Education Manager
In accordance with the mission and educational goals of the Museum of the City of New York, and in service to the communities it serves, the Education Manager, Professional Learning, is responsible for ensuring that the Museum engages educator/teacher audiences through high-quality, interactive, and learner-driven programming and supports educators through content and community development.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and familiarity with a Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) framework.
https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/EducationManager_StudentPrograms.pdf
In an intellectually exciting and varied role, the Education Manager, Professional Learning will be responsible for all aspects of programming and content development for educators, supporting teachers as they engage with the Museum and the stories of New York City through a wide variety of lenses, from history to the arts, fashion to social justice, technology to the environment, civil rights to cultural celebrations. They will also maintain and expand the Museum’s community of educators, building upon a strong foundation of professional learning offerings while advancing this area in new directions.
The Education Manager, Professional Learning will plan, implement, lead, and evaluate workshops, tours, P Credit/A+ courses, and conferences for educators. They will source and coordinate speakers, scholars, and guest facilitators to ensure that a wide range of voices and expertise are represented in all materials and programs, and they will write, edit, and collaborate on curriculum support materials and website content. They will work closely with the Museum’s curatorial team, outside scholars, community advisors, and others as they develop programming and content, and they will utilize evaluation and feedback to ensure the Museum’s offerings are responsive to participants’ interests and needs.
The Education Manager, Professional Learning, will report to the Director, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center. In addition to oversight of professional learning programming and content development, they will also teach K-12 group programs (onsite, offsite, and virtual field trips); oversee fellows and staff assigned to professional learning programs; and lead select new initiatives as funding permits.
Entering at a pivotal moment in the Museum’s history, the Education Manager, Professional Learning will serve a key role in both the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center –building upon a strong foundation and exploring new initiatives begun in the past year, including hybrid (virtual and in-person) engagement – and in the organization at large as it prepares for the Museum’s centennial celebrations in 2023. The Education Manager, Professional Learning will fulfill the Museum’s Education and Engagement mission and contribute to the future of the city by engaging learners in examining the city’s past so that they may understand the present and envision their role in shaping the future.