Volunteering with us
We host occasional drop-in sessions for potential volunteers to meet the team and ask questions. The next one is scheduled for spring 2025 but don't leave it that long! Contact us and we will invite you to Crownhill for an informal chat and a chance to meet current volunteers and find out more about the work.
Volunteer vacancies
We are looking to recruit volunteers to the following roles:
Tour guides, museum stewards and help with public events
There is a small visitor operation at Crownhill Fort that is largely volunteer-run. Occasional public event days, special ticketed events, tours for visiting schools and adult groups all take place throughout the year.
Our museum staff are the difference between an enjoyable visit and an exceptional one. A passion for the subject matter helps bring the Fort and its stories to life. We wish to avoid scripts, preferring everybody to develop their knowledge alongside their own interests.
No experience is necessary. Tour guides will start by shadowing others as they develop their knowledge and patter. As guides develop their skills they will be asked to lead some elements of a visit under the guidance of an experienced mentor until they are able to lead visits of their own.
Collections care and management of our document archives
The collection at Crownhill Fort is showcased across three display rooms with much more in storage. We are looking for curators with a passion for historic objects and the patience to conserve and care for them so they can tell their stories. When our displays are refreshed it is the curators who decide what is going to be shown next.
Alongside the museum collection there is a large document archive containing photographs, architects' plans, historical documents and much more. We wish to assemble a small team to work through these on a part-time basis, determine what should be kept and what should be digitised, enter details on a searchable catalogue to make records accessible to researchers and the general public.
No experience is necessary and full training will be given.