Seasonal Education Assistant
The primary responsibilities of this position are conducting school programs for K-12 students and leading guided visits of the historic mansion for the 2025 Season.
The school groups will include students from public schools, private schools, home school groups, and Scouts. Group sizes will range from approximately 10 to 150 students. The primary focus will be content that meets the social sciences (mainly history) Standards of Learning but also includes science SOLs related to the environment, agriculture, horticulture, and climate. Education programs may be done on-site at Oatlands and include the one-room schoolhouse or in-school to multiple classes. The position will work closely with and may be directly supervised by the full-time Education Associate.
Tours will interpret the full history of the site, engaging visitors through dialogic interpretation with expertise and professionalism. The tours should be dynamic, memorable experiences that connect the public with the diverse narratives of the site – its people, buildings, gardens, grounds, and larger acreage. Visitors can and will include those who are area residents and familiar with the site as well as those who have never visited. Audiences can and will encompass both adults, youth, family units, and group tours. Shared values and a high degree of cultural competency are a must for this position.
This position is part-time, up to 15 hours a week from April through December. One Sunday per month is required, with weekday schedule reflecting the program and tour needs of each month.
