QBG’s Youth Programs bring together youngsters ages 2 to 18 from around New York City to enjoy seasonal, hands-on learning and gardening experiences year-round. Our young gardeners explore concepts of ecological balance, sustainability, and conservation as they learn how to prepare soil, select seeds and plants, and care for and later harvest their own vegetables, flowers, and herbs that they turn into nutritious and delicious snacks in the classroom. We explore these concepts at age-appropriate levels throughout each season. We strive to create an immersive experience in all programs- a blend of structured and freeform exploration designed to provide children with the support they need to express their natural curiosity.

About This Role

The Youth Programs Coordinator will support the Youth Programs Manager in all aspects of the Children’s Garden (age 4-10) & Junior Naturalist (age 10-13) programs throughout the spring & summer. This includes general day-to-day oversight of programs, instructors, and children, plus garden care. Programs take place in the Children’s Garden and World Farm, which include 35+ raised beds, and some in-ground planting areas.

The Education Department at Queens Botanical Garden offers public events, school workshops, kids programs and teacher training programs throughout the year following QBG’s mission of cultural connection to plants and ecological sustainability. The Garden seeks seasonal Instructors who are passionate about environmental education to fulfill our teaching and programmatic needs. Multiple positions available for Spring, Summer and Fall seasons.

Instructors may conduct such activities as workshops, group tours, special event activity tables, and lessons on Garden grounds or at local schools, community facilities, neighborhood festivals, etc. These programs cater to groups of all ages, especially children and families, and occur on weekdays and weekends.

The Education Department at Queens Botanical Garden offers public events, school workshops, kids programs and teacher training programs throughout the year following QBG’s mission of cultural connection to plants and ecological sustainability. The Garden seeks seasonal Instructors who are passionate about environmental education to fulfill our teaching and programmatic needs. Multiple positions available for Spring, Summer and Fall seasons.

Instructors may conduct such activities as workshops, group tours, special event activity tables, and lessons on Garden grounds or at local schools, community facilities, neighborhood festivals, etc. These programs cater to groups of all ages, especially children and families, and occur on weekdays and weekends.

The Education Manager (EM) is an enthusiastic, polished, detail-oriented professional playing a crucial role on the Community Impact team. Community Impact team (CI team) provides access to an open-site, offers not-to-be-missed, transformative experiences, and maintains reliable, consistent service. The highest priority is ensuring a positive visitor experience for diverse audiences. Education provides programming to students, seniors, tourists, and any group that services curious minds. While acting as a liaison with patrons, programming and security staff, the position is responsible for programs, staff scheduling and site-wide activations. The EM plays a crucial role in developing the learning agendas for staff and patrons, supervising the education team, maintaining and increasing professionalism and providing operational support. The EM is responsible for purchasing, payments, and invoice reconciliations for programs. The position also works with the Service Learning Coordinator to expand Snug Harbor’s volunteer program with a goal of increasing organizational capacity, developing skill sets and expertise throughout the community, and improving patron experience. The Education Manager reports to the Senior Director, Community Impact (SDCI).

Teaching artists promote the interpretation of visual art and material culture using a variety of strategies in Queens Museum galleries, public school classrooms and community centers across Queens. In addition, teaching artists develop and lead hands-on projects that promote learning in and through the arts.

Teaching artists promote the interpretation of visual art and material culture
using a variety of strategies in Queens Museum galleries, public school classrooms and community centers across Queens. In addition, teaching artists develop and lead hands-on projects that promote learning in and through the arts.

This position is an opportunity for new and recent PhD or EdD recipients to learn about museum practice, gain experience cultivating research partnerships with educators, designers, youth, and community members, and broaden their understanding of how high-quality informal STEM learning experiences can be designed, developed and implemented to serve diverse audiences. NYSCI created this postdoctoral fellowship program to work toward the vision described by Dr. Alonda Nelson, the Deputy Director for Science and Society at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who asserted that researchers “often want to use their skills to serve their communities, to serve as bridges between experts and community members in collaborative research, using everything they know about both science and their own communities to learn and discover together” (OSTP, 2022). This fellowship will support postdoctoral researchers in building, sustaining, and learning from productive, mutually beneficial partnerships with practitioners in informal STEM learning environments and the intersectionally diverse publics they serve. Postdoctoral Fellows will work with individuals with a wide range of perspectives and areas of expertise to conceptualize, define, and pursue research agendas focused on equitable approaches to informal STEM learning. The position requires curiosity, an interest in applied and collaborative research methods, and strong organizational, listening and writing skills.

The Science Programs Assistant is responsible for the development and implementation of onsite and offsite educational programs for students, families and teachers including group workshops, outreaches, after school programs and other education programs as assigned. This individual will collaborate regularly with a team of Science Instructors and Science Program Assistant(s) to create and deliver innovative programs and maintain the standards and quality of lessons delivered to our various audiences.

The Manager of Family Learning and Community Partnerships executes the development, implementation and growth of NYSCI’s community engagement programs and partnerships in collaboration with multiple NYSCI departments and community stakeholders to create an interconnected suite of STEM learning opportunities and positions NYSCI as a welcoming and trusted educational partner with our community.

The Bilingual Museum Educator is an essential member of the Education team that will be responsible for providing interactive experiences for K-12 audiences in Spanish and English. Educators fulfill the Museum’s Education and Engagement mission and contribute to the future of the city by engaging learners in examining the city’s past so that they may understand the present and envision their role in shaping the future. Alongside the Museum’s Education department, Educators will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a passion for advancing equity and addressing structural racism within nonprofit organizations.

