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The Crocker Art Museum brings people together with art, ideas, each other, and the world around them. Our staff works to make the Museum a dynamic, engaging, and inviting gathering place for our community and to bring to life the art on our walls in unexpected and meaningful ways. We strive to reflect the diversity of our region and welcome applicants with new perspectives, unique backgrounds, and a passion for serving the public.
Please explore our current open positions and reach out with questions. When applying, please attach your cover letter and resume to your email.
Applying to the Crocker
Thank you for your interest in a career with the Crocker Art Museum. We encourage you to apply for any role you feel qualified for and interested in. When applying, please attach your cover letter and resume to your email. We typically receive a high volume of applications and strive to reply to all applicants within two weeks.
Additional questions can be directed to camajobs@crockerart.org.
Open Positions
DEPARTMENT: Education
SUPERVISOR: School + Teacher Programs Coordinator
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Contract/On Call/Non-exempt / 24 hours a week
HIRING RANGE: $20.00 an hour
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
The Crocker Art Museum is dedicated to promoting an awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art. We measure our success by our ability to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of the communities we serve. This position helps fulfill this by conducting arts-integration based offsite school and community outreach programs aboard the Crocker’s mobile classroom, the Art Ark. These programs are Museum mission and California State Standards aligned, linking visual art to subject areas such as the language arts, California History, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Prepare and conduct age-appropriate hands-on art making and art appreciation-based lessons on the Art Ark that are designed to encourage pre-K-8 students to understand artmaking and art history through use of the Crocker, its collections, and resources.
Host Art Ark open houses and facilitate visits to the Ark during Community Art Nights
Coordinates the daily logistics necessary for teaching with the Art Ark, such as maintaining class visit schedules, communicating with school sites prior to arrival on content and curriculum, facilitating the arrival/departure of the Art Ark from school sites etc.
Encourage students, teachers and parents to visit the Crocker Art Museum, and to make art on a regular basis.
Maintain an observation log of Art Ark lessons and art activities and distribute, collect, and collate program surveys for evaluation purposes
Track and report Art Ark attendance
Provide on-going Art Ark, and supply maintenance, including cleaning and repairing of activity stations.
Assist in coordinating Art Ark moves from site to site.
Monitor security and safety on the Art Ark, including operation of the wheelchair lift as needed
Update the School and Teacher Programs Coordinator of any needed supplies or equipment repairs on an ongoing basis
Maintain an awareness of best practices in Museum and art education, including an active awareness of education programs at the Museum
Attend staff, committee, and community meetings as assigned.
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
One year of experience in an educational or teaching environment. Background in conducting art workshops and teaching a range of ages in classroom, community, and museum settings.
Ability to engage children and youth in grades pre-K-8.
Knowledge of studio art processes and core understanding of art history.
Experience communicating with teachers, school administrators and parents.
Intellectual curiosity and problem-solving ability
Ability to be flexible and perform multiple tasks simultaneously, particularly as they relate to coordinating programming at various stages of development and implementation.
Strong written and oral communications and organizational skills. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with members, visitors, volunteers, vendors, etc.
Must be available to work occasional evenings and/or weekends.
Attention to detail; ability to work under deadline; ability to follow through on long- and short-term projects
Ability to communicate clearly in one-on-one or group situations.
Given the outreach focus of this position, it is necessary that the Educator be able to travel in an expedient fashion to various school and community sites to implement job duties.
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support the Museum’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan and DEAI initiatives.
Commit to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, cooperation, and openness to other’s perspectives.
Work collaboratively with all Museum departments.
Provide exceptional customer service.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Utilize Crocker resources wisely.
Work with colleagues to assure educational projects adhere to department budget.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; sit for long periods of time; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Crocker Art Museum strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, and is an equal opportunity employer. The Museum makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business need in order to have the best available person in each job. The Museum has a “zero-tolerance” policy prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, gender, genetic characteristics, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or other protected categories identified by federal, state or local laws. Any such discrimination is prohibited.
WORK SCHEDULE:
On-site at the Museum and at various locations throughout the Sacramento Region. 24 hours a week/3 days per week. Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM depending on bell schedule. Weekly schedules may vary.
TO APPLY:
Please email your cover letter and resume to camajobs@crockerart.org. Questions can be directed to (916) 808-5059.