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What do you hope to gain by volunteering at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago?
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Please list any special skills you have (early childhood education, data entry, phone skills, customer service, etc.)
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Please indicate the days and times you are usually available to volunteer
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Assignment Preferences
Please select the volunteer assignments that match your interests and abilities (choose all that apply)
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Administration/Office
(filing & mailings, database entry, and phone support): Filing and mailings can be learned on the job; database entry requires familiarity with Excel spreadsheets and experience with database entry; phone support requires training and a pleasant, customer-service oriented professional telephone manner.
Museum Floor/Education Department/Public Programs:
Interact with children and their parents or caregivers; help prepare materials for child centered activities. Requires excellent customer service skills; ability to work in active, noisy, child-centered play environment; flexible and can-do work attitude; warm, friendly, engaging personality; attention to detail; teaching, parenting, coaching, mentoring, camp counselor experience helpful (but not required); ability to stand for up to 60 minutes without a break; ability to work indoors or outdoors; ability to work early mornings or evenings.
Special Events
(typically one-time events such as costumed character appearances and escorts, fundraisers, food service [set-up and clean-up for family events], expos, and conferences): Helpful skills and experience include friendly customer service; flexible and can-do work attitude; ability to stand for up to 60 minutes without a break; ability to work indoors or outdoors, depending on the event and weather conditions; ability to work early mornings, evenings, or weekends.
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Please list three references who have known you for at least a year and are not related to you. (Name, relationship, phone number, email address)
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I understand and agree that submitting this application form does not automatically register me as a Kohl Children’s Museum volunteer, and that there may be certain qualifications I must meet, including the acceptance of established volunteer policies and procedures, before I may begin volunteering. By submitting this form, I attest that the information I have provided on the form is true and accurate.
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