Volunteer Role Description - National Museums Scotland



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Volunteer Role Description

|Role Title: |Location: |

|Event Volunteer (Half Term 2020) |National Museum of Scotland |

|Department: |Line-Manager: |

|Learning & Programmes |Family Learning Officer |

|Purpose of the role: |

|Our February Half Term Activity Programme for families is themed around dinosaurs, to link in with our special exhibition that|

|will be open over that time, Tyrannosaurs. The programme will include some interactive morning sessions for 2 – 5-year olds, |

|with the core programme in the afternoon offering a hands-on craft session called Recyclesaurus where families making a |

|‘pop-up’ dinosaur out of cardboard (the activity is designed to be as sustainable as possible). We will also have drop-in |

|Askasaurus sessions where families can ask questions to curators, with object handling through our Learning Enabler team. In |

|addition, there will be a trail which families can take away to explore our permanent dinosaur exhibits. On Saturday 15 Feb we|

|will host three shows by Teach Rex in the Auditorium – an educational show with a big T-Rex costume puppet. We are looking for|

|volunteers to help us welcome families and assist with activities where appropriate. |

|Main Duties and Activities: |

|Assisting with drop-in craft activity; welcoming families, explaining instructions and helping families create their cardboard|

|dinosaurs. |

|Helping on the doors of the auditorium for the Teach Rex show |

|Giving out and collecting evaluation forms |

|Encouraging families to take part in the dinosaur trail, explaining instructions (and potentially giving out stickers or |

|temporary tattoos) |

|Helping with set-up/tidy-up as necessary |

|Hours or Day(s) Required: |

|Time: 11:00-16:30 (there can be some flexibility with times) |

|Day(s): 1 day or more from Monday 10 – Saturday 15 February |

|Skills & Personal Qualities: |

|Friendly, enthusiastic and hands-on |

|Confident communicator with families and visitors of all ages |

|Punctual and reliable |

|Training of the Volunteer: |

|Full training will be provided on the day with any useful/preparatory notes sent out in advance by email. |

|Resources provided: Everything you need for tasks will be there on day. We will |

|provide you with a volunteer t-shirt and name sticker. Please bring a packed lunch and a water bottle that can be refilled. |

|Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes. |

This Volunteer Role Description is open to review by NMS at any time Date: 07/01/20

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