House Experience Volunteer

Our House Experience Volunteers add the sparkle to any visit – giving everyone a warm welcome, bringing stories from Powis Castle & Garden to life and helping people get the best out of their day.

What's involved?

• Creating a warm welcome for everyone who visits

• Responding to the different needs of different visitors, including people with additional access needs

• Finding out what visitors are looking for from their visit and helping them decide how to get the best of their day

• Sharing inspirational stories, curious facts and practical information or simply the space for visitors to wander at their own pace

• Get to know Powis Castle & Garden and our visitors

• Be part of a varied and enthusiastic team and form new friendships

• Gain experience in storytelling and visitor welcome

• Develop and share your knowledge so you can share all that’s special – indoors and out

• Supporting with health and safety and evacuation procedures if required

We want all our volunteers to feel welcome and to have an equally positive experience when volunteering with us.

So, volunteers will:

• Be provided with the necessary induction, training, equipment and reasonable adjustments to do this role well and safely

• Be offered expenses to cover agreed travel costs between home and place of volunteering

• Have remote access to support, news and rotas via our volunteer website

About National Trust Powis Castle

As Europe’s biggest conservation charity, we look after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. We do it with the help of millions of members, volunteers, staff, donors, communities and partners. Without this, we couldn’t care for the miles of coastline, woodlands, countryside and the hundreds of historic buildings, gardens and precious collections we protect.

What skills do I need?

This role will suit you if you are...

• Full of enthusiasm and enjoy engaging and inspiring visitors of all ages

• Someone who loves being around people – you’ll meet a lot each day!

• Interested in Powis Castle & Garden – you don’t need to know all of the history, but as a House Experience Volunteer you’ll enjoy picking up lots of facts and figures

All National Trust volunteers will be asked to...

• Respect and uphold the National Trust values whilst volunteering with us

• Complete training required of all NT volunteers and any role specific training

• Adhere to relevant policies and processes including safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Open daily 10am-5pm, availability to suit volunteer.

Where does this role take place?