The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum would love to have you as a volunteer! As a not-for-profit organization, we rely on volunteers to help keep us standing tall and shining bright! We especially need weekend volunteers to serve as docents and site interpreters.
If you like to interact with visitors from around the world, help maintain a historic treasure, and be involved in your community, we have a place for you here!
We offer volunteer opportunities in the following categories:
Adult Volunteers: Must be at least 18 years old and have completed an application.
Family Volunteers: Children 6 - 13 are welcome to volunteer as members of a family group, with a responsible adult who participates as a volunteer. Separate applications should be submitted for each individual, including the children.
Junior Volunteers: Junior Volunteer applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 17. Applicants must
- Submit and application
- Complete and submit a signed Parental Consent Form
- Attach a short essay on why you think volunteering is important and why you want to volunteer at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum.
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If you are interested in learning more about these volunteer opportunities, fill out the Volunteer Application and submit.
Corporate or Civic Volunteers: If you are interested in having your business or civic group participate in a group volunteer project at the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum, please contact Miranda Bailey, Volunteer and Event Manager at mbailey@staugustinelighthouse.org or 904.829.0745 x213.
Internship Opportunities: We offer unpaid internships to individuals who are interested in careers in education, museums, public history, non-profit administration, archaeology, or public relations. Internships at the SAL&M are challenging, educational experiences designed for undergraduate and graduate students. Our internship program allows interns to gain a general knowledge and a broad understanding of how a particular department functions. We offer internships in fall, spring, and summer. Please, submit the volunteer application on our website or you may use the direct link. https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=2060117109
Benefits:
Depending on amount of volunteer hours each year, benefits of volunteering with the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum include:
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Training: All training will be provided.
About the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc. is a private, non-profit museum dedicated to its mission “to discover, preserve, present and keep alive the stories of the Nation's Oldest Port as symbolized by our working St. Augustine Lighthouse.
Our Board of Directors and Staff do this in many ways by:
- Providing authentic, enjoyable experiences for families, students and scholars;
- Researching, interpreting and presenting a variety of educational opportunities;
- Collecting artifacts representing the rich maritime history of the nation’s oldest port region;
- Working not only to preserve our own light station but to advocate for the preservation of other lighthouses in our state, nation and around the world, and helping to support other historic museums;
- Performing original maritime archaeological research and present our findings as publications, exhibits, and programs for students, scholars and the general public; and
- Serving our community as a site for education, weddings, remembering others, and joining in volunteerism and civic engagement.
