2nd Street Market Ambassador - Volunteer Training

Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2nd Street Market as an Ambassador. These volunteers enhance the visitor experience and help curate the Market’s unique, vibrant culture for our customers who then support our vendors in providing sustainable local food to the community.  Volunteers welcome customers when they arrive and thank them as they leave, assist with wayfinding, answer basic questions about the market and the parks, distribute brochures, and conduct credit card sales of MetroParks merchandise.

DO YOU QUALIFY? To be eligible to support this opportunity, volunteers must be 18 years of age or older, complete the volunteer onboarding qualifications, and receive an eligible background check. Click here to complete your volunteer onboarding qualifications. Additionally, you'll need to complete the 2nd Street Market Ambassador training below.

GET STARTED!

Complete the 2nd Street Market Virtual Training. Follow these steps to qualify as a 2nd Street Market Ambassador: 

Step 1. Watch the SNAP Cashier Training Video.

Step 2. Read the following documents:

• 2nd Street Market SNAP Exchange Center Training
• Safe Credit Card Handling Procedures
• Market Point of Sale Instructions 
• Acceptable Computer Use Agreement. You will be prompted to sign this when you respond to an opportunity.

Step 3. Complete the SNAP Proficiency Quiz below.

Step 4: RESPOND to the 2nd Street Market opportunity to sign up for your first shift. You will be given an on-site orientation and shadow staff at the beginning of their first shift.

Once your qualifications for Steps 1-3 have been approved, you will receive a notification alerting you that you have been qualified. Now, you are ready to sign up for your first shift!  This shift will be a shadow experience where you will work alongside qualified volunteers and staff to learn the skills of a Market Ambassador volunteer.

While you wait - Learn more about the 2nd Street Market here!

Welcome to the team! 

Once your 2nd Street Market Ambassador qualifications are approved, you can begin signing up for these opportunities. 

 

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