Director of Museum Education, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia

The Education and Visitor Experience Division provides meaningful learning opportunities for the National Constitution Center’s onsite visitors and students in classrooms around the country through our virtual programming. Through a diverse portfolio of interpretive experiences, engaging programs, and online resources, we expand each learner’s understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution and its relevance today.

The Education and Visitor Experience team is composed of the Visitor Experience, Online Education, and Educator Professional Development team. In total this group comprises more than 50 full-time, part-time staff and volunteer staff members who connect the Center’s mission to a variety of audiences using onsite and offsite programming and physical and digital projects.

NCC Education Principles:

• Exceed audience learning expectations and ensure a level of access in which everyone is welcome. Be friendly, respectful, engaging, and flexible. Always remember that this visit may be their first and only.
• Encourage a meaningful appreciation of the Constitution and the modern discussions today.
• Engage yourself in the mission of the Constitution Center – take responsibility for your continued development and commit to collaboration as a robust team of learners.

Overview:
The Education Department provides excellence and expertise in inclusive learning practices across all of the Center’s educational programs and projects, with experts in youth programs, intergenerational groups, families, teachers, and students. Staff from the Education team work on national outreach efforts, digital projects and programs, community and local initiatives, and internal staff training.

This position is based in Philadelphia with limited flexible remote work opportunities.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead the Onsite Museum Education Team
  • Direct staff, strategies, and vision for the K12, Family Learning, and Constitutional interpretation programs and projects. With the Director of Visitor Experience, lead full-time staff, part-time staff, interns, and volunteers to maximize collaboration, professional growth, effectiveness, and inclusiveness of our educational offerings.

• Oversee Mission-Aligned Programs and Projects
  • Ensure that the Center offers mission-aligned programming for youth that follows best practices in public history with up-to-date scholarship and learning theories.
  • In addition to directing a well-established suite of K12 programs that utilize the Center’s unique exhibits, location, and online offerings; direct and implement new initiatives for onsite field trips for a K12 audience, other student offerings, teacher-alumni engagement initiatives, and family programming.
  • Direct and coordinate educational offerings that may re-envision and build upon the existing onsite learning programming, which includes: daily programs, Constitutional Ambassadors, Virtual Tours, Scout Days and Civic Holiday events
  • Ensure educational programming uses best practices to support learning for children from across racial and cultural backgrounds and diverse lived experiences.
  • Lead target audience initiatives and collaborate with existing and new partners and coalitions, such as Historic Philadelphia, Global Philadelphia, Constitutional Walking Tours, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and other key educational tour operators.

• Represent the Museum Education Team
  • Work across departments to advocate for, and align learning programs with, institutional practices.
  • Represent the Center in external meetings, VIP experiences, Media, and professional settings.

• Bring Museum Education Expertise to the Constitution Center
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate a vision for museum education at the Center in inclusive and accessible ways that create meaningful and relevant experiences for young audiences.
  • Advise CLO on trends in museum education
  • Actively participate in Education and Visitor Experience division initiatives and meetings and assist the CLO with special projects and initiatives as needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned
• Please note that the Center may change specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in history, museum education, education, museum studies or related fields gained through 8 or more years of professional experience.
• Supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Past experience working at a museum
• Demonstrated expertise in museum education, with two or more areas of focus in history, education, museum studies or related field gained through 8 or more years of professional experience in both informal and formal education. Master’s Degree preferred
• Relevant experience leading program development and coordination, with knowledge of and experience in the intersection of formal and informal learning
• Knowledge of and ability to integrate new education, museum, and technology trends and standards
• Excellent managerial, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong oral communication and public speaking skills
• Ability to problem solve under pressure and work creatively with attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to follow administrative and financial policies and practices
• Must be able to work effectively as part of team
• Demonstrated interest in history
• Demonstrated success creating or implementing learning resources in digital environment
• A spirit of curiosity and inquisitiveness

Special Requirements:

• Must occasionally travel, work non-traditional and additional hours as programs require
• Please submit a Cover Letter, Resume, an example of your work that demonstrates your qualifications for this position, and a list of three (3) professional references.

The National Constitution Center actively seeks and welcomes people of color, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, persons with disabilities, and people at intersections of these identities, to apply.

Salary range: $70-85K

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