Volunteers
Wanted!
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Volunteer
Positions
Training Program 2008
Information
Desk/Office Support Volunteer
Greet visitors with welcoming attitude
Provide customer service
Field telephone calls and understand basic telephone
system functions
Record and track program registrations
Maintain paper filing system
Proofread various types of documents
Enter data into PastPerfect database
Type documents using Microsoft Word
Demonstrate basic computer skills
Photocopy letters, brochures and other documents
Undertake light-duty housekeeping in preparation for
events
Sort mail for staff and Treasurer
Demonstrate basic mathematical skills
Maintain list of office and/or household supplies
Membership
Volunteer
Assist with annual member solicitation mailing
Update membership records
Photocopy letters or forms
Assist with mass mailings
Enter membership data into computer system
Prepare and mail membership cards
Track member benefits and coordinate with program
registrations
Tour
Volunteer
Document and handle group tour requests
Coordinate docent assignments
Mail confirmation letter, brochures etc.
Confirm arrangements via follow-up telephone calls
Distribute tour evaluation forms to participants
Provide or assign photographic documentation of tours
Public
Relations Volunteer
Coordinate mass or bulk mailings
? Newsletters 2x – 3x a year
? Weekly Press Releases
Maintain record of publicity
Design event signs and flyers
Disseminate promotional flyers within community
Library
Volunteer
Assist patrons with research efforts
Learn types of resources available and locate information
for visitors
Maintain various filing systems
Demonstrate basic computer skills
Enter data into electronic databases
Assist patrons with Internet resources
Archive text and images
Catalogue items in collections
Integrate library resources into program development
Docent/Tour
Guide
Enthusiastically embrace the role of interpretive
tour guide
Adorn period costume to bring a sense of historical
accuracy to programs
Encourage and welcome interaction from adults and
children
Read and or research compiled historical documentation
Participate in group tours, annual Bev Ulrich Mural
and Architectural Walking Tour for third graders,
mural tours, and other heritage events or community
outreach
Offer to participate periodically in practice tours
Express willingness to train new docents
Interpretive
Activity Committee Volunteer
*Pull from MAP I Inventory Sheets
Hearth
Cooks
Herb
Study Group
Quilters
Technical
Support Volunteer
Data Entry
Desktop Publishing
Network Troubleshooting
Computer Consulting
Annual
Craft Show/Special Event Volunteer
Verify vendor inventory during setup
Coordinate food donations for Patron Party and craft
show snacks
Coordinate cookie donations for Cookie Walk
Enter vendor inventory data into sales database
Serve as a room monitor for vendor displays
Education
Volunteer
Under supervision of Program Manager, support on-site
programs for children and adults.
Story
Hour Volunteer
With Program Manager and other education volunteers,
plan themes and topics for 12 – 18 months
Research themes, esp. focus on integrating resources
of Seibert Library
Document monthly lessons, including book selections,
research resources, hands-on crafts and handouts using
EASD Lesson Plan Form
Teach or co-teach preschoolers for two sessions monthly
for nine months a year
Set up and clean up 1812 Meeting Room or Children’s
Room
Organize materials in Supply Room
Enter data into electronic database as part of Digital
Toolbox concept
Heritage
Camp Volunteer
With Program Manager and other education volunteers,
plan and research themes for one-day summer camps
Participate as an instructor for various sessions
or a demonstrator or a special guest
Devise supply lists for planned age-appropriate hands-on
crafts
Prepare sample craft projects
Participate in planning and training sessions prior
to camp dates
Assist Program Manager and other education volunteers
with set up and clean up during Heritage Camp
Interact with campers and campers’ parents
