We don’t have any employees, so we always need lots of good volunteers! If you’d like to know more about any of the opportunities below, please ask at reception or email people@tewkesburymuseum.org for a chat.
Which of these best describes you?
- I’d like to volunteer for the same hours every week
The activities below are carried out during the hours we’re open to the public, currently 11 to 3 on some days and noon to 3 on others:
Reception: The public face of the museum for our visitors, receptionists are the first point of contact for everyone who walks through the front door. We couldn’t open without our dedicated team of receptionists!
Collection care and management: Work alongside our Collections Committee to help protect, interpret and display our wide range of objects.
Exhibitions: We need enthusiastic people to help plan and implement exhibitions which will inform, engage and entertain our visitors for years to come!
Social media: We like to keep our socials up to date, so if you can help keep us posting regularly then we would love to hear from you!
- I‘d like to help regularly but can’t commit to the same hours every week
Volunteer co-ordination: You could help our People Trustee recruit, train and manage other volunteers.
Back-office support: Some of our essential tasks need to be done on a regular basis but not necessarily at the same time each week or month, eg IT, accounts, updating policies and procedures, and maintaining our website.
Social media: If you have a good eye for captions or Insta-worthy moments, you could create a batch of scheduled content for our social media pages.
- I’d like to organise events
Talks: We run a popular programme of 5 talks in spring and autumn. The organiser and assistants find suitable speakers, book a hall and get everything set up on relevant evenings.
Other events: Some of our events only happen once or twice a year, eg our Tabletop sale and Father Christmas grotto. You could help with these by putting up posters, handing out leaflets, setting up tables or taking bookings.
- I’d like to be a trustee
If you have professional or management experience and are prepared to help with governance and strategy as well as in specific areas, you may be suitable to become one of our trustees. Current vacancies are shown on our Trustee Opportunities page, but if none of these are the right fit for you – get in touch!
- I’m a university or college student looking for a placement
If you’re older than 18, in higher education, and need a placement for your course, get in touch with us at people@tewkesburymuseum.org
- I’m in secondary school and looking for work experience
Sorry – we’re not able to accommodate you if you’re younger than 18.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are an equal opportunities organisation and welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.