Job description
Description
Cantigny Park
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation envisions a Chicagoland comprised of thriving communities where all individuals have the resources and opportunities to succeed, without regard to income, race, ethnicity, gender, or ZIP code. We invest in people and organizations across the region to develop educated, informed, and engaged communities.
The Foundation was established in 1955, upon the death of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. The Foundation’s philanthropic investments of more than $1.8 billion to date, are currently focused on Chicago's South and West Sides and the following issues: early childhood education, public safety, community development, veterans, and journalism.
The Foundation’s Board also oversees Cantigny Park, Col. McCormick's 500-acre estate in Wheaton, Illinois, which encompasses a park, formal gardens, a museum dedicated to the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, and a 27-hole public golf facility. Learn more at mccormickfoundation.org, cantigny.org, fdmuseum.org, and cantignygolf.com.
Position Summary
Do you have a passion for teaching youth? Are you someone who likes to design and implement learning plans? The Cantigny Park Scout Educator is critical in strategizing to create and execute a robust calendar of programs, tours, classes, and opportunities for young people and their families to engage with Cantigny Park and advance our objective to offer high-quality educational experiences for all. The education programs address a variety of interests spanning from museums, recreation, special exhibitions, and gardens. The position requires a creative and collaborative team member willing to assist with field trips and additional programs.
Requirements
Essential Functions:
Strategize
1. Engage: Create and execute programs that educate the targeted community. Programs focused on Scout badges, and youth and family activities augmenting park experiences.
2. Collaborate: Engage external partners strategically to enhance internal offerings. Partner enthusiastically and consistently with other teams across the park to create and deliver programs that align with the organization’s strategic direction and objectives.
3. Educate: Support ongoing field trip and education programs within the First Division Museum geared towards 4th grade and older populations.
4. Plan: Ensure the programs offered complement existing public programs and are based in badge and other Scout education programs.
Innovate
5. Create: Experiment with new programs, approaches, and platforms to enhance Cantigny’s reach and impact on young people. Help promising pilots to become sustainably delivered at consistently high-quality.
6. Activate: Identify and capitalize on opportunities to make full use of Cantigny Park’s assets, from public spaces to historical archives, to develop and deliver programs.
Lead
7. Listen: Evaluate, analyze, and improve the programs offered through formal and informal methods allowing for change to meet the needs and enjoyment of constituents and targeted audiences.
8. Communicate: Ensure that accurate data collection is in place to understand the needs of the visitor and incorporate best practice solutions to exceed expectations.
Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education, History, Science, museum studies, related field, or hands-on equivalent experience
Experience: 3-5 years of experience in education, interpretation, and ability to plan and execute educational programs
Skills: High degree of strategic thinking, attention to detail, customer service, creativity, and collaboration within a team
Supervisory Responsibilities:
The Cantigny Park Scout Educator leads volunteers and part-time employees on programs and projects.
Working Conditions:
This is a Full-Time position and work is performed in a typical office environment at Cantigny (Wheaton, IL). Requires weekend and evening work.
Benefits:
The McCormick Foundation offers industry-leading benefits that reflect the Foundation's mission and support a healthy and productive culture.
Healthcare and Paid Time Off:
In addition to our high-caliber and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care, we provide:
- Paid time off and paid sick leave
- 11 employer-paid holidays
- Disability insurance and life insurance at no cost to employees.
- Other benefits to support our employees include health club reimbursement, a hybrid work schedule, and an employee and dependent educational assistance program.
Retirement: To assist employees in saving towards their retirement, we offer:
- A generous pension plan with a Foundation-paid contribution of 8% of an employee's salary.
- We also offer a 403(b) Salary Deferral Plan with a $1 for $1 Foundation-paid matching contribution of 6% of an employee’s salary.
Giving Back to Community: The Foundation supports our employees' personal philanthropy by:
- Matching two-for-one every dollar of qualified charitable contributions an employee makes, up to $75,000.
- Offering four Foundation-paid service days and a contribution of $500 per service day donated by the Foundation to the 501(c)(3) organization with which the employee volunteered on the service day.
- Donating $500 for every 5 years of employment to a 501(c)(3) organization of the employee’s choosing.
Vaccination Requirement:
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation requires as a condition of employment that all employees are fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) or have been approved for an accommodation based on a medical condition or conflicting religious belief.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Cantigny Park and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, individuals with disabilities, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital and housing status.
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