Museum Educator: K-6 Curriculum & Upstander Programs

Dallas Holocaust Museum; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Holocaust Museum is seeking an Experienced Museum Educator to support curriculum development and lead elementary programs (K–6), with a focus on Upstander skills and civics.

This role collaborates with teachers, facilitators, interns, and community partners, delivering engaging lessons, managing programs and professional learning, and contributing to the museum’s educational mission through data-driven reports and outreach.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional work experience in elementary education or museum education.
• Knowledge of elementary school TEKS alignment, lesson planning, and curriculum design.
• Experience teaching elementary grades in a formal or informal educational setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in history or elementary education.
• Current Texas teaching certification highly preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish highly preferred.
• Able to drive for work-related programs and work nights/weekends.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and set up events and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, design, and updating of lesson plans and teacher/student guides for grades K-6 around Upstander skills, civics, and historical curricula.
• Lead development, delivery, and updating of programming for the Upstander Partnerships, grades K-6.
• Lead development, delivery, and updating of elementary-level student programming, including summer programming, homeschool programs, Girl Scouts, and school education programs.
• Lead programming and outreach for elementary educator professional development.
• Assist in hiring, managing, training, and scheduling contract program facilitators.
• Independently lead educational add-on programs, classroom programs, and teacher professional development programs at the Museum for all grade levels.
• Provide administrative support to the Learning and Curriculum Team and Education Department leadership.
• Assist with administrative duties and development of outreach for elementary education programs and resources for elementary school educators.
• Assist with group tour experiences in the exhibitions, including logistical support for docents and group tour evaluations, as needed or assigned.
• Collect data and create reports on the activities of the elementary programming provided by the Learning and Curriculum Team.
• Provide support to the Learning and Curriculum Team in all its activities.

Skills

Elementary curriculum design

Engaging teaching practices

Classroom management

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in history or elementary education

Texas teaching certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dallas Holocaust Museum is seeking an Experienced Museum Educator to support curriculum development and lead elementary programs (K–6), with a focus on Upstander skills and civics.

This role collaborates with teachers, facilitators, interns, and community partners, delivering engaging lessons, managing programs and professional learning, and contributing to the museum’s educational mission through data-driven reports and outreach.