Category: Volunteer Opportunities (Page 3 of 18)

Work schedule: 2 days a week, from 12-5pm. Total weekly hours: 10 hours a week. Description of duties: provides support to Committee Coordinator and President, contributes with event planning, helps membership committee with administration tasks (including processing new memberships), maintain constant communication with archive and marketing committees, record volunteer hours, act as a liaison between committees to ensure proper communications and status reports, provides support to volunteers’ recruitment process, publish volunteer opportunities on Craigslist, Volunteer Match and other job posting sites, updates the museum’s visitors list, upload and manage documents on Google Drive, process feedback and mailing list sign up forms, add contacts to Constant Contact account, updates Google Calendar, welcome visitors, other duties as assigned. Desired qualifications: Excel database management and use of Word Doc. Phone skills. Filing skills. Customer Service. Volunteer must have a laptop computer. To apply, candidates should send a copy of their resume to thewestendmuseum@gmail.com. Posted on: 04/27/2016

Canterbury Shaker Village is seeking volunteers to join our cadre of craft demonstrators! These artisans bring the Village to life during the summer by practicing their trades within the historic buildings where the Shakers once lived and worked. Existing trades practiced in the Village include oval box making, letterpress printing, broom making, sewing, spinning, weaving, rug braiding, rug hooking, and poplarware weaving . . . and we’re always looking to expand the scope of our trades to include other industries practiced by the Shakers. Canterbury Shaker Village is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, mid-May through October each year. Prospective volunteers should be able to commit to at least 2 days per month during the season; scheduling and hours can be adjusted to suit individual availability. Benefits include membership eligibility (based on volunteer hours), museum discounts, and invitations to volunteer appreciation events. For more information or to request a volunteer application, please contact Becky Soules, Daily Visitor & Youth Programs Manager, at rsoules@shakers.org. Posted on: 04/20/2016

The United First Parish Church, Quincy “Church of the Presidents” History and Visitor Program is seeking volunteer guides for the 2016 season beginning April 19. Volunteer guides provide half-hour tours of the Church Sanctuary and the crypt, containing the tombs of President John Adams and First Lady Abigail Adams, and President John Quincy Adams and First Lady Louisa Catherine Adams. This volunteering opportunity is perfect for individuals who enjoy working with the public and who have an interest and passion for history and architecture. Prior experience as a guide or interpreter at a historic site/museum is helpful but certainly not a requirement. A working knowledge of Massachusetts colonial history, the Adams Presidents and First Ladies or Quincy is also very helpful, but again not a requirement for the position. Applicants must be able to climb stairs and be on their feet for extended periods of time Length of Commitment Volunteers are the lifeblood of this historical program. We ask volunteers to commit for the length of our season, which runs from April 19 – Nov. 11 The program hrs. are M-F 11 am – 4 pm, Sat/Sun Noon-4 pm. The minimum commitment is working one full shift, one week or weekend day per week. Training, orientation, and historical resources will be provided. Upon learning the material, a trainee may shadow as many tours as they wish until they are comfortable conducting tours independently. Interested volunteers should contact:Bob Damon, Director, History and Visitor Program, United First Parish Church, Quincy Ph: 617.773.0062 Email: visitorsprogram@ufpc.org Posted on: 04/08/2016