Small Museum Association

Job Description

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is looking for a counselor to join our Summer Camp team!  Our camps cover a wide variety of topics, from fishing to metal work, archaeology to watershed science, and snorkeling. If you are interested in any of those topics, this position would be a great fit for you! However, only a love of working with kids and contagious teaching energy are required. You must be motivated and able to work on a team as well as on your own.  The counselor will be responsible for implementing hands-on, experientially-oriented programming in coordination with the Education Programs Manager.  Work may include physically demanding tasks like canoeing, carrying supplies, hiking, snorkeling, life-guarding, and heavy lifting.  On and in-water experience is required.  This is a high-energy program where counselors spend their days working and teaching in a unique and mostly outdoor environment.  Last, but not least, it is the camp counselor’s responsibility to assure campers stay safe while having awesome and life-enriching experiences.

At Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, we are committed to using our skills as historians, archaeologists, and educators to help make systemic change in our work and in the museum field. As part of this, we have spent the past two years working to remove barriers to access and pursuing new research projects that shine a light on untold stories of women and people of color in the Champlain Valley. Yet, we recognize that there is more work to do to create space, challenge bias, and dismantle systems that reinforce inequality. This position will play a critical role in ensuring that our internal systems and management reflect our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to improving our experience with the Museum for all people who work with us and connect with us and are looking for a candidate who is excited to join us in this important work.

Qualifications

• Maturity, leadership, responsibility, patience, dependability, integrity, common sense, good judgment, positive attitude, and timeliness
• Comfortable in and on the water
• Ability to effectively manage and organize students
• Communication, decision-making, and program planning skills
• Experience as a camp counselor, program leader, or classroom teacher
• Experience or strong interest in history, snorkeling, archaeology, ecology, fishing, or metal work
• Lifeguard certification, CPR/AED, and First Aid or willingness to complete certification prior to start date
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative team skills
• An interest and commitment to DEI/representative work in museums
• A commitment to collaboration and an enthusiasm for Lake Champlain, its history, and its future

Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, reliable personal transportation, and no excessive conflicting commitments including travel, work at other jobs, or other non-emergency leave of absence. If hired, candidate must pass a government background check prior to working with students alone.

Responsibilities

• Teach a variety of programs to students ages 6-12
• Work closely with your fellow instructor to plan, develop, and implement activities
• Use time constructively and be prepared to fill time when program plans change
• Follow the Museum’s policies both on and off the water
• Implement safety plans and maintain campus and off-site safety at all times
• Maintain equipment and storage areas
• Be a great leader and role model for students

This position will include onsite, offsite, and on water work. Work outside will occur in all weather conditions.

How to Apply

Send your resumé, cover letter, and three references to meghanh@lcmm.org with the subject line “Camp Counselor Job Application.” Applications will be open until the position is filled, and the targeted start date for the position is May 2023.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Title	Summer Camp Counselor
Reports To	Education Programs Manager
Schedule	Full Time, seasonal Mid-May through late August, 40hrs/week (exact start and end dates to be determined with successful candidate)
Status	Exempt
Salary	$15-$17/hour based on qualifications and experience

Executive Director Opportunity

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

Job Description - Executive Director

Salary Range: $95,000 to 110,000 DOE

Summary of Position: 

Functions as Executive Director and is responsible to the Board of Directors. Provides direct supervision to the leadership team. Responsible for the overall executive leadership and hands-on management of the organization to include community relations, fundraising, program development, financial management, resource development, human resources, and facilities management. This job is an on-site, full-time job and is not eligible for remote work on a regular or ongoing basis.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: 

·       Develop and maintain a variety of fund development strategies to build the resources of the organization. 

·       Hire, train, and oversee employees to establish a competent, motivated, and client-centered staff. 

·       Manage and evaluate direct report staff, to ensure progress and compliance in their assigned programs, roles, and funding requirements. 

·       Ensure organization’s human resource policies and practices are clear and complete, with a system that is compliant with laws and regulations. 

·       Work closely with government funders, foundations, and donors to ensure adequate resources are available. 

·       Work closely with the finance staff to develop an annual budget and monitor income and expenditures for compliance with the board-approved budget. 

·       Ensure financial stability of the organization through financial planning, grants development, donor development, incorporating program leaders into appropriate aspects of resource development. 

·       Write grants to procure funding and/or supervise others who are involved in grant writing. 

·       Monitor compliance with contracts and service commitments. Review and sign contracts on 
behalf of the organization. 

·       Work closely with management staff to identify and track outcomes for each program in compliance with each resource’s reporting and data requirements. 

·       Develop, maintain, and update policies and procedures for programs operation and financial transactions. 

·       Develop and implement community awareness and marketing initiatives to community outreach, volunteer recruitment, and fund development. 

