Needs From: Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley

Purpose: 

The Cedar Falls Historical Society is seeking responsible, reliable, enthusiastic, and personable hosts to staff our Schoolhouse Museum on weekend afternoons.

Responsibilities: 

• Greets visitors and welcomes them to the Museum
• Answers questions from visitors

Training Provided:

Volunteers at the Schoolhouse Museum are supporting our vision of educating people about and celebrating the history of Cedar Falls.
Museum hosts allow us to extend our open hours into the weekend.

Benefits to volunteer: 

• Build relationships with a great community of staff and volunteers
• Build appreciation for the history of Cedar Falls
• Get to know the town where you live
• Gain customer service experience

Qualifications: 

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Friendly and helpful attitude
• Reliability and responsibility are essential
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the history of the Schoolhouse Museum
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s mission
• Volunteers age 18 and older are welcome
• Volunteers must complete the Schoolhouse host training orientation to volunteer in the position

Dates needed: Saturdays and/or Sundays in May to mid October 

Purpose: 

The Cedar Falls Historical Society is seeking responsible, reliable, enthusiastic, and personable hosts to staff our Ice House Museum on weekend afternoons.

Responsibilities: 

• Greets visitors and welcomes them to the Museum.
• Collects admission and gift shop proceeds (cash or check payments) from customers; making change for cash customers.
• Answers questions from visitors

Training Provided:

Volunteers will complete a training and orientation session in order to volunteer at the Ice House Museum. The Volunteer Coordinator is on call to help the volunteer troubleshoot unusual circumstances.

Impact of assignment: 

Volunteers at the Ice House Museum are supporting our vision of educating people about and celebrating the history of Cedar Falls.
Museum hosts allow us to extend our open hours into the weekend.

Benefits to volunteer: 

• Build relationships with a great community of staff and volunteers
• Build appreciation for the history of Cedar Falls
• Get to know the town where you live
• Gain customer service experience

Qualifications: 

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Friendly and helpful attitude
• Reliability and responsibility are essential
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the history of the Ice House Museum
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s mission
• Prior cashier experience is helpful
• Volunteers age 18 and older are welcome
• Volunteers must complete the Ice House host training orientation to volunteer in the position

Dates needed: Saturdays and/or Sundays in May to mid-October

Purpose/Objective:

The person filling the position of Field Trip Assistant will serve as a member of the Education Team at the Cedar Falls Historical Society by facilitating field trips at our three historic museums. Field trip volunteers support our mission of educating people about and celebrating the history of Cedar Falls.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: welcoming field trip visitors, teaching about the respective field trip topic/s, answering questions, and supervising field trip visits.

Shifts are 1-5 hours long (between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm) depending on the field trip), during the school week--Monday through Friday. Field trips occur beginning in September through mid October, and again starting in mid April through May.

Knowledge of Cedar Falls history is a plus, but not a requirement. Training will be provided.

Qualifications:

• Experience with school-age children
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Friendly and helpful attitude
• Reliability and responsibility are essential
• Enthusiasm for, and ability to communicate about, the history of the the respective museum building/s
• Volunteers age 18 and older are welcome
• Volunteers must complete the field trip assistant training orientation to volunteer in the position
• Availability to assist during school hours is essential

Leadership Opportunity:

Serving as a field trip assistant for the Cedar Falls Historical Society also means serving as an ambassador and advocate for the museums and the organization, in the greater community.

Check out this short video interview with the Cedar Falls Historical Society to learn more about this opportunity!

The Cedar Falls Historical Society is seeking fundraisers to assist with our capital campaign. The Historical Society is launching into a second phase of our campaign which will include building a new interactive museum on Franklin St., behind our new education center at 315 Clay Street.

Steering committee members identify and solicit potential donors for our capital campaign and attend one meeting per month.

Fundraising experience and knowledge of the Historical Society is desired, but not required. Training will be provided. Steering committee members must be enthusiastic about the Historical Society and our plans to build a new museum and willing to share that enthusiasm with others in the community.

Purpose/Objective:

The person filling the position of Cedar Falls Historical Society Board Member will help manage the affairs of the organization. Board members support our mission of educating people about and celebrating the history of Cedar Falls, and advocating for the organization in the greater community.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include any or all of the following: attendance at monthly meetings, fund raising, general upkeep, weekend hosting, event planning, volunteer recruitment, and offering assistance in areas of personal and professional expertise.

We expect those who are interested in serving on the board to become supporting "Friends" members of the Historical Society.

We expect board members to volunteer beyond the monthly meetings.

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Friendly and helpful attitude
• Reliability and responsibility are essential
• Availability to attend to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings
• A passion for history and/or Cedar Falls history and/or the Cedar Falls Historical Society and its mission
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s mission, vision, values
• A willingness to advocate for the Historical Society in the greater community

Board members will complete a "new board member training and orientation session". Onboarding new board members will begin in May. If interested, please contact the Cedar Falls Historical Society by the end of April.

Leadership Opportunity:

Board members help manage the affairs of the Cedar Falls Historical Society. Serving as a Board member also means serving as an ambassador and advocate for the museums and the Cedar Falls Historical Society, in the greater community.

*The new board year begins in July. Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month.

Check out this short video interview with the Cedar Falls Historical Society to learn more about this opportunity!

Purpose/Objective:

The person filling the position of Victorian House Museum host will serve as the friendly and helpful public face of the Victorian House Museum—the first and last person patrons will interact with on their visit. Volunteers at the Victorian House Museum support our mission of educating people about and celebrating the history of Cedar Falls.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: welcoming visitors, answering questions, answering the phone, monitoring visitor activity, taking care of gift shop sales, and securing the building.

Shifts are 3 hours long, 10:00-1:00 and 1:00-4:00 pm on Saturdays or 1:00-4:00 pm on Sundays. The Victorian Home is open from February to mid December.

Knowledge of Cedar Falls history is a plus, but not a requirement. Training will be provided.

Qualifications:

Because the historic house side of our building has no elevator, this would be a difficult position for people who use a wheelchair. Accommodations for people with other disabilities will be considered.

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Friendly and helpful attitude
• Reliability and responsibility are essential
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the history of the Victorian House Museum
• A general understanding of, and an ability to communicate, the Cedar Falls Historical Society’s mission
• Prior cashier experience is helpful
• Volunteers age 18 and older are welcome
• Volunteers must complete the Victorian House host training orientation to volunteer in the position

Leadership Opportunity:

Serving as a host at the Victorian House also means serving as an ambassador and advocate for the museum and the Cedar Falls Historical Society, in the greater community.

Dates needed: February thru mid-December, Saturday mornings and afternoons, and Sunday afternoons

Check out this short video interview with the Cedar Falls Historical Society to learn more about this opportunity!