Museum Educator (Bilingual)
Museum of the City of New York
Organization Description:
The Museum of the City of New York fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world’s most influential metropolis. It engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future.
Position Description:
The Bilingual Museum Educator is an essential member of the Education team that will be responsible for providing interactive experiences for K-12 audiences in Spanish and English. Educators fulfill the Museum’s Education and Engagement mission and contribute to the future of the city by engaging learners in examining the city’s past so that they may understand the present and envision their role in shaping the future. Alongside the Museum’s Education department, Educators will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a passion for advancing equity and addressing structural racism within nonprofit organizations. Educators will lead field trips and student experiences in the Museum of the City of New York’s innovative gallery spaces, through virtual teaching. Additionally, educators participate in additional projects, including professional learning workshops for teachers, family and community events, and social impact programming at offsite locations around the city or in schools. This is a part-time, regular position that reports directly to Manager of Student Learning and Experience.
Reports to:
Assistant Director, Family and Student Learning
Job Requirements & Responsibilities:
– Teach high-quality, engaging, and interactive field trips and programs for K-12 audiences in Spanish and English
– Participate in and contribute to training and discussions around to group engagement, which may involve content, pedagogy, and best practices for distinct populations
– Incorporate new skills and learning into their teaching and participate in reflective teaching practices
– Ensure programs and content are in alignment with the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) framework, ensuring that the Museum provides and supports educators in providing student-centered learning environments that affirm racial, linguistic, and cultural identities; prepare students for rigor and independent learning; develop students’ abilities to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized voices; and empower students as agents of social change
– Create spaces for shared meaning-making, exploration, and the exchange of ideas
– Handle day-of program logistics, including setting up before and cleaning up after group visits and ensuring program participants complete check-in and evaluations
– Support Education colleagues in developing and delivering educational programs and initiatives, including events for teachers, family and community members, teens, youth, and adults and educational media and curriculum projects
– Perform other duties as needed
Candidate Qualifications:
Fluency in Spanish language
– A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and a passion for advancing equity and addressing structural racism within nonprofit organizations
– Previous teaching experience or experience working with K-12 audiences in a direct service capacity
– Interest in and enthusiasm for teaching NYC history
– Prior experience teaching in a museum setting or classroom is valued, but not required
– A growing ability to communicate complex historical concepts with audiences of all ages
– The desire to work in a collaborative, supportive environment
– The adaptability to work flexibly, including taking the lead on certain projects, working independently on others, and asking for guidance and assistance
– Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, specifically with school children
– Experience and comfort using digital communication platforms (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.)
Position Type:
Part-Time
Union Status:
Non-Union
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Salary or Compensation:
$25/hr
Organization or Project Website:
https://mcny.org/employment
Application Info:
Please email your resume and cover letter to the Museum of the City of New York Attention: Human Resources Department to jobs@mcny.org. To be considered, please include Museum Educator within the subject line of your email.