Volunteer Naturalists are frontline volunteers whose primary
function is to enhance visitor experience through basic conversational and
interpretive interactions about nature, wildlife, and Mass Audubon’s mission.
As such, they are members of a region’s engagement team, working under the
supervision of visitor services staff and/or volunteer management staff.
Responsibilities:
- Provide opportunities
for visitor engagement using pre-designed kits and tabling materials.
- Seek out opportunities
to engage with visitors by providing an “encounter” at pre-determined
locations, prepared to share location-based information to support
engagement with the site, Mass Audubon, and the importance of protecting
nature for people and wildlife.
- Provide information and
answers to general site-based questions such as directions, daily
happenings, upcoming programs, ways to further engage with Mass Audubon,
etc.
- Assist visitors how to check in on their visit, maintaining comfort and safety by
monitoring busy areas of the site, and communicate with staff when
additional support is needed.
- Depending on the
sanctuary/site, chosen assignment(s), and their availability, Nature
Guides may be responsible for one or more of the following on any given
day:
1. Activity Carts/Kits/Tables: Facilitate educational hands-on activities designed to highlight Mass Audubon’s education and conservation objectives.
2. Floater/Greeter: Welcome and engage with visitors, provide general site orientation information, natural history/animal info.
Commitment: One shift (9am-12pm) pr week from
June 29- August 30.
