Assistant Director of Education - Museum Village at Old Smith's Clove : Job Details

About Museum Village: Since 1950 Museum Village has provided valuable educational opportunities to schools and families of the Hudson Valley. We are a living history museum focused on life in America from the 1870's to the 1910's.

Position Summary:

Works in collaboration with the Director of Education on the development, implementation, evaluation and promotion of the Museum's education programs for schools, youth groups, and adults. Develops curriculum, didactic, and interpretive materials to support programming and in-gallery learning. Provides supervision of the Interpreter team and collaborates with staff across departments to ensure that the Museum meets its mission through engaging programming.

Specific Responsibilities:

Programs

· Ensure that the content of all education programs remains relevant to targeted audiences, meets, or exceeds established standards, supports Museum goals, and promotes enthusiasm and interest in American history, specifically the Gilded Age and Progressive era, and Civics centric programming.

· Maintain, develop, promote, implement, and evaluate curricula for Museum school programs both on and off-site to ensure they meet the needs of teachers and students, facilitate inquiry-based learning, and correlate to current science standards.

· Develop, promote, implement, and evaluate teacher professional development programs.

· Develop, promote and implement digital classroom programming.

· Maintain, develop, promote, implement, and evaluate a full roster of youth and adult education programs.

General

· Attend and support Museum special events as needed – including evening and weekend events.

· Maintain program spaces, manage supply orders and organization and prepare materials for programs.

· Schedule and maintain a database of school group visits.

· Assist with other Museum duties as assigned by the Director of Education.

Qualifications

· Background in history or museum education (Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required) Master's degree preferred.

· Museum experience strongly preferred

· Minimum of 2 years of experience developing, leading and/or evaluating informal educational programs for children, particularly history programs in a museum setting

· Demonstrated experience creating and implementing standards-aligned programming for K-6 students and educators

· Minimum of 2 years of experience recruiting, hiring, and supervising educators, naturalists and/or volunteers

· Excellent organizational and leadership skills with proven track record as an effective team leader

· Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

· Self-motivated, creative, resourceful, and outgoing

· Ability to interact with a variety of different groups

· Bilingual fluency, written and oral, a plus

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, web-based software (e.g., Google Suite), Canva, and willingness to learn new programs as necessary

Availability

Must be available to work weekends and evenings as needed