Education Associate

Education Associate

Fulltime, In-Person

Who We Are: Founded by Michigan survivors to create a lasting memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, The Zekelman Holocaust Center (“The HC”) is guided by its mission to engage, educate, and empower by remembering the Holocaust. The Center is one of the largest and oldest Holocaust museums in the United States and we have welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors to our museum. Our 55,000 square foot facility is home to our newly renovated multi-million dollar permanent exhibit featuring our extensive collection of survivor testimonies, artifacts, archival documents, paintings, and films, an authentic boxcar, and a sapling from the tree located outside Anne Frank’s hiding place window that is described in her diary. Embedded in the community, the Center is home to over 50 trained staff members. Our robust Education Department offers school and adult groups customized tours, educational workshops, and professional development training programs. Guests are empowered to apply the lessons learned to create a compassionate society where people take responsible action.

Summary of Responsibilities: The role of the Education Specialist is to use content expertise to plan and lead The HC’s guided tours and specialized educational workshops and programs. In so doing, Education Specialists help us achieve our mission to engage, educate, and empower our visitors by remembering the Holocaust, and to further our goal to be the nexus of Holocaust education in Michigan.

Portfolio Responsibilities:

• Lead guided tours of The HC’s core exhibit - 50%
• Plan and facilitate specialized programming - 30%
• Provide support to initiatives and projects in the Education Department - 20%

Lead Guided Tours of The HC’s Core Exhibit (50%)

• After initial training and through ongoing professional development and research, demonstrate proficiency in teaching all areas of the HC’s exhibit. The goal of tours is to educate visitors about the Holocaust and empower them to take action in our world today.
• Communicate with group coordinators and teachers to elicit group-specific needs and interests that can be met by Holocaust educational programming.
• Use content expertise to lead customized tours for adult groups that require a specialized focus on different aspects of Holocaust history and application to their fields. For instance, Security Sector tours (police, military, and fire), college and university programming, law firms, medical professionals, etc. 
• Lead pedagogically sound tours for school-aged students that are customized to the needs and objectives of each group.
• Lead tours for general adult audiences that are tailored to meet the needs of adult groups. 
• Lead virtual programming for adult groups and schools. 
• Assist with the implementation of arrival & welcome, tour launch, and group dismissal procedures.
• Participate in reflective practice, individually and as part of a team to improve teaching skills.

Plan and facilitate specialized programming (30%)

• Facilitate workshops, seminars, conference presentations, and other educational programming to provide professional development for adult groups through the lens of lessons learned from the Holocaust. 
• Facilitate workshops, conference presentations, and other educational programming to Michigan’s education professionals and pre-service teachers.
• Communicate with group coordinators and teachers to elicit group-specific needs and interests that can be met by Holocaust educational programming.
• Participate in reflective practice to improve teaching skills and program offerings
• Some sessions may be off-site and will require travel within Michigan. 

Provide support to initiatives and projects in the Education Department (20%)

• Provide administrative and operational support, as well as research and content development to projects and programs as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree or higher in History, Education, or a related field
• Experience and desire working with people of all backgrounds
• Excellent public speaking, presentation, and listening skills
• Adapts quickly to change, and works well in a fast-paced work environment
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, guest services demeanor, and the desire and ability to work with a close-knit team
• Intellectual curiosity about Holocaust history and how it relates to contemporary social issues
• Ability to stand and walk for up to three hours in a day, with breaks
• Reliable transportation is required
• Knowledge of languages other than English beneficial
• Availability to work occasional Sundays and evenings

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work to be performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties.

Please submit cover letter with salary requirement.

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