Employment
Green-Wood is hiring.
Come join our team!
We seek outstanding candidates to help us serve our community as a working cemetery and place of memorialization, National Historic Landmark, arboretum, and cultural institution.
Mission Statement: Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world as it is and was, by memorializing the dead and bringing to life the art, history, and natural beauty of New York City.
Green-Wood is an equal employment opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and any other basis or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
CURRENT OPENINGS
Memorial Counselor, Full Time
The Position
Green-Wood’s memorial counselor’s primary function is to meet with our customers to discuss all available memorial purchase options. The memorial counselor will educate the purchasing family on the different types of disposition options, including ground burial, entombment, and cremation, and then assist in choosing the specific right-of-interment item for purchase. The counselor will also explain all cemetery rules and regulations of both Green-Wood and New York State, and prepare all the pertinent sales paperwork, as well as a burial order for any at-need families. The memorial counselor must demonstrate compassion, understanding, and caring for bereaved families during difficult times when they need assistance. The counselor reports directly to the Operations Manager, and works collegially with staff and management of the Cemetery.
Job Responsibilities
- Assist families on both an immediate-need and pre-need basis with purchasing graves, crypts, and niches.
- Escort families through the Cemetery grounds to view all available purchase options
- Keep meticulous records and submit all documentation in an accurate and timely manner – deeds, selections, contracts, etc.
- Interact with funeral directors in a professional and collegial manner
- Act as quality control liaison between and among families, funeral professionals, and cemetery staff
- Work in partnership with administrative staff to support families during the sales process
- Work with surveyor on preparing new sales areas to meet needs of customers
- Prepare paperwork for memorialization at mausoleums, and act as liaison with inscription contractor; verify accuracy of inscription location and wording
- Schedule at-need interments, entombments, etc. with Admin Office
- Work with cashier to process all payments of purchases and service fees
- Provide back-up services when needed to Admin Office – answer phones, assist visitors, schedule interments/cremations, etc.
- Visit purchase sites on a regular basis to ensure cleanliness and safety of areas – request sinkholes at grave areas be repaired, etc.
- Prepare all required sales reports
- Keep track on a monthly basis of all sales and report to the Operations Manager
- Observe sales trends and regularly report recommendations/findings to upper management
Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits package, in accordance with Green-Wood’s employee benefits program.
Personal Qualifications
- A mature and seasoned professional with an empathetic and caring attitude
- Comfort dealing with varied audiences, including interacting with families, funeral directors and staff
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, demonstrating an attention to detail and ability to work in a regulated environment
- Must be a licensed driver in order to navigate 478 acres of Cemetery property
- Flexible, open to continued learning, and strong work ethic
Application Instructions
Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@green-wood.com with the subject “Memorial Counselor.”
Administrative Assistant, Executive Office, Part Time
The Workplace
Green-Wood is an active cemetery, where burials, cremations, and entombments take place. We facilitate burials and support families in a respectful way before, during, and after their time of need. The part time Administrative Assistant will play a role in interacting with families who may require paperwork to facilitate the interment of a loved one.
The Position
We are seeking a person who will represent Green-Wood well to the lot owners and the public with every encounter, especially by phone and email. Someone who will perform multiple tasks under tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organizational skills.
Job Responsibilities
- Answers phone calls, supports visitors
- Learns Green-Wood’s system of recordkeeping, which includes researching burial rights in lot books and other records that go back to 1838
- Prepares affidavits
- Carries out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, and scanning
- Exhibits polite and professional communication via phone, email, and mail
- Supports team by performing task related to organization
- Provides information by answering questions, fulfilling requests, and forwarding calls to appropriate departments
- Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the Executive Office
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Accurate data entry
Personal Qualifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; especially mail merge
- Type-writing
- Data entry
- Notary public and driver licenses a plus
Hours: Various part-time; up to 20/week
Compensation: $20/hour
Application Instructions
To be considered, please send an email message to Sara Durkacs, Corporate Secretary, at title@green-wood.com with two attachments: 1) a well-written cover letter; and 2) your resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Please entitle the message: “Part Time Administrative Assistant: Last Name (Executive Assistant: Durkacs). BONUS: Write a haiku about Green-Wood and place it in the body of the email.
Environmental Education Manager, Full Time
The Workplace
The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the nineteenth century. As a historic and active burial ground that encompasses 478 acres and 570,000 interments, Green-Wood is an unconventional yet rich site for learning.
Green-Wood’s geographic position between a major river system, a massive estuarine bay, and the Atlantic Ocean, is part of a concentrated section of the Atlantic flyway for billions of migratory birds, making it a beloved destination for birding, and supports an array of other wildlife. Green-Wood is a Level III accredited arboretum, the highest accreditation in New York City, and is composed of over 8,000 specimens that represent 407 taxa, representing 65 taxonomic families and 162 different genera. The wide variety of native and exotic species, along with the age and condition of many of the trees, compose an exceptional Living Collection with few rivals in the region. The Collection represents some of the oldest and largest specimens of their kind (including a state champion sassafras) in the New York City area. The Cemetery is also the site of a major battle of the American Revolution and home to a world-class collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century statuary and architecture.
The Position
The Environmental Education (EE) Manager will be responsible for EE programs for school-aged audiences. Green-Wood has been offering school programs since 2006 but created a formal education department in 2019. Since this time, Green-Wood has built a roster of 14 on-site field trips, virtual field trips, and self-guided programs that reached more than 4,000 students in 2020. Currently, most programs explore themes in American history with the exception of a tree study program for early childhood. The education department is now able and eager to develop new school programs that feature the ample natural resources of Green-Wood.
Thanks to generous funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Green-Wood is embarking on a three-year initiative to expand Environmental Education. This work will begin with developing a five-day elementary school nature camp over the DOE spring break in 2022 and a roster of field trip and in-school programs for middle school students, as well as associated professional learning opportunities for educators to be rolled out between spring 2022 and fall 2024. The programs will focus on climate change, the urban heat island effect, pollinator gardens, and native and invasive species.
Green-Wood now seeks to hire an Environmental Education Manager who will revise, develop, teach, and oversee all current and future EE programs for school-aged audiences. The Manager will work in the education department under the director of education, but will have critical assistance and input from other staff and departments, most importantly Green-Wood’s design and landscape department, which includes our director of restoration and preservation and the horticulture team. While this is a grant-funded position, Green-Wood is committed to offering and expanding EE programs indefinitely.
Job Responsibilities
Under the guidance and supervision of the director of education, the Manager will:
- Revise, teach, and oversee others teaching the early childhood tree study program.
- Develop and lead a five-day spring break 2022 camp on EE themes.
- Develop all middle school EE curricula and associated content, including lesson plans and pre- and post-visit materials for teachers to use in their classrooms.
- Teach pilot middle school EE programs with partner schools beginning in spring 2022.
- Lead EE professional development sessions for teachers starting in summer 2022.
- Creatively market EE programs to schools.
- Manage external evaluation of the middle school EE programs throughout grant period.
- Work with Green-Wood staff across departments to develop and revise all current and future EE programs.
- Train other Green-Wood educators to lead EE programs.
- Expand Green-Wood’s EE programs following the grant period.
Personal Qualifications
- Degree (bachelor’s or master’s) in a science or science education field. Particular fields of interest are environmental studies, ecology, and biology.
- Significant experience working with diverse populations of school-aged children in a formal or informal learning environment, preferably outdoors.
- Significant experience developing culturally responsive curricula on science/environmental education/environmental justice topics for school-aged children.
- Familiarity with NYC Science Scope and Sequence, Common Core, and Next Generation Science Learning Standards.
- Interest in and ability to teach outdoors in all kinds of weather and hilly terrain.
- Demonstrated passion for educating children about climate change and what they can do to combat its effects in their own communities.
- Solid computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrated interest in building community and/or creating partnerships with other organizations and institutions in fields related to environmental education.
- Professional maturity, reliability, good judgment, integrity, warmth, and trustworthiness.
Strongly preferred
- Master’s degree or higher in science/environmental education.
- Ability to teach in Spanish or Mandarin.
- Proficiency with ArcGIS.
- Experience in the NYC school system or working with NYC Department of Education staff and schools.
- Experience managing external evaluation of education programs.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm and occasional hours on weekday evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Compensation: $60,000 with generous benefits package, in accordance with Green-Wood’s employee benefits program.
Application Instructions
Please submit a resume and cover letter to education@green-wood.com with the subject “Environmental Education Manager” or mail to Education, The Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232.
Membership and Development Coordinator, Full Time
The Workplace
Over the past decade, The Green-Wood Cemetery has become one of the most unusual and exciting places in New York City for public programs, performances, concerts, and tours. It is an accredited Level III Arboretum and one of Brooklyn’s largest green spaces at 478 acres. As a National Historic Landmark whose beginnings date back to 1838, Green-Wood welcomed more than 450,000 visitors in 2021. Green-Wood’s bold ambition for the 21st century is to become a major cultural destination in New York City, by providing extensive public programming and visitor services, while maintaining its status as one of the nation’s most beautiful and architecturally important historic sites.
We are a small, but growing team that is passionate about sharing this National Historic Landmark with Brooklynites, New Yorkers, and tourists from around the globe. We are looking for a creative and dedicated new member of our team. Green-Wood is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and any other basis or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
The Green-Wood Historic Fund is the educational and cultural arm of The Green-Wood Cemetery. It is a not-for-profit, 501c3 organization.
Job Responsibilities
- Enter all donations into Raiser’s Edge.
- Prepare cash and check income for deposit.
- Prepare and mail all acknowledgement letters and membership packets.
- Assist with fundraising appeals throughout the year, including drafting text, designing graphics, and setting up email and mail campaigns.
- Raiser’s Edge management such as running queries, updating records, importing attributes, and more.
- Assist with donor cultivation.
- Manage the membership program, including membership campaigns and the renewal cycle.
- Manage the membership table at select events.
- Assist donors, members, and other stakeholders via phone and email.
- Assist with planning and set up for donor cultivation events, member programs, and the annual gala.
- Manage the online retail store, including dispatching orders.
- Assist with managing tribute giving programs and the beehive sponsorship program.
- Manage weekly and monthly department reports.
- Oversee and manage office supply inventory.
- Other duties may be assigned, as needed.
Personal Qualifications
- Experience working in development, membership, or a similar field is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM database is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Drive is a must.
- Must be a strong writer and excellent communicator.
- Experience with event planning and/or graphic design appreciated.
- Attention to detail required and a sense of humor warmly welcomed.
- Must be available for occasional evening or weekend hours to assist with events or special projects.
- Knowledge and appreciation of Green-Wood is a big plus.
Hours: Full-time, M-F with occasional weekend and after-hours work.
Compensation: $45,000/year, with generous benefits package, in accordance with Green-Wood’s employee benefits program.
Location: In-person at The Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 (Please note that our office is located on the second floor of a landmarked, non-accessible building.)
Application Instructions
Please submit a resume along with a cover letter describing your experience and why this position is of interest to you to contactus@green-wood.com. In your email, please use the subject line format: Membership and Development Coordinator: Your Last Name. Applications missing any of the above-mentioned components will not be considered. Please no phone calls.