Job Description
Now hiring science presenters$40/hour
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Casual
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Term time
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Bring science to life in Victorian primary schools.
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Love science, love working with kids, and know how to bring energy into a classroom? For 25+ years Hands On Science has delivered interactive science incursions to Victorian primary schools, covering slime, chemistry, forces and circuits, and we're looking for presenters to run 90-minute hands-on workshops for Prep-Year 6 classes.
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Who we're looking for
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The kind of person who thrives here.
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Presenters and performers with a science streak. Actors, entertainers, science communicators, uni students in science or education, science graduates, or early-career teachers. Energy in front of a class matters as much as the science background.
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Confident with Prep-Year 6
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You can hold the attention of a class of up to 30 kids, run a demo safely, and explain the 'why' in a way that clicks. A bit dramatic is a plus.
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Available in school hours during term
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Flexible casual work. You choose your availability. Excellent fit if you're studying, doing casual teaching, acting between gigs, or a parent wanting consistent daytime work.
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Victoria-based, driver's licence and car
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Essential. You'll travel from our Thornbury base to primary schools across Melbourne and surrounding areas with a kit of gear.
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What the work looks like
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Pick up your kit from our Thornbury base and drive to a primary school across Melbourne or surrounding areas. Set up in the hall or a classroom.
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Deliver 90-minute hands-on workshops to classes of up to 30 students, Prep-Year 6. Same experiment set, different class each time, so you get sharper with every run.
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Follow our run sheet: intro hook, demo, group experiment, wrap-up question. Curriculum outcomes are already mapped for the teachers.
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Head office handles bookings, WWCC paperwork, invoicing and school comms. No marking, no admin, no lesson prep. You focus on the experiments.
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Return the kit to Thornbury, restock consumables and hand it back over ready for the next presenter.
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Why join Hands On Science
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What you get out of it.
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Flexible casual work
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Choose your availability. Consistent bookings during term time. Take what fits around your degree, teaching, acting or other work.
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Everything provided
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Full training, lesson plans, all materials, all safety gear. You don't buy a thing and you don't prep a thing.
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Get paid to be creative
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Presenters earn $40 per hour. Energetic, a bit dramatic, and making a real impact inspiring kids in STEM. That's the job.
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$40 per hour, casual presenter rate
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Casual employment: choose your availability
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90-minute workshops, Prep-Year 6, term time
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Working with Children Check required
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Driver's licence and access to a car: essential
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Melbourne and surrounding areas, Victoria
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📌 Bring Science To Life In Victorian Primary Schools. (Victoria)
🏢 Hands On Learning Group
📍 Victoria