Volunteer Education Docent and Gift Shop/ Museum Clerk needed at Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Education Docent
Volunteer will lead/or assist Museum educator with tours/educational activities for children and/or adult groups.
Volunteer are needed from May to October: training of docents will be in April
Volunteer should enjoy working with & speaking to groups.
The guided tours would last approximately 1 1/2 hours
Volunteer will be scheduled for specific tour dates and times
Example:”Friday at 2:00 pm there will be a tour for an adult group from a visiting cruise ship”.
Volunteer must be able to stand, walk and move with some degree of ease around the exhibits.
Interest in history a plus.
Contact: John Miller: HRMM@hvc.rr.com or 845-338-0071 ext. 19.
Gift Shop/ Museum Clerk
Sell admission tickets to museum. Operate the HRMM gift shop. Greet visitors and answer questions about the museum exhibit. Work at least a 3 hour shift.
Job Duties:
Open:
• Unlock doors: entry, and door to east gallery
• Turn on lights in gift shop and both galleries
• Check restroom: re-supply paper products as needed: report any problems to office
• Check supply of bottled water- re-supply if needed
• Turn on monitor
• Start tape in conference room
• Unlock cash register: Total amount of cash
• Check supply of admission tickets and get more from office as needed
• Sign In
Operation:
• Greet visitors
• Answer visitor’s questions about museum and local tourist sites
• Sell admission tickets to museum
• Sell items from gift shop and bottled water
• Straighten up merchandise in gift shop as needed
• Replace supply of tourist brochures as needed
• Keep inventory of items sold in gift shop
Close:
• Cash out: count money; count # of museum admission tickets sold: place days receipts in envelope and fill out required information; take envelope to office
• Lock doors: east gallery, side door and entry door
• Turn out all lights in gift shop and both galleries
Thursday and Saturday and Sunday (additional duties):
• Open: Responsible for use key to open main door and turn off alarm
• Answer phone and take messages
• Sell trolley tickets
• Close: Lock main door and turn on alarm
Training:
Operation of cash register and credit card machine
Mission and rules of HRMM
Contact: John Miller: HRMM@hvc.rr.com or 845-338-0071 ext. 19.
www.hrmm.org
50 Rondout Drive
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 338-0071
