Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The mailing list is the most important part of maintaining contact with members, funders and visitors. Visitors come to the museum and sign up on the museum mailing list sign up sheet and want to be invited to future events. The Alice Austen House Museum offers volunteers a beautiful and relaxing setting with a panoramic view stretching from the Statue of Liberty to Verrazano Bridge.

A volunteer is needed with basic computer skills and good typing skills. A thorough background check and doctor's note stating you are fit to work is required.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Alice Austen House 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 X X X X X Evening Occasional Contact Person: Sara Signorelli, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 816-4506 x10 View all organization contacts Address: 2 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10305 (See a map) Directions: From Manhattan by Staten Island Ferry Subway to South Ferry (1/9), Whitehall Street (N/R), or Bowling Green Station (4/5) or bus or taxi to: Staten Island Ferry (25 minute ride). At the ferry terminal in Staten Island #S51 Bus to Hylan Boulevard (15 minute ride). Walk one block east to water and house. From Manhattan via Brooklyn by car From the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (toll) or the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridge take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Staten Island (right lane on bridge). Take the first exit (after toll), "Bay Street". Continue to the end of street (School Road) then turn left onto Bay Street. Continue to Hylan Boulevard then turn right and follow street to water and house. From New Jersey toll bridges From the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals or Bayonne Bridge follow signs to Route 278 East. Exit at "Clove Rd./Richmond Rd./Hylan Blvd." Continue on service road (Narrows Road South). Just before the fifth traffic light turn left onto Hylan Boulevard and continue to water and house.   Nearest Bus Stop: S51, 2 minute walk Web Site: http://www.aliceausten.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Staten Island Volunteer Shifts Flexible schedule at least 1 day a week for as many hours as you are willing to commit sometime during the museum's hours Tuesday - Saturday 11-5PM. The mailing list requires 1 person to come on a consistant basis but for how long and when can be determined at interview.