Museum Educator K-12 Student Experiences

ABOUT THE ROLE 

  We expect to review candidate applications through June, invite strong candidates to interview in July, and provide communication with all applicants by mid-August.

As part of the area of K-12 Student Experiences, the Museum Educator facilitates instruction and administrative support for K-12 student learning experiences and supports teacher inquiries and outreach related to student tours. These activities reflect a pedagogical vision and impact framework for the museum’s K-12 offerings that prioritizes access for all teachers and students to high-quality arts experiences across learning contexts, through an inclusive, multi-sensory, and multimodal approach, with a priority for Chicago Public Schools. The Educator collaborates with colleagues in the K-12 Student Experiences division, the Ryan Learning Center, and throughout the museum to carry out their responsibilities. A member of Chicago’s education and arts ecosystems, the Museum Educator facilitates culturally responsive museum and community-based engagement on a weekly basis, collaborating with teachers, schools, and communities to deepen audience connections and position the museum as a valuable space for connection, learning, and meaning-making.

 This part-time position has structured hours from September 2, 2025 - May 29, 2026, and unstructured hours from June-August. The museum educator leads programs as assigned three weekdays per week with the opportunity for occasional weekend and evening hours.

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• Job Classification: Part-Time Staff
• Grade Level: 6

RESPONSIBILITIES

●        Facilitate K-12 student experiences that are hosted both in the museum and virtually; align with the museum’s pedagogical framework through the strategies of student-centered, inquiry-based museum teaching.

●        Communicate directly with teachers of assigned programs in order to develop tours that best meet the needs of their classroom goals and strategies.

●        Collaborate and have professional interactions with fellow educators and department staff.

●        Support the development of artwork research, tour materials, and strategies that enable accessible and multi-modal student experiences.

●        Support program evaluation and data collection through collaboration with staff. Participate in professional assessment and reflection sessions.

AVAILABILITY

●        Must be available consistently to work a set weekly schedule from September 2, 2025–May 29, 2026. The schedule is 17 hours a week that includes 9 am - 5 pm on Thursdays, and 9:00 am – 2:00 pm two additional weekdays, ranked preference for Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays.

●        When regular work hours fall on an institutional holiday, those hours can be rescheduled for another workday in the same week.

●        Educator can work up to 21 hour per week during the spring season

●      Must be available to attend initial training held from September 2 - September 25, 2025 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, which includes a combination of lesson observations, workshops, and at-home readings or resource review. Additional time for collaborative practice will be flexibly scheduled and communicated in advance.

●         Due to tour scheduling, the Part-Time Educator should not plan extended time off in March, April, or May.

QUALIFICATIONS

●        Bilingual in English/Spanish is strongly preferred with comfort leading student experiences in Spanish as well as bilingually. 

●        Minimum of 2 years of experience working with K–12 audiences in informal or formal education environments, including museums, school classrooms, theaters, or other cultural institutional settings.

●        Experience teaching with works of art using student-centered, inclusive strategies and general knowledge of art history.

●        Ability to follow lesson plans to f