Jobs & Internships
Bacon’s Castle Historic Interpreter
Position Description:
Preservation Virginia’s Bacon’s Castle seeks an Historic Interpreter who will primarily be responsible for leading 45 minute guided tours of the historic Bacon’s Castle and serving as front-line staff in the museum. Historic Interpreters will engage diverse audiences in topics to include but is not limited to: the 17th-19th century Tidewater, Virginia history, culture, society, economics, politics, and the complexities of gender, race, and slavery; conflict, war, and revolution in colonial Virginia, as well as architectural and plantation history of the property. Historic Interpreters will provide guided tours and educational programs to diverse audiences including adults and students/youth organizations, and will assist with special events. Historic Interpreters will receive all necessary training in subject matter and related histories, best practices in public history, historic interpretation, and tour techniques, among other information necessary to carry out the duties of this position.
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To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with two references to Bacon’s Castle Site Coordinator, cwiedel@preservationvirginia.org.
Position Description
Museum Educators will primarily be responsible for leading 45 minute – 1 hour long guided tours of the historic John Marshall House, while also serving as front-line staff in the museum. Museum Educators will engage diverse audiences in topics such as: the history of Chief Justice John Marshall and his legal legacies on the US Supreme Court (1801-1835), social, political, and cultural history of colonial and Early America, and the intersection of gender, race, and slavery in Early American history. Museum Educators will also provide student field trip tours and programs, virtual presentations to public and private audiences, present outreach programs in the community, and assist with special events. Museum Educators will receive all necessary training in Marshall related histories, best practices in public history, historic interpretation, and tour techniques, among other necessary information to perform the position.
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To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with two references to John Marshall House Site Coordinator, Geneva Weidhaas, at gweidhaas@preservationvirginia.org.
Position Description
Preservation Virginia’s Smith’s Fort seeks an Historic Interpreter who will primarily be responsible for leading 45-60 minute guided tours of the historic Smith’s Fort manor house and grounds, and serving as front-line staff in the museum. Historic Interpreters will engage diverse audiences in topics to include but is not limited to: the 17th-19th century Tidewater, Virginia history, culture, society, economics, politics, and the complexities of gender, race, and slavery; conflict, war, and revolution in colonial Virginia, as well as architectural and plantation history of the property.
Historic Interpreters will provide guided tours to diverse audiences including adults and students/youth organizations, and will assist with special events. Historic Interpreters will receive necessary training in site and related histories, best practices in public history, historic interpretation, and tour techniques, among other necessary information to perform the position.
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To apply, please send a cover letter and resume with two references to tforehand@preservationvirginia.org.
EEO Statement
Preservation Virginia is an equal employment employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older) , disability or genetic information.