Object Handling Volunteer

What You'll Do: 

What the role entails:

As an object handling volunteer supporting the Visitor Experience team you’ll need to:

• Provide a warm and welcoming presence in our public spaces

• Supporting visitors to discover the museum through handling real museum objects

• Interact with broad audiences

• Allow visitors to explore the history of the objects and the context in which they would have been used

• Learn about the themes of the objects being used

• Work with and supporting other volunteers

• Set up the trolley

• Take care and responsibility for the handling collection and the trolley

Why You'll Love It: 

What you can get in return:

• New skills and greater confidence

• Experience in engaging with different audience groups in a museum setting

• Help with your future career prospects

• Being part of a great volunteer team improving the experience for our visitors

• Reimbursed travel and meal expenses up to set daily amounts as stated in the Expenses policy

• A weekly volunteer e-update with LTM Life bulletin

• There will be opportunities to continue volunteering and to get involved with other aspects of Museum life

What You'll Learn: 

What training we offer:

• Induction

• Handling Museum objects

• Understanding object handling collection items

What We're Looking For: 

Who we are looking for:

• Someone with good communication skills (foreign language skills may also be useful to us)

• Good customer service skills

• Friendly, enthusiastic and approachable

• Ability to interact with visitors of different ages and backgrounds, sometimes in a busy environment

• An interest in the museum’s themes

• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn

• Ability to work as part of a team

Summary
Volunteering
Volunteer
Culture
City of Westminster
Location of opportunity: 
London Transport Museum
6 Weeks Minimum
5 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Teamwork
Interpersonal / Confidence
Relevant interests: 
Museums, Libraries and Institutions
Transportation
Requirements: 
In-Person Interview

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