Volunteer with us

Why volunteer?

Are you looking to volunteer in Bath? We would love you to get in touch. Our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers do all kinds of interesting things at the American Museum & Gardens.

Perhaps you like heritage, history, textiles, art or gardening?

You may be keen to meet new people and be involved with a museum, garden or charitable organisation.

Or perhaps you would like to gain experience in the cultural or horticultural sectors to help with your career development?

Volunteer roles

We're currently recruiting for the volunteer roles below. If one of these opportunities sounds like the right fit, please read the role profile and complete the application form below, or email us to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you.

House and Exhibition Volunteer

Department: Visitor Experience

Time Commitment: 3hrs per week (minimum)

Preferred Days: Saturday and Sunday

Purpose of the role

To support the Visitor Experience team to deliver an excellent standard of customer service and ensure that visitors have an enjoyable visit to the museum and exhibition.

Key Responsibilities

• Attending a briefing meeting before the start of your volunteering session.

• Welcoming visitors to your assigned space.

• Engaging visitors in conversation and answering their questions as appropriate.

• Ensuring that visitors have the best possible time while they are with us.

• Being aware and respectful of the needs of visitors who have mobility or access needs, both physical and intellectual.

• Keeping eyes on the artefacts in our collection to ensure their safety and protection and reporting anything of concern to the Duty Manager.

• Attending training sessions, volunteer meetings and keeping up to date with museum communications.

• Following the Museum’s Health and Safety Policy and adhering to the Museum’s Volunteer agreement.

Download the full volunteer role below.

Herb Shop Volunteer

Department: Retail Team

Time Commitment: 3hrs per week (minimum)

Preferred Days: Saturday and Sunday

Purpose of the role

To support fundraising and development activity at the AM&G, specifically through retail, by engaging with visitors, encouraging Herb Shop and plant sales and delivering an excellent standard of visitor experience.

 Key Responsibilities

• Opening up and closing down the Herb Shop at the beginning and end of the session.

• Being responsible for the retail products available in the Herb Shop, taking care of the plant stocks and looking after visitors  and their needs.

• Engaging with visitors to deepen their interest in the work and activities at AM&G

• When possible, making simple flower bouquets for selling in the Herb Shop.

• Attending training sessions, volunteer meetings and keeping up to date with museum communications.

• Following the Museum’s Health and Safety Policy and adhering to the Museum’s Volunteer agreement.

Download the full volunteer role below.

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