*The Mission of the Port Huron Museum is*:
_The Port Huron Museum preserves and illuminates history and culture for the benefit of our community.
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*OPEN STAFF POSITION Deadline for Resumes: *_*Friday, Feb.
9, 2024*_
*TITLE:* *Curator of Programs & Education*
*HOURS PER WEEK: Full Time Seasonal: *24 – 40 hours per week, year-round (Flexibility required; includes some holidays, weekends, and possibly evenings.
)
About 1,600 hours per year.
*PRIMARY PURPOSE:* Responsible for creating, planning, facilitating, and evaluating educational programs for adults, families, scout troops, and school audiences at all museum sites and in-school programming.
*SALARY: *$14.
00 per hour, starting
*SUPERVISOR:* Executive Director; Works closely with Staff Coordinator and Visitor
Services Coordinator.
*DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: *
*Schools *
* Work with Visitor Services Coordinator to plan and schedule school field trips and programs.
* Create and facilitate school field trips and in-school programming.
* Sets and tracks annual goals and strategies for school programs by working with supervisor
* Continually evaluate, update and execute onsite and offsite educational programs for school audiences that adhere to the current Michigan state standards.
*Programing *
* Execute or oversee the execution of programming for all public audiences at all museum sites; including set up and timely cleanup of all areas used.
* Prepares supplies for all educational programs o Create and evaluate new and existing programs
* Works closely with Site Leads/Community Engagement Lead to develop a strategy and timeline for providing all details in advance for marketing of programs at all sites
* Work closely with supervisor to develop annual Educational Programs budget and track budget and actual reports
* Plans unique events specific to members
*Events, Tours & Programs *
* Work with Visitor Services Coordinator to plan and schedule group tours and programs.
* Work with Curator of Collections and Exhibits and/or others to ensure exhibits or collection items can be prepared and brought out for special events or special interest groups.
*Other Responsibilities *
* Manage team assistants and staff related to education/programming
* Oversee and manage interns as necessary
* Fundraising and Grant Writing is encouraged to help support program ideas
* Help plan and staff major events
* Other duties as assigned
*Qualifications, Skills and Expertise Required *
* BA preferred with focus on elementary education
* Experience educating and supervising large groups of children
* Ability to create educational programming for people of all ages
* Experience in customer service
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to create and track budgets
* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
* Ability to solve practical problems
* All Museum employees are expected to maintain highest degree of ethics and professional standards and to help maintain a friendly spirit of cooperation with fellow staff, volunteers and visitors.
* Experience working with software such as Google suite and Microsoft Suite
* May involved climbing stairs numerous times per day
* May involve standing up to 8 hours
* Lifting up to 40 lbs.
* Able to tolerate working outdoors and indoors in non-air-conditioned spaces
* Some sites are not ADA compliant due to historic designation o Must be available to work weekends and possible evenings
*Please submit your Cover Letter and Resume via email to employment@phmuseum.
org *
*NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
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Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Pay: From $14.
00 per hour
Expected hours: 24 – 40 per week
Benefits:
* Employee discount
* Flexible schedule
* Free parking
* Paid time off
* Professional development assistance
Physical setting:
* Office
* Outdoor work
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Evenings as needed
* Evening shift
* Holidays
* Monday to Friday
* Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
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