Flight Plans Newsletter
Volunteer Opportunities
The Museum of Flight is always looking for skilled, motivated, dedicated employees and volunteers.
Select each item to see a full description of what each job would entail. Please contact us about volunteering if you have questions about these or any other possible opportunities.
To apply, please call Carol Thomson at 206.768.7179 or contact her online.
Currently, we are looking for the following volunteers:
Ever wanted to step back into time? If you enjoy history, telling stories and meeting the public you can be a successful living history presenter. Amazing Skies Theater is The Museum of Flight's volunteer living history drama program. Our mission is two-fold: to produce entertaining, high quality Museum Theater that brings aviation history to life and to welcome new communities into our museum who have wonderful stories to tell. Our volunteers come from all around the area and range in age from eighth grade students to older adults. Experience is welcomed but not a requirement.
Training in living history presentation will be provided.
Volunteers generally work two hour shifts between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. depending on their schedule.
Volunteers are needed to monitor bridge traffic. The bridge connects the main Museum to the west campus. Volunteers are stationed at the east side of the bridge inside the Museum. Responsibilities include welcoming all visitors through that area of the building, direct un-ticketed visitors to the admissions desk to purchase a ticket and check-in, answer questions about the Museum and or/direct visitors to the Admissions Desk or to a Docent for a more complete explanation, and interface with Museum staff and Docents as part of a team tasked with providing great customer service to Museum visitors. Training will be provided. Volunteers must be able to commit to a four-hour shift once a week.
The Museum of Flight is seeking volunteers to lend a hand in the Museum Store. Duties include greeting customers, stock floor merchandise, promote membership, distribute store flyers and provide toy demonstrations. Occasionally volunteers will ask to file and price merchandise. Volunteers must be able to interact with the public in an outgoing, positive and gracious customer service manner.
- Application Deadline: 02/17/2012
Docents are an important resource at The Museum of Flight. They are among the first people to directly interact with visitors. Docents give tours, conduct aviation and space-related talks, and may be given the opportunity to present school programs. Docents are stationed throughout the Museum to answer questions about the exhibits and artifacts. Shift availability depends upon current needs.
We are seeking individuals who want to work with both children and adults in a hands-on and interactive learning environment. Training will include study of our exhibits, learning presentation and teaching skills, and taking field trips of applicable sites.
The next available docent class will begin on March 3rd. This is a 10- week course scheduled on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To graduate, docent trainees must not miss more than three classes, there will be a written test and trainees must be able to pass a 30-minute check ride tour. A minimum commitment of one year and eight hours a month is required after completion of our 10-week training course. There is a $25 materials fee for the 10-week docent course.
Eligibility:
- Have excellent communication skills
- Teaching or public speaking experience
- The ability to work with diverse groups of children, adults, staff and volunteers
- Be able to accept supervision and evaluation of your volunteer work
Thank you for your interest in the Docent Program.
- Application Deadline: 02/17/2012
The Museum of Flight is looking for a volunteer PC Technician to work in the IT Department. The duties of this position are to configure, troubleshoot and install desktops as well as other IT tasks depending on the skillset of the individual and the needs of the museum. Ideally the museum would like to have one volunteer 4 - 5 hours per week per day. This opportunity could be set up to be an internship to satisfy graduation requirements. If one cannot commit to this schedule, we would like a volunteer to work at least 8 hours a week.
Requirements:
- The volunteer must possess knowledge of Windows 7, Office 2010 and PC Hardware.
- Application Deadline: 02/29/2012
The Museum has established a new volunteer position. A Gallery ambassador is a volunteer mixture position between concierge and security guard. The Museum places ambassadors in the galleries encourage guests to learn about the museum while supervising the galleries to ensure the safety and preservation of the artifacts.
Duties include:
• Provide on-the-spot customer service to visitors throughout the building.
• Provide welcoming, helpful, and friendly service to all visitors.
• Direct visitors to admissions, store, etc., and other amenities as needed.
• Stay knowledgeable of current exhibitions and events and be able to connect visitors to information they are seeking.Requirements:
• Energetic, outgoing, and friendly individuals with an enthusiasm and interest in the Museum of Flight.
• Ability to succeed in a crowded, noisy atmosphere.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for at least three hours at a time.
• Skilled with interacting with the public, retaining a courteous manner at all times.
• Speak fluent English; fluency in other languages is a plus!
• Maintain a neat personal appearance and adhere to the preferred dress code.