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Job Openings
How to Post a Listing
Below is a listing of position openings in our region. Posting positions on the CLHO Web site is a gratis service only available to CLHO members. To post a job opening, please send the announcement to priscilla@clho.org by the first of every month and include the job posting closing date. Openings posted will remain on the Web site until the upcoming month deadline. If you wish to re-advertise a job opening, please send an updated
e-mail to the address provided above.
Openings
Development Manager
Hill-Stead Museum seeks a full-time Development Manager to design and implement annual fund/membership program and coordinate volunteer-run benefit events. Duties include mailings, renewals, appeals, event planning, large volume data entry, acknowledgments, reporting, and reconciling with Finance. Submit cover letter and resume to Marie Dalton-Meyer, Director of Development and Communications, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032. Or email: dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org. E.O.E.
Education Programs Supervisor
Mystic Seaport’s Education Department seeks a full-time Education Programs Supervisor to facilitate and coordinate the day-to-day education program activities including school tours and outreach programs; to research and develop new programs and curriculum materials; to help hire and train staff for most education programs; and to oversee marketing efforts for education programs. Requirements include experience in museum and/or classroom education; highly developed organizational and communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability in relevant computer programs; and BA/BS degree in history, maritime studies or museum studies preferred. Submit resume, cover letter, and application to Human Resources, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Road, P.O. Box 6000, Mystic, CT 06355.
Front Desk
The Florence Griswold Museum is looking for an energetic individual to join our front desk team. Job responsibilities include processing admissions, shop sales, phone/email sales and inquiries as well as routing general incoming calls. This front-line position ensures a positive visitor experience through friendly and efficient service at the front desk and in the Museum Shop. Successful candidates have terrific people skills, are team players with strong multi-tasking abilities, and are computer literate. Sales experience a plus. Must be willing to work during week and weekends for total of 25 hours per week. Hourly. EOE. Send resume and letter of interest to: David D.J. Rau, Director of Education, Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371.
Historical Interpreter
Position available at the Litchfield Historical Society. This is a part-time position that requires a flexible schedule and mandatory week-end hours. The Interpreter is responsible for creating a welcoming environment for visitors and providing excellent customer service. This position requires managing the Front Desk and Museum Shop; providing visitors with an understanding of the people and issues of Litchfield's history and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School; and giving visitor tours. Contact Linda Loveday @litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org or at: 860-567-4501.
Historic Interpreter
The Historic Interpreter bridges the present and the past with tours of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Katharine Seymour Day House and the Stowe Center’s Victorian-style gardens, providing visitors with an understanding of the people and issues that give the historic site meaning. The Historic Interpreter is a member of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center staff team and carries out the Center’s policies, procedures and mission. The Interpreter is responsible for creating a welcoming environment for visitors and providing excellent customer service. This is a part-time position and the hours vary. All Interpreters work some scheduled weekend hours and attend monthly guide meetings/training sessions. Compensation: Historic Interpreters are paid $7.65 per hour. Please contact Program Coordinator, Sonya Noble, at (860) 522-9258 x 302 or snoble@stowecenter.org for additional information.
Project Manager
A project manager, to be based out of the Connecticut State Library, is sought to manage the Conservation ConneCTion: a statewide conservation planning initiative, a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This is a part-time, contracted position, ranging from 15 to 25 hours per week, with modest travel required within Connecticut. The start date is immediate, and the position will continue through September 30, 2009. Compensation will depend upon experience and level of involvement and compensation shall not exceed $40,000 over 16 months. Benefits are not included. Contact: Kendall F. Wiggin, State Librarian, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. Phone: 860-757-6510, 860-757-6503 (fax), kwiggin@cslib.org; www.cslib.org
Site Manager
Historic New England is currently seeking a Site Manager for the
management and marketing of three Historic New England sites: Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, CT, Merwin House in Stockbridge, MA and Barrett House in New Ipswich, NH. This position serves as a liaison to the communities and operates the museums in conjunction with other Historic New England teams and procedures established by headquarters in Boston. The primary goal of the Site Manager is to provide the greatest public access to the sites through museum initiatives that conform to site preservation standards and to meet revenue and attendance targets set by the organization. The position is currently open until filled, and inquiries and applications can be sent to this email address.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send resume and cover letter to:
HR Manager
Historic New England
141 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
fax: 617-227-9204 or
jobs@historicnewengland.org
JOB SUMMARY:
(Please see full job description at
http://www.historicnewengland.org/about/WhatsNew.asp#A131)
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