Close Date:New closing date 01/28/2025 at 9:00PM(PST)

Position: Coordinator I- Arts and Museums 

Department: PARCS, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services

Annual Salary:$77,723.16-$99,196.56

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary:

The Arts & Museums Division supports the priorities and objectives of the Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department by strengthening awareness, enhancing accessibility, and igniting an appreciation of art, history, and culture within the City of Lancaster.

Under the direction of the Supervisor – Arts and Museums, the Coordinator (I), will lead various museum teams covering a range of duties, including collections management, grant writing and development, membership and benefit programs, contract management, education program development and implementation, and museum registration.

This position will also work closely with community partners and stakeholders to implement new programming with special attention to diversity, access, and inclusion initiatives. The Coordinator I – Museums is expected to execute tasks with minimal direction and oversight, relying on creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and attention to detail. This role is responsible for handling routine work problems and the satisfactory achievement of specified objectives.

The position will coordinate responsibilities across all museum locations, including the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH), MOAH: CEDAR, Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center, the Western Hotel Museum, and other relevant operations within the PARCS Department. The Coordinator (I), may also be assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies, arts and culture organizations, and the general public, as well as provide complex staff assistance to management.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and leading programs for the Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services Department’s Museums Division. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop and implement arts and culture-based community engagement programs with special attention to diversity, access, and inclusion initiatives.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
• Recommend staffing levels, select, train, supervise, and establish performance requirements for permanent, temporary, and part-time staff.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and work with staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving departmental and museum mission, objectives, and service standards.
• Apply best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Enforce the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensure safe work practices are followed by staff.
• Provide leadership to ensure a fair and open work environment in accordance with the City's commitment to equal employment opportunity, diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
• Research and prepare grant applications and final reports.
• Assist in the preparation of the budget and purchasing activities and monitor expenditures.
• Administer loan agreements, transfers of title, and deeds of gift.
• Develop schedules for exhibitions, collections, transportation, and appropriate activity supervision.
• Maintain fundraising reports, grant writing schedules, and membership records.
• Maintain positive working relationships with City employees, contract workers, community groups, agencies, school officials, the media, and the public.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

The duties listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive.  An employee may also perform other related duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor.  This position is considered exempt.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, business administration, non-profit management, arts, anthropology, archeology, recreation, or a related field, desired.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
• Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers
• Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness

Guiding Principles:

1. Put people first.
2. Be visionary.
3. Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
4. Be Fiscally Responsible.
5. Be Creative.
6. Always Improving.
7. Be Adaptable and Resilient.

Essential Physical Requirement

• Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
• Position self to bend or twist (frequent)
• To move, transport, position items up to 15 lbs. (frequent)
• Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (infrequent)
• Operate Equipment (none)
• Stationary or squatting position (frequent)

 Environmental Factors:

• Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
• Interruptions (frequent)

 Essential Cognitive Functions:

• Analyze (continuous)
• Computations (frequent)
• Generate Written Work Product (moderate)
• Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
• Interruptions (frequent)
• Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
• Organize (frequent)

Disaster Service Worker:

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3100-3109, all public employees are declared disaster service workers subject to disaster service activities as may be assigned to them in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.

Reasonable accommodations will be made, when possible, to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting www.dfeh.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/.

The City of Lancaster is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, business administration, non-profit management, arts, anthropology, archeology, recreation, or a related field, desired.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered.