Full-Time Positions

There are currently no full-time positions available.

Part-Time Positions

Family Programs Manager

Job Description: The Family Programs Manager is responsible for the creation, maintenance and execution of programming designed for families and/or children using the Village’s core and temporary exhibits as a foundation for program content and development.

Job Duties:

• Develop and manage existing family programs, including:
  
* Village Academy
* Girl Scout workshops, tours, and Girl Scout Day
* Boy Scout workshops, tours, and Boy Scout Day
* Barnyard Buddies Preschool Storytime
* Birthday Parties
* Nip and Tuck’s Saddlebags

• Train and assist staff to teach above programs.
• Design family guides for exhibits.
• Establish and maintain effective partnerships with community organizations, educational institutions, other museums, and Village staff.
• Design each Family Past Times event (first Sunday of the month), with a focused topic complemented by hands-on history activities.
• Maintain craft closet and purchase supplies for all educational programs.
• Actively participate in strategic planning, activities and projects in the Museum Services department.
• Coordinate hands-on activities for museum-wide events.
• Assist in development of new programs.
• Must think creatively and demonstrate flexibility as part of a small staff and based on finite resources.

Requirements:The ideal candidate will be be comfortable working with children of all ages. Love of history is a plus! Previous teaching experience preferred. Flexible schedules available, but must be able to work some weekdays and some weekends.

The Family Programs Manager position is set on an hourly pay scale and will accumulate 20 hours a week, depending on the season and events scheduled. This position is grant funded, and the earliest start date is September 1, 2010.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Melissa Prycer, Director of Education, Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 South Harwood St., Dallas, TX 75215-1273. Email: mprycer@dallasheritagevillage.org. Fax: 214-428-6351. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. No one will be interviewed without previous receipt of a cover letter and resume.

History Educator: African American Life

Job Description: This first-person interpretive position centers in the Shotgun House, a turn-of-the-last century African American home. This History Educator invites visitors of all ages to participate with her as she completes daily activities in and around the Shotgun House. These activities may include general household chores, sewing and laundry.

Requirements:The ideal candidate must enjoy interacting with the public in a friendly and educational manner. Be prepared to discuss with visitors the unique challenges that faced African Americans living in Texas at the turn of the last century.

The History Educator is an hourly paid position working approximately 20 hours per week, including weekend work, for the 35 weeks a year when the museum operates with a full history educator staff. History Educators do not work regularly during two off-season periods, July and February. The Village is closed to the public in August and January. History Educators may have the opportunity to teach classes and workshops outside of regularly scheduled hours.

Position to begin on October 1, 2010, with training to occur in September.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Melissa Prycer, Director of Education, Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 South Harwood St., Dallas, TX 75215-1273. Email: mprycer@dallasheritagevillage.org. Fax: 214-428-6351. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. No one will be interviewed without previous receipt of a cover letter and resume.