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23 people are interested
Visitor Services Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Long Island Maritime Museum
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23 people are interested
Visitor Services volunteers engage visitors when they arrive at the Museum, provide support to office staff, and handle admission and gift shop sales.
Main Responsibilities
- Greet visitors and introduce them to the Museum
- Complete admission and gift shop transactions using register
- Pick up phone calls to answer general questions or take messages
- When needed assist office staff with mailings, filing, data entry
1 Shift
- 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Long Island Maritime Museum
Location:
88 West Avenue, West Sayville, NY 11796, US
Mission Statement
The stated purpose of the museum shall be: To preserve Long Island's maritime history and heritage for educational purposes. To purchase, collect, restore and preserve boats, vessels and related equipment having to do with past and present maritime activities of Long Island, including but not limited to shipbuilding, whaling, shell fishing, commercial and sport fishing, wild fowling, pleasure and competitive boating, watercraft and the ethnic heritage pertaining there to. To restore, preserve, interpret, display and exhibit watercraft of historical interest, models of ships and small craft, tools and implements of the maritime crafts and trades, wild fowling decoys, paintings, prints, maps, charts, and books, and displays featuring wildlife.
Description
The Long Island Maritime Museum was founded in 1966 and is located on the historic West Sayville waterfront. The museum grounds, once part of the Meadow Edge estate of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Hard, is now comprised of fourteen acres and nine historic buildings. Charged with the mission of preserving Long Island’s maritime history and heritage for educational purposes, the Museum has been welcoming visitors from all over the world for over 50 years.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Long Island Maritime Museum88 West AveWest Sayville, NY 11796
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Office Reception
- Customer Service
- Transactions
- Basic Computer Skills
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Visitor Services volunteers are at the Museum from 10am (open) to 4pm (close). Opportunities available Monday-Friday.