Facilities Maintenance

 

Purpose: To maintain the Virginia Living Museum’s buildings, grounds, boardwalks and exhibits meet all safety standards. To present the facility, grounds and exhibits in a pleasing, safe and functional manner as to enhance the visitor experience.

Duties: 

Assist staff with:

• Maintain both Museum facilities lighting systems (both indoors and out) insuring all lighting is functioning as designed. This may include changing light bulbs and/or ballasts.
  
• Maintenance of outdoor boardwalk to include replacing warped boards and re-fastening of loose boards; addition of graphics and/or signage.
• Install and ship out changing gallery exhibits.
• Maintain all metal handrails on Museum property.
• Assist in preparing the museum for adverse weather conditions.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• All Virginia Living Museum volunteers must work a minimum of 1 shift per month.
• Ability to report on time when scheduled. If you are not able to attend, it is required that you inform Volunteer Services so that a substitute can be found if necessary.
• Must be at least 21 years of age, with some maintenance experience.
• Basic knowledge of safe work practices; Basic knowledge of hand tools and tools related to maintenance work.
• Ability to work from ladders and boats.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
•  Physical ability to work outside in the elements year round; Physical ability to bend, climb, kneel, reach, stoop preferred. Physical ability to carry, lift, pull / push weighted objects preferred.
• Must be comfortable working in close proximity with animals including birds, coyotes, mice, toads, snakes.
•  Willing to work in old clothes and shoes that will become dirty &/or wet.
  
  

Special Instructions:

• At the beginning of a Facilities shift, after signing in, report to the Facilities office.

Training:

• New Volunteer Orientation
• On-the-job training includes all of the above.
  
  

Supervisor:

• Direct supervisors: Facilities Director and Lead Volunteer
• Also reports to Volunteer Services Staff
  
  

Please submit a volunteer application to the Volunteer Services Office.