K-12 Programs Assistant
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About Us
At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
Job Description
About the Role
Reporting to the School Programs and Partnerships Manager and working closely with the K-12 Programs Coordinator, the K-12 Programs Assistant coordinates the logistical and administrative aspects of The Huntington’s self-guided visits for students. This is a limited-term, part-time role, 24-27 hours per week slated to last until June 2025.
S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.
Essential Duties
Candidate Requirements and Experience
Work is in a normal office environment. Extensive computer work is required.
Compensation & Benefits
We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including:
Please submit a cover letter and CV/resume as a single PDF attachment.
You will have the opportunity to submit additional documents on the “My Experience” section of the application.
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At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
Job Description
About the Role
Reporting to the School Programs and Partnerships Manager and working closely with the K-12 Programs Coordinator, the K-12 Programs Assistant coordinates the logistical and administrative aspects of The Huntington’s self-guided visits for students. This is a limited-term, part-time role, 24-27 hours per week slated to last until June 2025.
S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.
Essential Duties
- Coordinate logistics for self-guided visits, including registrations and scheduling, using Ticketure.
- Maintain correspondence with teachers/schools via email and phone to convey logistical information for self-guided visits; respond to questions.
- Organize and process all teacher paperwork for self-guided visits, including waivers.
- Track and process payments for non-Title I student visits.
- Maintain accurate audience headcounts for all school programs; keep records of attendance data. Convey data to K-12 Programs Coordinator.
- Serve as bus greeter and point person for self-guided visits tours. Check in groups using Ticketure software.
- Provide support and coordination of other projects as assigned, including program facilitation as appropriate.
- Participate in interdepartmental and cross divisional teams in the development of collections-based programs.
- Remain up to date in knowledge of museum education theory, curriculum development, and current issues and practices in informal and formal education.
Candidate Requirements and Experience
- 0-2 years' experience coordinating program or project activities including scheduling, communications, or registration processes, and/or related educational activities.
- Experience in tracking program or project goals, communications, and activities.
- Ability to communicate clearly through written and verbal forms.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task.
- Ability to manage projects from start to finish and meet deadlines appropriately.
- Proficient PC computer knowledge: MS Office, Excel, etc.
- Skill in working with people from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and cultures.
- Skill in working diplomatically with staff and volunteers.
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility to meet changing needs and expectations.
Work is in a normal office environment. Extensive computer work is required.
Compensation & Benefits
We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including:
- Pay Rate: $20.00/hr.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 403(b) retirement plan and matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
- Hybrid remote work schedule available for applicable positions
- Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and holidays
- Discounts for staff in The Huntington Store and restaurants
- Free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
- Free passes each month to welcome family and friends to visit the grounds
Please submit a cover letter and CV/resume as a single PDF attachment.
You will have the opportunity to submit additional documents on the “My Experience” section of the application.
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