Education & Programs Manager

Position Overview: Education & Programs Manager (fulltime, health insurance & PTO)

The Education & Programs Manager develops, implements, and evaluates all educational initiatives, public programs, interpretive materials, and community engagement strategies for the historic house museum. This role ensures that the museum’s mission, history, and collections are communicated in engaging, accurate, and inclusive ways for visitors of all ages. The Manager oversees daily educational operations, supervises part-time educators or volunteers, and collaborates across departments to grow the museum’s role as a cultural and learning resource.

Education & Programming

• Develops educational programming for members, allied groups, and the public, including lectures, concerts, and art classes.
• Collaborates with Research & Collections Manager to develop historically accurate educational outreach programs for school groups and children (including annual summer camp, field trips, and family events) that are relevant to current school curricula and current events.
• Develops programming partnerships on site and within the community.
• Serves as on-site manager for educational and community activities (approx. 24 per year).

Tour Responsibilities

• Conducts scheduled tours of the museum that are approximately 45 minutes in length for guests

of all ages and backgrounds when docents are unavailable, a specialty tour is requested, or a field trip is booked.

• Welcomes, checks-in, and briefs guests as each tour begins.
• Keeps current with exhibit content, on-going research conclusions, and standard operations of the

museum.

• Monitors daily, self-guided tours, including tour software (Fareharbor) and calendar.
• Acquires knowledge and skills to give accurate, informative, and engaging tours by learning the

appropriate tour script and attending formal training sessions when provided.

• Provides tours to guests consistent with the diversity of the house’s history, including the

narratives of enslaved people, Free People of Color, immigrants, and more.

Public Outreach and Community Building

• Participates in promoting the historic house and its activities, including event sales, tourism marketing, and media interviews when relevant to BK education and programmatic initiatives.
• Presents programs off-site to groups, schools, clubs, etc.
• Assists Marketing Coordinator with public relations and social media.
• Books field trips and maintains school relationships.
• Participates in tourism and education organizations by attending events and monitoring opportunities as assigned.
• Attends meetings of local museum education groups for networking, feedback, and co-planning.

Management

• Recruits, trains, and manages volunteer docents, including weekly scheduling and help with special events.
• Complies monthly Docent Digest newsletter.
• Manages college internship program, developing research and museum studies projects and coordinating service hours.
• Recruits and supervises volunteers at programs and events.

General Responsibilities

• Reports to the Executive Director.
• Reports to museum Monday - Friday from 9:00 – 5 PM, and for overtime hours are needed (comp time is available in exchange for hours performed outside of the regular workday).
• Opens and closes premises weekdays and as needed on weekends.
• Complies with all policies and procedures regarding museum security.
• Contributes to the overall cleanliness and presentation of the site.
• Assists Executive Director in other situations as necessary.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in education, museum studies, history, public humanities, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in museum education, public programming, or cultural nonprofit work.
• Strong communication, presentation, and project-management skills.
• Experience developing curriculum-aligned programs and working with diverse learners.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and occasional holidays for programs and events.

Preferred

• • Master’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Knowledge of local history, historic preservation, or cultural heritage interpretation.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards, DEIA best practices, and audience-centered engagement.

Employer paid portion of health insurance, paid days off, collaborative small staff environment