Host/Tour Guide at Historic Moss Mansion Museum

Are you passionate about history and sharing it with visitors from all over the country and world? The Moss Mansion takes volunteers on a rolling basis to help maintain the history and structure of the 1903 home while also sharing it with others.

The Moss Mansion is a historic house museum in Billings, Montana. The landmark pioneer mansion features original furnishings and fixtures throughout and is preserved in its nearly original form. We offer both guided and self guided tours to visitors throughout the year, sharing information with them as they visit the home and gain new insight into Billings history.

We rely on volunteers to act as both hosts and docents to assist guests during their time in the mansion.

Hosts are stationed on the main levels of the house, and they are there to answer period questions and offer information to guests on a self-guided tour.

Docents act as tour guides during guided tours, working from a pre-existing script provided by the museum. They are also expected to perform host duties during their shift in between guided tour times and on days where we don't offer/sell any guided tours.

Many volunteers take on both Host and Docent duties, but can focus on Hosting if more comfortable in that position.

The schedule is set a month in advance (following a training period). We typically ask tour volunteers to work one shift per week, but we can offer more or less depending on your availability. Shifts occur 11:30AM-4PM every day except Tuesdays (when we are closed) during our regular season. Summer shifts are 9:30AM-1PM and 12:30PM-4:00PM Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, and 11:30-4PM Sundays.