Weekly Special Activity Volunteer:

This role helps support our “drop in” STEAM programs including Toddler Tinker Time Tuesdays, Wacky Art Wednesdays, World Traveler Thursdays, and Science Fridays. Special activity volunteers help museum staff organize, set up, implement, and clean up activities. This role involves talking to and assisting visitors including young children, so experience working with children is very helpful. Children are supervised by their caregivers during the activities, but may need help using art or science materials. 

Schedule: Weekly
Mornings 10 am - 11:30 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays
Afternoons 2 pm - 3:30 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays 

Total volunteers in this role: 4+ we would love to have a volunteer for each morning play session. Volunteers who are available and interested in more than one shift are welcome to come for more than one day. 

Benefits: Weekly Volunteers receive a special 3-month museum volunteer membership after 25 hours or three consecutive months of volunteering. If you continue to volunteer, we will extend that 3-month membership accordingly.

Weekly Classroom Volunteer:

This role helps our education staff teach weekly small group classes. Volunteers help with light set up and clean up during the class, and walk students to the hallway restrooms if needed. Museum staff organize, teach, and lead activities. Classroom volunteers help children use art materials and do science experiments, and they are welcome (but not required) to do more, such as read a story or introduce a lesson once comfortable doing so. 

Schedule: Weekly
Tuesday afternoons from 1-2:30 pm 
Wednesday mornings from 9 am to 10:30 am

Benefits: Weekly Volunteers receive a special 3-month museum volunteer membership after 25 hours or three consecutive months of volunteering. If you continue to volunteer, we will extend that 3-month membership accordingly.

Weekly Art Studio Volunteer:

This role works with families in our Muse Art Studio in the center of the museum. Volunteers help with resetting art materials and cleaning up if needed, and occasionally prepping materials for upcoming projects. Museum staff set up the art activities for the week, and volunteers help maintain the supplies and help families complete projects if needed. There are also opportunities to bring out special art activities and supplies that need some supervision to use, for example clay, paints, etc. 

Schedule: Weekly
Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30
Wednesday mornings 9:30 -11:30 or afternoons 1:30-3:30
Thursday mornings 9:30 -11:30 or afternoons 1:30-3:30
Friday mornings 9:30 -11:30 or afternoons 1:30-3:30
Saturday mornings 9:30 -11:30 or afternoons 1:30-3:30
Sunday mornings 9:30 -11:30

Benefits: Weekly Volunteers receive a special 3-month museum volunteer membership after 25 hours or three consecutive months of volunteering. If you continue to volunteer, we will extend that 3-month membership accordingly.

Monthly Event Volunteers:

This role helps with the many events that the museum hosts throughout the year. From a teddy bear clinic to a dinosaur tea party, we host a lot of fun and unique events! In addition to our annual events, there are many theme days, performances, and special guests that help make a museum visit extra special. Volunteers help museum staff with set up, clean up, and monitoring activities during events. This could be restocking an art activity in the Muse Art Studio, or helping with a special activity in our STEAM Lab. Volunteers may also greet or direct visitors, and help with odd jobs. Our current annual events can be found here: https://childrens-museum.org/things-to-do/events

Schedule: Monthly
Friday mornings 8:30-12:30 (flexible within that window)
Friday afternoons 12:30-4:30 (flexible within that window)
Saturday mornings 8:30-12:30 (flexible within that window)
Saturday afternoons 12:30-4:30 (flexible within that window)
Sunday mornings 8:30-12:30 (flexible within that window)
Sunday afternoons 12:00-4:00
Monday mornings and afternoons (summer only)

Benefits: Event volunteers receive a special 3-month museum volunteer membership after 25 hours or three consecutive months of volunteering. If you continue to volunteer, we will extend that 3-month membership accordingly.

Behind the Scenes Volunteers:

Office Volunteer: This role helps behind the scenes at the museum helping with light office tasks such as helping with mailings in our development department, preparing project materials in the education department, or light repairs or cleaning in our exhibits department. Office volunteers may also help with prep and set up for events including helping decorate the museum, or other special projects. This role works closely with museum staff, but is not a public facing role working with visitors.

Schedule: weekly or monthly
Tuesdays- Flexible 2 hours shifts morning or afternoon 
Wednesdays-Flexible 2 hours shifts morning or afternoon 
Thursdays- Flexible 2 hours shifts morning or afternoon, or evening event set up
Fridays- Flexible 2 hours shifts morning or afternoon, or evening event set up
Saturdays- afternoon or evening event set up

Benefits: Behind-the-Scenes volunteers receive a special 3-month museum volunteer membership after 25 hours or three consecutive months of volunteering. If you continue to volunteer, we will extend that 3-month membership accordingly.