The Mariners’ Museum offers volunteer opportunities in key roles such as Museum tour guides, artifact conservation, collections management, and landscaping, as well as a host of other services that support the Museum’s programs. Join The Mariners’ Museum volunteer corps and start reeling in the benefits while supporting one of the nations leading maritime museums.
Members of the Docentor and Volunteer Corps are extended awards, benefits, and discounts as expressions of appreciation for their service to the Museum and as a means of supporting their ongoing education.
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The Mariners’ Museum and Park are in need of Docents. The Docent’s role is one of greeter, teacher, interpreter and guide. Docents are the “voice” of The Mariners’ Museum to the visiting public.
Work Location: Education and Museum Galleries
Job Description: The Mariners’ Museum is seeking Docents to assist with the following duties:
Volunteer Hours: 4-10 hours per week, flexible, 9 AM to 5 PM and Sundays 11 AM – 5 PM
Appropriate Education Requirements: College Studies
Required Skills: Interest in Museum Education, Science and/or History. The individual must be comfortable speaking in front of an audience and communicating with a variety of ages.
Supervisor: Beth Heaton, Volunteer and Internship Program Manager
Support volunteers work behind the scenes in all aspects of the Museum’s daily activities—from research to marketing and everything in between.
List of Volunteer Positions:
Our Membership Department is looking for a volunteer to come in 1 or 2 days per month (approximately 7 hours total per month) and stuff envelopes for our monthly mailing. This job will need to be done Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM.
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
The Mariners’ Museum Gift Shop is looking for volunteers. They will work directly under the supervision of the Shop Merchandiser as well as other Visitor Services staff members.
Duties:
Work Schedule:
4 to 5 hours per day, one day per week. The hours and days are negotiable.
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
Work Location: Education Department
Job Description: The Mariners’ Museum is seeking volunteers to help assist with the Museum’s monthly lectures.
Duties can include:
Work Status: 2-3 hours per month
Expected Project Duration: Indefinite
Appropriate Educational Requirement: None
Required Skills: Good oral communications, personable
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
Work Location: Education Department
Job Description: The Mariners’ Museum is seeking volunteers to assist the Education department in providing an engaging and innovating experience for students, families and the general public.
Duties can including but are not limited to:
Expected Project Duration: Indefinite
Hours: Flexible
Appropriate Educational Requirement: High school or college studies
Required Skills: Attention to detail; comfortable talking to and interacting with people; eagerness to learn;
Direct Supervisor: Manager, Student Programs and/or Manager of Visitor Engagement
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
Work Location: The Noland trail at The Mariners’ Park
Job Description: Individual volunteer work on the Noland Trail is critical for the safety and condition of the trail for all to enjoy. All tasks are performed outside in all weather conditions under supervision of the Noland Trail Technician. Generally, these volunteers come from CNU with little to no experience, but all are welcome.
Volunteering Details:
Expected Project Duration: Indefinite
Hours: Monday – Friday, between 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM and/or 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Appropriate Educational Requirement: No experience necessary
Required Skills: Able to work a minimum of a two (2) hour shift
Direct Supervisor: Park Operations Manager or Noland Trail Technician
To apply, use the online application form below.
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
Work Location: The Noland trail at The Mariners’ Park
Job Description: Ideally, we are looking for two or three retired person(s), to volunteer time and provide the labor to assist with refurbishing the 14 larger numbered wooden bridges along the Noland Trail. They will be supervised by a volunteer Lead Carpenter person.
Duties would include:
Expected Project Duration: Indefinite
Hours: Monday – Friday, between 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Appropriate Educational Requirement: No experience necessary
Required Skills: Able to work a minimum of a two (2) hour shift
Direct Supervisor: Volunteer Lead Carpenter
To apply, use the online application form below.
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
The digital services department is looking for volunteers and interns that can assist in one or more of the following areas. Qualified candidates will be detail-oriented, organized, and accustomed to working independently in an environment that handles focused and repetitive tasks which requires a logical balance of efficiency and accuracy.
Assist museum photographer in composing scenes during photography shoots of models indoors or outdoors. Great interpersonal skills when communicating with others. Assist with product photography set up in studio. Should have basic understanding of manual camera settings: ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Able to photograph quality compositions. The hours vary depending on the needs. Maintain professional appearance and demeanor.
Qualified candidate should able to take pictures in both a simple and abstract fashion and can move around individuals to create different picture scenes. Capture scene of event outdoors and indoors. Take specific event pictures based on a shot list. Have the ability to create different picture ideas on the spot. The hours vary depending on the needs of the event. Being a committed and energizing individual is essential for this position. Maintain professional appearance and demeanor.
Qualified candidate will assist museum staff in digitizing negatives. This position requires a high level of detail on focused and repetitive tasks. This position will work closely under the a lead photographer to accomplish their daily work.
Qualified candidate will assist museum staff in cataloging digitized collection and institutional item. They will assist with consolidating digital assets, identify them based on data in our Collections Management System, and load them into the museums asset management system. This position requires a high level of detail on focused and repetitive tasks.
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
Work Location: Interpretation Department
Job Description:
Interpretation Department is responsible for connecting visitors to the museum’s collection through storytelling, programs and exhibitions. The Mariners’ Museum is seeking volunteers to assist the Interpretation department in providing an engaging and innovating experience for teachers, students, scouts families and the general public.
Duties can including but are not limited to: Research Program development Creating educational resources for teacher professional development Working with groups of various ages and abilities Work with the Manager, Visitor Engagement and Manager, Interpretation and Community Outreach to present museum and gallery specific tours and programs Assist with other general museum programming such as Handling History, workshops and gallery openings Staff education stations such as the LEGOS and Spice tables Assist with activities for special events such as Gallery Crawl and Celebrate the Park.
Expected Project Duration: Indefinite
Start Date: Flexible
Hours: Flexible
Appropriate Educational Requirement: High School or College such as Museum studies, Education, History and/or other related fields
Required Skills: Attention to detail; can work independently, comfortable talking to and interacting with people; eagerness to learn
Direct Supervisor: Manager, Interpretation and Community Outreach
To apply:
Contact Beth Heaton, bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org.
The position involves interaction with visitors to the Museum. The individual must be comfortable speaking in front of an audience and communicating with a variety of ages. The position involves daily interaction with school groups and the general public, helping to provide assistance with summer programming including but not limited to “Maritime Mondays,” assisting with the Activity Ship, and hands on experiments in the galleries. Individuals interested in being a Junior Volunteer, please fill out an online application.
For more information, feel free to contact Beth Heaton at (757) 591-7712 or bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org
For more information contact:
Beth Heaton
Volunteer and Internship Program Manager
(757) 591-7712
bheaton@MarinersMuseum.org