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Volunteers

Be Part of History in your Community!

Do you have an open mind and enjoy engaging with people who share a common passion for history, lifelong learning, and community engagement? Join our Volunteer & Museum Guides Program! Volunteers & Museum Guides work in support of and alongside our staff fulfilling the Museum's mission to provide powerful personal encounters with history.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

  • As part of the Guest Services Team, Guest Services Volunteers & Golf Cart Drivers are responsible for greeting guests, answering questions to help guests orient themselves, and increasing accessibility throughout the Museum's campus. Schedule is flexible. Weekdays and weekends, as well as indoor and outdoor, shifts are available.

    Guest Services Volunteers & Golf Cart Drivers May:

    • Greet guests as they arrive;
    • Ensure the orientation theaters are clean and operable: lighting, climate control, etc.;
    • Coordinate with the front end staff and volunteers on seating availability and timing of shows;
    • Coordinate with Golf Cart Drivers to assist guests with limited access;
    • Operate golf carts (only volunteers over age 19) to help guests circulate around the campus;
    • Instruct chaperones and group leaders on guidelines and expectations for visiting the Museum
    • Direct the flow of guests through the Visitor Center;
    • Report and deliver lost and found items to staff; and
    • Help guests with directions and inquiries in Plymouth or beyond.
  • Horticulture Volunteers combine their love of nature with service as they help care for the Museum’s 120+ acre campus, which includes 17th- and 20th-century historical, border, and perennial gardens. Horticulture volunteers support the annual Plant Sale in late May. This position can also include off-season work in the greenhouses. Horticulture Volunteers are:

    • Comfortable with a basic understanding of plant care and maintenance including planting, weeding, watering, and pruning;

    • Able to working in a variety of standing, crouching, or seated postures outdoors or in a greenhouse;

    • Willing to work with a team;

    • Self-motivated.

  • Museum Guides are passionate about history and delight in sharing their knowledge with thousands of guests each year! Museum Guides work in the living history exhibits (including the 17th-Century English Village, Historic Patuxet Homesite, Mayflower II and Plimoth Grist Mill) answering guests' questions about the Indigenous and English colonial communities who lived along these shores of change in the 1600s from a modern, 21st-century perspective.

    Please Note: Museum Guides attend additional training sessions and participate in monthly meetings which may include additional reading and continuing education opportunities. The next Museum Guides cohort will begin training in June 2024.

Apply to be a Volunteer!

Submit your application using the below form

Questions?

Please email volunteers@plimoth.org with any questions. Volunteer opportunities are available based on departments' needs, and therefore not every opportunity may be available at all times. Each opportunity is different and may require its own unique blend of skills and experience.

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