Needs From: Volunteer Leon

Goodwood Museum & Gardens is seeking dependable, friendly volunteers to help make our events and fundraisers run smoothly.

Event volunteers are essential to creating a welcoming and organized experience for our guests at the fundraisers that help support the 180+ year-old museum and gardens.

Event Volunteer Duties May Include:

Flexible scheduling available.

Further opportunities are available for volunteers to help in the planning and development stages of events.

All events will be held at Goodwood Museum & Gardens (1600 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee).

If you enjoy working with people, staying active, and being part of a team that creates memorable experiences, we’d love to have you join us!

Goodwood Museum & Gardens is known for its immense variety of heirloom and heritage roses.

Goodwood needs experienced volunteers to help propagate and maintain the rose inventory on site.

The roses will be offered during Goodwood’s plant sales, and the rose volunteers also work these sales to offer support to the enthusiastic rose customers.

Rose volunteers are important in the care and documentation of rose varieties in Goodwood's gardens; many of the rose varieties are historically relevant to Goodwood, and the preservation of these plants is highly important volunteer work.

The rose volunteers work directly with the Operations Manager and Gardens Manager to complete tasks and document progress.

Rose volunteers can work any time Monday-Friday from 9 AM - noon, with occasional weekend times being offered.

Goodwood Museum & Gardens has extensive garden installations on over 20 acres of property that rely on staff and volunteer support to upkeep and preserve.

The purpose of Volunteer Gardeners is to help the Garden Manager maintain garden installations throughout the grounds, including our historic daffodil lawn, butterfly gardens, and more.

Garden volunteers can work any time Monday-Friday from 9 AM - 12 PM, with occasional weekend times being offered.

The key responsibilities are: weeding, watering, and mulching areas as well as identifying hazards, pests, and plant diseases on the grounds.

This position needs to know how to use basic hand tools and be physically able to conduct the tasks. Training is provided to teach how to identify invasive plants and how to care for Goodwood’s plants over the seasons.

Goodwood Museum & Gardens is seeking volunteers to serve on the garden's greenhouse propagation team.

The purpose of the greenhouse propagation team is to grow and maintain all of the plants used in the museum & garden's biannual plant sale fundraisers.

The volunteers work most Friday mornings from 9 AM - noon in Goodwood’s greenhouse and surrounding areas.

The key responsibilities are: propagating cuttings from mother plants, transplanting seedlings, identifying diseases and pests, documenting all plant varieties, and keeping them organized in the greenhouse.

Working as a team with the other volunteers is crucial to the success of our propagation program.

Our greenhouse volunteers also work the day of the plant sale, helping customers.

Previous experience with propagating and plant maintenance is a plus. Expect to do mild to moderate physical work. Training is provided.

Goodwood Museum & Gardens is seeking facility volunteers to assist and support the on-staff facility manager with minor repairs, painting, and construction-based problem-solving.

Facility volunteers have the opportunity to have a hands-on involvement with preserving and protecting a 180+ year old historic structure in the heart of Tallahassee.

Facilities volunteers can work any time Monday-Friday from 9 AM - 5 PM.

They will work directly with Goodwood’s Facilities Manager and the Operations Manager to finish projects on Goodwood’s historical structures. Previous experience with construction, historic preservation, and/or handyperson activities preferred.

Perfect volunteer opportunity for someone looking to work with their hands and volunteer in ways that have a direct and visual impact.

Goodwood Museum & Garden is seeking docents to lead tours of the Main House museum.

Docents are primarily responsible for leading tours of the Main House. Tour groups may vary in size from small groups of visitors to large school groups.

Occasionally, docents will be asked to be on site to assist in certain events, such as the opening of a new exhibit in the museum.

Docents support the Museum’s commitment to providing all visitors (students, seniors, adults, and children) with a positive, engaging experience. All docent training is supported by informed docents, staff, and board members. New docents will have the opportunity to practice their presentation skills, learn about Tallahassee history and the exciting stories behind it!

Prior knowledge of local and Goodwood history is not necessary; only an open mind, flexibility, interest, enthusiasm, and time for sharing are required.

Docents are given a handbook that acts as a guide to what information is conveyed while giving a tour.

The times of our tours are Tuesday through Saturday, 4 tours a day, broken into 2 shifts, mornings and afternoons.

Docents are requested to work at least 3 shifts per month for continuity.