Volunteer

These volunteer opportunities include all aspects of education and interpretation both on-site and beyond the walls of the Center. The volunteer assignments include the following:

• Gallery Assistant: Engages the visiting public, answers questions, provides directions and supplemental information, and passive security. May provide guided tours to adult groups.
• Education Assistant: Assists with scheduled educational programs for school students in galleries and classrooms, including targeted tours.
• Character Development Program Instructor: Teaches units of the Character Development Program at schools, Youth and Family Development Centers, and other student-focused venues.
• Outreach Program Instructor: Teaches a specific Medal of Honor story using items in a traveling trunk at schools, Youth and Family Development Centers, and other student-focused venues.
• Living History Presenter: Represents a historical character, making history “come alive” through clothing, equipment, mannerisms, language, and detailed first-hand knowledge.

These volunteer opportunities include all aspects of event execution, whether rental or institutionally sponsored events. The volunteer assignments include the following:

• Event Assistant: Involves the development, set-up, and break down for institutional special events and programs, as well as select rental events.
• Event Host: Performs hospitality and visitor services functions for institutional special events and programs, as well as select rental events. Duties include welcoming and registration, coat check, serving refreshments, and assisting with other visitor needs or issues.

These volunteer opportunities involve a variety of functions directly related to administrative or “back-of-the-house” activities. The volunteer assignments include the following:

• Collection Assistant: Assists with the registration, cataloging, identification, inventory, and basic care of the Center’s artifact collections.
• Exhibit Assistant: Assists with the development, installation, and disassembly of temporary exhibits, as well as the cleaning and periodic rotation of artifacts in the permanent gallery.
• Tradesman: Aids in one or more of the construction or maintenance trades including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and cleaning.
• Clerical Assistant: Assists with office support duties including membership and donor records, typing and filing, mass mailing, and receptionist duties.