Museum Educator

The Frick Museums And Art Of Pittsburgh

Job Location:

Pittsburgh, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Museum Educator
As members of the Learning and Visitor Experience department museum educators are responsible for facilitating high-quality engaging youth-centered educational experiences for students and families in the Frick Pittsburghs three museums greenhouse and grounds as well as offsite through outreach programming.

This is a United Steelworkers represented position.

Must have a commitment to fostering a workplace culture of equity and inclusion.
Reports to: Manager of Youth & Family Programs
Hours: Day and evening work required including occasional weekends and holidays.
Status: This is a non-exempt part-time on-call position. Tuesday through Friday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. as needed. Monday training sessions and meetings (including pre- employment) required. Must be available to work a minimum of four programs per month. Occasional evening and weekend hours are required. No minimum number of hours offered.
Hourly Rate: $15.30/hr.
Process: Candidates are initially hired as educator trainees. Pending completion of the training course and performance evaluation trainees will then become Frick employees as part of the education corps.

Responsibilities:
(70%) Facilitate hands-on inquiry-based programs for youth audiences in the three museums greenhouse and grounds at The Frick Pittsburgh.

As trainings are scheduled attend and complete museum educator trainings for all three museums: The Frick Art Museum (FAM) Clayton and the Car & Carriage Museum (CCM). Educator trainees will undertake one museum training at a time.
- Tours of The Frick Art Museum engage young visitors with the Fricks permanent collection of artworks as well as temporary special exhibitions.
- Tours of Clayton explore the Gilded Age through the experiences of the Frick family and other 19^th-century Pittsburghers examining what it was like to live in this city at the dawn of modern America.
- Tours of the CCM explore the social history of transportation through the Fricks collection of historic vehicles as well as temporary exhibitions featuring special vehicle installations.
Upon completion of training lead accurate interactive inquiry-based age-appropriate tours of each museum for school scout camp family and community groups alongside other museum educators.
Individualize each program as instructed by the Manager of Youth and Family Programs and as dictated by school curriculum teacher request and/or student needs and abilities
Learn the format and content of new tours and workshops as they are developed. Attend all on-going training sessions and meetings to keep current on content information teaching techniques theories of education and any other topics related to the collections
Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to each teaching session to prepare for the program and discuss that days format and content with the L&VE staff and other Frick educators
Greet and welcome visiting groups as they arrive according to established guidelines
Stay at least 30 minutes after the conclusion of the program to discuss any significant events in that particular program and to clean up as needed

(30%) Represent the Frick Pittsburgh and its education programming both onsite and in the community through outreach programming

Represent the Frick Pittsburgh at community outreach events and programs at partner organization sites within the Pittsburgh area
Work assigned duties for special events such as admission check-in visitor greeting and activity tables
Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

Committed to fostering a workplace of inclusion and belonging
Prior experience working in the education field either in formal education spaces or informally in museums is a plus
Possess a flexible teaching style and a demonstrated ability to teach children of varying ages abilities learning styles and backgrounds.
Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to adapt to changing situations in real time
Engaging speaker with enthusiasm energy flexibility and adaptability who enjoys working collaboratively
Professional reliable punctual and willing to work a flexible schedule. Although scheduling is flexible ideal candidates should be looking for consistent year-round work and must provide a minimum amount of availability per month.
Strong interest in art and history with a desire to share that interest with young visitors
Ability to address sensitive subject matter and potentially challenging interactions with empathy
Ability to operate with little direct supervision to create exceptional youth-centered educational experiences
Act 33/34 clearance
Clearance of a criminal background check and FBI fingerprinting

Training Requirements:

Successful candidates must commit to learning a large amount of information in a relatively short time and possess the initiative to complete large portions of training on their own.
Educator trainees will train for one museum at a time and must successfully complete the current museum training before starting the next.
Training consists of readings self-directed learning and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins with other trainees and interpretive staff.
Trainees will be paid for all in-person training meetings and for 5-10 hours per week of self-directed training time for a maximum of 6 weeks per museum training.
Candidates that meet all training requirements will be required to lead a sample tour (referred to as a clearing tour) for management and will be evaluated on their skills. Successful candidates will be cleared to begin giving tours to the public. Museum educators must complete a clearing tour for all three museums.
Trainees who are unable to complete any of the three clearing tours to the satisfaction of management after two (2) attempts will be dismissed from the educator position and will no longer be employees of The Frick Pittsburgh.

