Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Assist the Garden Gift Shop staff with shop coverage for meetings, lunch breaks and regular shifts, particularly on Thursdays 9:30-12:30 and 12:30-4:30. Answer customer questions about the shop wares and the Garden, point of sale computer register, tidy the shop,answer phones. A great place to meet people from all over the world!

Retail experience is preferred, and some cash register experience necessary. Specific on the job training will be available. Volunteers for this position will need background/credit check.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekly

Contact Person: Cherie Welsh, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (See a map)

Directions:

Directions From the South: Take U.S. Hwy 101 north to the Mission Street exit. Turn right (toward the hills) at the off-ramp stop light. From the North: Take U.S. Hwy 101 south to the Mission Street exit. Turn left (toward the hills) at the off-ramp stop light. Proceed on Mission Street to Santa Barbara Street. - Look for the brown and white "Botanic Garden" signs. - Turn left onto Santa Barbara Street, proceed two blocks to the first stop sign at Los Olivos Street. - Turn right onto Los Olivos Street and drive past Mission Santa Barbara. - Continue north toward the mountains to the stop sign at Foothill Road (Highway 192). - Turn right onto Foothill Road; proceed to the stop sign at Mission Canyon Road. - Turn left onto Mission Canyon Road. - Bear right at the fork of Mission Canyon Road and Tunnel Road. - Proceed about 1/2 mile; the Garden is on the left at 1212 Mission Canyon Road (look for a large sign at the entry to the parking lot.) - If you have any difficulty finding us, please call (805) 682-4726, ext. 101 for assistance.   Nearest Bus Stop: 22/weekends only