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Volunteer opportunities at The Vyne
We're recruiting volunteers right now, scroll down to find out more.
Volunteers play a huge part in making The Vyne a wonderful place to visit. There's plenty of opportunities to put your skills to use across the house and estate, make new friends and help to protect this special place.Recruiting now: Current volunteer opportunities
You're welcome to browse the roles below. If you see something that sparks your interest, we'd love to hear from you. Equally, if you know someone who you feel might be a good match for one of these opportunities, we'd be grateful if you could point them in our direction, thanks.
Day Maker
We're looking for friendly people to help greet visitors at Visitor Reception. You'll give tailored advice by listening to visitors, helping them find their way around and sharing our seasonal best bits. Taking pride in high presentation standards, you'll pick litter to help keep The Vyne looking its best. We need passionate individuals who can share our conservation story and charity status with visitors so they can understand the real impact of memberships and fundraising. Ideally, we're looking for someone who could do one day a week, 10am-4pm, but this is flexible.
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What sorts of things do volunteers typically get up to?
Below is a selection of some of the typical volunteer roles you can expect to find at The Vyne.
House volunteers
Volunteers in the house are friendly faces for visitors, welcoming and guiding them around The Vyne, and ready to share stories and facts with those who’d like to know a little more.
Garden and countryside volunteers
If you’re green-fingered or just like to work outdoors, then volunteering in the garden or across the wider estate might be the perfect role for you.
Working alongside the team of gardeners and rangers you could be helping in the greenhouse, guiding visitors around the garden or maintaining the estate grounds.
Visitor welcome and retail volunteers
Put your great customer service skills to use by joining the visitor welcome or retail teams. You could volunteer in the shop, the popular second-hand bookshop or provide a welcoming smile to visitors in our reception area.
Why join us?
There are lots of reasons to join us; making the move to volunteer could be the best decision you ever make.
- Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
- Meet people from all walks of life and forge new friendships
- Utilise your existing skills and learn new ones
- Strengthen your CV and help to develop your career
- Enjoy the great outdoors
- Learn about the history of this special place.
How to get involved
We’re always keen to add to our volunteer team.
If you’d like to get involved, but don’t see anything on the volunteering page that captures your attention, please get in touch by phone on 01256 883858 or email. Just let us know the kind of role you're looking for and provide us with your contact details.
Thank you
Thank you to all our volunteers who give their time to support the National Trust in many different roles.
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