Civic Season Volunteer

1 week ago


Chicago, United States Chicago History Museum Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

The Chicago History Museum is seeking volunteers ages 16 to 21 to assist with upcoming Civic Season programming.

What is Civic Season? Presented in partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season is one way we roll out the welcome mat for the future inheritors of the United States, unleashing access to history for informed, inspired civic participation. Anchored by our newest and oldest federal holidays, the Civic Season event series mobilizes a movement to understand our past and shape our future.

Civic Season volunteers will assist with programs that include documentary films, and discussion, plus volunteers will help out at one of the museum's biggest and most popular events of the year, July 4th..

The programs will occur on the following dates:

Civic Sundays: June 18, 25, and July 2; approximately 11:00 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m., and July 4th, about 9:30 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m.

Volunteer duties will potentially include:

During Civic Sundays: helping with set up and clean up, greeting and welcoming program attendees, helping facilitate discussion after film viewing, helping administer surveys to program attendees.

During July 4th: helping with set up and clean up; greeting attendees passing out flags, helping with children's costume parade, helping with craft activity and facilitating family games.

Civic Season volunteers will receive training, and orientation to the Chicago History Museum and its volunteer program. Civic Season volunteers will also work alongside experienced volunteers and CHM staff.

Top applicants will have an interest in being and/or learning more about becoming civically engaged, learning more about our amazing city, and engaging the community; they will enjoy interacting with people of all ages, from all over; they will enjoy sharing their own skills, and learning new skills and information.

We encourage all interested persons to apply; previous experience is not necessary.

Time commitment: There will be a welcome/orientation session held Sat., June 10, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (lunch will be served); plus attendance at the programs listed above (Civic Sundays: June 18, 25, and July 2; approximately 11:00 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m., and July 4th, about 9:30 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m.)

Benefits include: Knowing you are helping fellow Chicagoans become more civically engaged in their city; gaining experience that can be listed on a resume or college application; the hours will count toward service learning; meeting CHM staff who may become references; building skills; using and sharing skills you already have; learning, having fun

Selected applicants will undergo a background screening.

We encourage all interested applicants






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