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Become a Tour Guide Volunteer - Learn to Guide Historic Tours of Boston
ORGANIZATION: Boston By Foot
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Do you love discovering new sites and stories around Boston? Channel that energy by becoming a Boston By Foot volunteer tour guide!
Boston By Foot seeks engaged, lifelong learners to join its community of volunteer tour guides. Tour guide volunteers learn how to guide walking tours, exploring Boston history with diverse audiences.
Major Responsibilities:
- Complete Volunteer Training from March 18 - May 4, 2025
- Guide at least 8 Boston By Foot historic tours in Boston’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods during the summer and fall
- Interpret Boston’s multi-layered history and story to diverse audiences
- Provide excellent customer service
- Manage tour groups on busy city streets
- Be dependable and punctual: Arrive reliably for scheduled tours
Attend Volunteer training from March 18 - May 4, 2025. The 7 week training includes everything you need to become a Boston By Foot Tour Guide Volunteer
- Six 3 - 3.5 hour In-Person Group Practice Session led by an experienced Group Leader (accepted applicants can choose to attend weekend or weekday sessions)
- Five Tuesday evening Zoom learning sessions (Boston History, Architecture, Storytelling and more!)
- Weekly At Home Learning using the Guide Training Workbook
- Fun! Community! Camaraderie! and Support Every Step of the Way!
After completing guide training, tours are typically 90 minutes long. Different tours are offered at different times and days of the week, including mornings, evenings and weekends, so you can choose tours scheduled at times that work well for you.
While most tours are given in English, BBF welcomes bilingual and multilingual volunteers with opportunities to guide tours in a range of languages including Spanish, Mandarin, French, German, Italian and more.
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About Boston By Foot
Location:
87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, MA 02108, US
Mission Statement
Boston By Foot inspires locals and visitors to discover and appreciate the diverse stories of Boston by exploring the cityscape together.
Description
Boston By Foot is a welcoming community of life-long learners committed to providing opportunities for people to actively explore Boston's cityscape. Our affordable and accessible tour experiences are designed to engage curious learners. We inspire discovery of Boston’s well- and lesser- known history and exploration of unique stories that may otherwise go untold. All tours are delivered by well-trained volunteer tour guides who are passionate about learning and sharing Boston’s history with you.
Boston By Foot, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization. Through membership, volunteerism, and philanthropy, our community members play an active role in sharing Boston’s history.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Community
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
87 Mount Vernon StreetBoston, MA 02108
(42.35838 ,-71.06788 )
DATE POSTED
December 18, 2024
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- Group Facilitation
- History
- Bilingual
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Attend Volunteer training from March 18 - May 4, 2025. After completing guide training, tours are typically 90 minutes long. Different tours are offered at different times and days of the week, including mornings, evenings and weekends.
- Submit application at: https://bostonbyfoot.org/about/get-involved/Become-a-Boston-By-Foot-Volunteer/ (application close March 2, 2025)