We’re hiring for roles across Oatlands, and with our partners, offering opportunities to grow your skills in public history, education, horticulture, visitor services, preservation, events, and nonprofit operations! Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, Oatlands is a place to learn, contribute, and help shape the future of a nationally significant historic site.
Join a collaborative, mission-driven team committed to preserving an extraordinary place, telling inclusive and complex histories, and welcoming people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the past in ways that matter today.
Visitor Center & Special Events Assistant
Posted: 2/11/2026
The Visitor Services & Special Events Assistant provides hands-on, execution-focused support for Oatlands’ visitor experience and Oatlands-hosted special events, with a primary emphasis on member engagement programs and site-produced events. The Assistant also works one scheduled day per week in the Visitor Center to support front-of-house operations and visitor services.
This role is responsible for coordinating logistics, schedules, staffing needs, and on-site execution for member events, public programs, and select special events. The position also provides limited support for event rentals, including responding to initial inquiries and conducting guided walk-throughs of the property under established site policies. Schedule is 21-30 hours per week, depending on the site’ needs and calendar of events.
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Visitor Services Assistant
Posted: 2/3/2026
This seasonal position administers tasks related to Visitor Services, Events, and Programming under the supervision of the Sr. Manager of Operations, according to the organization’s standards and processes, ensuring a positive, creative, and mission-based experience for Oatlands visitors. Visitor Services Assistants work from the Administrative Building and Gift Shop Center, providing support. This position is for an experienced, confident keyholder who can open and/or close the site, engage with visitors purchasing tickets and sales. In addition they provide support during public and educational programs and engage a wide range of visitors, willing to be flexible with their workplan. Schedule is 6-20 hours per week, depending on the site’ needs and calendar of events.
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Seasonal Education Associate
Posted: 2/3/2026
The primary responsibilities of this position are conducting school programs for K-12 students and leading guided visits of the historic mansion for the 2026 Season.
The school groups will include students from public schools, private schools, home school groups, and Scouts. Group sizes will range from approximately 10 to 150 students. Oatlands school programs meet the social sciences (mainly history) Standards of Learning and tell the full history of Oatlands. Content may also include science SOLs related to the environment, agriculture, horticulture, and climate. Education programs may be done on-site at Oatlands and include the one-room schoolhouse or in-school to multiple classes. The Seasonal Education Associate will learn and conduct Oatlands’ existing lesson plans but may be required to assist with the development of new curriculum. The position is required to assist with the Extreme Journey at Oatlands Summer Camp in July and early August. The position will work closely with and may be directly supervised by the full-time Education Associate.
Tours will interpret the full history of the site, engaging visitors through dialogic interpretation with expertise and professionalism. The tours should be dynamic, memorable experiences that connect the public with the diverse narratives of the site – its people, buildings, gardens, grounds, and larger acreage. Visitors can and will include those who are area residents and familiar with the site as well as those who have never visited. Audiences can and will encompass both adults, youth, family units, and group tours. Shared values and a high degree of cultural competency are a must for this position.
This position is part-time from March through December. The position must work a minimum of one Sunday per month and be available each week as necessary for school programs and tours.
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