Education Coordinator

Under the leadership of the Director of Operations, the Education Coordinator will create and deliver educational programs and assist in program development to further the mission and strategic vision of the Museum. The Education Coordinator performs and delivers all educational programs and services including: school group tours, Scout merit badges, camps, and other education-related events.

This part-time position requires an effective communicator who can interact with diverse individuals in small and large group settings representing the Museum to external customers including school administrators, teachers, students, and parents, in addition to internal customers.

$15-20 DOE | Part-Time (approx. 20 hours per week)

    • Performs onsite educational presentations that reflect the mission of the Museum “to promote aviation through education, preservation and restoration” to various types of groups, including: school groups, homeschool student and parent days, camps, and other educational events.

    • Serves as content expert for all Education department offerings; self-markets to targeted individuals and groups to maximize opportunity potential.

    • Corresponds with schools and organizations about event registration and museum visits.

    • Engages proactively with Marketing Department to ensure efficient coordination of

    • Education program and event schedules with planned and requested Education services.

    • Manages and maintains all education-related data in the reservation management system, including scheduling, payments, entering and updating contact names, phone, address, and email information.

    • Creates new programs that adhere to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM), and Arts (STEAM) and Common Core science benchmarks.

    • Evaluates customer feedback to identify ways to continuously improve Educational program offerings.

    • Maintains program budgets and ensures that all check requests and purchase orders related to these budgets are in compliance with the Museum’s guidelines.

    • Informs admissions and volunteer staff on current and future education-related programs or promotions.

    • Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Operations.

    • Requires a High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree in Education, History, Aviation or a related field is preferred.

    • Experience working in educational settings, especially with K-12 school-aged children is required.

    • Three (3) years of work experience in a museum or educational environment preferred.

    • Certifications in educational instruction from an accredited institution or organization is advantageous.

    • Any combination of experience and education will be considered in lieu of meeting exact qualifications.

    • Ability to perform a variety of tasks concurrently with competing deadlines in a demanding environment.

    • Ability to continually evaluate and recommend changes to existing educational efforts to achieve maximum opportunity potential.

    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, in writing and orally across various media.

    • Good project management experience, including time management, coordination, and organizational skills.

    • Strong creative and visionary abilities to add value to current or future educational programs or curriculum.

    • Must be self-motivated and able to work alone and without supervision much of the time.

    • Good analytical thought process, including problem solving and decision-making skills and abilities.

    • Ability to travel to local rural schools during school year, up to 50 miles from the Museum (mileage reimbursement is available)

    • Solid computer-proficiency skills and abilities, including membership or related programs, applications, and databases as well as Microsoft Outlook, Work, Excel, and PowerPoint.

    • Must be available to work a variable schedule to include evenings, weekends and certain Holidays.

    • Regularly performs tasks with hands and fingers for grasping and holding objects.

    • Regularly performs office-related tasks at a desk or workstation while sitting, such as: keyboarding, phones, handwriting, filing, etc.

    • Sometimes pushes, pulls, lifts, and/or carries up to 50 pounds across a distance with or without supportive devices.

    • Sometimes stands, walks, bends, stoops, crouches, reaches, climbs, and kneels throughout the work day.

    • Sometimes drives or travels by car; rarely travels out-of-area or overnight.

Customer Service Representative

This part-time position reports directly to the Director of Operations. Day, weekend, evening shifts available for flexible schedules.

$14 per hour | Part-Time (approx. 10-20 hours per week)

    • Qualified candidates will be responsible for the duties listed below.

    • Become familiar with museum practices

    • Ready the museum for opening

    • Sell admission tickets

    • Handle transactions related to retail and museum memberships

    • Various administrative tasks

    • Light cleaning

    • Set-up for events

    • Other duties as assigned

    • Regularly performs tasks with hands and fingers for grasping and holding objects.

    • Regularly performs office-related tasks at a desk or workstation while sitting, such as: keyboarding, phones, handwriting, filing, etc.

    • Sometimes pushes, pulls, lifts, and/or carries up to 50 pounds across a distance with or without supportive devices.

    • Sometimes stands, walks, bends, stoops, crouches, reaches, climbs, and kneels throughout the work day.

To Apply:

Please email resume to amy@fargoairmuseum.org