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Team Member Hub

Thanksgiving Point is a community-owned nonprofit garden, museum, and discovery complex founded as a gathering place and gift to the community. As a team member, you enjoy a growing and thriving environment dedicated to providing one-of-a-kind experiences for guests from around the world. Welcome to the Team Member Hub!

 

Team Member party

We welcome all Thanksgiving Point Team Members and Volunteers for a Family Event on July 15, 6-9 pm at Imaginaria. We’re celebrating all you do with dinner, snacks, carousel rides and exciting activities. All team members and volunteers are invited to bring their immediate family members (18 and under, living in your household) or one additional guest. Please enter through The Carousel entrance and bring your own chairs and blankets for dinner at the garden amphitheater. Your Team Member or Volunteer Badge is your ticket in. Thank you for making Thanksgiving Point such a wonderful place. We can’t wait to celebrate together!

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TEAM Member Benefits

Growing Character through Compassion

We treat everyone with genuine kindness and understanding. We respect each other, practice active listening, give others the benefit of the doubt, and try to respond in constructive ways. We value each team member and provide them with the opportunity to grow and thrive at Thanksgiving Point.

What Thanksgiving Point is doing:

  • Creating cards for care givers to take home that contain STEM lesson ideas that will cultivate Compassion at home
  • Implementing Compassion in our Exhibits and Programming
  • Integrating Compassion into trainings and job expectations
  • Conducting surveys for on-property and off-property programming and outreach to determine the impact of Compassion development

What you can do:

  • Start with self-compassion.  Write positive affirmations on your mirror, such as, “I accept myself as I am, flaws and all”, “I can forgive myself when I make mistakes”, “I deserve compassion, kindness, and empathy from others”.
  • Turn negative thoughts about others into compassionate thoughts.  “Ugh, they look terrible in that outfit.  But I appreciate how they chose to be expressive and interesting!  What matters is if they are happy.”
  • Challenge bias and stereotypes.  Recognize that individuals are more complex than stereotypes and that everyone deserves understanding and respect.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” -Dalai Lama

GROWING CHARACTER Resources

Wondering what Growing Character is all about?

You’ve come to the right place! We believe that our success isn’t just measured by the experiences we create for guests—but by the growth and well-being of our team members- you! On this tab you will find resources that align with our Growing Character initiative, focused on how you can grow and develop our key characteristics: Curiosity, Confidence, and Compassion.

Here, you’ll find articles, links, and insights to help you understand why Growing Character is so important. Thank you for all you do to continue making Thanksgiving Point an amazing place to work and visit!

Character 101

Seven Strategies for Character and Leadership Development

Positive Psychology and Character Strengths

Articles, Podcasts, and Websites

Early Childhood STEM Habits of Mind

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Text us at (385) 338-5125