Impact of Position: You will help ensure galleries are safe, clean, and ready for all of our visitors. The maintenance and cleanliness of museum gallery space is of the utmost importance to ensure the both staff and visitors have a safe, welcoming, and secure environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Clean galleries and interactives
- Ensure that exhibits are working properly
- Help with the installation of temporary exhibits (requires longer hours)
- Assist with cleaning and maintenance of 1966 Buick Wildcat and other special projects as needed
This position is for you if:
- Enjoy leaving a space nicer and brighter than when you entered
- Have an eye for detail
- Like to work with your hands
You will succeed in this position if:
- You follow directions well
- You have experience with basic hand tools
- you are flexible and patient
Time Commitment: minimum 2-4 hour shift 1 day a week (preferably Mondays)
Orientation and Training: You will be required to complete safety training and will be trained one on one to perform any duties they are assigned.
Outside of specific department position training, all volunteers must complete a Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium volunteer orientation session that will provide building familiarization tours and an overview of volunteer-related policies and procedures. Volunteers will be asked to submit a criminal background check. Volunteers who do not agree to the background check will be refused assignment.
