Employment & Internships

Heritage will soon be hiring soon for the 2025 season!

Job Fair at Heritage Museums & Gardens

HMG seeks enthusiastic and outgoing people who love museums to join our team for the 2025 season. Openings are available for part-time seasonal staff in admissions, education, transport, retail, and security.
In addition, The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens is also looking to hire seasonal staff.
Heritage Museums & Gardens is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive space for all.
Join us in person on Saturday, February 22nd between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00 pm to discuss job details and to participate in interviews. Come prepared with your cover letter, resume, and references. We look forward to meeting you!
67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563

Email for more info: hiring@heritagemuseums.org

Please check back often as we will be updating this page with available opportunities. We have the following positions available – but there will be more to come!

Internships

Horticulture Intern

Heritage Museums and Gardens is excited to offers horticulture internships for the summer season. Our internships offer students the opportunity to improve their horticultural knowledge and skills by learning all aspects of maintaining a public garden. Interns work directly with horticulture staff and are trained in a variety of tasks including planting, pruning, watering, and propagation.

The positions are open to applicants who are pursuing a two- or four-year college degree in horticulture or a related field such as landscape architecture, plant science, botany, etc. Applicants should show an enthusiastic interest in expanding their knowledge of horticulture and public garden management. Successful candidates will possess a high degree of motivation, attention to detail, and great communication and teamwork skills. Prior horticultural experience is welcomed but not required.

For a full description of the internship, please click here. Interested applicants may submit a resume and cover letter by email along with any questions, to Lillian Borbas, lborbas@heritagemuseums.org

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the deadline is March 14, 2025, or until the positions are filled.

Full Time Opportunities

Please check back for future opportunities.

Part Time Opportunities

Education Specialist - Interpreter

Heritage seeks an enthusiastic individual who is adept at delivering high-quality educational experiences, such as leading school tours, and facilitating visitor engagement in the galleries, gardens, and in our outdoor certified Nature Explorer Classroom- Hidden Hollow. If you are interested in connecting visitors to HMG’s collections and encouraging visitors to explore, discover, and learn together. This position runs for the season from April-December. To read the full job description, please click here.

Interested applicants may submit a resume and cover letter by email along with any questions to Bella Sorrenti at hiring@heritagemuseums.org.

Indigenous Interpreter

Heritage seeks an enthusiastic individual who is adept at sharing information and fostering public understanding of the history, culture, and lifeways of the Wampanoag people. This position facilitates engagement centering on the wetu, mush8n, and Three Sisters Garden outdoor exhibits, encouraging visitors to explore, discover, and learn together about the Wampanoag Tribe – both historically and today – through the use of exhibit content and supporting hands-on materials. This position runs for the season from April-December. To read the full job description, please click here.

Interested applicants may submit a resume and cover letter by email along with any questions to Bella Sorrenti at hiring@heritagemuseums.org.

Retail Associate

Heritage seeks energetic and outgoing people who love museums to join our Retail staff for the summer months. This seasonal, up to 30 hours per week, part-time position focuses on providing high-quality customer service and sales at The Shop at Heritage. Successful candidates will enjoy working with customers, feel comfortable with point of sales technology, and create appropriate sales displays. Requirements include excellent people skills and commitment to teamwork. Customer service or retail background preferred. Weekend and some evening availability required.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org or bring documents to the Heritage Job Fair on Saturday, February 22nd between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

Admissions Associate

Heritage seeks energetic and outgoing people who love museums to join our Visitor Experience staff. This seasonal, up to 30 hours per week, part-time position focuses on providing high-quality customer service during admissions, membership, and program sales transactions as well as courteous and proactive problem solving while answering in-person, phone, and email inquiries. Successful candidates will enjoy working with people of all ages and will excel at assisting the public, both onsite and via phone and email, and at serving as an informational resource for museum visitors. Requirements include comfort with technology, excellent people skills, and commitment to teamwork. Museum or customer service background and experience with point-of-sale systems and databases preferred. Some weekend and evening availability required. To read the full job description, click here.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org or bring documents to the Heritage Job Fair on Saturday, February 22nd between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00 pm or submit a resume and cover letter by email along with any questions to Bella Sorrenti at hiring@heritagemuseums.org.

Transport Driver

Heritage seeks energetic and outgoing people who love museums to join our Visitor Experience staff. This seasonal, up to 30 hours per week, part-time position focuses on providing quality guest experiences while utilizing the museum’s multi-passenger vehicles to provide safe, efficient transport to visitors throughout the Heritage property. Successful candidates will love helping people, will enjoy working with visitors of all ages, and will provide hospitality-driven problem solving while assisting visitors with accessing and enjoying the museum experience. Requirements include excellent people skills, a valid driver’s license and safe driving record, and a commitment to teamwork. Some weekend and evening availability required. To see full job description, click here.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org or bring documents to the Heritage Job Fair on Saturday, February 22nd between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

Security Associate

Heritage seeks enthusiastic and outgoing individuals who love museums to join our Security team. This seasonal, up to 30 hours per week, part-time position focuses on protecting and securing visitors, staff, facilities, and collections. Successful candidates will enjoy working with people of all ages, will provide hospitality-driven problem solving, have high attention to detail, and have experience working in the security field. Requirements include excellent people skills and commitment to teamwork. Some weekend and evening availability required. To read the full job description, click here.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org or bring documents to the Heritage Job Fair on Saturday, February 22nd between the hours of 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens

To learn about opportunities at The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens, please click here.