Youth Programs Coordinator

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01/06/2026

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

The Seymour Marine Discovery Center (SMDC), founded in 2000, serves as the outreach and public education component of the Science Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Seymour Center educates people of all ages about coastal and marine science research and ocean conservation. The Center consists of a 17,500-square-foot facility with additional outdoor features on a cliff above the Pacific Ocean located on the UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus.

The overarching goal of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center is to instill in its visitors a deep and lasting appreciation of the role research plays in understanding and protecting the world's oceans.

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Under the general supervision of the Education Director, the Youth Programs Coordinator serves as a lead instructor for K-12 school programs at UCSC's Seymour Marine Discovery Center. During the summer, the Youth Programs Coordinator develops programming and serves as lead instructor and coordinator for the Ocean Explorers marine science programs for children ages 7-14. The Youth Programs Coordinator responds to education program inquiries from the public and plans, organizes, and manages details associated with education program development, coordination, budget development, scheduling, and registration.

The Youth Programs Coordinator assists the Education Director in all aspects of youth program development, coordination, and implementation. In addition, the Youth Programs Coordinator supervises teams of school volunteers throughout the year and visitor programs volunteers working at the Seymour Center as needed.

Budgeted Salary: $25.00 - $35.00/hour. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Monday to Friday, with the occasional evening or weekend
• Shift Includes:
  Days, Evenings, Weekends

Employee Classification: Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: Off Campus - Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Union Representation: TX Union

Job Code Classification: 004498 (MUSEUM EDUCATOR 2 TX)

Travel: Up to 25% of the time

50% - K-12 School and Youth Programs

• Serves as lead instructor for K-12 school programs and drop-in programs daily.
• Supervises and assists with training, scheduling, management, and evaluation of a team of 35 school program volunteers.
• Assists with the development and improvement of school programs' curriculum, operations, props, and associated training materials for volunteers.
• Tracks school programs' expenses and income for budget analysis. Manages school program registration processes, which include booking and scheduling school group visits (over 200 per year), handling money collection, sending confirmation packets, etc.
• Assists with developing and maintaining educational props used in K-12 school programs.
• Prepares materials needed for daily school programs. Manages all logistics, coordination, and customer service.
• Assists Education Director with development, coordination, marketing, and implementation of youth and teacher programs (K-12 School Programs, Educator Professional Development and Resources, and Youth Programs, etc.).

35% - Summer Marine Science Education…