WHY VOLUNTEER AT THE HANGAR?

The Hangar Flight Museum is fortunate to have a strong group of volunteers who offer their immeasurable skills and talents to the museum on a daily basis. Thanks to their passion and dedication we are able to offer a unique experience to our visitors, deliver interesting programming to our students, and maintain our archival and artifact collections for future generations to enjoy. We support and encourage volunteer engagement and offer many benefits to our volunteers including:

• unlimited free admission to the Museum and select special events
• an individual annual non-voting membership
• 10% discount in our gift shop
• volunteer recognition events including our annual Christmas appreciation reception
• the opportunity to work with a unique collection alongside other like-minded individuals
• flexible scheduling

Welcome to The Hangar Flight Museum’s Volunteer Program!

We are fortunate to have a strong team of dedicated volunteers who share their passion and dedication to offer unique experiences to visitors, deliver compelling Theory of Flight programming to our students, and maintain our archival and artifact collections for future generations to enjoy.

We are excited that you are interested in joining us!

Mission and Vision

Inspired by bold and adventurous stories, we are passionate about bringing aviation history to life. We work in service to our communities. We are adaptable and agile, embracing quality, professionalism, and courage in our work.

Our common purpose is to make The Hangar Flight Museum a premiere destination to explore, engage, and experience the transformational power of flight. We are united as storytellers, stewarding and sharing the aviation history of Calgary and western Canada and its impact on our community. 

We explore how our world has been changed by flight and ensure that our visitors, staff, and volunteers are safe and comfortable in our space.

We approach our work with meaning and purpose and take care of the land and sky.

We are sustainable and intentional in making decisions that contribute to a thriving organization, and we share and explore diverse stories and experiences to contribute to an inclusive space.

We are recruiting.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

EDUCATION TOUR GUIDE

We are looking for volunteers with weekday availability between 9:30 – 2 to help us run our Theory of Flight Program. Guides have a group of 6-10 Grade 5 students who get to learn about flight and how it works, then go on a tour of the Hangar – look at aircraft and apply the theory of flight to the actual aircrafts. These programs are typically 2 hours in length and often run twice a day. Volunteers interested would have shadow shifts where they watch current volunteers teach the program, before they start slowly building up their teaching time by splitting with another volunteer until they feel comfortable doing it solo.

FLIGHT SIMULATOR FACILITATOR

We are looking for people interested in joining our SIM team. We have an OpenSource SIM retrofit in a 1950s CAE trainer that people can book tickets for on a designated SIM day, once every month. If you are interested, we have two roles: Greeters and Instructors. Starting as a Greeter, you will greet people as they arrive at the SIM, tell them a little about the SIM and how it works and get them ready for their flight. From there, the Instructor guides them through a 30-minute flight in the Simulator where they get to take-off, land and fly a circuit. Interested volunteers will start as Greeters before working their way up to Instructing. To begin training, you can either shadow a SIM day or you can come by on a Friday between 10-4 to get an overview from an experienced volunteer.

WEEKEND MUSEUM HOSTS

We are looking for people to join us at weekend shifts and provide informal guidance to families and tourists as they come into the museum. The shifts are 3 hours in length and could involve talking to small groups and leading them around, answering questions people have regarding the planes, or the museum in general. Interested individuals can start the process by reading our information manual on the planes in the building as well as gaining familiarity with the panels, exhibits, and information around the museum. During the summer, we have host positions during weekdays as well.

AIRCRAFT/BUILDING MAINTENANCE

We are looking for volunteers with anytime availability (10-4) to come and clean both the aircraft, and the building surrounding it. We get a lot of dust and debris, so volunteers will be given directions for wiping down the aircraft as well as sweeping up the floors under the aircraft. We are looking for 1–2-hour shifts at any time to come in, report to a staff member, and help keep the space clean. Your first shift would involve going over the planes and proper items for cleaning the artifacts.

JOIN OUR TEAM

How to apply? Please send an email to volunteer@thehangarmuseum.ca with the subject line “Volunteer Application” and tell us about why you would like to join our museum and what areas you think you would make the best impact. In response, Volunteer Manager will send you an application form.

Please note that we prioritize reviewing applications during certain months of the year: January, March, July, August, September, October, and December.