ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Arizona Historical Society is a nonprofit organization and state agency established in 1864. AHS connects people through the power of Arizona’s history. AHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Arizona’s past through museum exhibitions, libraries and archives, historic sites, educational programs, and the Journal of Arizona History. AHS seeks to be the driving force strengthening Arizona’s communities by promoting history through leadership, partnership, and scholarship.

Pioneer Museum - 2340 N. Fort Valley Rd.

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Salary: $21.00 

Grade: 18

Open Until Business Needs Are Met

Plans, develops, and administers history education programs for a large museum with substantial public usage. Coordinates docent/volunteer programs, including training, teaching, and supervising staff, docents, and guests.

Oversees the scheduling of tours, distribution of educational materials, and newsletters. Develops education curriculum materials.

• Develops, writes, and edits a variety of materials, including textbooks, teacher guides, slide-shows, traveling exhibit manuals, letters, speeches, press releases, pamphlets, reports, onboarding and job training manuals, memos, and correspondence or workshop programs

• Maintains professional contacts and liaisons with universities, schools, and museum committees within the agency and elsewhere to benefit the museum education program; this may require some travel within and outside the state

• Attends Meetings, planning sessions, and works across divisions to design brochures, conference programs, utilizing photographs, artifacts, graphics, and supporting exhibit educational materials

• Researches historical topics for docent or volunteer worker training, public talks, school curriculum topics, traveling trunks, teacher workshops, museum in a box, textbooks, etc

• Serves as the primary steward for assigned zones to ensure instructional spaces are prepared and all public areas and restrooms meet cleanliness and safety standards

• Plans and implements events, tours, demonstrations, classes, films, lectures, workshops, training programs, and school or other outreach programs

• Supports the National History Day competitions, recruiting new schools throughout the various districts, traveling to various locations as needed

• Implements, monitors, and oversees museum education programs in a large museum utilizing staff, docents, and/or volunteers

• Leads docents, volunteers, and interns, training, mentoring, and performance

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of materials, methods, principles, and research techniques in the field of history and museum studies; Arizona and regional history; museum education techniques and resources; museum collections; museum policies and procedures; contemporary concepts, methods, and practices of education system operation and classroom curricula in Arizona; supervisory techniques and work organization concepts

Skills:

• Skills in the specific methods and techniques required in implementing museum education programs; interpersonal relationships; develop and implement museum education programs, including the preparation and use of photographic equipment and techniques; work management and work leadership, and use of short publications, audio-visual aids, public events and showings, and exhibitions

Abilities:

• Ability in conducting and/or arranging tours; using research techniques; teaching and training in individual or group situations; oral and written communication techniques appropriate to various educational levels and objectives; use of audio-visual equipment

• A Bachelor's degree in history, education, museum studies, or related field and two years of related technical experience; OR two years of experience equivalent to a Museum Curator 1

• A graduate degree in history, museum studies, education, anthropology, or other closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required technical experience

• Must be able to obtain a valid state driver's license

• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Sick leave

• Retirement plan

• Health and dental insurance

• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

• Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

• If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shawn McConnell at shawn.mcconnell@azdoa.gov