Tour Guide & Visitor Services Assistant
Meadow Garden, home of George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence is hiring a part-time Tour Guide and Visitor Services Assistant to educate and inspire tour groups through historical storytelling. This is a great opportunity for history buffs, educators, or anyone seeking meaningful part-time work in a historical setting in Augusta, Georgia. Primary responsibilities will involve welcoming guests, ticket sales, guiding tours, serving shoppers in The Gift Shop at Meadow Garden, and assisting with other activities at the historic house museum. Hours will be flexible during the house museum hours Monday through Friday 10:00-4:00 and some Saturdays will be required. Pay of $13-15 per hour will be commensurate with experience. Offer is contingent upon a background check.
Primary Duties of the position include:
- Work on site at Meadow Garden to greet visitors, provide information, and take payment for tours with the Square Point of Sale
- Provide guided narrated tours of this historic house
- Assist visitors in the Gift Shop at Meadow Garden
- Open and close the the Historic House, Heritage Education Center, and Smokehouse Restroom observing all security requirements.
- Provide light housekeeping to include dusting and tidying public areas
- Other duties as assigned
The Tour Guide and Visitor Services Assistant must be friendly and outgoing as they engage our guests and make them feel welcome. This position requires strong communication and presentation skills and a passion for history. Resources and training will be provided for all aspects of the position including giving tours.
Environment and Restrictions: Duties of this position are performed in three air conditioned and heated buildings on the Meadow Garden premises:
- The Historic House, a two-story house museum with a cellar
- The Heritage Education Center, a two-story building with the ground floor serving as The Gift Shop at Meadow Garden, tour reception, and the Director’s office.
- The Smokehouse Restroom, a one-story restroom facility
The position requires light exertion, climbing stairs several times a day, routine bending, stooping, walking, light lifting up to 25 lbs., and exposure to normal household cleaning products and normal household dust. Light housecleaning, dusting, vacuuming, and bathroom cleaning are required.