Description

Museum of the Rockies (MOR) seeks a creative and dedicated School and Youth Program Manager. MOR is looking to expand offerings to schools and families, and the Manager is a critical member of the educational team. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing field trips, working to develop new curricula that is standards-aligned, and training educators. 

They will be passionate about information education and interested in working with the team to develop new and inventive programs. MOR is a college-level division of Montana State University, an independent nonprofit organization, a Smithsonian Affiliate, an accredited AAM museum, and a repository for state and federal fossils. Located on a 22-acre museum site, it includes a 120,000-square-foot-facility, the state-of-the-art Taylor Planetarium, the 220 seat Hager Auditorium, Martin Children’s Discovery Center, and Living History Farm, along with an off-site 553-acre paleontology preserve.

• 1 FTE Classified, In-Person Position
• $24.388 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications + robust medical, dental, vision, 401K and PTO.
• Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans / Disabled

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Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience working in an informal education setting, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Demonstrated experience in creating innovative standard-based curriculum and programming for a variety of learning styles in an informal educational setting.
• Demonstrated experience partnering and co-teaching with volunteers, students, and other professionals on educational programming.
• Demonstrated experience working in an interdisciplinary environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, museum studies, museum education, or similar field.
• Experience in summer camp management.
• Demonstrated experience planning, implementing, and leading others in teaching museum-specific programs.
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff, particularly informal educators.
• Demonstrated success in creating innovative educational curriculum or programming in a museum in both the natural and social sciences.
• Interest, ability, and experience collecting and analyzing data.