VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Title: Visitor Service/Admissions/Museum Store

Goal of Position: Handle Monetary Transactions for Museum, Welcome Visitors

Sample Activities: Greet Visitors at Door, Process Admissions/Museum Store Purchases, Light Admin duties i.e. Answering phone, taking messages

Length of Commitment: 6 Months

Estimated Hours: 6 – 12 per week

Scheduling: During open hours Wed – Sun, 10AM – 4PM

Worksite: Oakland Aviation Museum

Qualifications Sought: Basic office skills, able to handle money, operate a cash register, answer the telephone & take complete telephone messages, operate a credit card machine, be friendly to the public, sell memberships

Title: Aircraft Crew Personnel

Goal of Position: Maintain, clean and care for museum aircraft

Goal of Position: Maintain, clean and care for museum aircraft

Sample Activities: Wash planes, assist Crew Chief in moving aircraft on tarmac, restore plane as trained and directed by Crew Chief, assist in building exhibits for aircraft

Length of Commitment: 6-12 months

Estimated Hours: Flexible, 4 or more hours per week

Scheduling: Sundays 10AM - 4PM

Worksite: Oakland Aviation Museum

Qualifications Sought: Desire to help, willingness to learn, mobility/fitness a plus, Aircraft knowledge not necessary but very welcome

Title: Collections Associate

Goal of Position: To provide curatorial support for the Museums collecting activities

Sample Activities: Catalog incoming artifacts, record condition reports, number artifacts, prepare artifacts for exhibition

Length of Commitment: 6 months

Estimated Hours: 4 hours a week minimum

Scheduling: During open hours Wed – Sun, 10AM – 4PM

Worksite: Oakland Aviation Museum

Qualifications Sought: Computer skills, Detail oriented

Vollunteer Application

For those interested in volunteering at OAM, please fill in the form below and submit.  B. Scott Buckingham, Operations Manager will contact all submissions for volunteer scheduling and further information.