Arboretum Interpreter Volunteer Application Your contact information Name:

Address:

Work phone: Home phone: Preferred number: Work

Cell phone: Good times to call: Home

Email address: Cell

Skills and interests What interests you about this volunteer position?

What skills/qualities do you possess that would make you a good Arboretum Interpreter?

How would your friends describe you?

What is your educational background?

Please describe any particular skills and interests you have in horticulture, gardening, landscape design, forestry, natural history, science, education, or related fields:

Please describe any previous experience you have interacting with the public and/or with children, teaching, as a presenter, with languages other than English, or in outdoor settings:

Availability Interpreter Shifts take place in May, June, September, & October on Saturday mornings and afternoons; Sunday

afternoons; and select weekdays during peak seasons. Mandatory Training takes place on two Saturdays:

September 10 and 17 from 10am-3pm and three Tuesdays: September 13, 20, and 27 from 6-8:30pm.

Are you available during these times? Yes No Sometimes –please explain:

Are you looking for a multi-year volunteer opportunity? Yes No

Any additional comments?

Please note:

There are a limited number of spaces in the training program. An interview will be required in

July/August, and applicants will be selected and notified in August.

The coordinator for this program will be on leave from approximately March 20-July 5. You will receive

confirmation that your application has been received but please do not expect a response until July.

If you have questions about the program or the application process, please call 617-384-5253 (before

March 20) and 617-384-5209 (after March 20).

I have read all the materials related to the Interpreter program on this application and at:

http://arboretum.harvard.edu/education/volunteer/volunteer-to-be-an-interpreter/

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Arnold Arboretum!

Please SAVE this application to your computer, then email the

attachment to: arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu .

Also send your resume as an attachment.