Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Teach all ages of school groups, community groups and tour groups about the Role of Police in the community and the History of Police. Includes giving orientations to the museum, conducting tours, conducting classes with hands-on activities, setting up and cleaning up after classes.

This is a great position for a retired teacher or someone trying to gain experience towards teaching in a formal or informal setting. Docents should have prior experience working with children as well as an enthusiasm and/or knowledge of history. Docents have to be comfortable and have experience Public Speaking, have a positive view of law enforcement and NYPD; have comfort working with diverse audiences of all ages. There is a lot of information to be learned. Docents must strategically teach to multiple audiences. Docents will be walking around the museum, as well as teach in a room so must have the
ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.

This opportunity is sponsored by: The New York City Police Museum This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon Evening Monthly Contact Person: Elana Yellen, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 480-3100 x 116, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 100 Old Slip New York, NY 10005 (See a map) Directions: The Museum is close to the 2/3 wall st. station, the 4/5 Bowling Green station, the JMZ Broad St station, the 1 South Ferry Station, and the RW South Ferry Station. The Museum is also close to the Staten Island Ferry and water taxi terminals.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 2/3,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5   Nearest Bus Stop: M15/ M9, 1 minute walk Web Site: http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Manhattan Volunteer Shifts Mondays through Fridays 9:30 am - 1:00 pm