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Opportunity Details
Events & Public Programs - Waterfront
Opportunity Overview:
The Boston Waterfront Initiative Team is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to work with visitors during public events. We plan to host a variety of seasonal festivals and public programs year-round including family festivals, salsa classes and various presentations and workshops. Event Volunteers play a vital role in providing a quality visitor experience. This is an exciting new endeavor and we welcome all to join our team!
Our goal is to create and manage events that support diverse community needs and accessibility and bring attention to Boston’s climate resiliency goals.
Please Note: After signing up, volunteers will be sent a training video to familiarize themselves with the Boston Water Front and Piers Park III projects so they are ready to answer questions if needed at events.
Events include the Sabores De Nuestra Cultura Family Festival, Harvest Celebration, and Luminaria on the Greenway.
Reports to: Engagement Manager and other property staff
Benefits:
Sign up for one event, or sign up for them all!
For more information
Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
The Boston Waterfront Initiative Team is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to work with visitors during public events. We plan to host a variety of seasonal festivals and public programs year-round including family festivals, salsa classes and various presentations and workshops. Event Volunteers play a vital role in providing a quality visitor experience. This is an exciting new endeavor and we welcome all to join our team!
Our goal is to create and manage events that support diverse community needs and accessibility and bring attention to Boston’s climate resiliency goals.
Please Note: After signing up, volunteers will be sent a training video to familiarize themselves with the Boston Water Front and Piers Park III projects so they are ready to answer questions if needed at events.
Events include the Sabores De Nuestra Cultura Family Festival, Harvest Celebration, and Luminaria on the Greenway.
Reports to: Engagement Manager and other property staff
Benefits:
- Helping to create a welcoming, supportive and inclusive community
- Connecting and networking with like-minded staff, visitors and volunteers
- Have reliable transportation
- Interest in family and adult programming
- Ability to walk on a variety of surfaces: grass, pavement, uneven surfaces
- Ability to pick up medium-weight objects from ground level
- Friendly and outgoing
- Bilingual candidates encouraged
- Minimum age: 18
- Assist Engagement Manager and/or seasonal Event Assistants
- Welcome and direct visitors, assist with the sale or dispersal of refreshments and act as a greeter
- Participate in event setup and/or breakdown
- Adhere to The Trustees safety and COVID-19 protocols
- Sign-up for your available days and hours
- Please note: A background check may be required for this role
Sign up for one event, or sign up for them all!
What's in our nature? Resiliency. Community. Discovery. Creativity.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
Join The Trustees as a volunteer to help protect and take care of the Commonwealth’s greatest treasures and to make nature and the outdoors accessible for all, forever.
For more information
Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org
To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Covid-19 Volunteer Safety:
The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home
- If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
- For our most current Covid-19 updates, please visit our main Trustees site
Engagement
Age Minimum (with Adult): 17+, Minimum Age:17+
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- Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
- Create a new team to sign up.
Signup Questions
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