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Museum Educator: Curriculum Specialist

The Dayton Art Institute

Dayton, OH | Full Time

$47k-64k (estimate)

7 Months Ago

Museum Educator: Curriculum Specialist

$47k-64k (estimate)

Full Time | Retail 7 Months Ago

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The Dayton Art Institute is Hiring a Museum Educator: Curriculum Specialist Near Dayton, OH

Museum Educator: Curriculum Specialist

Mission

Through art, we create transformative and diverse experiences, strengthen community connections and inspire imagination.

Vision

Through art, we will be a community leader recognized as a welcoming, thought-provoking and collaborative place that nurtures inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Museum Educator: Curriculum Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, managing and evaluating a wide range of curricular materials and K-12 classroom engagement for all grades, including curricular materials and classroom programs for special and focus exhibitions, curricular materials and classroom programs for the permanent collection, learning diverse curricular materials, digital curricular materials and online classroom programs, onsite and offsite teacher professional development in alignment with the goals and objectives of the museum. Revising current museum curriculum, teacher professional development materials, and digital learning resources with the goal of reaching a more inclusive learning audience, including ELL and learning diverse communities is also required. The Museum Educator will pursue selected museum initiatives and partnerships with the goal of strengthening and diversifying school programs and resources, such as interns, teacher outreach, professional development programs, and events, and serve as a liaison for developing the Museum as a resource for promoting visual arts education for school children.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES:

Master's degree in art education (preferred), museum studies, or a related discipline

Minimum five (5) years of experience working with education or school programs required

Classroom teaching and/or Museum education programming preferred

A background in learning diverse education preferred

Ability to read and understand education audience evaluation reports, program strategy documents, operational plans, and fundamental formal and informal learning theory frameworks

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 always

Must be able to thrive in a multi-tasking and changing work environment and have the initiative to undertake and complete projects accurately, on deadline, and at times with minimal supervision

Knowledge of current museum, formal and informal educational practices

Demonstrated understanding of pedagogy and learning theories

Knowledge in K12 literacy development, arts integration, or STEAM preferred

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 digital technology, new and emerging media, and current social media, mobile devices and other relevant media

Knowledge of American Sign Language and/or multilingual a plus

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Dayton Art Institute is a smoke, nicotine, and tobacco free workplace. 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 is prohibited.

Calls and emails regarding the status of your application materials will not be accepted. Due to the high volume of submissions generally received, DAI contacts only a small percentage of applicants. Therefore, if there is interest in discussing this position with you, someone on staff will contact you via email.