The Prospect Park Alliance is seeking a Per Diem Educator to help present school and public programs at Lefferts Historic House. The Per Diem Educator will work with other Lefferts staff members to deliver programs that are accessible to the museum’s primary audience of children, families, and educators from Brooklyn. The Per Diem Educator will also occasionally work during public hours to greet visitors, lead tours of the house’s upstairs, and also assist during special events. The position is on an “as-needed” basis. Pay is commensurate with experience.

Qualifications for the Per Diem Educator position include excellent presentation and communication skills, familiarity with historic preservation and museum education theories and practice, strong interpersonal and communication skills and an interest in Brooklyn and New York City history.

Successful candidates will have experience working with children in a classroom, museum, or other informal educational setting, an imaginative, and a flexible approach to teaching. Please be advised there is some lifting and physical labor involved in this position.

The Prospect Park Alliance is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Prospect Park Alliance offers an excellent benefits package including a tax-deferred 403(b) plan.

To apply please email your resume and cover letter to job068@prospectpark.org or fax to (718) 789-4724, or mail to:

Director, Lefferts Historic House
Prospect Park Alliance
95 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, NY 11215

No phone calls, please. Although we appreciate your interest we will only contact applicants we are considering for interview.