Exhibit Docent Volunteer - Job Description

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society seeks dedicated volunteers to be an exhibit host and tour guide in our gallery. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 11:00AM-3:00PM. Some events or tours involve flexible hours to be scheduled in advance subject to availability.

Training/Background Needed: Prior experience in any museum or education center with a basic understanding of how to connect with visitors and the Cutler✡Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center’s current exhibit. Elementary familiarity with visitor relationship building is preferred. Comprehension of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society’s mission and purpose. Small technological capability to explain and operate holographic and virtual reality presentations.

Time Commitment: This position requires some specific exhibit and tech training and offers a flexible time commitment. Only absolute requirement is that time committed is time fulfilled—show up when you say you will.

Docent volunteers will work under the supervision and direction of our Curatorial Project Manager and/or other proper staff.

Job Description includes but is not limited to the following:

  • Making visitors feel welcome. Explanation of the identity of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society and its community role as a cultural, historic, archival institution.

  • Elementary history of the building and its historic relevance.

  • Providing overview and take-away message of current exhibit.

  • Tour of the exhibit with introductions to each area of emphasis.

  • Familiarity with the sequence of the narratives.

  • Instruct and demonstrate holographic and virtual reality presentations to visitors.

  • Maintaining quantitative visitor attendance.

  • May be required to assist in administrative exhibit functions as needed.

Please email jschesnol@azjhs.org to apply or to request additional information

 

Learn more and become involved while helping to preserve the history of our Jewish Community.

 

ADDRESS:

122 E. Culver Street, Phoenix, Arizona

We are located right next to Burton Barr Phoenix Public Library. To find us, take 2nd Street south from McDowell.

AZJHS is deeply grateful to all our donors and sponsors for their generous support and gifts throughout the year. Because of you, we are able to continue providing to the public at no cost our many programs, events and exhibits.