Visitor Services / Front Desk Volunteer
Mission
Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.
The Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is a private non-profit cultural institution located on 39 acres of New York City public land in Flushing, New York. The Garden serves nearly 200,000 visitors each year; a visitor survey reveals that 75% of all visitors speak a language other than English at home. This fact underscores the importance of the cultural vision and the challenges and opportunities QBG faces daily in creating programs, exhibits and landscapes that serve the needs of people in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation. The Garden has committed itself to addressing the complex and ever changing needs of its diverse community and to being the place where people, plants and cultures meet.
If you love people and are looking for a volunteer opportunity, look no further!! Queens Botanical Garden is looking for energetic, enthusiastic, computer savvy individuals to be at the front desk. If you have experience at the front desk or looking to gain excellent customer service experience, this is the place to do so in a beautiful sustainable environment.
The front desk volunteer will:
- Answer phones
- Greet Garden visitors
- Assist customers with purchases and promote membership
- Assist with opening and closing of the QBG store when needed
- Assist in reconciling register receipts
- Unpack, price and display merchandise in the QBG store
- Maintain store appearance
Open Shifts include:
Tuesday (8:00am – 12:00pm) and (12:00pm – 4:00 pm)
Wednesday (8:00am – 12:00pm) and (12:00pm – 4:00 pm)
Thursday (8:00am – 12:00pm) and (12:00pm – 4:00 pm)
Friday (8:00am – 12:00pm) and (12:00pm – 4:00 pm)
