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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 science, history, and technology, and welcome visitors to the museum! You don’t need to have a science, history, or technology background, just an interest in sharing your passion with our visitors.

Carnegie Science Center is seeking adult volunteers to volunteer in the following areas:

  1. Miniature Railroad & Village
  2. Gallery Experiences
  3. Animals & Habitats

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 Sunday, Friday, and Saturday or 1-5pm Monday and Wednesday. The Science Center is open Wednesday-Monday.

Gallery Experiences

  • Assist floor presenters in engaging visitors of all ages, help them experience exhibits, and have fun learning science.
  • Assist staff with exhibit demonstrations that cover various science concepts and topics
  • Exhibits include Mars: The Next Giant Leap, Bricksburgh, Little Learner Clubhouse, BodyWorks, SpacePlace, H2OH, Highmark SportsWorks, and our new traveling exhibition The Science Behind Pixar
  • Time Commitment: one 4-hour shift per week for at least 6 months. Shifts are available 10am-2pm and 1-5pm. The Science Center is open Wednesday-Monday.

Animals & Habitats

  • Engage visitors through floor demonstrations and animal presentations to share information on each species, local ecosystems, and watersheds
  • Presentations - public speaking, animal handling, giving direction, crowd management
  • Time Commitment: 4 events in a 6 month period. Flexible events.

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).
  • The Animals & Habitats volunteer position requires a PA fishing licence, per Pennsylvania state law, to present with animals on the museum floor. Any license fees are the responsibility of the volunteer.

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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

(40.44568,-80.01819)
 

DATE POSTED

September 10, 2024

SKILLS

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

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Miniature Railroad & Gallery Experiences: one 4-hour shift per week for 6 months. / Animals & Habitats: 4 events in 6 month period.
  • Must attend volunteer orientation and submit required background checks.

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