Employment

Sacramento History Alliance
Sacramento History Museum
Education Manager

(A full-time non-exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act, eligible for benefits and entitled to overtime pay.)

About the Employer

The Sacramento History Alliance is the nonprofit organization which manages and operates the Sacramento History Museum. The Museum’s mission is to explore Sacramento’s history, reveal its people, and share their stories. By understanding the past we may illuminate the future and build community empathy. The Museum is located in the Old Sacramento Historic District, land that has long been a gathering place of the Nisenan people. Whether at the Museum, online, or in the community, the Museum provides experiences that spark curiosity about the world around them.

Job Description

The Education Manager is a leadership role that will guide learning across museum programs including school visits, exhibits, and community programs. This position requires a passion for, and experience in, community engagement, working with schools, children, and teachers, excellent customer service skills, patience and flexibility managing people and programs.

This position reports to the Executive Director and works collaboratively with all Museum staff. There may be some evening and weekend work.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The Education Manager is responsible for, but not limited to:
    Managing, developing/updating, and evaluating education programs across the Museum’s offerings, including: school programs (in-person, virtual and outreach), exhibit educational components, and community programs.
  • Managing education staff.
  • Recruiting, training, and managing education docents.
  • Developing, recruiting, managing and evaluating internships.
  • Reporting on education activity for Executive Director and Board of Directors.
  • Developing policies, procedures, and other guiding documents to support educational programming within the Museum and community.
  • Engaging in brainstorming and group discussions with colleagues both in the Museum and wider networks to
  • develop exhibits that address the diverse communities of Sacramento.
  • problem solve and generate creative new solutions and approaches to customer issues and education processes.
  • develop exhibit programming that addresses the goals of the exhibit to a multi-generational and diverse audiences.
  • develop marketing strategies for education programs.
  • Scheduling and coordinating with museum staff and volunteers for the smooth implementation of all school programs, activities, and meetings.
  • Assisting with Sacramento History Alliance special events and fund-raising activities.
  • Representing the overall mission and vision of the Sacramento History Alliance in a wide range of public and professional situations.

 

Ability to:

  • Lead with an empathetic leadership style.
  • Manage complex projects across an organization, as well as expert level communication, organization, critical thinking, and change management skills.
  • Be a self-starter, with the ability to direct, lead, and execute large scale projects while tracking and managing multiple tasks and competing priorities.
  • Organize and conduct programs sensitive to extreme customer diversity in knowledge, education, and culture.
  • Research, meet with, and recruit new partners as needed for program success and develop partner agreements.
  • Understand and learn current educational learning theories and trends.

Salary Range: $21-$23 per hour.

Please send resume and cover letter to: dmello@sachistorymuseum.org

or

Sacramento History Museum
101 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Attn: Delta Pick Mello