Position Description
Curator of Education—Delaware History Museum

 Our Vision: A society inspired and empowered by Delaware history to shape the future.  As a member of the staff of the Delaware Historical Society, you are collectively responsible for ensuring that all of your professional activities are advancing the vision. 

Staff Structure: The staff is arranged in four work groups each with primary responsibilities that advance the mission and vision but also with accountability to each other to advance all groups towards the mission.  Individually and collectively, the staff will be responsible for the success of each goal set by the institution. 

Individual Responsibilities to the Staff:

Ø  Continually build your knowledge of Delaware history;

Ø  Advance the mission of the Delaware Historical Society through the exploration, preservation and sharing of Delaware history;

Ø  Utilize your strengths to support your work groups goals and the goals of all other work groups;

Ø  Dedicate the time necessary to get your personal and the institutional goals accomplished;

Ø  Act as an ambassador for the organization and the mission in the community.

Education & Inspiration Work Group Responsibilities: The primary objective of this group is to create opportunities for the public to be inspired and empowered by historical knowledge.  Specific responsibilities include: School Programs, Outreach Programs, Adult and Family Programs, Web-Based Programming, National History Day, Managing Educational Resources.

Individual Responsibilities to Your Work Group:

·         Develop, implement, supervise, and evaluate all educational programs associated with the Delaware History Museum (DHM) including all administrative tasks associated with the programs;

·         Maintain all educational spaces used for programs at the DHM;

·         Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate all guide staff at the DHM;

·         Develop, implement, and monitor web and social network-based programming

·         Work as a team member in the development, implementation, and evaluation of all outreach programs;

·         Manage the master calendar of events for the DHM;

·          Provide support in the planning and implementation of all educational programs institution-wide including educational components of all exhibitions;

·          Provide significant support in the planning and implementation of National History Day;

·         Assist in the proper promotion of all programs and in the cultivation and maintenance of programmatic partners;

·         Assist in general society duties as directed.

Job description as of 2/17/10

 The Historical Society of Delaware is an equal opportunity employer.
 

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