Education Curator

About the role

Carlyle House, an eighteenth-century historic house museum, seeks a dynamic, proactive, creative, hands-on associate to oversee educational programs, manage volunteer tour guides and support staff, and work with collections.

Responsibilities

• Works with site staff to ensure school programs utilize current Standards of Learning (SOL)
• Maintains and creates updated scout programming
• Promotes, schedules, and teaches school and scout programs
• Promotes and schedules group tours
• Plans and promotes educational and interpretive programs, including school and scout programs, school outreach, public lectures, concerts, family and youth programs, and adult enrichment
• Oversees recruiting, training, evaluating, scheduling, and supervising volunteer docents
• Plans enrichment programs for volunteers
• Assists the Site Manager and Site Specialist with all aspects of museum operations, including event rentals and collections management
• Works independently and as part of a team, with regular evening and weekend hours required
• Handles other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in history, education, historic preservation, or museum studies preferred
• Program planning and/or delivery experience
• Superb interpersonal skills to work with diverse audiences, the general public, children, volunteers, and paid staff
• Strong speaking, writing, and organizational skills
• Versatility, self-starter and enthusiasm for the work
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience in visitor and customer service, event rentals, and public programming preferred
• Attention to detail is important
• Ability to perform a variety of duties, including light custodial tasks
• Strength and dexterity necessary to perform all required tasks, including lifting, stooping, bending, and working in tiring positions
• Excellent communication skills, via phone, email, and in person
• Experience in small museum operations is a plus
• Must be available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to perform a variety of duties
• Light custodial tasks
• Lifting, stooping, bending, and working in tiring positions

Benefits

This is a year-round, part-time position with health insurance benefits. This position may work up to 32 hours per week. Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour