POSITION AVAILABLE Education Director (city-wide) $40,000 - $45,000 The Historic House Trust (HHT) of New York City was founded in 1989 as a private partner to the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation for the preservation and promotion of historic house sites owned by New York City and located in public parks. HHT’s collection includes 22 historic sites located throughout the five boroughs. Through this newly created position, HHT strengthens its commitment to quality education programming at its member sites. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Work in conjunction with individual sites city-wide to improve education programs by: - Coordinating professional training workshops; - Strengthening connections to the New York City public school curriculum; - Advising on the development of new on-site interpretive programs; - Editing education brochures and materials; - Promoting school and public programs to the NYC Department of Education and local communities; - Assisting individual houses with the design, implementation and evaluation of interpretive plans; - Seeking collaborative partners and projects with local cultural and business institutions, colleges and universities; - Coordinating and setting agenda for bi-monthly roundtable meeting of HHT educators; - Helping prepare funding proposals. REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Graduate degree in museum studies, education, history or other related field with a minimum of 3 years professional experience. Coursework and/or demonstrated experience in a historic house or museum setting developing unique and successful education programs. Must be comfortable working with diverse audiences, have knowledge of current museum education practices, New York State Learning Standards, strong communication skills, and particularly excellent “people skills”. Must be a highly motivated team player with excellent multi-tasking abilities. Valid New York State driver’s license required . SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO EDUCATION DIRECTOR SEARCH Historic House Trust The Arsenal, Room 203 Central Park New York, NY 10021 Fax: 212-360-8201 Email: [log in to unmask] www.historichousetrust.org _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).