Job Title: Docent

Job description: Docents are facilitators whose enthusiasm and knowledge enable them to help visitors make meaning of the Maier Museum’s collection. Docents work in pairs (one leader, one assistant) leading school groups of 8 to 14 students for 50 minute tours of the Museum. Docents may also be asked to conduct adult-level tours as needed.
Tour Volume: Our heaviest tour months are March and November. Docents lead or assist no more than six tours in March and six tours in November. During the other months of the year, docents may be asked to lead additional tours for a variety of audiences, as the Museum receives requests. These independently scheduled tours do not add significantly to the average tour volume for each docent, and may range from 2 to 8 additional tours annually. Docents are strongly encouraged to participate in the ongoing Tour of the Month program by working with the curator of education to develop a unique half-hour tour focusing on a particular theme in the Museum’s collection, to be presented initially to fellow docents, and then to the general public.
Qualifications: Dependability a must; friendliness and responsiveness essential; ability to manage groups; interest in continuing education for personal enrichment
Other responsibilities: Tour leaders and assistants may also function as receptionists if they desire to do so.

Job Title: Receptionist

Job description: Receptionists greet visitors, and work in conjunction with the Museum security guard to enforce rules. They also provide general information about the Museum, Randolph College, and the art work on display as well as handle gift shop sales.
Time required: Commit to two regular monthly times (1 – 3 p.m. or 3 – 5 p.m. weekdays, or 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday or Sunday)
In-service training provided: Initial 1½ hour orientation in late August, provided by curator of education, Museum secretary and experienced docents; on-the-job learning and periodic sessions related to the collection, changing exhibitions, and updates regarding procedures.
Qualifications: Dependability a must; friendliness and responsiveness essential.
Other responsibilities: Receptionists are responsible for arranging their own substitutes when they have a scheduling conflict, and for notifying the Museum office when they have confirmed a substitution. Docent directories are provided to all volunteers.

To find out more about volunteer opportunities at the Maier Museum of Art, please contact Martha Kjeseth Johnson at mjohnson@randolphcollege.edu or 947-8136 extension 3.