Assistant Director, Educational Services
General Description / Primary Purpose:
The Assistant Director Educational Services (Weaver Educator for Family and Children Programs), under the direction of an Associate Director or above, plays an integral role in the design, development, implementation and interpretation of departmental programs, which includes all children and family programming -- school and group tours, exhibition related family programming, art camp and outreach programs.
Job Function:
Responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the day to day operations of various programs and services including tours, ArtCamp@MOCA, Voice of the People, Kid's Art Lab, Made@MOCA, Teen Council and Autism Creates.
Work with various constituents to ensure goals and expectations of the programs are achieved.
Develop curriculum and activities for college level, adult, and school tours including special needs populations. Provide classroom management quality control.
Increase year-over-year revenue for earned revenue programming - tours and art camp.
Serve as liaison to Education Committee and collaborate with committee members to work on next steps for priority initiatives from the committee.
Serve as Educator in all Education programming, including tours, ArtCamp@MOCA, Voice of the People, Kid's Art Lab, Made at MOCA, Teen Council and Autism Creates.
Document and analyze program activities, accomplishments and statistics.
Cultivate community collaborations and relationships to support Education initiatives.
Serve as liaison to special guests, including arranging travel and organizing visits.
Manage project budgets.
Assist in the preparation & delivery of workshops and training programs.
Attend and assist with museum events as needed.
Perform administrative functions related to contracts, bus expense forms, purchase orders, inventory, etc.
Train and supervise work of staff, students and volunteers as assigned.
May represent the Director of Education in their absence.
During declared campus emergencies, this position may be required to perform specific job related duties at a designated off campus location or place of residence.
Manage school tour registration, scheduling, and payment processes with individual schools and representatives of Duval County Public Schools.
Manage the development and evaluation of the MOCA tour program utilizing the Museum's collections and exhibitions to support national education standards for audiences of all ages.
Market, develop and cultivate group tours for adults.
Manage training program for museum educators and volunteers to provide high quality engagement activities that effectively communicate educational content and engage students/adults in the museum experience.
Actively participate as a tour leader for both student and adult tours.
Effectively assess and evaluate tour programs with the goal of seeking ongoing improvement.
Supervise and manage the ArtCamp@MOCA program for Winter, Spring and Summer camps.
Develop age appropriate content for the MOCA camp program, utilizing the Museum's collections and exhibitions to support national education standards for ages 4 to 15.
Create, evaluate and update program content and delivery.
Develop and lead the orientation training program for museum educators, teen teachers and volunteers to provide a high quality camp experience for students and parents.
Work with the Marketing team to promote ArtCamp@MOCA to the community in order to increase registration numbers.
Provides support to all department programs as needed.
Marginal Functions:
Substitute for educators in Art Camp, Voice of the People, Kid's Art Lab, Made at MOCA, Teen Art Council and Autism Creates.
Supervision Exercised:
Directly recruits, trains and supervises Museum Educators in Voice of the People, Autism Creates (formally Art Aviators), Kid's Art Lab, Made@MOCA programs and Coordinator of Education Programs. Supervises Education Dept. Interns, Teen Teacher volunteers, and seasonal Camp Instructors.
Supervision Received:
General supervision under the Director of Education. The incumbent develops procedures for performing a variety of complex duties within established guidelines; has considerable freedom while the work is in process and receives instructions on new assignments.
Required Qualifications
Master's and 2+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219.
Statement(s) of Understanding
This position requires a background check. In conjunction with the University's policy, this position may also require a credit check.
The holder of this position is designated as a “Responsible Employee” pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore, the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, and child sexual abuse by or against any student, employee, contractor, or visitor to the University’s Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator
Equal Opportunity
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Carnegie
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