Head of Education Programs [Connecticut Historical Society]

The Head of Education Programs is responsible for overseeing high quality educational programs for diverse audiences from pre-K-adult, with direct oversight of CHS school programming. Serving as a senior member of the Interpretation, Collections and Education Department, s/he will play a pivotal role in helping the CHS realize its mission of inspiring and fostering a life-long interest in history. In collaboration with the Chief Curator and with the assistance of other staff, s/he will be responsible for the overall planning, development, implementation, coordination, evaluation, and budget oversight for all educational programs and the supervision of staff to realize those programs. Such programs will include, but not be limited to: on- and off-site school programs (including school partnerships), youth programs, family programs, teacher services and professional development, grant-funded initiatives, after-school programs, teacher advisory panels, college and adult tours, and public programs for adults. Application deadline is August 21, 2015. Full details can be found at http://chs.org/job-internship/head-of-education-programs/ Posted on: 07/29/2015