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Rachel Hamilton posted a reply on Re: What do you call your floor staff?
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Said: We also had the experience of changing our floor staff's job titles from cutesy names (Thinkers & Educators) based on the fact that it didn't mean anything to anyone outside the field when they saw it on a resume. We moved to ...
Carter Polakoff posted a reply on Re: What do you call your floor staff?
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Said: At Port Discovery, we call them Play Experts. The "Play Experts" don't like the term and would prefer we go back to "Museum Experience Associates" which is what they used to be called. For resume purposes we absolutely encourage them to...
Katherine Livengood posted a reply on Re: What do you call your floor staff?
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Said: We call our floor staff, "Play Educators"
Tracy Pitts posted a reply on Re: What do you call your floor staff?
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Said: My part time floor staff are called Visitor Assistants. Sometimes I like to use their job titles to remind them what their focus should be as well. They are literally there to assist the visitors! I think it helps put things in perspect...
Kari Casey posted a reply on Re: What do you call your floor staff?
Monday, May 22, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Said: I heard the term "play facilitator" at the ACM conference this year, and I thought it was genius! This way when people are hired, they are well aware that they will need to interact with the kids and keep the energy playful and positive...
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