Security Supervisor

JOB TITLE: Security Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: Operations

REPORTS TO: Director of Security

New York’s first museum, The New York Historical is a leading cultural institution documenting over 400 years of American history through a peerless collection of art, documents, and artifacts. Our offerings span groundbreaking exhibitions; acclaimed educational programs for teachers and students nationwide; and thought-provoking conversations among leading scholars, journalists, and thinkers about the past, present, and future of the American experiment. The New York Historical is a museum of museums and a collection of collections. We are home to the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, the Center for Women’s History, the Reiss Family Graduate Institute for Constitutional History, the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Center for Teaching Democracy, the DiMenna Children’s History Museum, and the future American LGBTQ+ Museum. We elevate the perspectives and scholarship that define the United States’ democratic heritage and challenge us all to shape our ongoing history for the better.

The Security Supervisor will assist in the day-to-day and long-term operations of the Museum. To ensure a safe environment for visitors, staff, and Museum collections and property: supervise security personnel; patrol the Museum; participate in incident investigations; respond to emergency situations; prepare and submit reports to the Director. The Security Supervisor is responsible for the Security function when the Director is off-site.

Candidate must possess visual acuity and good hearing, and must be able to stand on post for long periods of time. Walking, bending, and lifting moderate weights is also required for this position.