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ORGANIZATION: Carnegie Science Center

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Join Carnegie Science Center’s adult volunteer program and help engage and educate our visitors about history and technology in our Miniature Railroad & Village! You don’t need to have a history or technology background, just an interest in sharing your love of tech and history with our visitors.

Miniature Railroad & Village

  • Volunteers will assist floor presenters in by engaging in informal, positive, informational, and personalized interactions with Carnegie Science Center visitors of all ages
  • Share information about the history depicted through the Village and the technology of the trains. Does not require familiarity of operating trains.
  • Time Commitment: one 4-hour shift per week for a minimum of 6 months. Shifts are available from 10am-2pm Thursday or 1-5pm Monday and Wednesday. The Science Center is open Wednesday-Monday.

Qualifications:

  • Must attend a volunteer orientation before they can begin to volunteer
  • Must be comfortable working with the public, including families, students, and adults
  • Must be comfortable communicating with visitors
  • Takes initiative to interact and communicate with visitors

Volunteer Benefits:

  • Free parking for scheduled volunteer shifts
  • Museum discounts

Clearances

  • Upon acceptance into the program, all volunteers are required to provide and pay for background checks and clearances.
  • Act 33 and 34 Clearances are free for volunteers.
  • Volunteers who have lived in Pennsylvania for at least 10 years must have their Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 33) and Criminal Record Check Clearance (Act 34).
  • Volunteers who have lived in Pennsylvania for less than 10 years must have their Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 33) and Criminal Record Check Clearance (Act 34) plus an FBI Fingerprint Clearance (Act 114).

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About Carnegie Science Center

Location:

One Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, US

Mission Statement

About Carnegie Science Center

Recipient of the 2003 National Award for Museum Service, Carnegie Science Center inspires and entertains by connecting science and technology with everyday life. In addition to providing valuable scientific experiences, Carnegie Science Center engages in outreach programs that serve Pittsburgh's diverse community. The Science Center is located on Pittsburgh's North Shore along the banks of the Ohio River and is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Mission

Carnegie Science Center is dedicated to inspiring learning and curiosity by connecting science and technology with everyday life. The Science Center provides experiences that are entertaining, interactive, first hand, accessible, relevant and understandable. The Science Center strives to identify and meet the needs of the community in its full diversity.

Vision

Carnegie Science Center will

  • Optimize a high-volume, highly-personalized approach to its impact on visitors, ensuring that each individual touched is encouraged to seize the greatness and potential within themselves, directly affecting career aspirations, personal development and achievement.
  • Invent the next-generation science center, establishing CSC as a dynamic destination of choice for core and expanding audiences, resolving space constraints, and establishing the broadest possible mix of experiences across the science and technology spectrum.
  • Differentiate itself by capitalizing on community partnerships and local/regional science and technology advancements, both inside and outside the confines of CSC's physical facility.
Values
  • Carnegie Science Center will respect and address the interests, concerns and needs of the people of the region and all staff.
  • The internal environment will enable staff and volunteers to be creative, develop personally, and gain the satisfaction of personal accomplishments.
  • All visitors will feel welcome, empowered and respected. The Center will be customer oriented in all its activities.
  • An evaluative process will be integrated into all actions to ensure effectiveness in relation to people's (staff and audience) needs, interests and potential.
  • Visitors will perceive good value, total quality and outstanding customer service.

Description

The Carnegie Science Center is a place where discoveries are made every day from the why of natural phenomena to the how of new technologies.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Education & Literacy

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Carnegie Science CenterOne Allegheny AvePittsburgh, PA 15212

(40.4828,-80.03673)
 

DATE POSTED

January 16, 2025

SKILLS

  • General Education
  • Customer Service
  • History
  • Community Outreach
  • Public Speaking
  • STEM

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • One 4-hour shift per week for a minimum of 6 months
  • Must attend volunteer orientation and submit required background checks.

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