Esperance Museum - Front of House Volunteer

This position assists with providing a warm and friendly welcome for visitors to the Museum and also plays a valuable role in maintaining Museum security during opening hours. This is a key role ensuring that the Museum is open to the public each day. This position requires some independent shifts that are unsupervised.

Time Commitment

1. This role requires a time commitment of up to 4.5 hours per shift.
2. Minimum commitment of two shifts per month to ensure skills are maintained.
3. A trial period of 3 months to ensure that this is the right role for you.

General Accountabilities • Follow Museum opening and closing procedures. • Be in attendance during the whole shift time. • Follow basic security and emergency procedures. • Meet and greet visitors and provide information about the Museum. • Answer questions and record enquiries as needed. • Collection of money for entry fees, shop sales, and utilisation of the cash register and EFT machines. • Collection of money for shop sales. • Completion of balancing daily takings and ticket sales documentation.

Skills and experience criteria • Willing to volunteer unsupervised and able to use own initiative. • Good communication skills, friendly welcoming manner and interest in meeting new people. • Cash handling experience. • Experience with cash register and EFT Machine operations (or willing to learn). • Volunteers should be comfortable with standing or sitting for periods of time as well as be comfortable in both busier and slower periods of time.

Please Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this volunteer position. To apply for this role you must currently hold a valid visa or residency status that permits volunteering in Australia.