Volunteer

Education Docents

Share the wonder of aviation with school and other youth groups educating them with regards to our exhibits and general aviation. And/or lead kids’ activities during museum events and classes (mainly on weekends, events include Night Wings, Night of Fright, and the Great Paper Airplane Fly-off). School Tours are scheduled at the Pima Air & Space Museum on Thursday and Friday mornings at 10:00am (mainly during the school year). And/or helping with Outreach at area schools. Training is provided. Interest in enriching children’s education required!

The “Boneyard”/AMARG Tour Docents

Narrate 90-minute climate-controlled bus tours of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, describing operations and 75+ aircraft. Extensive memorization and factual accuracy is required. Tours are generally conducted Monday through Friday, with no tours on federal holidays. Training materials and hands-on training provided.

Hangar and Space Gallery Docents

Monitor information stations in the various hangars and space gallery. Answer visitor questions about the museum facilities, aircraft and exhibits. Some walking and memorization required. Extensive contact with the public. Training materials and hands-on training provided.

Tram Tour Docents

Drive and narrate 75-minute tours of 100+ outdoor-displayed aircraft on the museum’s grounds. Must be able to operate several types of tram vehicles. Extensive memorization and factual accuracy is required. Extensive contact with the public. Training materials and hands-on training provided.

Greeter Volunteers

Greet incoming visitors and introduce them to the museum and its opportunities (you will be the museum’s first contact with the visitors). Provide handouts and maps to the visitors. Some standing is required. Extensive contact with the elements and public in other words, you will be outdoors, in all kinds of weather. Of course, shelter is available when weather is severe.

Museum Walking-Tour Docents

Lead two possible types of walking tours offered at the museum:

1) For our general museum visitors and
2) For previously reserved groups and schools tours.

The tours typically cover the highlights of aviation (in the Main Hangar) and World War II (in Hangars 3 & 4) including the collection and exhibits housed inside each hangar. Previously scheduled tours may request specific subjects or areas to tour. Extensive memorization and factual accuracy is required. Extensive contact with the public.

Administrative Support

Help us in our Administration Offices. This opportunity requires no aviation knowledge. Minimal contact with the public. The ability to use computers and other office equipment is preferred but not required.

Contracted Events (Banquets, Weddings, Private Parties, Etc

Greet special contracted-event attendees, guide them through the museum to their contracted event (usually dinner) and back out after the event. Evening and weekends required. When working through an evening meal event, a Flight Grill meal ticket is provided to the volunteer.

Restoration

Assist staff with the assembly/disassembly, repair, repainting, moving, and maintenance of the museum’ aircraft collection. Job requires occasionally strenuous work both indoors and outdoors all year round. Some functions may require the use of personal protective equipment such as dust masks, respirators, and protective clothing which will be provided when needed. Skills related to metal working, riveting, aircraft fabric repair, surface paint preparation, and spray painting are highly desirable. This position is only available Monday through Friday.