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Oakland Museum of California · 17 hours ago

Learning Experience and Program Developer

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$37.85/hr - $37.85/hr

3+ years exp

The Oakland Museum of California is a museum, garden, and gathering place dedicated to building trust and understanding within communities. They are seeking a Learning Experience and Program Developer responsible for developing and implementing educational programs for K-12 students and teachers that align with the museum's strategic goals and enhance community relationships.

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement education programs and resources for K-12 students and teachers that explore, deepen, and amplify themes and stories drawn from Museum exhibitions and collections, contribute directly to the Museum’s strategic and social impact goals, and foster deep community relationships

Support the development of new models of participatory and learner-centered programs based on research, evaluation, and understanding of visitors’ diverse learning needs

In consultation with the Learning, Experience and Programming Manager, create project plans with rationale and audience outcomes, implementation and evaluation plans, and budgets

Research and collaboratively develop cross-disciplinary program curricula and education resources, leveraging the Museum’s exhibitions, collections, and digital resources

Work alongside Museum volunteers and other members of the School Programs Team to offer culturally responsive and inquiry-based K-12 school programs, ensuring program quality, coverage, and support for volunteers

Contribute to the development and implementation of training for volunteers and staff, including culturally responsive museum education practices, dialogue and inquiry-based interpretive strategies, youth development, and state and national standards

Coordinate projects, including managing the timeline, development, expenses, and coordination of volunteers and staff supporting individual programs

Work directly with gallery and exhibition project teams to manage internal stakeholder input, brainstorm and identify school audience opportunities, community collaborations, and subject expertise

Develops relationships, communicates, and collaborates with other Museum teams (such as Design, Marketing and Communications, Facilities and Security, Visitor Experience, Development) and Bay Area K-12 education partners on exhibition opportunities and school audience offerings

Identify, contract, and manage external program collaborators that deepen the museum’s education and civic engagement, and broaden participation of diverse communities

Train, supervise, and evaluate school program volunteers and interns, creating an inclusive team environment

Incorporate visitor research and evaluation findings—both from OMCA and the broader field—into exhibition and programming projects

Collaborate with evaluators to develop and execute formative, front end, remedial, and summative evaluation of programs

Maintain accurate program data and contribute to program reports for fundraising and donor stewardship

Keep abreast of best and next practices in the field of museum education to inform OMCA school programs and share results of OMCA research with the field

Qualification

Program planningCulturally responsive educationCurriculum developmentVisitor research evaluationCalifornia State StandardsGoogle SuiteAsanaSpanish languageChinese languageCollaboration

Required

3-5 years of related experience

English language proficiency in both spoken and written form; second language (particularly Spanish or Chinese) is desirable

Experience in program planning and management for school and teacher audiences

Knowledge of California State Standards and Bay Area curriculum priorities

Demonstrated cultural competence and a history of building equitable and inclusive programming

Works well in a deeply collaborative, highly fluid culture

Ability to display and encourage visitor and internal customer service, take and share responsibility and treat others with respect

Knowledge of partnership and contract negotiations and management

Proficiency in computer systems and applications including Google Suite and Asana

Preferred

B.A. degree in related field preferred

Interest in working across disciplines, with special experience or interest in California history subjects preferred

Company

Oakland Museum of California

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) tells the many stories that comprise California, creating the space and context for greater connection, trust, and understanding between people.

Founded in 1969

Oakland, California, USA

51-200 employees