Duties
Reporting to the Head of Learning, you will manage the museum’s onsite and online school education programs together with designing and managing formal education programs that engage and enthrall students of all ages with Australia’s maritime story.
On a day-to-day basis, you will work with the marketing team to manage the promotion of the museum’s school programs while monitoring and evaluating their quality, manage the museum’s formal learning team, developing and implement strategies to maximise the educational use of the museums digital and on-site resources together with recruiting and supervising the casual Museum Educators.
Ideal applicants will have:
- Relevant practical experience in school and/or museum education
- Experience working with digital learning tools and resources
- Proven ability to work in a team environment and supervise staff
- Ability to design and manage educational programs of high quality, appeal and relevance to teacher and student audiences
- Excellent understanding of current curriculum priorities and the curriculum development process (Science/History preferred – not essential)
- Understanding of the school excursion marketplace
- Ability to be agile, creative and flexible in developing innovative programs that engage and inspire students of all ages.
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders and lead a team of casual employees
- Effective written and spoken communication skills
Eligibility
This position is open to all eligible members of the community and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from every cultural and linguistic background. To be an eligible member of the community, you must be an Australian citizen. Applications may be accepted from Australian permanent residents who are in the process of acquiring Australian citizenship.
Notes
Selection for this position will be made on the basis of relative merit which will be assessed against each item of the selection criteria. Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered for short listing by the Selection Committee. As part of the selection process the selection committee may invite candidates to undertake psychometric test, you should advise the selection committee if you have any special needs. Psychometric tests may be used as the initial short-listing test or later in the selection process. Some tests are very short while others may take one or more hours.
Non-ongoing opportunity will be offered for a specified task
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