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Old Westbury Gardens |
Docent Dan Mahony gives a Garden Tour |
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71 Old Westbury Road
P.O. Box 430 Fax: 516-333-6807 |
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Volunteer Program Old Westbury Gardens welcomes volunteers to help as gardeners, docents, receptionists, clerical assistants, and sales associates in the gift and plant shop. In addition, we are looking for volunteers who can help with several of our special events. Our current volunteer staff works at least four hours a week during our April-December season, contributing a minimum of fifty hours a year. In some positions, the volunteer may be asked to come in during our off-season. Volunteer opportunities are as follows: Gardeners Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays. Shifts are between 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Volunteer gardeners preserve the beauty of Old Westbury Gardens along with highly skilled horticulturists in a designated area (Cutting Garden, Demonstration Garden, Dried Flower Garden, Grounds, Rose & Cottage Garden, or Walled Garden). Duties include: planting, edging, weeding, pruning, deadheading, transplanting, watering, fertilizing, cultivating, staking, raking, cutting, mulching, shoveling, & harvesting. Work in dried flower arranging is also available. Volunteer gardeners must be at least 17 years old and in good physical condition, as work requires bending, lifting and working in hot, sunny weather. They must enjoy working outdoors and have an interest in horticulture. Experience in horticulture (i.e. home garden) is appreciated but not necessary. Docents Wednesdays – Mondays. Shifts are 9:30 am – 1:30 pm or 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Docents provide approximately 45-minute prearranged and walk-in tours of both Westbury House & Gardens in an informative, accurate, and interesting manner. Docents must be at least 18 years old and able to walk through the House and Gardens. They are articulate, comfortable speaking in front of groups, and very enthusiastic about learning and conveying the history and beauty of Westbury House & Gardens. Docents must be interested in art, antiques, architecture, and horticulture. Receptionists Wednesdays – Mondays. Shifts are 9:30 am – 1:30 pm or 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Receptionists greet and direct visitors by providing information on tours, upcoming events and programs, and general information on Old Westbury Gardens. They restock brochures, forms, and fliers in order to keep a neat and informative front desk. Receptionists also track the number of visitors and establish order for scheduled group tours and walk-in tours. Receptionists are responsible for maintaining a smooth flow of tours by overseeing where the docents are at each point. Receptionists must be at least 18 years old, organized, friendly, and ready to greet all visitors with a smile. Retail Associates Wednesdays - Mondays. Shifts are 9:45 am – 1:15 pm or 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Retail associates assist customers and ring up purchases on the register. Gift Shop volunteers restock inventory. Plant Shop volunteers maintain inventory by watering and deadheading the plants as per the plant shop manager’s request. Retail associates must be at least 17 years old, have experience with a cash register, and enjoy speaking with the public. Knowledge of plant care and interest in horticulture is helpful in the Plant Shop. Clerical AssistantsMondays – Fridays. Shifts are between 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Clerical assistants help out “behind-the-scenes” in the Development, Public Programs, Public Relations, or Business offices with bulk mailings, hand-addressing envelopes, filing, and possibly some computer work. Clerical assistants must be at least 17 years old, neat, organized, and detail-oriented. Public Programs & Events As needed basis. The Department of Public Programs offers many classes, performances, and other activities for children, including British Country Fair, Kidsfest, Storytime, Family Fridays, Scottish Games, Holiday Celebration, etc. We often need help working with the public on the day of the event. Volunteers will assist staff in presenting these programs, many of which occur on weekends. Questions? For more information, please contact: Jamie Watkis Public Programs Associate & Volunteer Coordinator 1.516.333.0048 x302 JWatkis@oldwestburygardens.org Click here to download a Volunteer Application |
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