Part-Time Activity Guide-Dallas DreamLab

Position Title: Activity Guide

Department: Mission Delivery
Reports To: Area Program Coordinator/ Dallas Dream Lab Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employment Type: Part Time
Location: Dallas Dream Lab
Salary: $20.00/Hourly

About Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Position Summary

DreamLab Activity Guides are flexible, on-call team members who support the experience of Girl Scout members and adults at the DreamLab properties and supporting area. These guides will lead high-quality programming for girls of all ages and adult volunteers, along with being present and welcoming to guests. The position reports to the DreamLab Supervisor and is part of a team dedicated to building girls of courage, confidence, and character through building community presence and engagement.

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitate progressive, age-appropriate, engaging experiences, projects, and challenges that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Adapt instructional methods and materials to meet the varying needs and interests of groups
• Foster a supportive, inclusive, and welcoming environment that encourages active participation.
• Assist with the development and execution of DreamLab, Program Van and Area programs.
• Be timely and professional in all communication with parents, volunteers, coworkers and girls.
• Learn and be able to execute on GSNETX First Aid, CPR and classroom behavior management requirements
• Establishes best practice to ensure efficiency and consistency in completing administrative tasks.
• Utilize, maintain, and teach best practices technological equipment including podcasting equipment, laser cutters, 3D printers, and other A/V equipment. Training will be provided.
• Assist Retail team in retail sales operations utilizing the POS system, including but not limited to sales, returns, exchanges
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to pass a background check.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must be insurable under the organization's vehicle insurance policy.
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Minimum 1 year of experience in facilitating youth-based programing 
• Once hired, must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. 
• Bilingual preferred but not required

Skills & Competencies

• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated strength in both verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Basic level of experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, or the ability and willingness to learn.
• Be willing to learn programming content as needed. 
• Attendance is an essential job requirement defined as having regular, consistent, reliable, punctual and predictable attendance including the ability to work regular hours and shifts, before and after hours, and on weekends, when required.
• Effective communicator verbally and in writing.
• Willingness and ability to work independently with minimal supervision within the framework of the council’s plan of work.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including predominantly evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrates and promotes a climate of courtesy, respect, and professionalism to coworkers, the volunteers served by this council, and others with whom their position puts them in contact.
• Adheres to the GSNETX’s equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies, which ensure that there will be no discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or age. 

Schedule & Hours

• Part Time, up to 29 hours per week
• Monday through Friday- Varies by week
• Evening and weekend hours to support organizational events, meetings, or special projects

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, work in an office environment, work in a seated position, and work with computers.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering a culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute fully.

Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. 💚