Museum Educator for Youth, Family and Adult Programs [The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH]

The Dayton Art Institute seeks a full-time Museum Educator for Youth, Family and Adult Programs to plan, develop and implement a variety of educational programs serving the youth, family and adult audiences, including, but not limited to, art camps, teen and youth studios, workshops, and interpretive programs for special exhibitions. The Museum Educator will develop collaborations with other organizations to increase the Museum’s impact and outreach by creating and nurturing partnerships that move the museum’s mission forward.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in art education, museum education, museum studies, art history, media or studio art or related field.
• At least three years’ experience working in a museum or classroom environment developing and planning programs and managing individuals and projects is preferred.
• Equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Knowledge of art/art history, academic content standards, current museum teaching strategies, and learning theory.
• Passionate about being a member of a team that is developing new art initiatives with a strong visitor-centered community dynamic.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to communicate well both orally and in written form with museum members, visitors and colleagues of different ages, interests, and backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills with close attention to details; exceptional resourcefulness and displays good professional judgment, problem solving, and ability to work under pressure exercising tact and diplomacy at all times.
• Must be able to thrive in a multi-tasking and changing work environment, open to new ideas, and have the initiative to undertake and complete projects accurately, on deadline, and at times with minimal supervision; working independently yet collaboratively.
• Knowledge of current museum and informal educational practices, as well as visitor studies.
• Research, writing, editing, and information management skills
• Proven project planning, coordination, and evaluation skills
• Proven ability to work well within deadlines on multiple and varied projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as the Internet for research.
• Proficiency with digital technology, new and emerging media, and current social media, mobile devices and other relevant media.

This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule.  Many museum events are on weekends and evenings.  Work schedule may vary to accommodate events schedule. Must be available to work at least two Saturday’s a month.

For consideration, please submit letter of interest including desired hourly rate or salary, Curriculum Vitae or resume, writing assignment (see below), and sample lesson plan w/materials list to The Dayton Art Institute, Attn: Monica Walker, HR/Administration Director or email to mwalker@daytonart.org. It is suggested, but not required that you include images of artwork and/or students’ artwork.  Email is the preferred method for applying, with all attachments in MS Word or .pdf format only.  The subject line of your email must include your full name and title of the position for which you are applying (for example: John Doe, Museum Educator for Youth, Family and Adult Programs).  Please do not include the cover letter and/or resume in the body of your email.

Writing Assignment

With your application, include a 600-word statement of your philosophy of museum education and consider addressing the following:

• methods for engaging Pre-K children and families on tours and gallery hunts;
• your teaching goals for “make and take” workshops and how these could complement museum exhibitions;
• the relevance of cross-disciplinary content.

Candidates must be able to pass pre-employment drug screen, nicotine/tobacco test and criminal records check.

Submission deadline: July 18, 2016.  Please note that incomplete application materials may not receive full consideration for the position.

The Dayton Art Institute is a smoke, nicotine and tobacco free workplace.  In an effort to improve the overall health of the workforce and while reducing health care benefit costs, The Dayton Art Institute has enhanced its Nicotine/Tobacco Free Workplace Policy to no longer hire nicotine/tobacco users. The use of any nicotine products including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes and any other products containing nicotine and/or other nicotine products that are not approved by the Federal Drug Administration for tobacco cessation are prohibited. The use of electronic smoking devices (also known as electronic cigarettes or “e-cigarettes”) is prohibited in any place where smoking of tobacco products are prohibited.