The Education Manager, Professional Learning is an essential member of the Museum’s Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center and will be responsible for developing curriculum and leading high-quality, interactive, and learner-driven workshops, courses, and tours for K-12 educators and teachers that are aligned with best practices in history, art, and/or civics education. The ideal candidate will have direct experience facilitating professional learning programs and developing content for K-12 educators in a museum, school, or educational non-profit setting. They will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, a passion for advancing equity and addressing structural racism within nonprofit organizations, and a familiarity with Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE) or similar frameworks.

The Science Coach Coordinator provides programmatic leadership and support in the development and expansion of NYSCI’s science coach model. NYSCI uses science coaching to transform and improve STEM teaching and learning within schools or after school programs through intensive professional learning experiences and STEM engagement experiences for students and parents that strengthens connections between formal and informal learning. The Science Coach Coordinator will be responsible for collaborating with internal and external partners and supporting NYSCI’s Pre-K STEM Enrichment program in partnership with NYCDOE as well as other educational initiatives within the portfolio of projects assigned to the Science Coaching division. These may include developing and delivering rigorous educational experiences and STEM resources for K-12th grade students, teachers and families.

The Garden seeks a dynamic professional who can support both our educational and public program offerings, which are centered on our mission to bring together people, plants and culture.

The Garden seeks a professional learning resource for educators. QBG is one of eight Urban Advantage (UA) cultural institution partners serving the science education goals of teachers in NYC. The Professional Learning Coordinator will support the breath and quality of current training programs and expansion of professional learning resources to a larger audience. The Professional Learning Coordinator reports to the Professional Learning Manager and works in conjunction with education and other Garden staff. The Professional Learning Coordinator will support the management, writing and facilitation of professional learning for the UA program and non-UA professional development offerings.

The Studio Museum in Harlem is looking for a highly motivated, energetic museum education professional to be responsible for the coordination of the Museum’s Family Programs.

The Studio Museum acknowledges the need for families to spend time together. Nurturing bonds between parents, caregivers, and children through art, the Museum offers programs and activities that allow people who identify as families to share in the creative process.

The Brooklyn Museum is seeking a passionate, trailblazing, and strategic Co-Director of Education, Youth Leadership and Lifelong Learning, to join our team. The ideal candidate has a track record of upholding our ethos of inclusion, diversity, and welcome. They will help us become a truly age-friendly Museum, expanding the reach and impact of our programs focused on youth leadership, emerging professionals, and continuing education for adults of all ages. The Co-Director will design and implement new programs that expand adult learning opportunities and increase our earned revenue potential. They will partner with Development to raise funds for all Education adult and teen programs, including academic tours, paid internships and fellowships, and scholarships for paid programs.

QBG is a professional development (PD) resource especially for schoolteachers. QBG is one of eight Urban Advantage (UA) cultural institution partners serving the science education goals of teachers in NYC. The Garden’s green Visitor & Administration Building and surrounding landscapes also offers PD potential for the fledging field of sustainable systems and green building management.

The Professional Development Manager will maximize the breath and quality of current training programs and help expand professional development resources to a larger audience.

The Professional Development Manager reports to the Director of Programs and works in conjunction with education and other Garden staff. The PD Manager is responsible for the management and facilitation of professional development for participating Urban Advantage teachers. The PD Manager will partner with the Department of Education (DOE) and other organizations on items such as the development, coordination and teaching of P-credit classes and other professional development opportunities. The PD Manager may teach environmental workshops provided by QBG and provide horticultor and education support throughout the education department as needed.

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City is one of the premier science research and cultural institutions in the country. The American Museum of Natural History is seeking five (5) experienced Educators to perform a variety of teaching and program design responsibilities as a part of the Children and Family Learning division of the Department of Education. Responsible for a variety of programs that serve children of ages 2-10 and their caregivers, the CFL division oversees the administration of summer camp programming, after school events, multi-year science enrichment programs, large scale family outreach festivals, and the Museum’s Discovery Room exhibit when needed.

The CFL Educator will deliver informal science programming spanning a wide variety of physical and natural science topics and in a range of learning environments. Teaching in after school, weekend, and camp programs as needed, the CFL Educator must rely on adaptive teaching styles that respond to the needs of a diverse cross-section of program participants and integrate assets of the Museum (e.g using Museum Halls and collections to support learning).

We seek a dynamic, experienced, and forward-thinking museum professional—with a demonstrable commitment to our vision of art as a catalyst for a connected, civic, and empathetic world—to oversee and strategically grow our Museum Education Fellowship Program, as well as other programs and partnerships for adults of all ages. This thoughtful practitioner will drive the vision and growth of programs and partnerships focused on critical discussion of objects in our collections for adults, lead our prestigious Museum Education Fellowship Program and other training programs, and imagine new possibilities for personal and collective learning among diverse communities of adult learners in the Museum and across New York City. The Senior Manager of Adult Learning will also develop programs and resources that reflect our emphasis on social justice and further the Museum’s ambitious social-action strategy.

The Youth Program Manager’s primary responsibility is the strategic development and oversight of two paid teen internship programs: the Forest Project (summer only) and the Woodland Ecology Research Mentorship (WERM) Program (14-month program). Both focus on providing immersive learning environments to underserved high school students in the field of restoration ecology, and include hands-on field work, academic learning, field trips, and research.

The Manager must have experience working with teens in an informal setting and demonstrate cultural competency to work with diverse audiences. This individual must have supervisory experience and expertise with teaching and developing content focused on urban ecological restoration and familiarity and experience with GIS technology. This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Education.