Working collaboratively with a team of educators, assistants, and volunteers to deliver effective, engaging, and safe learning experiences.

Communicating with group leaders and community partners to design appropriate learning experiences.

Applying knowledge of best-practices to create welcoming, age-appropriate spaces where participants feel cared for and are excited to learn about art, creative design and one another.

Designing and defining clear goals and creating opportunities for learners to receive feedback on progress towards goals.

Using a variety of strategies that engage diverse learners, including best practices for accessibility.

Creating activities, guides, and lesson plans for program use and to facilitate communication with support staff, supervisor, and members of the public.

Collaborating with support staff to ensure that learning spaces and materials are prepared and returned before/after each program.

Coordinating with staff to ensure that participants are greeted upon arrival and know what to do to get the program started.

For off-site programs, planning and preparation will include transportation of materials to the off-site locations.

Supporting efforts to create a safe environment for all people, facilities, and natural resources.

Following established procedures for safety, security, custodial, visitor service, and maintenance procedures. This includes providing clear safety expectations for participants in the context of educational activities.

Using appropriate procedures in emergency situations.

Using appropriate reporting procedures for incidents and unexpected situations

Ensuring that impact of educational activities on museum collections and exhibitions is minimized.

Ensuring that environmental impact of educational activities is minimized.

Developing pedagogy skills through ongoing practice, reflection, and professional development structured by AWM.

Attending AWM Educator professional development meetings.

Modeling best-practices in teaching for newer educators.

Observing, analyzing and co-teaching with fellow AWM arts educators.

Actively participate in annual review with supervisors.

Being observed by experienced AWM arts educators.

Developing educational content inspired by the museum’s collections and exhibitions.

Developing and writing lesson plans that will be shared with other arts educators.

Creating educational materials (such as manipulatives, diagrams, posters, etc…)

Producing videos, articles, and media content for online programs and platforms.

Writing descriptions for program brochures and online marketing.

Preparing materials for use in the classroom and cleaning up.

Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

College degree in creative arts, art history, education, community engagement or related field, or equivalent experience is preferred. More than 4 years of experience teaching at AWM, in other informal settings, or external classroom teaching is required.

Professional, academic, and personal experience (including advanced, project-based, undergraduate coursework) in the creative arts, art history, education, or community engagement is preferred.

Successful candidates will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of and participation in disciplinary inquiry in their field and creative learning and will be able to give examples of how they have facilitated teaching and learning with young people or adults.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

This position requires hands-on, dynamic and engaged individuals who are interested in learning and teaching about the processes, creation, and diverse histories of the art field, as well as the social and multi-cultural connections of art, artists and everyday life. An interest in the life, art, and legacy of Andy Warhol, and an understanding of his contemporary and historic relevance, is preferred.

Candidates must have successfully performed at the capacity of AWM Arts Educator II or must have at least 4 years of prior teaching experience.

Successful candidates will have consistently demonstrated their ability to apply their knowledge of artistic practices, Andy Warhol, and the museum’s exhibits and collections to guide student-directed inquiry and studio-based work, plan differentiated instruction, use authentic assessment and conduct learner-centered activities at the museum, in the community, and online.

AWM Arts Educators must be comfortable adapting their approaches in a dynamic setting to meet the needs of diverse visitors and program participants.