Gardens of Golden Gate Park

As a library volunteer, you’ll welcome visitors from around the world to our horticultural library. This is the perfect starting place for our new volunteers interested in joining the Library team!

As a Library Reception Volunteer, you will:

• Welcome library visitors at the front reception desk.

• Greet visitors, answer basic questions, keep visitor statistics, and assist the Librarian with small tasks if needed.

• During your assignment, you are welcome to read, study, and use the computer or bring your laptop.

Current Openings: We are currently accepting new volunteers on a rolling basis.

How to Register: Register for your first assignment in the system and remember to mark your calendar. Training will be provided on your first day, and it will be a continuous learning experience. No prior experience required. 

• Be an ambassador of the Gardens by embodying our mission to connect people to plants, the planet, and each other and represent our values: Everybody’s Garden; Stewardship; Experience and Enjoyment; Education and Engagement; Excellence; along with Partnership and Collaboration.

We Are Seeking Volunteers Who Are:

• Enthusiastic to greet visitors as they enter the space and help them with general questions. Having prior customer service experience is a huge plus, but not required.
• Excited to support the vision, mission and values of the Gardens of Golden Gate Park as a volunteer.
• Comfortable with self-directed down time.

Time commitment: 3 hour assignments are available each day that the Library is open to the public. You can join more than once a week, weekly, biweekly, or monthly as it fits with your schedule.

Schedule: Assignments begin at 10am and 1pm.

Join our amazing crew of staff and volunteers who help make our public programs and events possible. Volunteers help in various ways during these events and depending on the type and scale of the event, there may be different roles. 

Current Openings: We are currently accepting new volunteers on a rolling basis. 

Registration and Training: Register for your first assignment in the system and remember to mark your calendar. Direction will be provided at the start of your assignment regarding the focus for that particular event or program. Depending on the scope and scale of the event, additional materials may be shared prior to your assignment through training, a phone call, or pre-event reading materials.

As a Public Program or Event Volunteer, you will: 

· Assist Gardens staff during programs and events at the Gardens. This may include helping with set up, wayfinding, greeting, ushering, or take down. Each assignment listed will include additional details regarding the specific duties the team will need assistance with. 

· Be an ambassador of the Gardens by embodying our mission to connect people to plants, the planet, and each other and represent our values: Everybody’s Garden; Stewardship; Experience and Enjoyment; Education and Engagement; Excellence; along with Partnership and Collaboration.

We Are Seeking Volunteers Who Are:

• Comfortable being a part of a team and receiving instruction and guidance from Gardens staff. 
• Enthusiastic to speak with and help visitors, fellow volunteers, and/or event participants. 
• Enjoy the dynamic flow of events which requires movement between spaces (indoor or outdoor depending on the event), standing, and event set-up.
• Excited to support the vision, mission and values of the Gardens of Golden Gate Park as a volunteer.

Time commitment: Events and programs may vary in their frequency and schedule, so the most important aspect is to ensure that you are able to commit to the time that you register for. If you realize you are unable to volunteer for an event, please cancel your registration with advance notice to allow an alternate to register for your spot.

Schedule: The schedule varies depending on the type of event and program. Assignments may be as short as one-hour, or as long as four. 

Bean Sprouts Family Days invites families with children of all ages to enjoy the Garden for special programming in the Children's Garden.

Volunteers help by setting up activities and monitor activity areas, check families in and help them make the most of their Children’s Garden visit. 

Bean Sprouts is open again!

Volunteers rove in the Conservatory of Flowers and San Francisco Botanical Garden, engaging with visitors, answering questions, and sharing what is in bloom. 

Rovers are part of our interpretive community and focus on a specific way of engaging with visitors, roving within a Garden to help answer questions and direct visitors to features in the collection. 

Select this if you are interested in learning more about roving opportunities at the Gardens.