Hancock Shaker Village offers a great atmosphere, employee discounts and skills training. Depending on your area of interest -- customer service, historical, interpretation, events, behind-the-scenes work -- there are enjoyable projects to do. Training is provided.
Site Operations Assistant
Seasonal, April – October 31. Provide full range of historic site operations support for education and interpretation department, assuring smooth functioning of the interpretive component of the site daily. Scheduling the interpretive staff and interpretation volunteers, assuring that appropriate resources and materials are available for programming, and assisting on special events. All applicants must have strong organizational and administrative skills, attention to detail, be results-oriented, friendly, enjoy working with the public, have excellent customer service skills and be a team player. Weekends are a must. Please send resume to: Hancock Shaker Village, Leslie Pizani, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or email lpizani@hancockshakervillage.org
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Bookkeeper – Part-time
Hancock Shaker Village is currently seeking a part-time, year round Bookkeeper. Responsibilities include A/P, A/R, payroll and payroll taxes, journal entries, bank reconciliations and assisting with preparing financial statement.
Knowledge and hands on experience with QuickBooks Pro, word, excel and outlook. 2 - 5years experience in general accounting. Ability to multi-task, have a high attention to detail and be very organized. Excellent communication skills are also a necessity.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to: Leslie Pizani, PO Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or email lpizani@hancockshakervillage.org. Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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Membership On-site Sales Associate
April – November. Scheduled hours are Thursday through Sunday and include some holidays. Sales bonuses are offered in addition to hourly wages.
Applicants must enjoy serving a diverse museum audience, should have a strong background in customer service with a proven sales ability. An appreciation of history and an interest in the Shakers influence in America helpful.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to: Leslie Pizani, PO Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or email lpizani@hancockshakervillage.org. Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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Hancock Shaker Village is hiring seasonal museum staff April – November.
Farm/Garden Staff - Agricultural experience a plus, hands on livestock and garden care skills. Present and interpret the farm and gardens for our adult and children visitors.
Interpreters –Bring the Shaker story to life. Present educational and interpretive programming for diverse museum audience.
Visitor Service Staff- Combined museum store/admissions sales points, high energy atmosphere, computer and retail experience needed. E-commerce experiences a plus.
All applicants must be friendly, enjoy working with the public, have excellent customer service skills, be a team player - weekends are a must. Please send resume to: Hancock Shaker Village, Leslie Pizani, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or email lpizani@hancockshakervillage.org
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Museum Internships
Hancock Shaker Village is always looking for interns! Would you like to transcribe an original manuscript? How about learning how to care for and catalogue artifacts? Or perhaps you would like to work with children in our hands-on Discovery Room?
These are just some of the project possibilities for interns at Hancock Shaker Village. We offer supervised, structured internships for anyone interested in the museum profession. Please contact Lesley Herzberg, Collections Manager at 413.443.0188 x244 or Todd Burdick, Director of Education at 413.443.0188 x216 for more information.
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Please send resumé to:
Hancock Shaker Village, Leslie Pizani, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or lpizani@hancockshakervillage.org
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