• ·       Serve as primary staff liaison to the Board of Directors and work closely with all Board Committees to plan for organization growth and development. 

·       Ensure that the Board of Directors is informed on important issues, including but not limited to trends, risk management, potential liability, and policy changes. 

·       Ensure Board of Directors receives all information connected to their governance role in providing oversight for the organization. 

·       Attend all Board of Directors meetings. 

·       Identify, join and attend appropriate leadership networks that build the museum and improve awareness of it in Tucson and museum community.

Essential Competencies

Fundraising and Development:

·       Develops and implements comprehensive, sustainable, and diverse fundraising strategies. Considers recommendations of staff and Board of Directors regarding funding opportunities. 

·       Actively and purposefully engages current and new contacts and cultivates donors to continually develop fundraising channels and opportunities. 

·       Ensures that the necessary personnel, systems, and software are in place to manage, track, and develop fundraising efforts. 

·       Sends timely acknowledgements for donations and pledges received. 

Leadership:

·       Operates with integrity, honesty, and transparency, in a reliable and respectful way, with staff, Board members, donors, agencies, volunteers and community members.

·       Interacts with and able to manage, coach and guide all levels of staff and volunteers to create encouraging environment for programs to thrive while also ensuring program targets are met and programs comply with all legal and internal program requirements. Responsible for oversight for program evaluation process to track program effectiveness and improve program efficiency. 

·       Builds strong relationships within the organization and externally with community organizations and regional like organizations.

·       Attends program events and functions to support the organization. 

·       Manages personnel through ensuring adherence to personnel policies, overseeing employee evaluation and discipline processes, and seeking outside counsel appropriately to ensure legal compliance. 

·       Ensures employees are qualified to perform the requirements of their positions. 

·       Develops staff through training, professional development, and management to build their competencies and skills. 

·       Consistently makes decisions through thoughtful analysis, demonstrating good judgment, and is a resource for advice and solutions throughout the organization. 

·       Accepts and acts on constructive feedback and provides constructive feedback to others in a respectful and courteous way. 

·       Serves to empower others while delegating responsibilities.

Communication :

·       Speaks publicly and develops community relationships to promote visibility, community understanding of the mission, and funding resources. 

·       Communicates effectively to promote the organization in written materials and traditional / social media. 

·       Positively engages with a variety of people to build constructive relationships, including program participants, media, staff, volunteers, Board members, donors, community organizers/leaders, collaborating organizations and others. 

·       Handles and defuses tense situations when required, including mediating workplace or volunteer situations to a workplace appropriate conclusion. 

·       Engages with the Board of Directors, management staff, and donors in a clear, honest, and consistent way. 

·       Promotes and engages in up to date diversity practice in all areas of the Museum.

Vision:

·       Fully believes in and promotes the mission of the MTM. 

·       Able to think and act strategically.

·       Considers the future of the Museum and how that evolution will look.

·       Excellent organizational skills:  Able to organize, delegate, and manage a wide variety of programs, people, and business aspects. Prioritizes and focuses on the most important needs first. 

·       Develops short and long-term organizational goals, and the methods to achieve them, to ensure future sustainability and growth. Accurately assesses the time / resources required and difficulty of goals while setting manageable steps to achieve those goals. Evaluates progress toward goals and adjusts for setbacks. 

·       Ensures organization continues to meet the changing needs of the community through enhancing current programs and developing new programs. 

·       Inspires others through an optimistic attitude that engages others in setting goals and their achievement. 

·       Oversees timely development, review, and implementation of all documents necessary to meet the organization’s legal requirements. 

·       Develops working relationships throughout community to maintain respect for his/herself and the organization. 

Financial Management:

·       Creates, with the finance staff, a transparent and accurate budget that is attainable. Makes decisions on program or staffing reductions or expansions needed to ensure financial stability of organization. 

·       Timely and fully informs Board of Directors of organization financial status. 

·       Supervises use of funding to ensure expenditure of funds meets grant or other restrictions. 

·       Ensures organization accurately and timely meets tax reporting and payment obligations. 

Education, Qualifications, and Abilities 

Minimum Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s Degree is required; MBA or MFA preferred. 

·       Minimum of seven years of experience in management in a nonprofit setting or its equivalent. 

·       Experience in fundraising and grant writing. 

·       Experience managing staff and budgets.

Preferred Qualifications

·       Master’s Degree–MBA, MFA, or related advanced degree or studies.

·       Museum experience to include work or volunteer experience.

·       Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). 

·       Demonstrated leadership skills and three years of senior leadership experience.

·       Prior experience working with a board of directors.

·       Advanced computer skills to include Microsoft Office suite, databases, financial software, social media platforms.