Volunteers
Become an OMCA Volunteer
Becoming an OMCA volunteer is easy!
Volunteering at OMCA gives you a chance to get more involved with the museum you love. We are always recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to assist with school groups, cultural celebrations, public programs, gardening, administrative support and more.
Our Volunteer Team has set up an easy 3 step onboarding process:
- Register on Shiftboard by clicking this link.
- Attend an onsite OMCA Volunteer Information Session
(dates for upcoming information session are posted on shiftboard calendar)
- After attending a Volunteer Information Session, you will receive our Volunteer Handbook and info to complete a minimal Background Check.
That’s it!
After that, our volunteer calendar will open up and you will be able to get started with shifts. Some of our roles require training and commitment. All trainings are provided and commitments vary with roles and/or events.
Questions? Email us at [email protected].
Ways to
Volunteer
Our Visitor Welcoming team works directly with OMCA’s Frontline Ticketing and Retail Staff and focuses on welcoming our visitors to campus in a variety of ways.
If you like interacting with people and helping them get the most out of their visit to OMCA this is the role for you!
Come join us in some gardening and support our Living Collections Team.
Roles are seasonal and can include tasks such as: weeding, mulching, planting and fun in the sun!
Cultural Celebrations, Friday Nights, Thursday After Hours, Spotlight Sundays and so much more!
OMCA puts on many public programs throughout the year that depend on volunteer support to help us uplift and nurture our deep ties to the community.
Gallery Chats puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach, Gallery Chats Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. By centering community voices and encouraging dialogue in our galleries, Gallery Chats Facilitators provide meaningful and fresh interpretations of our Galleries.
For more information and recruitment cycle please see the Gallery Chats Program Description for Facilitators.
School Programs
Help welcome and serve as a first point of contact for school groups visiting OMCA. School Group Greeters make sure students, teachers, and chaperones feel welcome onsite by setting a positive tone, sharing Museum guidelines, and orienting groups at the start of their field trip.
Help welcome and orient school groups to the galleries during OMCA field trips. Gallery Hosts make sure students, teachers, and chaperones feel welcome by warmly greeting groups as they enter galleries, sparking student curiosity, and supporting teachers and chaperones with gallery logistics and materials such as clipboards, pencils, and activity handouts.
Help students explore California art, history, and natural sciences during gallery programs at OMCA! As a School Programs Facilitator, you’ll engage students through inquiry and dialogue, and help students make connections between their own lives and the Museum’s galleries and exhibitions. School Programs Facilitators receive training to lead all parts of OMCA’s 60-minute Guided Gallery Visits.
Help students explore California art, history, and natural sciences during gallery programs at OMCA! Small Group Facilitators receive training to work with groups of 5-10 students during portions of OMCA’s 60-minute Guided Gallery Visits, with coaching and support from staff and more experienced facilitators. Guided Gallery Visits are based in inquiry and dialogue, and helping students make connections between their own lives and the Museum’s galleries and exhibitions.