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General Definition of Work Performs responsible technical work and presents planetarium programs and related educational content to the general public and special groups. Does related work as required. Work is performed under the supervision of the Planetarium Administrator.

Essential Functions/Duties Presents entertaining and educational programs to the general public, schools and special groups. Performs routine activities of ticket collection and seating of audience for programs. Verbally presents information to public and school audiences to facilitate planetarium shows.

Delivers live program content for special programs. Performs some technical set-up procedures, equipment installation, and minor repairs for the facilitation of planetarium shows. Provides technical assistance for other museum programs.

Performs related tasks as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities General knowledge of astronomy, physics and current sky. General knowledge of major constellation patterns and planet positions.

Strong oral communication skills and public speaking ability. Great interpersonal and customer service skills. Ability to effectively operate technical audio-visual and planetarium equipment.

Ability to climb stairs to set up programs in the support equipment on catwalk. Ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs. to manage equipment.

Education/Experience/Physical Demands/Special Requirements/Additional Information EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in physics, astronomy, general science or a related technical field. Background in planetarium operations, technical services, electronics, and audio-visual systems preferred. Formal or informal education experience desired.

The physical activity of this position includes: Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or couching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts. Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

The physical requirements of this position: Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Office Environment Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following: preparing and analyzing data and figures; computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in a typical office or administrative work environment). Must possess a valid appropriate driver's license with acceptable driving history. Drug screening and criminal background check required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The City of Gastonia is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/H