K-12 Coordinator

K-12 Coordinator

The K-12 Coordinator is responsible for managing and helping develop K-12 and family educational offerings. They will manage in-person school visits and help develop new programs and partnerships.

Position Title:

K-12 Coordinator

Department:
Museum of the Rockies

Position Number: 4M1835

Classification

Title:

Public Educ Spec

Appointment Type:
Classified

Contract Term:
Fiscal Year

FLSA:
Non-Exempt

Union Affiliation: FOCUS-MFPE

FTE: 1.0

Benefits Eligible:
Eligible

Salary: $22.003 - $27.504 hourly, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications

Position Details: MOR seeks a creative and dedicated K-12 Coordinator. MOR is looking to expand offerings to schools and families, and the Coordinator is a critical member of the educational team. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing field trips, working to develop new curricula that is standards-aligned, and working in public programming. MOR is a college-level division of Montana State University, an independent nonprofit organization, a Smithsonian Affiliate, an accredited AAM museum, and a repository for state and federal fossils.

Located on a 22-acre museum site, it includes a 120,000-square-foot-facility, the state-of-the-art Taylor Planetarium, the 220 seat Hager Auditorium, Martin Children's Discovery Center, and Living History Farm, along with an off-site 553-acre paleontology preserve.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage K-12 field trips by helping book experiences, communicate with teachers, and coordinate visit logistics. With Director, work to develop new curricula that is standards-aligned, creative, object and phenomenon based, and promotes critical thinking. In collaboration with the Director, work to create and collect evaluations and data on educational programs to make improvements and keep records. Oversee existing summer camps by functioning as the director of summer camps.

With director, work to establish new relationships with teachers, other museum education departments, and cultivate new community partnerships. Work with Volunteer Manager to staff volunteers on K-12 programs. Lead educational programs as necessary. Help plan and execute educational events with the rest of the team. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge &

Skills:

Bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience working in an informal education setting, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience. Demonstrated experience in creating innovative standard-based curriculum and programming for a variety of learning styles in an informal educational setting. Demonstrated experience partnering and co-teaching with volunteers, students, and other professionals on educational programming. Demonstrated experience working in an interdisciplinary environment.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information:
Must be able to work some weekends and evenings as needed, planned in advance. Must possess a valid driver's license, an acceptable driving record, and meet all State of Montana requirements to operate State/University vehicles. (If successful candidate possesses a valid out-of-state driver's license, must obtain a valid Montana driver's license within 60 days of hire.)

Applicant Documents:
Required Documents:
Resume, Cover Letter