Wild + Well Volunteer

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PURPOSE: To enhance the museum guest’s experience in the Wild and Well Center by promoting education and role play for the children and keeping the space orderly and clean.

INTERPRETIVE DUTIES:

• Greet and warmly welcome all guests
• Relate to all guests in a friendly, respectful, and enthusiastic manner
• Anticipate and answer guest questions as the arise
• Ability to represent the museum in a professional and knowledgeable manner at all times
• Provide accurate and current information on the exhibit/ area animals and museum events
• Adhere to museum policies and procedures
• Ability to direct and command the group attention and maintain discipline, particularly with groups of school children
• Work well with others as well as maintain guest interaction

POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Facilitate role play for the "keeper" and "vet" roles and guide the children to the areas where they can perform the jobs.
• Interact with the children and ask them what they are working on and how they treating their animal or taking care of it.
• Offer to be their assistant and help them out.
• Encourage parents to participate as well.
• Help them navigate the technology aspects or encourage play by bringing animals to them and asking for help with it.
• Keep the area tidy in downtimes and make sure items stay within the center area.
• Closing volunteer must complete the cleaning process of the items per training protocols.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Patient and responsible volunteer
• Comfortable working with young children
• Active and engaging
• Excitement about the exhibit
• Having the willingness to greet and explain when visitors arrive
• A good facilitator and not a authoritarian
• Ability to represent the museum in a positive way through attitude, appearance, and actions.

How to Apply:

Go to www.thevlm.org/join/volunteer/applications

• Email, mail, fax or drop off your application to the VLM (contact info on form).
• Be sure to put "Wild + Well" in your preferences
• You’ll come in at the VLM for an interview when your schedule allows.
• The $20 training fee will be collected at on-boarding (post-interview) and it includes your uniform t-shirt, online portal access and all training materials.