Education Curator

Description of Work

Administrate and supervise education branch and staff at the NCMM ervise educational branch staff in curatorial level technical work in secondary/teaching collections, taxonomic identification, exhibit implementation, publication writing and proofing, in developing and implementing programming and special events that are part of educational branch responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Supervising staff;
Developing, presenting, and evaluating educational programming;
Oversight of programming and outreach;
Managing budgets and long-range planning;
Serving on leadership team

• 30% - Administrates and supervises education branch staff at Beaufort responsible for daily public and school programming both in museum and for outreach, special events, education program supervision, branch publications, proofing museum publications. Determines short term and long-range planning and daily work flow, staff assignments, budgeting, training, work standards and performance reviews. Recommends budget, personnel, space allocations, dismissal, promotion, reassignment and salary adjustments of education staff.
• 30% - Designs and supervises execution of programs for the general public and school groups, teacher and professional workshops, relating to maritime history, culture, and relevant marine science. Determines focus, content, staffing, organization, needs, and justification for education branch events and programs.
• 15% - Writes job descriptions, interviews branch curators, instructors and assistants, supervises and evaluates branch staff for all educational programs. Decides design, extent, content, scheduling, staff, budget, facility use, and evaluation methods and responses for all educational branch programs.
• 10% - Provides expertise in the fields of museum education for the purpose of programming or exhibit development to museum staff, volunteers, and other qualified individuals and organizations.
• 5% - Supervises the uses of teaching collections for the purpose of research and education.
• 5% - Supervises production of education program reports, articles and publications. Decides educational publications/materials to be published. Approves or suggests revisions for copy for all educational materials.
• 5% - Supervises education program volunteer training, and recommends annual award winners.

Please note:

Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Recruitment Range: $41,206 - $57,514

Qualified candidates must have or be able to:

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of educational programming.
• Knowledge of history, maritime history, culture, and/or related marine education.
• Demonstrated experience in public speaking and/or programming.
• Demonstrated experience training and/or managing staff.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting.