Who We Are:
Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is the nation’s premier conservation and preservation organization. The Trustees’ preserves, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. Our properties are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do. We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity, and have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public. As a non-profit conservation organization, we are funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 100,000 Member households. We encourage you to learn more about The Trustees on our website, www.thetrustees.org.
Posting Information:
Salary/Hourly Rate: $16 - $18/hour
Hours per week: 15
Job Classification: Limited, Non-Exempt
Job Type: Onsite
Duration: May - November
Location: Castle Hill, Ipswich, MA
What You’ll Do:
The Role:
As a Seasonal Event Staff, you will play an integral role in ensuring that our visitors enjoy our extraordinary places. With the change to warmer temperatures, we experience an influx of visitors of all ages and backgrounds who want to explore and be inspired by our properties. Sandy beaches, wooded trails, cultural gardens, historic homes, community supported agriculture—there are many ways for visitors to discover and explore The Trustees, and just as many opportunities for seasonal employees to make each visitor’s experience special.
Specifically, you’ll:
- Assist with event support tasks included but not limited to all event infrastructure setup/takedown, vehicle parking and cleanup.
- Summer Season weekend, evening and holiday availability is required.
- Provide exceptional customer service to all visitors, members and guests.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with team members and management.
- Other duties as reasonably assigned with or without accommodation.
This is a limited-term, non-exempt position (15 hours/week) reporting directly to the Facilities Manager.
Apply on company website Castle Hill, Morocco On-site USD 16 – 18 / hour
The Trustees of Reservations is hiring a Seasonal Event Staff
About company
The Trustees of Reservations preserve, for public use and enjoyment, places of exceptional scenic, historical, and ecological value.
We enjoy and care for nearly 52,000 acres, including 120 special places - all around Massachusetts. For more than a century, The Trustees has been on the ground in communities across Massachusetts, working to protect special places, providing loving care of our reservations, building creative new programs to engage people, and sharing our expertise with neighbors and partners across the state.
Our work includes land conservation and stewardship, coast and ecology protection, agriculture, horticulture, historic collections and archives, art and museums, and advocacy to ensure that land conservation and historic preservation are considered in public policy.