SLAC Tour Guide, Public Tour Program

Job overview

The SLAC Tour Guide, Public Tour Program role is onsite in Menlo Park, CA; compensation is not specified. The Office of Communications promotes SLAC’s mission and communicates its science to public and professional audiences. The guide leads interactive tours that explain SLAC’s mission, history, science, and accomplishments to diverse audiences. Through presentations, visitor-area tours, and audience engagement, the role supports the laboratory’s outreach activities while ensuring tours do not disrupt ongoing work.

What you'll do

• Present an introductory overview of SLAC’s mission, history, science, and accomplishments using visual aids
• lead tours of publicly accessible visitor areas
• provide tour check-in and audience engagement
• use judgment to avoid disrupting ongoing laboratory work
• manage tour paperwork and administrative processes such as badging and key access
• support the Tours Program Manager with day-to-day tasks and route operations
• may operate a vehicle onsite.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

slac tour guide

temporary

casual nonexempt

slac national accelerator laboratory

menlo park ca

science outreach

visitor engagement

laboratory tours

public presentations

on-call up to 8 hours weekly

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Temporary casual-nonexempt position working less than 50% full-time equivalent, not to exceed 980 hours per calendar year; the posting states work on-call up to eight hours per week.

About the employer

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is hiring for this role. Industry: Space Research and Technology. Sector: 92.