Docent at the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum

The Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association is looking for volunteers for our docent program.

Our docents greet visitors of all ages to the Heritage Park Museum. They lead tours, share information, and engage with visitors through our outstanding museum collection and exhibitions to enhance the lives and experiences of students and residents in Sunnyvale and surrounding communities.

THE DUTIES OF A DOCENT

• Arrive on time (shifts are during open hours 12pm-4pm T/Th/Sundays
• Welcome visitors as they enter.
• Ask if visitors would either like a tour, or would prefer to walk through on their own.
• Introduce the short, six-minute video that gives them a summary of the successful first wagon train across the Sierra Nevada.
• If visitors decide to do a self-guided walk-through, check in periodically to see if they have any questions.
• Ask visitors to please sign the guest book.
• Thank them for their visit.
• At closing time, turn off all the lights (check the bathrooms to see if anyone is still in there), close sliding doors, and move the cash donation box into the introduction room.

No prior experience required. Ages 16 and older.