Nemours is seeking a Learning Program Coordinator to join our Nemours Estate team in Wilmington, DE.
Nemours Estate is a 225-acre public garden and historic home dating back to 1910. Its benefactor, Alfred I. duPont, also established the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware, which shares our campus and our history. As a historic property and public gardens, Nemours Estate is perhaps the only such location worldwide which shares a 501c3 with a pediatric hospital. As such an institution, we are uniquely placed to explore the intersections of health and wellbeing and arts, history, and horticulture.
The Learning Programs Coordinator is a member of the Learning & Wellbeing Programs team, the team responsible for developing and delivering quality, fun, developmentally meaningful educational experiences for Nemours patients and families as well as for Nemours Estate’s youngest visitors. The goal of Nemours Estate Learning Programs is to develop and run programs which benefit children’s education, but also help improve their mental and physical health and overall wellbeing. For patients, this means meeting individuals where they are and providing access to Nemours Estate through meaningful programming.
This position will be responsible for delivering high-quality museum education content in a variety of formats, all based on individual needs and audiences. Ensures all activities run smoothly, develops new programs and works collaboratively with the hospital, including the department of Child Life.
The Learning Programs Coordinator works with children, teens and their caregivers, has an understanding of informal educational settings, and the ability to scale complex knowledge according to differing ages, abilities, and interests.
The Learning Programs Coordinator must be able to build strong working relationships with both Nemours Estate colleagues, Nemours Children’s Health colleagues, and community partners. The Learning Programs Coordinator must be driven to put accessibility at the forefront of all program offerings and understand working with the disability community. Strong organizational skills, excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.
Essential Functions
1. Share Nemours Estate and its mission with the community, especially with patients and families.
2. Lead engaging, educational, and fun programs in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings, leaning on specialized content knowledge.
3. Work with the Learning & Wellbeing Programs Supervisor to develop adaptive and responsible models of museum education, especially within the Nemours Children’s Hospital, DE.
4. Maintain high standards of programmatic delivery, including a commitment to building rich subject matter knowledge.
5. Establish or strengthen community relationships.
6. Responsible for managing and facilitating regular Learning Programs offerings, including:
a. Nemours Estate activity Carts
b. Can Grow Garden programs
c. Hospital school programs
d. Virtual programs
e. Other programs as needed
7. Responsible for maintaining essential health and safety standards in all programs, as required by Nemours Children’s Health.
8. Serve visitors from diverse populations with developmentally meaningful programming in a courteous and professional manner.
9. Strong ability to work independently. Must possess sound judgement and ability to work in sometimes stressful situations, working with a wide variety of personalities.
10. Strong ability to work collaboratively, especially with hospital staff.
11. Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.
Requirements
Bachelor Degree required (preferably in History, Museum Studies, Horticulture Science, Arts, Education, Special Education, or Child Development).
Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum 3 years of professional working experience required; 5+ years preferred.
Experience working in the museum field and / or disability community strongly preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
About Us
As one of the nation’s premier pediatric health care systems, we’ve made a promise to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. It’s a promise that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All Nemours Associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
Nemours aspires to have its workforce and providers reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of diverse backgrounds, race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and those committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural values are strongly encouraged to apply. Please click here to review the Nemours Anti-Racism Statement.
To learn more about Nemours and our commitment to treat every child as if they were our own, visit us at www.nemours.org.