Volunteer Tour Guide
About this opportunity
The Dolphin Discovery Centre is committed to Conservation, Education, Tourism & Research of our local population of wild bottlenose dolphins, and our volunteers are a highly valued & vital part of our team. Volunteers play a key role interacting with our visitors, monitoring dolphin activity in the bay, tour guiding through our Interpretive Centre, and teaching our visitors about the need to preserve our marine environment. We have volunteers who have been with us for well over 20 years.
Additional requirements
No specific skills except to be willing to learn about dolphins and the marine environment, to be proactive in welcoming our visitors and to adhere to the structure of our organisation. A conversational level of English is required.
Short term volunteers - 15 hours per week. Long term volunteers - commit to one shift of 5 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months.
Suitable for- Centrelink Volunteers
- People Learning English
- Travelling Volunteers
- Wheelchair Access
- Work Experience
- Younger Volunteers, under 18
- Sport & Physical Activity
- Working with Animals
One morning of training, then mentoring