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Visitor Experience Volunteer

  • VO91303

Description

Following a four-year refurbishment, David Livingstone Birthplace has opened our brand-new museum exhibition, shop, and café in July 2021. This is an exciting time to join us as we welcome visitors into the new museum for the 2022 season.
We are looking for enthusiastic Visitor Experience Volunteers to join our Visitor Experience team. This is a vital role in supporting the museum and interacting with the public as the face of the David Livingstone Birthplace. The Visitor Experience Volunteers will greet visitors and engage with them in a friendly and informative manner to ensure that they have an enjoyable experience.
We are particularly looking for Visitor Experience Volunteers that are excited about greeting visitors and selling tickets at the Welcome Desk. This is an important task as you will be the first point of contact for all visitors at the beginning of their journey around the museum. Full training will be given for Welcome Desk duties and volunteers will work closely with staff.

Organisation aims and objectives

To acquire by purchase, fee or otherwise the tenements in Blantyre, in the County of Lanark, containing the house in which David Livingstone, the Missionary and Explorer, was born or had his home as a child, together with an adjacent heritable property comprising the house and grounds known as Blantyre Lodge, and to hold, manage and administer the said properties as a Scottish National Memorial of David Livingstone, his life and achievements.

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As our museum is open between 10am-4pm daily, we would expect volunteers to work sometime between these hours if possible.

Frequency and commitment details

As our museum is open between 10am-4pm daily, we would expect volunteers to work sometime between these hours if possible.

Restrictions

No Gender Restriction,
Experience required: Arts / Music / Drama / Crafts,Befriending / Mentoring, Creative,
Travel details: The opportunity takes at multiple location across South Lanarkshire Blantyre
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: All volunteers will be able to claim £5 towards their travel expenses.
Training details: Volunteers will receive till training and cash handling training as part of this role. We also endeavor to provide access to heritage-specific training and skills development opportunities for all volunteers.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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