Museum Docent

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Purpose of Volunteer Position: To help during museum hours by picking up different exhibits as needed, answer questions from guests, and conduct programs.

Number of hours: 1-5 hours per week depending on how often you volunteer

Location: I n person

Reports to: Currently, the Executive Director

Works Closely with: The Executive Director, Board President and Museum Front Desk Administrators

Volunteer Responsibilities:

• Conduct museum tours as needed
• Be comfortable speaking to small and large groups of people of all ages.
• Greeting and welcoming guests upon their arrival to the museum
• Dealing skillfully with a variety of visitors under a variety of circumstances.
• Continually keeping informed about changes in museum exhibits.
• Assisting front desk staff/volunteers at the information desks by providing information to museum visitors and answering their questions about the museum as needed
• Assisting, on occasion, with special event programs and events.
• Docents might wander through the museum to engage individual visitors and families in impromptu tours, play, programs or conversations.
• Consider being a part of the Program Committee and be able to meet in person or Zoom 1x a month to help learn about program plans and even give your input on programs that might happen at the museum.

Volunteer Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Can work remotely for most tasks
• Understand and promote PPCM’s mission
• Consider being a part of the Program Committee and be able to meet in person or Zoom 1x a month
• Be an ambassador for PPCM
• Help to educate the community about PPCM
• Know about the current exhibit rooms and special things about each and maybe how they came to be

Recommended Volunteer Qualifications:

• At least 14 years old; 12 years old with an adult
• Must be in Colorado Springs and able to come to the museum
• Enjoy meeting and interacting with other people
• Personable, outgoing
• Reliable, responsible
• Extensive prior knowledge of PPCM and play, STEAM, and children’s museum is not required, but a prospective docent should have a working knowledge of these things and a desire to learn about them
• Able to work independently
• Able to accept supervision
• Able to speak comfortably before groups of people
• Physically able to work in the museum - standing, kneeling, etc.
• Enthusiastic, flexible