Join the Team at Heritage Museums & Gardens!
Heritage is looking for enthusiastic and outgoing people who love museums to join our team for the 2026 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.
67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
Email for more info: hiring@heritagemuseums.org
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Employment & Internships
Full Time Opportunities
Senior Gardener/Sustainability Coordinator
The Senior Gardener is a key member of the Horticulture Department of Heritage Museums & Gardens. Reporting to the Director of Horticulture, the Senior Gardener/Sustainability Coordinator has dual responsibilities working as gardener as well as maintaining records and coordinating sustainability efforts throughout the facilities if HMG. For a complete job description and application directions, please click here.
Senior Gardener/Horticulture Volunteer Coordinator
The Senior Gardener is a key member of the Horticulture Department of Heritage Museums & Gardens. Reporting to the Director of Horticulture, the Senior Gardener/Horticulture Volunteer Coordinator has dual responsibilities working as gardener as well as maintaining records and coordinating volunteer efforts for the horticulture department. For a complete job description and application directions, please click here.
Gardener
The Gardener is a member of the Horticulture Department of Heritage Museums and Gardens. Reporting to the Landscape Manager, the Gardener assists the other staff as assigned and physically works as a gardener to maintain the Garden in the best possible condition for our visiting public. This is a physically demanding position requiring work outside in all seasons. For a complete job description and application directions, please click here.
Maintenance Associate
Heritage Museums & Gardens seeks an energetic and dedicated person to assist in the care and maintenance of Heritage’s buildings and grounds. This full-time, year-round position includes repair and maintenance of seven buildings and 100-acre grounds. Responsibilities consist of routine duties and varying work day to day. Facilities is responsible for assuring that all buildings and grounds are safe, well maintained and secure. Interested parties should email bbourque@heritagemuseums.org.
For a complete job description and application directions, please click here.
Part Time Opportunities
Visitor Experience Functions Lead
This seasonal, up to 30 hours per week, part-time year-round position focuses on providing evening and weekend function and program support for the museum by providing an exceptional guest experience during special events. Responsibilities include providing high quality memorable experiences for all visitors, supporting admission staff in group booking and management, and representing the visitor experience operations during regular business hours and during after-hours events. Requirements include a background in event management or related experience, excellent people skills, and a commitment to teamwork. Museum knowledge of functions and customer service experience preferred. Weekend and evening availability required. For a full job description, please click here.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org.
Indigenous Interpreter
We are searching for energetic, outgoing, museum-loving members of Indigenous communities to join our Visitor Experience staff. This seasonal, up to 32 hours per week, part-time position focuses on providing high-quality, memorable visitor experiences centered around fostering public understanding of the history and culture of the Wampanoag people. Successful candidates will love working with people of all ages and will enjoy sharing information and making connections between visitors and Heritage’s reproduction Wampanoag wetu, mush8n, and Three Sisters Garden outdoor exhibits. Requirements include excellent people skills and commitment to teamwork. Museum or customer service background and previous knowledge of Wampanoag history preferred. Saturdays and some evening availability required.
For a full job description, please click here.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org.
Security
This seasonal, up to 32 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 apply, please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@heritagemuseums.org.
The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens
To learn about opportunities at The Adventure Park at Heritage Museums & Gardens, please click here.
Internships
There are no internships available at this time.
Rhododendron Internship
Heritage Museums & Gardens in historic Sandwich, MA on Cape Cod is offering the Dexter Rhododendron Intern position. This internship will offer the opportunity to improve horticultural knowledge, skills, and aspects of maintaining a curated plant collection. The Rhododendron Intern will work directly with the Curator of Rhododendrons and be trained in how to care for the collection. To read the full description and to apply, please click here.
Horticultural Internship
Heritage Museums & Gardens in historic Sandwich, MA on Cape Cod 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 skills including planting, pruning, identification, and irrigation. To read the full description and to apply, please click here.


