S’edav Va’aki Museum is seeking volunteers to help in all areas from the front desk to education to exhibits to collections. Museum volunteers are an integral part of the S’edav Va’aki team. Work alongside staff and other volunteers to complete meaningful work that furthers the mission of the Museum.
 
There are many ways to volunteer at S’edav Va’aki; here are some of the main ones:
 
Positions Open to All Volunteers:
Museum Store Attendant:

• Independently run museum store operations during their shift. This includes welcoming visitors, answering questions about the site and objects that are for sale, conducting simple transactions, and opening and closing duties. The museum store is operated by the S’edav Va’aki Museum Foundation (501(c)(3)).

• Front Desk Ambassadors are welcoming, helpful and ready to assist any guests. Front Desk Ambassadors assist with all aspects of visitor services at the Museum. This includes reception desk, admission, registration for public programs, and visitor statistics. By joining the Front Desk Ambassadors, you will help make S’edav Va’aki Museum a great place to visit.

• Engagement Guide Volunteers meet and greet visitors, supply information, and conduct site overviews for visitors in the Museum’s galleries. Initiate interaction (i.e. conversations about artifacts) and answer questions for visitors in the museum’s various galleries. Engagement Guide Volunteers may also facilitate crafts, outreach presentations, and programs about topics such as archaeology, life in the Southwest, and the canals, and help to create education kits for programs.

• Mudslingers participate in the process of stabilizing S’edav Va’aki’s earthen structures by creating adobe from natural materials (“mud”) and applying it the structures, typically by throwing (“slinging”). This process is essential invaluable to the continued preservation of the invaluable cultural resources that S’edav Va’aki stewards. Open to groups up to 15.

• The Program is for high school-aged students (14-17) interested in gaining professional development at a cultural institution. The Teen Volunteers will gain hands-on experience by engaging with the public and sharing knowledge concerning topics about the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People.

• Interview with Volunteer Program Specialist prior to starting any work as a volunteer. You will be contacted once we receive your application.

• Gain an understanding of the purpose and activities of the Museum
• Acquire new skills related to teaching, public speaking, and program facilitation
• Increase your professional development skills
• Access to resource publications, lesson plans, exhibit guides, and background materials on the Museum and exhibitions
• Opportunities to participate in workshops and attend continuing education classes, lectures, exhibition openings, and trips
• Access to conduct research in the S’edav Va’aki Museum’s Research Library
• Opportunities to develop friendships with others who share similar interests
• Free admission to the Museum for only the Volunteer
• Participate in the annual Volunteer Recognition event each spring
• Discount in Museum Store