Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities:
Support staff with hands on teaching and assisting customers using Makerspace equipment.
· Greet makerspace users and help them get oriented to the space.
· Support users working on personal, self-guided projects.
· Inform users on safety rules and equipment use.
Volunteer Qualifications and Required Skills:
Makerspace support volunteers need to possess the skills and abilities to perform assigned tasks. Skills include basic understanding and a potential for growth in the use of one or more pieces of Makerspace equipment as well as the following:
- Intermediate technology skills.
- Comfortable with asking questions and learning throughout the creative process and with working with customers of all ages.
- Patience, flexibility, reliability, compassion, encouragement; enjoy celebrating the success of others.
Upon completion of training and a reasonable time on task, volunteers should be able to retain procedures and perform task independently with limited supervision.
