Museum Educator, School and Teacher Programs (Partial Year, Part-Time)

Rhode Island School of Design • Providence, RI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) seeks a part-time, partial-year Museum Educator to join The RISD Museum. The position plans and facilitates guided visits for K–12 students at the Museum and pre-visits at schools, primarily serving Providence public and charter school students through one-part and two-part visits and school partnership programs. The educator also teaches occasional visits for private schools and other school districts.

The role handles scheduling, booking, communication with teachers and school partners, and orientations for guided and self-guided groups. It contributes to lesson plans, program materials, and group visit records, and supports school partnership programs as part of a teaching team. The successful candidate demonstrates a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion through lesson planning, research, teaching, and communication.

This position is scheduled for 24 hours per week, 11 months per year, from September 1 through July 31. It is part-time, non-exempt, partial-year, and on-campus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in art history, art education, humanities, or a related field, and at least two years of museum or gallery interpretation with teaching experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the minimum educational requirement.
• Strong administrative skills and organizational abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, flexibility, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and broad cultural experience.
• Excellent written, communication, and research skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with and build rapport with culturally diverse audiences, including young children, teens, and adults.
• Experience teaching K–12 students and/or working with teachers and adults in museums or classroom settings.
• Studio art or creative hands-on experience.
• Ability to use and adapt to computer systems relevant to the position.
• Commitment to supporting an inclusive work environment and ability to work respectfully and effectively across differences in background, role, and perspective.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English-Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

• Use existing shared teaching resources and develop new lessons to facilitate meaningful interaction with works of art and design for K–12 school groups.
• Research works of art and design and related topics to prepare lesson plans and materials for guided visits.
• Communicate with teachers and school staff by email and in person to determine instructional goals and arrange visit details, in collaboration with and under the direction of the Assistant Educator, School and Teacher Programs, and with support from the Director, School and Teacher Programs.
• Work with the Assistant Educator to support and organize school partnership programs and teach as part of the teaching team.
• Provide administrative and on-site visit support, including communication about scheduling, logistics, confirmation materials, and transportation arrangements.
• Schedule and book buses for school groups with the designated bus contractor and maintain records of bus schedules and transactions.
• Coordinate with the Assistant Educator and Director to onboard, support, and assign graduate assistants and on-call educators for K–12 group visits.
• Participate in and contribute to School and Teacher Programs and Education Department discussions about learning, teaching, and working with museum visitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time