We’ll work with you to fit your schedule; work a little bit or a lot – one day a week, or up to 40 hours for limited term summer employment. If you’re a people person, if you are comfortable engaging with the public, if you want to work in a friendly environment, you’re the person we’re looking for! We’ll give you all the training you need to conduct fun and interesting tours of one or more of our three historic sites – Fairlawn Mansion, the SS Meteor Ship Museum, and the Old Firehouse & Police Museum.
Requirements: Tour guides at Fairlawn Mansion and the SS Meteor take groups of up to 20 visitors on 45 minute guided tours. You will also welcome visitors to the sites, provide information, and handle sales transactions of admissions and merchandise. You must be able to answer phones, operate a cash register, climb multiple flights of stairs, and be on your feet several hours at a time.
Tours at the Old Firehouse & Police Museum are free and self-guided. Staff members act as hosts to visitors, greeting them with a warm welcome and answering questions they may have about the museum and collections. You will also answer phones and operate a cash register for sales of merchandise.
We are always interested in new applicants. Annual recruiting for our summer season begins in March. Interviews and training start in April. Summer hours of operation for all three sites begin in mid-May. Interested parties can stop by the Fairlawn Gift Shop for an application.
Superior Public Museums is seeking two student interns to complete a 12-week summer internship, either focusing on Collections or Exhibit Development.
Superior Public Museums Interns are hired for the purpose of completing a mutually-beneficial learning experience at one or all of the SPM sites. Interns will work closely with SPM’s Museum Manager to learn the basics of Public History and museum management. Interns will complete a specific project during the 12-week summer internship, at the end of which, they will hsare a 15-minute presentation detailing their project and learning outcomes.
Principal Duties:
Qualifications:
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While a majority of the internship will take place indoors, there may be possible tasks that will be completed outdoors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee could potentially be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, particularly those working on the SS Meteor. The employee must also be capable of withstanding extreme heat aboard the SS Meteor at times. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
All necessary equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) will be provided by Superior Public Museums to the intern.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand for significant periods of time, and climb stairs. For the Exhibit Development Internship, the intern may be required to operate tools such as drills, hammers, and bracketing materials. The intern must be able to lift and move up to 25 pounds for both the Collections and Exhibit Development Internship.
We’re looking for mature, responsible, reliable, friendly and outgoing individuals – from students to retirees – to join our staff of tour guides at Superior Public Museums. We offer ~
Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate is a person who is enthusiastic, outgoing, and is very customer service oriented. They are self-motivated and passionate about sharing local history with a diverse group of people. Dependability and punctuality is a must.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, particularly those working on the SS Meteor. The employee must also be capable of withstanding extreme heat aboard the Meteor. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand for significant periods of time, climb stairs, and climb ladders. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 25 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to set up tables, chairs, supplies, gift shop stock, and necessary equipment.
Whatever your expertise or talent, Superior Public Museums offers many opportunities for you to get involved, meet new people, and have fun. Here are just a few of the activities and events where our dedicated volunteers make all the difference!
Other Projects– Opportunities are endless, from marketing, graphic design, collection organization, photography, woodworking, and more.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these activities, or if you have something else in mind that you think might fit our mission, contact us. We’d be happy to find just the right volunteer position for you.
Please call our Museums Manager: Jordan Stish for more information about volunteer opportunities.
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Superior Public Museums operates three unique historic sites: Fairlawn Mansion, SS Meteor Whaleback Ship, and the Old Firehouse and Police Museum. Each site offers tours, events, private rentals, and so much more.