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Museum Educator I -Kentucky Historical Society (Non Merit)
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Salary
$32,469.60 Annually
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH FULL TIME ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY NON-CHAPTER 37.5 HR/WK
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Hiring Agency
Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet Kentucky Historical Society
Location
100 West Broadway Frankfort KY 40601 USA
Description
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS), formed in 1836, is an agency in Kentucky's Tourism, Arts, and HeritageCabinet. The KHS campus has three sites in historic downtown Frankfort: The Old State Capitol; the KentuckyMilitary History Museum; and the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History serving as KHS headquarters witha signature museum, exhibits, library, research facilities, object and archival collections, museum store, andmore. KHS is a Smithsonian Affiliate and has American Alliance of Museums accreditation. To learn more aboutthe Kentucky Historical Society, please visit
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The Museum Educator I will work to fulfill the mission of the Kentucky Historical Society as well as helptheir colleagues throughout the organization succeed. The position plays an integral part on the LearningTeam. The Museum Programs Educator I will work with members of the Learning Team to offer student and publicmuseum programs such as field trips, tours, museum experiences, and events at our three museum sites: theThomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol, and the Kentucky Military History Museum.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitate experiences and programs for the K-12 student audience
- Handle day-to-day operations for the school groups during their field trips at our three museum sites,including providing museum introductions, guiding group tours, and leading activities such as Learning Labsacross KHS's museum campus.
- Work with members of the Learning Team to develop educational materials and programs that promote inquiry-based learning aligned with the Kentucky Academic Standards.
- Evaluate field trip operations and support efforts to improve student engagement, program efficiency, and useof staff resources to deliver the best experience possible.
- Implement programs and resources for museum guests of all ages.
- provide support in the design and implementation of ongoing and special programming at all three museum sites.
- Assist the Learning Team and other KHS employees with delivering outreach programming across Kentucky atprofessional conferences, historic sites or organizations, libraries and other partner entities.
- Provide stewardship of KHS resources.
- Under supervision, coordinate logistics, purchasing, and other deliverables; complete reports and otherpaperwork as necessary.
- Collaborate with the KHS Marketing Team and outside partners to raise awareness of programs. To see the fullposition description, please visit https://history.ky.gov/about/careers.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:Bachelor's degree in education, history, museum studies, or a related field.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:One (1) year of professional experience as an educator in a classroom, museum, library, orcommunity center; similar work experience will be considered
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:Three (3) years of experience as an educator in a classroom, museum,library, or community center.
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):NONE
Working Conditions
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Erin Kuss at erin.kuss@ky.gov or 502.782.4624.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D