BEHIND THE SCENES VOLUNTEER PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM

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Name (must use full legal name):

A value is required.

Current Address:

Permanent Address (if different from current):

Home Phone:

Other Phone (work/cell):

Email:

Emergency Contact:

Name Phone

Relationship

If you are under 18, please provide: Age Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy)

Parents of minors must complete and sign a "Consent to Treatment" form prior to scheduling an interview. The form can be found at www.si.edu/volunteer/parentconsent.pdf


OBJECTIVE STATEMENT (required):

A value is required.

EDUCATION (required: School/Degree/Major) :
(List any colleges or universities attended, degrees, and major fields of study.
If you are a high school student, please provide school, grade, city and state )

A value is required.


AVAILABILITY:

(Monday-Friday, during business hours only):

Start Date: A value is required. (mm/dd/yy) End Date: A value is required. (mm/dd/yy)

Total hours per week you want to volunteer: A value is required.

Preferred hours:

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
AM
PM

SKILLS:

GENERAL SKILLS highly skilled some experience
Academic Research
Secretarial
American History
Anthropology
Art History
Aviation
Biology
Drawing/Painting
Fundraising/Special Events
Geology
Graphic Design
Horticulture
Librarianship
Music
Transcription
Photography
Public Relations
Sewing/Weaving/Crafts
Teaching
Writing/Editing
COMPUTER SKILLS    
Databases
Spreadsheets
WordPerfect
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
HTML and Web Design
Programming

Other Skills (please specify)

Language Skills/Sign Language (specify language and level of fluency)


EXPERIENCE:

List Volunteer Experience (include dates)

List Work Experience (Include: Organization, city/state, Title of position,
Dates of Position, Supervisor’s name, Supervisor’s title, Supervisor’s telephone,
Duties)


How did you hear about volunteering at the Smithsonian?

Smithsonian Volunteer

The Associate (RAP newsletter)

Smithsonian staff member

Friend/Relative

The Washington Post

Smithsonian Web Site

High School career development program

College bulletin board/placement office

Other


References (Please list other than family members. If applicable, include one work reference.):

Name A value is required. Phone

Name A value is required. Phone

 


Optional: I give permission for my name and address to be put on a general mailing list to receive any
mailings from other Smithsonian departments. Opt-in (Yes)

Please Note: Participants may be photographed for educational, archival, and public relations purposes for the Smithsonian and the Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Program. Also, volunteer appointments for applicants 18 years and older will be subject to successful completion of a federal background investigation.

Please be sure to print a copy of the form filled out for your records BEFORE submitting the form.