Museum Educator

Association of Academic Museums & Galleries.; Connecticut; On-site; USD 20,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The Association of Academic Museums & Galleries is seeking a Museum Educator to develop and deliver engaging educational programs. The role involves collaborating with diverse audiences, including students and community members, to enhance their interaction with the museum's resources. Responsibilities include teaching, evaluation of program effectiveness, and managing program documentation.

The ideal candidate must have a Master's degree and significant experience in museum education or a related field. This part-time position is located on-site at the CT State Housatonic.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher required.
• Five or more years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver educational programs for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with faculty and community partners.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and maintain documentation.

Skills

Educational program development

Teaching confidence across diverse audiences

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Master's degree in art or related field

Job description

Museum Educator – Housatonic Museum of Art, CT State Housatonic

Posted: June 25, 2026
Level: Educational Assistant
Employment Type: Temporary position, non-tenure track position
Hours: Part-time up to 17 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: July 2026
Work Location: CT State Housatonic (900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604)
Work Modality: On site; Position is not remote
Closing Date: Open until filled, with priority consideration given to applicants who submit materials by July 9, 2026

Position Summary

The Museum Educator develops, coordinates, and delivers engaging educational programs that connect diverse audiences with the museum’s collections and exhibitions. This role collaborates with faculty, students, and community partners to integrate museum resources into teaching and learning, designs curriculum and public programming, leads tours, evaluates program effectiveness, maintains program documentation and database records, and supports departmental initiatives that advance the museum’s educational mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Director of the Museum of Art, the Educational Assistant – Museum Educator is responsible for effective performance in these essential duties:

• Serve as point of contact for educational programs.
• Teach museum audiences of all ages, including community college students, K-12 audiences, and adult learners.
• Develop and execute public programs for displays and special exhibitions at the Housatonic Museum of Art.
• Develop written curriculum, lesson plans, and educator resources aligned to exhibition content and audience learning goals.
• Conduct program evaluation and assessment, including collecting attendance data, visitor feedback, and learning outcomes to inform future programming.
• Assist with keeping documentation and records of events, including RSVP, sign-in sheets, photography, etc.
• Work with faculty, students, and staff to incorporate collections, exhibitions, and programs into teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• Design, organize, and conduct tours of special exhibitions and the permanent collection.
• Maintain, update, and reconcile database contact information for HMA mailing lists.
• Support additional initiatives and projects as assigned by the HMA Director and/or Collections Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree or higher in art, art history, museum studies, curatorial studies, or a related field, with five (5) or more years of experience in curation, museum education, arts programming, or collections management, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven track record of conceptualizing and executing educational events and/or programs for an art museum.
• Confidence teaching art from different time periods and geographic locations to a range of audiences.
• Familiarity with object-based and inquiry-based teaching practices and the ability to apply them across audiences of all ages and abilities.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and advance multiple concurrent projects, balancing short-term deadlines with long-term goals.
• Familiarity with program evaluation methods, including data collection, visitor surveys, and outcome tracking.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including individuals with disabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at an academic art museum.
• Experience teaching or developing educational events for a community college audience.
• Experience contributing to grant reporting or institutional assessment initiatives.
• Experience working with multilingual learners or audiences with diverse learning needs.

Employment Eligibility and Background Check

• Proof of eligibility to work under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
• Successful completion of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification, reference checks, criminal history, and, when applicable, credit or driving history checks.

Equity Statement

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CT State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability (including but not limited to blindness), present or past history of mental disability, prior criminal record, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion, veteran status, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or trafficking or any other federal or state protected class in its employment, programs, and activities, unless the provisions of Section 46a‑80(b) or 46a‑81(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes are controlling or there are bona fide occupational qualifications excluding persons in one of the above protected groups.

Contact Information for Equity and Civil Rights

For information regarding the nondiscrimination, disability, and Title IX policies/procedures, contact: Nicholas D’Agostino, Director of Equity and Civil Rights, CT State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051, 860‑612‑7075 or [e-mail].

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.