Smithsonian Institution

• Deliver essential components of the STARS program to schools, including on site technical setup and teacher professional development. • Conduct hands-on workshops for educators on telescope alignment and navigation. • Lead in-classroom lessons and facilitate safe solar observing for students. • Organize and host community "Star Parties," providing expert-level guided tours of the night sky. • Serve as the primary liaison between Arizona schools and the STARS program. • Responsible for the routine care of the assigned GSA vehicle and all astronomical equipment for events. • Maintain records of school visits, participant demographics, and equipment status; prepare post-event reports and assessments.

• Provide oversight and personnel management to deliver the program across the state of Arizona • Provide direct supervision, guidance, and daily support to the field-based Program Delivery and Engagement teams • Manage the master implementation calendar for multiple field engagement teams, ensuring efficient routing to school sites • Maintain a comprehensive inventory of all program assets, including Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescopes and accessory kits • Coordinate the packing and advanced shipping of telescope kits to school sites; perform regular quality control checks at the Arizona storage facility • Serve as the primary point of contact for storage facility management and shipping carriers • Aggregate delivery team data into high-level progress reports for the Executive Director, tracking state-wide participant demographics, equipment performance, and programming milestones • Oversee the maintenance schedules and compliance records for the program's GSA vehicle fleet • Develop, implement, and monitor operational workflows, schedules, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding operational requirements • Perform other duties as assigned