Assistant Curator of Education

Arts Hacker; Ontario (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Ontario Museum seeks an Assistant Curator to support collection management, exhibit and educational program development, and public programs.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in History, Museum Studies, Art, or a closely related field, and have at least two years of museum experience, with a passion for collaboration and community engagement. Bilingual Spanish is desirable.

Qualifications

• Two years of museum experience, including collections management, exhibition development, public education programs, volunteer programs, or museum education.
• Experience with exhibit development and public programs is preferred.
• Prior teaching or facilitation experience in a K-12, college, special education, or adult setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assists curatorial staff on collection management, exhibit and educational program development.
• Assists in the development of graphic materials to market collections work, exhibits and public programs.
• Coordinates in-house exhibition research for upcoming exhibits and permanent collections.
• Assists with researching and developing grant applications and other funding opportunities.
• Assists with division budgets and expense tracking, correspondence, reports, arranges studio visits, and general office responsibilities.
• Represents the Museum at events, meetings, and gatherings of the City and general public.
• Coordinates the activities of volunteers, staff, contract artists, and program participants.
• Collaborates with other City departments and assists in communication efforts between the Museum and artists, volunteers, participants, and other community organizations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Teamwork / collaboration

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in History, Museum Studies, Art, or related field

Job description

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Possess strong communication and presentation skills.
• Exemplary organizational and time management skills.
• A passion for creativity, collaboration, and teamwork
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to take initiative, remain open-minded, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask effectively, including managing scheduling, calendaring, and competing priorities with accuracy and efficiency.
• Additionally, the successful candidate will embody the qualities of a “Five Tool Player” – Leader, Thinker, Communicator, Operator and Public Servant – and the principles of the City’s Customer Service Philosophy – Empathy, Respect, and Problem Solving.

The following procedures will apply:

• The Eligibility List will consist of both internal and external applicants who meet the qualifications and successfully complete any required selection processes.
• The hiring department has the discretion to consider internal applicants on the Eligibility List prior to considering external candidates on the Eligibility List.
• The City of Ontario reserves the right, if necessary, to accept only the first one hundred (100) applications from applicants that meet the qualification guidelines below.
• Completed applications will be reviewed and only qualified applicants whose qualifications best meet or exceed the requirements of the position and needs of the City will be invited to participate further in the selection process.

Examples of Essential Functions

The essential functions typically performed by the Assistant Curator include the following:

• Assists curatorial staff on collection management, exhibit and educational program development.
• Assists in the development of graphic materials to market collections work, exhibits and public programs.
• Coordinates in-house exhibition research for upcoming exhibits and permanent collections.
• Assists with researching and developing grant applications and other funding opportunities.
• Assists with division budgets and expense tracking, correspondence, reports, arranges studio visits, and general office responsibilities.
• Represents the Museum at events, meetings, and gatherings of the City and general public.
• Coordinates the activities of volunteers, staff, contract artists, and program participants.
• Collaborates with other City departments and assists in communication efforts between the Museum and artists, volunteers, participants, and other community organizations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

When assigned to Education, functions performed include:

• Coordinates development of K-12 educator materials, including outreach brochures, lesson plans, and sample activities.
• Assists in managing the activities and planning of education programs in history, gardens, visual, and/or media arts, including research, design, staffing, and assessment.
• Teaches and/or coordinates tours and workshops for K-12 students and adults in history, gardens, visual, performing, and/or media arts.
• Manages logistics for tour scheduling, tracks and communicates incoming tours requests, and develops quarterly tour request forms.
• Assists with development of a strategic community engagement plan to increase visitorship to the Museum, especially school and community groups.
• Manages, orders, and tracks inventory for art supplies.

Qualification Guidelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in U.S. or California History, Museum Studies, Art, History, Anthropology or closely related field.

Experience

• Two years of museum experience, including either collections management, exhibition development, public education programs, volunteer programs, and/or museum education.

Desirable

• Prior teaching or facilitation experience in a K-12, college, special education, and/or adult classroom setting.
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish.