Early Childhood Education Assistant

Title: Early Childhood Education Assistant

State Role Title: 

Hiring Range: $17.52/hour

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location: MAIN MUSEUM

Agency Website: https://www.vmfa.museum/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

About Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA’s growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history. 

Our holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art. VMFA is also home to important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, and modern and contemporary art, as well as renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art.

Recently named the 11th-best art museum in the United States by The Washington Post, VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission.

VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

About Education Department:

VMFA’s Education Department centers on the core values of Quality, Collaboration, and being Community-centered. Through art and shared experiences, we invite an exchange of diverse perspectives to uncover layers of meaning and in turn, support discovery, learning, and deeper connections.

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program at VMFA is an inquiry based, experiential program for children ages 3 months to 5 years old, and their caregivers. ECE programs connect early learning to the museum’s world-renowned collection. Participants enjoy play, music, and movement activities, gallery walks, and multisensory art projects. While building self-awareness and social skills, a wide array of subjects are explored, including world cultures, science, literature, and mathematics. The Early Childhood Education team at VMFA is committed to creating quality experiences that engage the whole child and to facilitating a supportive community for the adults that join them. 

General Information:

We are currently seeking applications for a highly motivated, action-oriented individual, with a flexible and collaborative mindset, to join our Early Childhood Education Department as Early Childhood Education Assistant. 

The hired applicant supports the Early Childhood Education Programs, and staff, with essential administrative and organizational tasks. 

This is a wage, non-exempt position. This position works 20 hours weekly, increasing to 29 hours during specific months of the year.  

VMFA staff also enjoy agency benefits like free admission to special exhibitions, previews of special exhibitions, employee pricing for selection museum programs and classes, and discounts at Amuse Restaurant, Best Café, and VMFA Shop.

Duties Include:    

This position will work closely with the Early Childhood Education Coordinator to maintain the administration and execution of the Early childhood Education programs.

The hired applicant will assist with the general needs of running all programs including classes that take place weekly, drop off camps for 3-5 year olds, field trips for early learning centers and the Annual Early Childhood Student Exhibition. The hired candidate will have expanded responsibilities with drop-off camps and the student exhibition with work hours increasing during peak periods for these programs (May, June, July, September and January). 

The hired candidate will assist with administrative projects including maintaining enrollment and registration data, the collection of web edits and monitoring of online offerings. They will maintain program statistics, scholarships, grant benchmarking and exhibition data. They will assist with editing projects for registration brochures and resources. 

This position includes supporting the maintenance of the educational spaces Early Childhood programs utilize. These duties include organizing and cleaning studios, compilation and management of supply inventory, including unpacking, labeling and sorting of art materials, and maintaining organization of supplies in storage spaces.

The hired candidate will support