Museum of Tolerance - Tour Guide
Museum of Tolerance - Tour Guide
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
1 Vacancy
Job Description
About us:
The Simon Wiesenthal Center(SWC) is a global Jewish human rights activist organization that confronts antiSemitism and hate stands with Israel defends the safety of Jews worldwide and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. It is an accredited NonGovernmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations UNESCO and the OSCE the Organization of American States the Latin American Parliament and the Council of Europe. The SWC is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York Chicago Miami Toronto Paris Jerusalem and Buenos Aires. The Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles founded in 1993 isthe educational arm ofthe SWC.Moriah Filmsisthe Centers twotime Academy Awardwinning film division andtheMuseum of Tolerance Jerusalemis scheduled to open in2024.
About the role:
The Museum of Tolerance is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Tour Guides. In this role you will lead engaging and educational tours across all permanent and special exhibitions enhancing the experience for every visitor. Ideal candidates are passionate about history human rights and education and possess excellent communication skills.
This position is a fantastic entry point for those interested in a career in museums and cultural institutions offering significant opportunities for growth and professional development within our organization.
The tour guide position offers a flexible schedule of 5 6 hour shifts that generally fall between the hours of 8:30 am and 4 pm Sunday through Friday.
A minimum availability of 3 shifts per week is required.
This role is 100 onsite at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
About you:
You are deeply committed to ensuring the Museum of Tolerance remains meaningful to our visitors strongly believe in the museums mission and uphold the values of human and civil rights as well as Holocaust education. Additionally you exhibit a positive attitude professional conduct and exceptional customer service skills.
Responsibilities:
- Lead museum tours and assist museum visitors
- Serve as a stationary guide in assigned locations
- Communicate with Floor Coordinator team daily for assigned duties
- Participate in all professional development opportunities
- Other duties as assigned by fulltime Floor Coordinator Supervisor
Experience and Skills:
- Comfortable in a dynamic fast paced and highly flexible environment
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation skills with groups and general public
- Ability and desire to work with students of all ages especially high school students
- Multilingual skills are a bonus
Physical Requirements:
- This job requires standing/walking for up to 3 hours multiple times per day
The Simon Wiesenthal Center embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
Employment Type
Part-Time
