Education Specialist - Museum jobs in Oregon

Job Title: Education Department Supervisor

Department: Education

Reports to: Education Department Manager

Position Purpose

The Education Supervisor is principally responsible for maintaining a consistent informal education experience conducive to exploring curiosity through creativity, and building a culture and environment to foster wonder.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Supervise assigned staff and volunteers, including participation in regular performance evaluations
• Develop and maintain comprehensive program policy and procedure
• Work cross-departmentally with Education, Operations, Exhibits/Facilities, Development, and Administration/Finance to ensure smooth collaboration toward museum goals
• Coordinate contractors as need
• Maintain functional program space within the museum in collaboration with other departments
• Ensure that all supervised staff are adequately trained and equipped
• Uphold standards of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion both internally and externally
• Advocate for visitor experience

Supervises:

• Educators, temporary/seasonal staff, and volunteers within the Education department.

Primary Areas of Focus:

• Onsite Education Programs: K-12 Field Trips and other Education visits to ScienceWorks
• Off-site & Outreach Programs (off-site visits, rural/underserved engagement, community outreach)
• Events (education and general support)
• Seasonal Camps

Representative Duties:

• Schedule off-site outreach programs and onsite camps/classes/workshops
• Assist Education team members in direct instruction/delivery of onsite programs
• Collaborate with the Education Department Manager to recruit, hire, train, and supervise a pool of Educators, temporary/seasonal camp staff, and volunteers/interns
• Develop informal integrated curriculum aligned with the Framework of Next-Gen Science for outreach and camps; assist in development of curriculum for field trips, public programs, and exhibits
• Data collection and periodic reporting to Education Manager on progress toward strategic goals
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with educators and school/district administrators throughout ScienceWorks’ service area
• Collaborate with Marketing team toward promotion of all Education programs
• Assist Development staff by providing content and feedback on grant proposals
• Assist Education Manager in conducting, coordinating, and leading teacher, staff, and board training workshops in NGSS

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of:
• The process of inquiry-based hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education
• Science pedagogy from pre-k through high school
• Informal education in the context of museum programming
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Manage multiple projects on an ongoing basis
• Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• Effectively explain information and guidelines to staff, volunteers, and visitors
• Design and maintain forms and well-organized files
• Supervise individuals, programs, and events
• Collect, organize, and analyze data with basic statistical knowledge
• Engage with learners of all ages, knowledge, and experience levels to facilitate learning through hands-on activities, discussion, explanation, and/or demonstration
• Support the design of constructivist learning experiences for children and adults that integrate hands-on, curiosity-based, inquiry-led STEAM education in collaboration with Education team/Education Manager/Executive leadership
• Lead and support the design of evaluation tools to collect data on program effectiveness and modify programs in response to data
• Assess the needs of learners from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and identities; adjust learning experiences to meet learner needs
• Plan and lead meetings and present to small and mid-sized groups
• Contribute to grant writing projects
• Excellent skills in:
• Communicating in-person/one-to-one/written correspondence
• Customer Service
• Telephone and email outreach
• Training and supervision of volunteers
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and calendar software, including Google Suite. Database and graphic design software skills a plus

Essential Traits

• Reliable, self-starter
• Collaborative team leader
• Well-organized, attention to detail
• Dedicated to education
• Dedicated to outstanding customer service
• Commitment to teamwork to further the mission, vision, and values of ScienceWorks

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of education or public outreach experience
• OR Associates degree plus five (5) years of education or public outreach experience
• Experience managing people and projects
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with museum or nonprofit environments
• 3-5 years experience in informal education
• Demonstrated ability in curriculum development
• Demonstrated ability in program evaluation
• Basic graphic design and digital production skills (e.g. making flyers in Canva)
• Knowledge of CRM (customer relationship management) software, spreadsheet creation/use, and communication software platforms (e.g. NeonCRM, Google Suite, TimeNet/HRPyramid, and Slack)
• Fluency in second language

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 2 years

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Ashland, OR 97520: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person