The Museum Educator supports the Director of Family and Community Programs as an art educator primarily responsible for working in the community with youth, as well as in the museum with all audiences. The museum educator is a consistent representative of the Norton Museum in Afterschool Arts Outreach venues across Palm Beach County and participates fully in Museum programs and activities, such as extended tours, Art After Dark, and four community days.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities -
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Educator -
- Under the direction of the Director of Family & Community Programs, research, design, and teach art lessons that are multicultural, arts-integrated, and collection and exhibition-related, focusing on creative youth development for youth ages 6-17 at out-of-school community partnership sites.
- Individualize and modify lesson plans to accommodate students learning differences and be flexible regarding partner site procedures.
- Contribute quality student work to the end-of-the-year Marden Community Gallery Exhibition.
- Schedule, customize, and lead two tours to the Museum per year for each community partner.
Community Representative of the Norton Museum -
- Meet quarterly with community partner staff to create a schedule of classes and activities.
- Manage art class space at partnering centers by maintaining a clean and organized space and monitor inventory at each site.
- Work with site staff and volunteers to facilitate a welcoming environment for students, prepare daily lesson materials, clean up, communicate daily with site staff/volunteers and maintain an orderly and respectful classroom.
- Lead at least one activation with partnering site per year (parents’ nights, community event, pop-up exhibition that features a display of recent student artworks.
- Serve as a liaison with the community to enhance the use of the Museum as a resource for families, children, and teens. Maintain relationships and frequent communication with community partners.
- Collaborate with the Director of Family and Community Programs on strategies to increase AAO family engagement.
Administrative -
- Generate art supply lists and monitor inventory at each site following Museum’s budget.
- Assist with preparation and installation of the end of the year Marden Community Gallery exhibition.
- Co-coordinate the Marden show opening, including the calendar flow, ordering food, and promotion.
- Record and report attendance at each class monthly, conduct student evaluations annually, and maintain photographic and written records for each partnership site, as requested by the Development Department.
School and Teachers Program -
- Under the direction of the Director of School and Teacher Programs, research, design, and teach hands-on art activities for K-12 students visiting the Museum during morning hours one day per week.
- Work with volunteers to facilitate a welcoming environment for students, offer clear instructions and guidance, assist with classroom prep and clean-up, communicate with teachers and chaperones, and maintain an orderly and respectful classroom.
- Assist with School and Teacher professional development as needed.
Art After Dark -
- Work with the Public Programs Manager once a month to design and lead a hands-on art project related to art in the collection or an exhibition for audiences of various ages.
- Determine art supplies necessary for the project and order through the Outreach and Family Coordinator or their Director as necessary.
- Work with volunteers to facilitate a welcoming environment for visitors, prepare classrooms, materials and clean up for drop-in style Open Studio at Art After Dark.
Summer Studio Tours -
- Work with the summer studio teaching artist and volunteers one morning per week to teach a hands-on art activity, facilitate a welcoming environment for students, offer clear instructions and guidance, assist with classroom prep and clean-up, communicate with teachers and chaperones, and maintain an orderly and respectful classroom.
Community Days, Workshops and Community Pop-Ups -
- Lead an art activity at four Museum Community Days including Games around the World and Nuestra Cultura.
- Lead hands-on art workshops for a variety of audiences as needed: families, children, teens.
- Lead Community Pop-ups for a variety of audiences as needed: families, children, teens, adults.
Other duties/projects as may be assigned
Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
