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Assistant Educator

SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM

LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION:               Assistant Educator (part-time, non-exempt, Grade G)

REPORTS TO:                         Senior Educator, Community Partnership & Access Programs

DATES:                                   On call

WORK HOURS:                      As scheduled/needed

SPECIFICATIONS:                  Required: Bachelor of Arts in the areas of Art History, Art Education, or related field and experience teaching school age children, or the equivalent combination of education and experience; strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office; comfortable interacting with audiences of diverse backgrounds and ability to maintain effective working relationships with other colleagues, museum visitors, and outside partners and contractors.

Preferred :Studio art experience; knowledge of art history, experience working with volunteers; experience teaching or working with high school students.               

SCHEDULE:                              Part-time work during 8 weeks in June and July

and on occasional weekends and evenings throughout the year, dependent upon program schedule.

JOB PURPOSE:                       To assist Multigenerational Learning staff in planning, implementing, and facilitating museum education programs.

                                              

DUTIES, WORK PERFORMED:

  • Support Multigenerational Learning staff in developing and implementing museum education programs for youth, families, and teens;

  • Help to train and oversee Museum Teen Assistants and supervise occasional contract staff and volunteers in conjunction with programmatic activities;

  • Perform administrative tasks in support of program planning and implementation including reserving spaces, managing registration, ordering and preparing supplies;

  • Perform other duties assigned by supervisor.