Opportunities From: United Way of Pierce County

Become a Job Carr Cabin Museum docent! Greet and engage guests who visit the Cabin. Share your knowledge of and enthusiasm for local history.

Our docents are friendly ambassadors who can effectively engage children and families in conversation and answer questions. We'll provide you with training and reference materials to help you learn how to describe Museum exhibits and artifacts, relate the history of Job Carr and Old Town, and provide information about the Oregon Trail and life in early Tacoma.

We welcome volunteers of all ages, interests and skill level. You must have excellent communication and customer service skills, with an enthusiasm for local history. Volunteers must be reliable and available for at least one shift per month. The Museum is currently open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm in Old Town, Tacoma. All volunteers must successfully pass a security background check.

We’d love to meet with you to talk more about how your skills, interests and availability might match with our volunteer opportunities. Seeing the Museum in-person is the best way learn about our organization. You can stop by anytime during the Cabin’s open hours to speak with our team.

Youth volunteers are welcome at the museum. Teens (15-17) may volunteer with permission from a parent/guardian. Adolescents (10-14) may volunteer if a parent/guardian remains on-site at the Museum to supervise them directly.

Inventory social science kits for elementary schools in the South Sound.

Job Carr Cabin Museum needs volunteer help with inventory of our traveling trunks for schools. We currently have 19 traveling trunks. Each kit reaches approximately 200 students per year, helping children learn about the Oregon Trail and local history.

The inventory volunteer will review the traveling trunk contents when they return from each school, replacing missing and broken items. The inventory process ensures that the next school using the materials will have all contents included and in good repair. The inventory volunteer must be detail-oriented and organized. This volunteer is needed 3-5 days per month, September through June. Scheduling is flexible.

The museum’s schools outreach program supplements social studies education for students across the South Puget Sound region. Our traveling trunks deliver high quality learning resources directly to elementary classrooms in Tacoma, Pierce County and beyond. Complete with replica artifacts and lesson plans, the traveling trunks benefit students with hands-on learning and receive rave reviews from classroom teachers. 

This position is critical to the success of the Museum’s schools outreach program.

We are seeking part-time college or university interns to help us bring Tacoma history to life.

Internship projects are available in several subject areas - museum studies, history, education, marketing, social media and technology.
Possibilities include:

*Assisting us as we prepare to celebrate the museum's 25th Anniversary
*Historical research for publication and museum exhibit development
*Oral History collection of people from Old Town to be stored and prepared for public display.
*Digitize and organize artifacts and for online storage and exhibits.
*Create a social media plan and help us implement effective social media strategies.

Internship dates are flexible, depending on your class schedule and availability. Internships are project-based and are generally 5-15 hours per week. Days and hours are flexible.

We welcome volunteers of all ages, interests and skill levels. Mentorship and training provided. School credit available. Internships are designed for college and university students. High school students are also welcome to volunteer with the museum. All volunteers must successfully pass a security background check.

The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays in Old Town, Tacoma. Seeing the Museum in-person is the best way learn about our organization. You can stop by anytime during the Cabin’s open hours to speak with our team.

https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/volunteer

This position is an independent contractor and will be paid as such. The Living History Performer assists museum staff during school field trips, primarily providing groups of children with an educational and artistic performance that provides information on the Oregon Trail and/or life in 19th century Tacoma.

-Provide historical interpretation engaging students by using artifacts, storytelling, music, and/or dramatic performance to help school groups imagine daily life in the past. Performers may choose to portray various people and professions related to the Oregon Trail and/or historical residents of Tacoma.

-Manage time and class interaction responsibly. Most elementary students who visit the museum are in 3rd or 4th grade. Performances are generally 50-minutes each for groups of 20-50 students, plus their teachers and chaperones. Between one and three performances may be scheduled on the same day.

-Arrive in a timely manner for set up, remain for scheduled performance time, and clean up any items at the end of each field trip. Restore the performance space to its original condition and configuration following each field trip.

Volunteer at Job Carr Cabin Museum. Saturdays are always fun with visitors of all ages. We are seeking friendly faces to greet museum guests and help them learn about Tacoma's pioneer history. You may also assist with children's crafts and help tourists find their way in Old Town Tacoma. Be a part of bringing Tacoma's birthplace to life!

No need to be a local history expert; we'll give you the tools to succeed! We welcome volunteers of all ages, interests and skill levels. Training and reference materials are provided. You will also have opportunities to assist with a variety of tasks, suited to your skills and interests, that help keep the museum running. Volunteers should be available at least one Saturday per month, but can participate more frequently.

The museum is open W-Sat afternoons and is the visitor center for Old Town, Tacoma. All volunteers must complete a volunteer application form and successfully pass a security background check.

Youth volunteers are welcome at the museum. Teens (15-17) may volunteer with permission from a parent/guardian. Adolescents (10-14) may volunteer if a parent/guardian remains on-site at the Museum to supervise them directly.

http://www.jobcarrmuseum.org

Help us bring Tacoma’s birthplace to life through interactive learning for elementary students and our community. Musical performers showcase songs that interpret life on the Oregon Trail and in Puget Sound during the mid-1800s.

Job Carr Cabin Museum hosts over 40 school groups each year. We rely on musical performers to engage elementary school children in learning about frontier life. Musicians may choose to incorporate singing, storytelling, circle dancing, square dancing and/or folk dance. Museum staff can assist with research and reference materials. Other performers have used guitar, ukulele, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle, harmonica and/or drums.

School field trip presentations are generally scheduled on weekday mornings. Special events are usually scheduled during afternoons, evenings and weekends. Performance times vary from 15min to 2hrs. Multiple opportunities are available.

We welcome volunteers of all ages, interests and skill levels. Volunteers with experience in music, theater, education, teaching, history, and storytelling are strongly encouraged to apply. Stipends may be available. All volunteers must complete a volunteer application form and successfully pass a security background check.