the CSU System and the local Denver community. As a member of the Events Team, this position will assist with venue management and event planning services at the CSU Spur Campus including event requests, use agreements, room configuration, logistics, invoicing, and vendor relations. The Events Manager will advise, counsel, and negotiate logistical details with campus stakeholders as well as provide on-site and on-call assistance throughout events. Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance CSU Spur’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.
The Events Manager models excitement for the profession and has the talent to incorporate best practices into the organizational culture. To be successful, the individual must possess outstanding interpersonal skills with an understanding of the elements of provide exceptional customer service, problem-solving, and administer/execute several programs simultaneously in a highly professional manner. The individual must have a strong background in communication, attention to detail and negotiation tactics. Additionally, the individual must have the ability to manage conflicts and crisis situations as well as design and implement real-time contingency plans.
This position should expect to work outside the standard University business hours, including time beyond 40 hours during peak seasons. This is an Administrative Professional who reports directly to the Spur Events Director and is an exempt position.
Temple Grandin Equine Center
Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will have Equine Care and Training responsibilities for Colorado State University’s Temple Grandin Equine Center’s program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.
Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will learn about becoming a practitioner, therapy provider, or certified instructor for Colorado State University’s Temple Grandin Equine Center program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.
Under the direction and guidance of the Coordinator for the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the intern will learn about administration and marketing in an Equine Assisted Services setting for Colorado State University’s TGEC’s program located at the Spur Campus in Denver. This is an unpaid internship for 6 Credit hours. It will last for 14 weeks, 20 hours per week. Housing is available on-site. The intern will work with the Coordinator to build learning objectives specific to their needs prior to beginning the semester.
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