The Frick Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a workplace culture of accessibility inclusion diversity and racial equity and urges qualified diverse applicants to apply.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC

Museum EducatorAs members of the Learning and Visitor Experience department museum educators are responsible for facilitating high-quality engaging youth-centered educational experiences for students and families in the Frick Pittsburghs three museums greenhouse and grounds as well as offsite throug...

As trainings are scheduled attend and complete museum educator trainings for all three museums: The Frick Art Museum (FAM) Clayton and the Car & Carriage Museum (CCM). Educator trainees will undertake one museum training at a time.
- Tours of The Frick Art Museum engage young visitors with the Fricks permanent collection of artworks as well as temporary special exhibitions.
- Tours of Clayton explore the Gilded Age through the experiences of the Frick family and other 19^th-century Pittsburghers examining what it was like to live in this city at the dawn of modern America.
- Tours of the CCM explore the social history of transportation through the Fricks collection of historic vehicles as well as temporary exhibitions featuring special vehicle installations.
Upon completion of training lead accurate interactive inquiry-based age-appropriate tours of each museum for school scout camp family and community groups alongside other museum educators.
Individualize each program as instructed by the Manager of Youth and Family Programs and as dictated by school curriculum teacher request and/or student needs and abilities
Learn the format and content of new tours and workshops as they are developed. Attend all on-going training sessions and meetings to keep current on content information teaching techniques theories of education and any other topics related to the collections
Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to each teaching session to prepare for the program and discuss that days format and content with the L&VE staff and other Frick educators
Greet and welcome visiting groups as they arrive according to established guidelines
Stay at least 30 minutes after the conclusion of the program to discuss any significant events in that particular program and to clean up as needed

(30%) Represent the Frick Pittsburgh and its education programming both onsite and in the community through outreach programming

Represent the Frick Pittsburgh at community outreach events and programs at partner organization sites within the Pittsburgh area
Work assigned duties for special events such as admission check-in visitor greeting and activity tables
Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

Committed to fostering a workplace of inclusion and belonging
Prior experience working in the education field either in formal education spaces or informally in museums is a plus
Possess a flexible teaching style and a demonstrated ability to teach children of varying ages abilities learning styles and backgrounds.
Strong problem-solving abilities and the ability to adapt to changing situations in real time
Engaging speaker with enthusiasm energy flexibility and adaptability who enjoys working collaboratively
Professional reliable punctual and willing to work a flexible schedule. Although scheduling is flexible ideal candidates should be looking for consistent year-round work and must provide a minimum amount of availability per month.
Strong interest in art and history with a desire to share that interest with young visitors
Ability to address sensitive subject matter and potentially challenging interactions with empathy
Ability to operate with little direct supervision to create exceptional youth-centered educational experiences
Act 33/34 clearance
Clearance of a criminal background check and FBI fingerprinting

Training Requirements:

Successful candidates must commit to learning a large amount of information in a relatively short time and possess the initiative to complete large portions of training on their own.
Educator trainees will train for one museum at a time and must successfully complete the current museum training before starting the next.
Training consists of readings self-directed learning and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins with other trainees and interpretive staff.
Trainees will be paid for all in-person training meetings and for 5-10 hours per week of self-directed training time for a maximum of 6 weeks per museum training.
Candidates that meet all training requirements will be required to lead a sample tour (referred to as a clearing tour) for management and will be evaluated on their skills. Successful candidates will be cleared to begin giving tours to the public. Museum educators must complete a clearing tour for all three museums.
Trainees who are unable to complete any of the three clearing tours to the satisfaction of management after two (2) attempts will be dismissed from the educator position and will no longer be employees of The Frick Pittsburgh.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

Key Skills

Early Childhood Education
Algebra
Classroom Experience
Lesson Planning
Special Education
Adult Education
Special Needs
Calculus
Teaching
Geometry
Experience with Children
Public Speaking

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