Greetings Colleagues,
The
Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is hiring a Manager of School and Family Programs. Please click on the link below to learn more about the position, see the position’s pay, and to apply.
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (CDT) on April 15, 2024.
Send me a private message (email address is in my signature) if you have any questions about the position or the community.
Manager of School and Family Programs
About Urbana-Champaign
A micro-urban community known for its big-city amenities yet small-town affordability, accessibility, safety, and friendliness, Champaign-Urbana is dynamic and vibrant. Champaign-Urbana boasts an assortment of restaurants, shopping,
coffee houses, clubs, live music venues, movie theaters, and athletic events. A major center for the arts, the University attracts dozens of internationally renowned artists each year to more than 350 performances held at the widely acclaimed Krannert Center
for the Performing Arts. Champaign is also the home of the renowned Ebertfest, Roger Ebert’s annual film festival, and several large music festivals, including Pygmalion Festival and Folk and Roots Festival. The state-of-the-art Activities and Recreation
Center is one of the premier campus recreation facilities in the country and is just steps from the College of Law. Champaign and Urbana boast award-winning park facilities and programs with popular sports leagues. Go camping, mountain biking, canoeing,
and tubing at Kickapoo State Park or explore the sandstone gorges and ravines of Turkey Run. Whether you’re looking for a quiet tree-lined neighborhood or the bustle of urban living, you’ll find an array of options in Champaign-Urbana at affordable costs.
Champaign-Urbana’s award-winning mass transit bus system covers the majority of the twin cities.
The Spurlock Museum seeks a colleague with experience developing engaging educational programs for K-12 and family audiences. We value a strong commitment to ethical practices in cultural heritage management,
creative thinking, and enthusiasm for collaborative work. The successful candidate will enjoy working in an environment that promotes innovation and experimentation and be dedicated to making the Spurlock Museum a welcoming and inviting space for our community.
The Spurlock Museum team is a diverse and talented group of museum professionals that promote transparency, thoughtfully dismantle traditional gate-keeping museum practices, prioritize reparative practices, and center diversity, equity, access, an inclusion
in our work.
Job Summary
Develops, presents, evaluates, and supports engaging and participatory programming that interprets the Museum's exhibits and collections for K-12 school groups and family audiences. These programs will foster a
welcoming environment, develop empathy, and engage with diverse perspectives and stories.
Duties & Responsibilities
Museum Educational Programs and Special Events
Administrative
Participate in Museum-wide initiatives and other professional activities that contribute to the missions of the Museum and the University of Illinois
All the best,
Monica
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MONICA M. SCOTT (she, her, hers)
Manager of Community Engagement and Programs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
600 South Gregory Street | Urbana, IL 61801 | M/C 065
217-300-6213 | [log in to unmask]