Volunteering - Be a Part!
Volunteers are very important at the Dundas Museum. They come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, and range in age from teenagers to octogenarians. Through a broad range of volunteer opportunities they support the Museum's mandate of preserving and sharing the history of Dundas.
An initial Volunteer Application form includes details of your volunteering interests, as well as your preferred availability. At a follow-up interview it's decided which volunteer role at the Museum is your best match. The Volunteer Application form, in PDF, may be downloaded or contact us by phone at 905.627.7412 or at mail@dundasmuseum.ca.
Volunteer Opportunities at the Dundas Museum
Volunteers are very important at the Dundas Museum. They come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, and range in age from teenagers to octogenarians. Through a broad range of volunteer opportunities they support the Museum's mandate of preserving and sharing the history of Dundas.
Note: Positions marked with stars may be of special interest to students working toward the 40-hour requirement of the Ontario Secondary School’s Community Involvement Program.
ARCHIVES VOLUNTEER: Assist staff with projects related to the cataloguing of and caring for archival materials, i.e., historic photographs and documents such as diaries, letters and legal papers.
ARTIFACTS VOLUNTEER: Assist staff with projects related to the cataloguing of and caring for museum artifacts, e.g., the preventative conservation and cataloguing of the quilt collection.
CARTER: Drive own truck/van to transport materials to and from events. No lifting required.
*CLERICAL ASSISTANT: Assist staff with filing, mailings and other general office duties.
DELIVERERS: Deliver museum information to home mailboxes.
DOCENT (GUIDE): Greet visitors, at the Museum and/or off-site events, offering information and answering questions regarding the Museum’s exhibits and displays. Sell merchandise from the Museum Gift Shop. Answer telephones when staff is not available.
EDUCATION VOLUNTEER: Assist staff with the delivery of educational programming for groups of adults
and/or school-aged children.
EXHIBIT MAINTENANCE: Surface clean exhibition cases and artifacts.
GARDENER: Maintain the Museum’s heritage gardens, i.e., deadheading and cultivating, augmenting the work of the professional crew.
HANDYPERSON: Do occasional minor carpentry, painting and other odd jobs.
HOSPITALITY VOLUNTEER: Provide food and/or hospitality services for museum events.
* PROJECT ASSISTANT: Assist with Museum events such as workshops, speaker series, birthday parties fundraisers, open houses, etc. Assigned to a specific event’s project leader, assist in a wide variety of areas relating to that event.
