Education Manager, School, Youth, and Family Programs at the Capital Jewish Museum
Job Title: Education Manager, School, Youth, and Family Programs
Job Status: Full-time
Location: Washington, D.C.
Salary: $55,000 – $60,000
Description
The Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum seeks an experienced educator to work closely with the Executive Director and our small professional team to serve school and family audiences with excellence and move the Museum forward at this exciting critical juncture. The newest addition to the cultural landscape of DC, we are completing the building and exhibitions and preparing to open to the public in June 2023.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities
• Oversee all services and experiences for school groups, family, and youth audiences.
• Conceptualize, design, and implement curriculum, school visits and field trips, effectively linking the Museum exhibitions and content to State Standards, curricular goals, and teachers’ needs.
• Design and implement programs for families and intergenerational audiences
• Participate as active member of Education team, along with Education Manager for Programs, and Education Coordinator, volunteers, and interns.
• Lead walking tours and train new guides.
• Conduct school group visits and train other staff and volunteers to facilitate visits.
• In partnership with the Education and Curatorial teams, plan activities and resources for our Community Action Lab—as an extension of the core exhibition and a lively expression of the “Act” segment of our mission.
• Manage School programs and visit logistics, with Education Coordinator.
• Assist with grant proposal development as it relates to school, youth, and family audiences.
• Build partnerships with other collegial, museum, and community organizations; school systems in DC, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia, Jewish day and religious schools, other parochial, independent, and charter schools.
• Develop discovery carts and tactile exhibit exploration kits for families.
• Occasional evening and weekend work required. Skills, Abilities and Qualifications
• Five+ years in increasingly responsible education or museum education positions.
• Proven record of success in education in the metro Washington, DC area is a strong asset.
• Classroom experience a plus.
• Knowledge of Jewish life and history and DC regional history valued; interest and commitment to urban and social justice issues a plus.
• Experience, comfort, and demonstrated success working with students and across intergenerational audiences.
• Passion for the mission of the Museum and audience engagement.
• Energetic, creative, and organized with impeccable professional accountability and work ethic.
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.