Curriculum & Cultural Content Consultant

Simon Wiesenthal Center • Honolulu, HI

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About The Position

The Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT), an initiative of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is launching a new mobile education program in Hawaiʻi designed to bring anti-bias, media literacy, civic engagement, and human rights education to students and communities across the islands. This work will be carried out in meaningful partnership with the communities of Hawaiʻi and with deep respect for Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) history, culture, knowledge systems, and lived experience. MMOT recognizes that effective educational programming in Hawaiʻi must be grounded in place-based learning and developed in conversation with local educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners. To ensure that MMOT programming reflects the history, cultures, and lived experiences of Hawaiʻi, the Museum of Tolerance seeks curriculum consultants, educators, historians, and cultural practitioners with deep knowledge of Hawaiian history, culture, and education to collaborate in the development of Hawaiʻi-specific program content. This consultant will work with the MMOT national education team to adapt and expand existing MMOT educational modules while developing new place-based content that centers Hawaiʻi's unique cultural, historical, civic, and educational contexts. The ideal consultant approaches this work with cultural humility and an understanding that Hawaiʻi is home to many living cultures whose perspectives, traditions, and experiences continue to shape contemporary life across the islands. This role is ideal for Hawaiian educators, historians, curriculum developers, and cultural practitioners who are passionate about education, storytelling, and strengthening civic dialogue across diverse communities.

Requirements

• Experience teaching or developing curriculum related to Hawaiian history, culture, or education
• Familiarity with Hawaiian cultural perspectives and educational frameworks
• Experience in K-12 education, higher education, museums, or community-based learning programs
• Strong interest in topics including: Civic engagement, Identity and belonging, Media literacy, Dialogue frameworks and best practices
• Ability to collaborate with a national education team while ensuring local cultural authenticity
• Cultural humility and a commitment to ongoing learning
• Strong research skills
• An understanding of the unique cultural, historical, and social context of Hawaiʻi
• Respect for Hawaiian knowledge systems, language, and lived experience
• A willingness to engage collaboratively with local educators, cultural practitioners, and community stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Hawaiian cultural expertise or strong connections within Hawaiian educational communities
• Experience working with the Hawaiʻi Department of Education
• Familiarity with place-based or culturally responsive pedagogy
• Knowledge of Indigenous education best practices
• Familiarity with concepts such as kuleana (responsibility), mālama ʻāina (stewardship of the land), and other culturally grounded frameworks relevant to education in Hawaiʻi

Responsibilities

• Advise on culturally grounded approaches to teaching about identity, bias, belonging, and community in Hawaiʻi
• Develop Hawaiʻi-centered curriculum modules, case studies, and storytelling elements
• Contribute historical and cultural expertise related to topics such as: Hawaiian history and sovereignty, Immigration and multicultural identity in Hawaiʻi, Civic responsibility and community care, Contemporary media literacy and misinformation
• Ensure appropriate use of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) and cultural concepts within program content
• Review and provide feedback on educational materials for cultural and historical accuracy
• Participate in curriculum workshops and collaborative planning sessions
• Help identify local stories, primary sources, and community voices that can be integrated into programming
• Advise on culturally responsive educational practices and approaches that reflect the values, traditions, and lived experiences of Hawaiʻi communities
• Support the development of programming that is informed by reciprocal relationships with educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners across Hawaiʻi

Benefits

• Consultant rate commensurate with experience.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed