K-12 Education & Field Trips Lead

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-sponsored medical benefits

401K with Employer-paid contributions

Paid time off, family leave, and Par-?

Employer-sponsored life and AD&D

Voluntary insurances (pet, hospital,事故

Job summary

Historic Hudson Valley in Westchester seeks a K-12 Program Manager to lead the planning, prototyping, and delivery of inclusive K-12 programs for onsite and digital audiences. You will supervise staff, manage outreach to schools, and collaborate with education, library and curatorial teams to create engaging field trips and educator resources.

The role requires knowledge of NYS curricular standards, experience in museum education, and the ability to work at HHV sites with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in history, education, or a related field is required.
• Master's degree in history, public history or museum studies preferred.
• Classroom teaching experience is highly preferred.
• Experience in museum education and in teaching subjects such as American slavery or women’s history.
• Strong organizational and communications skills.
• Self-motivated; ability to start a project and see it through to completion.
• Great people skills, at ease with visitors and colleagues alike.
• Ability to arrange or provide for own transportation to HHV’s historic sites; public transit can be difficult in the area.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office suite, Zoom, and project management tools such as Slack, Basecamp, Google Docs/Sheets, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prototyping and delivery of high-quality, inclusive field trips and hands-on activities for Sunnyside, Philipsburg Manor and starting in 2028 Van Cortlandt Manor.
• Train museum educators in the delivery of on-site field trips.
• Oversee the planning and delivery of teacher professional development workshops and other opportunities for teachers.
• Manage the outreach program, including in-classroom visits, and develop relationships with partner organizations.
• Supervise the K-12 Program Assistant position.
• Assist with HHV’s Educator Advisory Council.
• Cultivate educators and community leaders to engage in HHV’s programs and mission.
• Collaborate with Library and Curatorial teams to research and assemble resources for field trips, teacher resources and digital content development.
• Contribute to tour scripts, interpretive plans, training manuals and related materials.
• Participate in audience and school evaluation projects; stay current with the field of American slavery studies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Initiative

People skills

MS Office

Zoom

Slack

Basecamp

Google Docs/Sheets

Education

Bachelor's degree in history or education

Master's degree in history/public history or museum studies

Tools

Slack

Basecamp

Google Docs/Sheets

Zoom

Microsoft Office

Job description

Historic Hudson Valley in Westchester seeks a K-12 Program Manager to lead the planning, prototyping, and delivery of inclusive K-12 programs for onsite and digital audiences. You will supervise staff, manage outreach to schools, and collaborate with education, library and curatorial teams to create engaging field trips and educator resources.

The role requires knowledge of NYS curricular standards, experience in museum education, and the ability to work at HHV sites with occasional travel.