Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
Join us at the Historic Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown!
Museum Guide
*We are done hiring for the season and will begin looking at applications next March! Feel free to submit your application and we will keep it on file for next year!
Seasonally Lyndhurst Mansion hires part-time, paid museum guides.
We hire mature adults interested in working 1-3 shifts a week. Public tours are offered six days a week (Thursday – Tuesday) with occasional private and group tours on Wednesdays. Shifts are between four and five hours in length. Weekend availability is required. This is a seasonal position from April through December.
Training is provided. New hires will be given the materials necessary to learn the history of the house, the families that lived here, and information about the art and furnishings within the mansion. Public speaking skills are required. The ability to communicate information clearly and concisely to an audience is a must!
If you are interested, please email Amy Boesch, Senior Manager of Visitor Services. Please include a letter of intent and your resume!
APPLY HERE
Visitor Experience Staff
Visitor Experience Staff is a part-time, seasonal position that serves as the first, and primary point of contact for all visitors entering Lyndhurst.
Excellent customer service skills are a must! The grounds are open from April through December, every day of the week. Must be available to work between 2-4 days a week, including weekends. Shifts are approximately 7-8 hours. Visitor Experience Staff must greet all vehicles and guests who enter Lyndhurst through the main gate, in a friendly and professional manner and provide informational assistance as required. Staff is responsible for checking in all pre-paid grounds pass holders, and selling on-site grounds passes. Computer skills and cash-handling experience are a must. Staff must be knowledgeable about locations and events throughout the property to effectively direct visitors throughout the site.
Visitor Experience Staff will also assist during mansion tours, weddings, and other special events as scheduled. This role ensures that these events run smoothly and that Lyndhurst policies and procedures are adhered to. Some evening shifts are required. This position supports other full-time and seasonal staff to provide a safe and positive guest experience.
If you are interested, please email Amy Boesch, Senior Manager of Visitor Services. Please include a letter of intent and your resume!
APPLY HERE
Volunteer
With 67 acres of parkland and 15 historic buildings, there are always projects to engage in at Lyndhurst! No matter what your interests and skills are, you can help Lyndhurst with this valuable work. Are you interested in helping us keep Lyndhurst beautiful? Do you have a group that needs a volunteer project? Are you a local student interested in assisting us? We, likely, have something that fits your needs. Select restoration programs can also be created to suit your group’s or organization’s interests.
Be a Lyndhurst Landscape Volunteer!
Our Landscape Volunteers are an important part of our mission to sustain Lyndhurst, a National Historic Landmark property. Volunteering in the landscape is a great way to expand your knowledge of gardening, give back to your community, meet new people, and share your love of horticulture. Our Landscape Volunteers work with our Curator of Historic Landscapes to help preserve and maintain our historic gardens and grounds.
Volunteer days are weekly on Thursdays, from April 3rd to November 6th, 2025. You are welcome to join on any volunteer day. The hours are 9:30 am-12:00 pm. You are welcome to stay for part of the time, or the whole session. First-time volunteers should arrive at 9:30 for a quick orientation. Instruction provided (tools limited). Grab your gardening gloves and meet us in the Visitors’ Center courtyard!
Sign up to become a Landscape Volunteer using the link below:
Landscape Volunteer Registration
Volunteer with Lyndhurst Garden Specialists
Lyndhurst’s restored historic and specialty gardens are supported by dedicated garden groups that seek volunteers to help maintain these vibrant gardens.
Fern Garden: Home to one of the most comprehensive collections of hardy ferns in New York State, with over 100 varieties of ferns from around the world. The Friends of Lyndhurst Fern Garden actively maintain this garden and welcome volunteers.
Rock Gardens: Lyndhurst’s rock gardens contain an array of alpine and seasonal plantings maintained by the Hudson Valley Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society. Volunteers are welcome!
Rose Garden: The Rose Garden, created in the early 1900s, was one of Helen Gould’s most memorable contributions to Lyndhurst. In the 1970s, the Garden Club of Irvington restored the garden. Today, it is maintained by Lyndhurst staff with the help of volunteers.
