Animal Care Assistant

Description Of  Position:

Assist with bird (chicken, peafowl, and guinea fowl) feeding and monitoring program.  Provide food and water at designated feeding stations.  Monitor station condition, track feeding supplies, and assist with cleaning.  Observe and report conditions of animals (birds, cats, rabbits, etc) throughout park.  Assist with animal care and special projects (such as population counting) as needed.

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age and up
• Ability to work in dusty and hot outdoor conditions
• Ability to work around chickens and other animals
• Ability to follow procedures and detailed instructions

Requirements:

Hours and schedule are flexible (weekdays or weekends)

Additional Information:

All City of Glendale volunteers are fingerprinted and receive an identification card

Greeter/Gallery Monitor

Description Of  Position:

Provide staffing of park galleries, exhibit areas, or historic houses during public hours.  Greet public, provide information about park activities, and count visitors.  Observe galleries or exhibit areas to help preserve exhibits, displays, and buildings.   

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age (depending on maturity) and up
• Ability to work two- to four- hour shifts, sometimes independently
• Ability to work with the public
• Ability to follow procedures to observe galleries and to count visitors

Requirements:

Hours and schedule are flexible

Additional Information:

Greeters/Gallery Monitors are needed to volunteer for regular schedules or at special events.

History Guide  (Interpreter/ Demonstrator)

Description Of  Position:

Lead tours of the Sahuaro Ranch Park Historical Area. Provide demonstrations of activities associated with ranch.  Help write programs, develop tours, participate in special programs, and staff historical areas.

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age (depending on maturity) and up
• Ability to work with the public
• Desire to develop or enhance public speaking skills
• Interest in history and presenting accurate information

Requirements:

Must complete a training program and observe tours or demonstrations. Must commit to at least 10 hours of work after training. Time schedule is flexible relative to tours scheduled and programs currently running.

Additional Information:

Volunteers with agricultural experience, blacksmithing skills, or the ability to speak Spanish desired.

Historic Housekeeping Assistant

Description Of  Position:

Historic housekeeping assistants work with staff to clean historic structures and artifacts on a regular basis using appropriate methods.  Specialized tasks include cleaning furniture, linens or textiles, floorboards and handrails, windows, and artifacts or demonstration objects.  Assistants help maintain the general appearance of historic interiors or exhibits.

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age (depending on maturity) and up
• An interest in history, antiques, artifacts, or historic buildings
• Ability to follow specialized cleaning instructions
• Able to work independently in a “behind the scenes” environment

Requirements:

Must be available to work a minimum of 2 hours per month. A set schedule is preferred.

Additional Information:

Volunteers are trained in historic house cleaning and artifact handling methods.

History Researcher

Description Of  Position:

Assist with historical research on selected topics to build the ranch’s research data base and provide information for new exhibits. Work includes large on-going projects and special projects for upcoming exhibits.

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age (depending on maturity) and above
• An interest in Glendale history
• Ability to use indexes, locate files, read maps, and research documents and newspapers for specific information.

Requirements:

Hours and schedule are flexible. Volunteer can select to work on an on-going project or a short term project. Volunteer can choose to conduct research at the ranch or other libraries and research facilities.

Additional Information:

A good opportunity to learn Glendale history and about museum operations.

Museum Cataloger/ Assistant

Description Of  Position:

Catalogers/Assistants handle new and existing artifacts to accurately measure and describe them in order to document their identity and information such as use, previous ownership, etc. Assist with other collections management tasks such as cleaning, moving, storing artifacts.

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age (depending on maturity) and up
• An interest in history, antiques, and artifacts
• Ability to follow a step-by-step procedure to accomplish neat, accurate work
• Able to work independently in a “behind the scenes” environment

Requirements:

Must be available to work a minimum of 2 hours per month. A set schedule is preferred.

Additional Information:

Volunteers are trained in museum cataloguing and artifact handling methods. A good opportunity for those who would like to learn about museum operations. Also applicable to those with library cataloging experience.

Property Maintenance Assistant

Description Of  Position:

Working with other volunteers, assist with general maintenance of Sahuaro Ranch park grounds under supervision of staff.  Tasks include general clean up, raking leaves, cleaning porches, harvesting fruit, watering plants, moving of light equipment, and working on small maintenance or site improvement projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age and up
• Ability to work in dusty and hot outdoor conditions
• Ability to follow procedures and detailed instructions
• Landscaping or maintenance experience desired, but not required

Requirements:

Appropriate clothing and footwear required.  Hours and schedule are flexible

Additional Information:

All City of Glendale volunteers are fingerprinted and receive an identification card

Special Events Assistant

Description Of  Position:

Participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of special events at Sahuaro Ranch.  Tasks include equipment and activity research, materials and craft preparation, event set-up, event activity staffing, event take-down and clean-up, and event summary and evaluation.  Volunteers may also work on special related projects as needed. 

Qualifications:

• 16 years of age and up
• Ability to follow procedures and detailed instructions
• Planning and organization skills desired, but not required

Requirements:

Position availability and hours are subject to special events schedule

Additional Information:

All City of Glendale volunteers are fingerprinted and receive an identification card

Volunteer Location

Sahuaro Ranch Park Historical Area
9802 N. 59th Ave
Glendale, AZ

Contact Information and Site Supervisor

John Akers, Historic Education and Outreach Coordinator, 623-930-4206