Address- Full time, ongoing APS Level 6 position
- Attractive employee benefits including 15.4% superannuation
- Australia’s leading museum located waterside in beautiful Darling Harbour
The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking a qualified, experienced and well organised Senior Education Officer to join our Education team in this full time, ongoing position.
As one of Sydney’s most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, onsite and through research, presentations and travelling exhibitions, and provides must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.
We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways that are the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australian and beyond, we explore our past, our present and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.
The Museum welcomes over 2.5 million local, interstate and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer and education base. Find out more at sea.museum
The Senior Education Officer manages the Museum’s onsite school education program. This role is responsible for creating, managing, and evaluating programs that deliver transformative learning experiences for students and community groups on our site.
The role leads the development of programs that take students and learners into Museum galleries, exhibitions, and vessels, as well as creating workshops and programs that highlight the Museum’s collections and stories. The role will focus on programs for primary and secondary students, as well as accessibility programs that make the museum more available to community groups.
High level overview of accountabilities:
- Researching, developing, and implementing programs that maximise the educational use of the Museum’s exhibitions, galleries, vessels, precinct, and objects.
- Managing the coordination of the Museum Educator team of casual staff and the quality control of the program delivery.
- Collaborate with the Digital Education Project Officer to contribute to the quality of digital education resources.
- Leading the development of programs that increase the accessibility of museum content for students and community groups.
- Working with the marketing team to promote the Museum’s education programs.
- Participating in museum project teams to ensure educational thought and content are embedded into exhibitions, galleries, and projects.
- Managing the Education Coordinator and working with the Bookings Officer to ensure a high-quality end-to-end visitor experience for schools and community groups.
- Developing and maintaining processes that ensure the effective ongoing delivery of onsite programs to schools and community groups.
- Identify and report on risks and challenges and implement and monitor risk mitigation strategies ensuring all onsite education events and programs are compliant in line with policies and procedures.
Selection Criteria:
- A degree in Education and/or tertiary qualification relevant to learning in Museum/Cultural and/or educational contexts.
- Relevant practical experience in school and/or museum education.
- Excellent understanding of current curriculum priorities and the curriculum development process
- Ability to design and manage educational programs of high quality, appeal and relevance to teacher and student audiences.
- Ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to be agile, creative, and flexible in developing innovative programs that engage and inspire students of all ages.
- Demonstrated experience managing casual staff.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, work in a team environment and supervise staff or lead a team of casual employees.
- Effective written and spoken communication strategies for a range of contexts.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and manage time effectively.
- Understanding of the school excursion marketplace.
- Understanding of the marketing of educational services and products to schools.
Applications Close: 5pm AEST, Friday 29th March 2024. No Applications will be accepted by mail or email.
Selection for this position will be made on the basis of relative merit which will be assessed against each item of the selection criteria. Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered for short listing by the Selection Committee. As part of the selection process the selection committee may invite candidates to undertake psychometric test, you should advise the selection committee if you have any special needs. Psychometric tests may be used as the initial short-listing test or later in the selection process. Some tests are very short while others may take one or more hours.
This position is open to all eligible members of the community, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from every cultural and linguistic background. To be an eligible member of the community, you must be an Australian citizen. Applications may be accepted from Australian permanent residents who are in the process of acquiring Australian citizenship.
