Volunteer, Non-Profit & Social Impact

Volunteers are essential to S'edav Va'aki Museum's mission of interpretation, research, and preservation. There are many benefits to volunteering at S'edav Va'aki Museum. These include learning tangible skills, meeting people with similar interests, access to exclusive events and trainings, and helping enhance visitor experiences at an award-winning, accredited museum. See below to learn about the different volunteer opportunities we offer. To learn more about each position, click the title.

To contact the museum's Volunteer Program Specialist, email svmvolunteers. To become a volunteer, use this link. (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./2974

Engagement Guide Volunteers meet and greet museum visitors, supply information, and conduct site overviews for visitors in the Museum’s galleries. Initiate interaction (i.e. conversations about artifacts) and answer questions for visitors in the museum’s various galleries. Engagement Guide Volunteers may also facilitate crafts, outreach presentations, and programs about topics such as archaeology, life in the southwest, and the canals, and help to create education kits for programs.

Front Desk Ambassadors are welcoming, helpful and ready to assist any guests. Front Desk Ambassadors assist with all aspects of visitor services at the Museum. This includes reception desk, admission, registration for public programs, and visitor statistics. By joining the Front Desk Ambassadors, you will help make S'edav Va'aki Museum a great place to visit.

Mudslingers participate in the process of stabilizing S'edav Va'aki’s earthen structures by creating adobe from natural materials (“mud”) and applying it the structures, typically by throwing (“slinging”). This process is invaluable to the continued preservation of the invaluable cultural resources that S'edav Va'aki stewards. Open to groups up to 15.

Museum Store Attendants independently run museum store operations during their shift. This includes welcoming visitors, answering questions about the site, objects and merchandise that are for sale, conducting simple transactions, and opening and closing duties. The museum store is operated by the S'edav Va'aki Museum Foundation (501(c)(3)).

The Program is for high school-aged students (14-17) interested in gaining professional development at a cultural institution. The Teen Volunteers will gain hands-on experience by engaging with the public and spreading knowledge concerning topics about the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People.

If you are looking to volunteer just for an event like S'edav Va'aki Museum Foundation Indian Market, Portal to the Past Festival, or Ancient Technology Day, please call us at  during business hours or email us at svmvolunteers to learn about what is available.

If you are interested in community service hours, please call S'edav Va'aki Museum at  during business hours or email svmvolunteers to schedule your hours before arriving.

S'edav Va'aki Museum, formerly Pueblo Grande Museum, is a National Historic Landmark located on a 1,500-year-old archaeological site in Phoenix, Arizona. The Museum offers a 2/3 mile accessible trail through a prehistoric Hohokam village site, featuring a platform mound, ballcourt, and replicated houses. Visitors can explore three distinct galleries showcasing Hohokam artifacts, hands-on activities for children, and rotating exhibits on archaeology and regional history.

The Museum hosts year-round educational programming and cultural events, such as the Indian Market and Ancient Technology Day. S'edav Va'aki Museum is dedicated to sustainability through its commitment to environmentally conscious practices.