Part-Time Paid Docent / Exhibit Host
The Common Circles Experience: New York
Located at the Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York City
Common Circles is seeking warm, reliable, outgoing, engaging individuals to help staff The Common Circles Experience: New York, a two-part interactive exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
The exhibition explores connection, belonging, community, and antisemitism and Holocaust education. Visitors are able to engage with powerful survivor testimony in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation’s Dimensions in Testimony. (https://commoncircles.org/inside-the-experiences/#experience) (https://mjhnyc.org/exhibitions/common-circles-experience/)
We are hiring immediately for part-time paid support during the exhibit run.
Responsibilities
Welcome visitors and school groups
Help orient guests to the exhibition
Support interactive stations and visitor participation
Assist with tours and group visits
Help maintain a warm, professional visitor experience
Light event / hospitality support as needed
Ideal Candidates
Strong people skills
Comfortable speaking with visitors and groups
Reliable and punctual
Outgoing, friendly, polished, and proactive
Interest in education, museums, Jewish life, history, social impact, or community-building
Experience with teaching, camps, hospitality, events, theater, or guiding is a plus
Details
Part-time / flexible shifts
Weekdays, some evenings, and some Sundays
Paid position (hourly; based on experience)
Immediate start
Located in Lower Manhattan
To Apply
Please email a short note about yourself, resume, and availability.
[email protected]