Individuals who volunteer their time and talents help put excitement and perspective into the activities at the Carriage Hill Historic Farm and the visitor center. Program Support Volunteers are needed and able to participate in various entry opportunities to support programs while not needing to be the expert at the activities.
Impact
Volunteers enable us to accomplish so much more by lending a hand in simple activities, allowing demonstrators to take a break, or talking with the visitors about the activities while allowing the tasks to be completed.
Tasks
- Welcome and greet visitors at the activity stations
- Share information about the various activities of the day
- Point out highlights of Carriage Hill
- Distribute materials as needed
- Help with breaks for various stations
- Assist with simple, but essential, tasks, to support the various stations
- May assist with documenting the event through photos.
- Encourage volunteerism, and help direct to the website for information
Eligibility: This is an opportunity for Short-Term and Long-Term Volunteers who are 16 and older. Learn more about our types of service here.
- Youth volunteers ages 14-17 are not required to complete a background check. If you are a new youth volunteer contact volunteer.services@metroparks.org to have your background check waived.
Additional Notes
- Environment & Physical Demands: This program takes place indoors and outdoors. Volunteers may participate in some bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting objects to 10 lbs or more. Volunteers may be standing or walking for the majority of their shift.
- Parking & Meeting Instructions: Click here for a map of Carriage Hill MetroPark. Volunteers are scheduled to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the event. Staff leads will orient volunteers to the day's agenda and other important information.
- Dress: Program Support volunteers do not need to be in period apparel, Volunteers should dress for the weather, and wear their MetroParks name badge and t-shirt.
Look for additional details about this opportunity at the bottom of this listing! See the Programming Volunteer Position Description for more information.
Visit the Historic Interpreter page in our Training Library to see what training is required to become part of the Historic Interpreter volunteers.
