Opportunities

Job Title: Assistant Site Administrator – Nathan Hale Homestead
Reports to: Site Administrator
Supervises: Interpreters, Interns, Volunteers, Garden staff
Status: Permanent Part-Time, Non-Exempt, NTE 1040 hours/year, $20/hour

Connecticut Landmarks seeks a permanent part-time Assistant Site Administrator to support the Site Administrator with the seasonal operations of the Nathan Hale Homestead. The Assistant Site Administrator, in collaboration with the Site Administrator, helps plan and deliver a broad range of creative programs, events, and exhibits that advance Connecticut Landmarks’ mission and brand, expand community partnerships, and encourage deeper engagement with diverse audiences. The Assistant Site Administrator will also assume responsibility for the overall management of the site in the absence of the site administrator. Assistant Site Administrators work closely with site staff on promoting and selling memberships, leading tours, executing events and programs, and helping to manage the site’s gift shop. The Assistant Site Administrator will play a key role in using and training staff on Blackbaud Altru, CTL’s ticketing, membership, and fundraising database software. The Assistant Site Administrator is a valued advocate for the site and the organization. As such, the Assistant Site Administrator is expected to maintain professionalism and decorum while fostering an open and enthusiastic environment for visitors and staff.

Applicants must have three years of experience in public tours and public speaking, demonstrated organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a strong team player. Applicants should possess a knowledge of museums, historic preservation, museum interpretation, collections care, social media, and marketing. Applicants are strongly preferred to have strong proficiency with Microsoft products (including SharePoint) as well as the Blackbaud Altru database/ticketing system. Bachelor’s degree in fields such as museum studies, history, historic preservation, public history, or similar desired. Candidates with a comparable combination of education and experience are welcome to apply.

The position is permanent part-time, not to exceed 1040 hours a year, with most of those hours between May and November. The compensation is $20/hour and includes travel reimbursement and a flexible work environment.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, and at least three references to Shaelyn Amaio, Deputy Director at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org with the subject line: “Assistant Site Administrator.” Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a hiring decision to be made by end of March, 2026.

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Job title: Museum Interpreter
Reports to: Site Administrators
Status: Seasonal Part-Time, Non-Exempt, $17.00 per hour

Museum Interpreters at Connecticut Landmarks lead interactive visitor tours, programs, events, and hands-on activities at the various historic sites owned and operated by Connecticut Landmarks. Activities may include school field trips, adult and senior tours, scout programs, and virtual tours. Museum interpreters are advocates for the sites and the organization. As such, Museum Interpreters are expected to foster an open, welcoming, and enthusiastic environment for all visitors while always maintaining a high level of professionalism. Museum interpreters also promote and sell CTL admission tickets, memberships, and merchandise using Altru, CTL’s ticketing and membership POS software. They assist with program set-up, clean-up, and preparing education materials. This part-time position is seasonal and runs mainly between May through October, with some additional shifts available in April, November, and December. The number of hours varies depending upon each site’s scheduling needs but will be approximately 10-12 hours per week. Weekend availability is required.

The historic house museums seeking Museum Interpreters for the 2026 operating season include:

• The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, Bethlehem, was the summer home of Caroline Ferriday, a philanthropist whose work took her around the globe to aid victims of Ravensbrück concentration camp and support the civil rights movement in the United States.
• The Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, explores the way the Hale family supported the American Revolutionary War, from Nathan Hale’s service as America’s first spy, to other family members’ military service, to their provisioning, homesteading, and community-building at home. Please note: This site hosts field trips in the spring beginning on weekdays in April; weekday availability in April, May, and June strongly preferred.
• North Central Region:
  • From the Butler-McCook House & Garden—Hartford’s oldest remaining house—four generations of the McCook family shepherded local congregations, conducted social research, served in the military, traveled for missionary work, and expanded Trinity College. Please note: In addition to open tour days, this site hosts a monthly concert series on the second Thursday of each month from June-September. Availability for these events is strongly desired.
  • The Isham-Terry House, Hartford, was a family residence and medical office in a city being rapidly reshaped by expanding industries, shifting gender roles, newly arriving immigrant groups and Urban Renewal in the 20th century.
  • The Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden, Suffield, explores the ways that the upheaval of wartime can change fortunes, examines how architecture reflects and shapes culture, considers Indigenous land rights, and interrogates decision-making in historic preservation.
• Southeast Region:
  • The Hempsted Houses provides a window into urban life in Colonial New London. In his 18th-century diary, Joshua Hempsted recorded family and civic life and documented the life and labor of Adam Jackson, a man of African descent who Hempsted enslaved for decades.
  • Through East Haddam’s Palmer-Warner House’s collections of letters and diaries, photographs, historic furnishings, and decorative arts that Frederic Palmer and Howard Metzger assembled together, visitors can understand the wider arc of 20th-century LGBTQ+ history.

Museum Interpreters are assigned to one property or region, though they may be able to cross-train at other sites or be asked to support special event programming throughout the state. Please indicate in your application materials which properties you are interested in.

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter indicating which property/ies they are interested in to Shaelyn Amaio, CTL’s Deputy Director, at Shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org. Positions are being filled on a rolling basis as soon as possible. Training will take place in late March/early April.

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