Education Manager, School Programs

The Museum of the City of New York celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character, especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. Founded in 1923 as a private, nonprofit corporation, the Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. It serves the people of New York and visitors from around the world through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections.

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, Student Programs, is responsible for ensuring that the Museum engages K-12 audiences through high-quality, interactive, and student-driven programming.

In an intellectually exciting and varied role, the Education Manager, School Programs will teach, lead, and oversee all aspects of group visits (field trips) for K-12 student groups as students engage with the Museum’s content 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.

The Education Manager, School Programs, will report to the Director, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center. In addition to oversight of field trips, they will take a lead role in developing programming and content for in-school and out-of-school time programs for students; supervise, hire, and train teaching staff; and lead select new initiatives as funding permits.

Entering at a pivotal moment in the Museum’s history, the Education Manager, Student Programs will serve a key role in the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center as it builds upon a strong foundation and explores new initiatives begun in the past year, including hybrid (virtual and in-person) teaching, and prepares for the Museum’s centennial celebrations in 2023.

The Education Manager, School Programs 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.