Manager of School Communities (37661)

Walters Art Museum•Baltimore, MD

27d•$63,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Walters Art Museum is among America's most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. Located in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, the Walters is free for all. The museum’s campus includes five historic buildings and 36,000 art objects. Today, the Walters serves Baltimore and Maryland by embracing its role as educator and storyteller, using the collection as a vehicle of knowledge and cultural expression to support learning, dialogue, and community engagement. The museum is committed to public education, offering essential programs that help people to connect art to their lives. The Walters Visitor Promise aligns staff and volunteers across the museum to preserve and share the works in our care for future generations, partner with communities, and create welcoming, accessible experiences for visitors. The museum offers challenging and creative work opportunities by promoting collaboration and teamwork. The Manager of School Communities oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative educational programs for preK–12 students, educators, and school leaders. Reporting to the Director of Education and Interpretation, the Manager ensures that all programming meaningfully connects museum exhibitions and collections with inclusive, research-informed pedagogy aligned with the museum’s mission and values. The Manager leads and supports a team of educators in delivering high-quality programs that foster critical dialogue, creative engagement, and sustained impact for Baltimore City schools and communities across Maryland. As a key partner within the local education environment, the Manager cultivates reciprocal relationships with school administrators, educators, families, and community stakeholders to advance equitable access to museum-based learning. This role collaborates closely with departments across the museum to create welcoming, accessible environments for students, and to strengthen connections between museum resources and students’ lived experiences, both on and off the museum campus.

Requirements

M.A. in Fine Arts, Art History, Education, or Museum Education, or five years of progressive experience in a related field.
Five years of experience working on educational programs in museums and teaching in informal or formal learning settings.
Two to three years of demonstrated management experience, including demonstrated ability to establish priorities and manage projects with self-directed initiative and delegating tasks when appropriate.
Excellent gallery teaching skills based on dialogic and inquiry-focused models, as well as group management and coordination skills.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, anti-racist pedagogy, and inclusive practices.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills with demonstrated ability to manage numerous projects, deadlines, and schedules simultaneously.
Ability to manage and adapt to changes in organizational strategy.
Experience working on collaborative teams, both in leadership and supportive roles.
Knowledge of preK-12 developmental stages, arts integration strategies, local and national art education standards, application of learning theories to art museum education, and gallery teaching and educational pedagogies.

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills are preferred.
Knowledge of school communities in Maryland, especially Baltimore, preferred.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and web-based content management systems.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and evaluate programs for the preK-12 school communities that connect to museum exhibitions and collections, as well as best practices in inclusive educational pedagogy.
Oversee a variety of programs and experiences on and off-site to engage school communities, including but not limited to preK-12 tours, school outreach, classroom and gallery resources, multi-visit programs, student art shows, studio classes, virtual connections, and teacher workshops.
Evaluate both quantitative and qualitative data for all programs related to schools and apply findings to practice.
Collaborate with other members of the Education and Interpretation team to strengthen learning outcomes and programming for audiences that span the department’s purview.
Manage the School Communities unit staff and daily programmatic operations.
Hire, train, mentor, and assess staff.
Propose and manage the School Communities unit budget.
Track key program metrics and deliver reports on School Communities activity and impact.
Work with the Manager of Visitor Experience to train and oversee volunteers who support K-12 museum experiences.
Deliver tours and programming, as well as act as representative for the museum both on-site and off-site.
Oversee scheduling for staff and volunteers within the School Communities unit, to ensure sufficient staff support for department programs and audience needs.
Develop and sustain collaborations and relationships with preK-12 communities to facilitate awareness of and engagement with for school community programming and cultivate reciprocal partnerships.
Develop and lead the implementation of a strategic outreach plan.
Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with school communities, especially within the Baltimore City Public School District and Baltimore County.
Expand the scope and reach of Walters school programming to support students and teachers across Maryland and nationally.
Engage advisors and collaborators representing a range of school communities in order to align Walters programming with current classroom practice.
All other duties as assigned.