Museum of East Dorset

Front of House Volunteer

We’re actively building diverse teams of volunteers and welcome applications from everyone, including people of different ages, and abilities.

You will be the first person the visitors will see on entering the Museum, you will be the face of the Museum.  Excellent customer service skills and communication are vital. The key parts of the role is promoting the Museum as visitors come in, and on the phone. It involves till work, taking payment for Museum entry and for events that take place frequently.

If you like teamwork and collaborative working, love meeting and greeting people this is an interesting role.

As the museum is open six days a week, volunteers work to a shift pattern.

For more information please contact volunteering@museumofeastdorset.co.uk

Tea Room Volunteer

We’re actively building diverse teams of volunteers and welcome applications from everyone, including people of different ages, and abilities.

Would you like to meet some interesting people, and make the visitors day even more enjoyable by providing a friendly face, and much needed refreshments in a beautiful setting in the heart of Wimborne Minster?

The Tea Room is an integral part of the Museum, by doing this volunteering role you will be supporting this historic visitor attraction and contributing to its future. We need volunteers who are comfortable in talking to people and providing customers with a smile and friendly service. Some cash handling may be involved.

The Tea Room Volunteer helps us provide good customer service to everyone. It is a busy Tea Room selling hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cake, soup, and quiche. A simple menu is on offer, so no actual cooking required.

For more information please contact volunteering@museumofeastdorset.co.uk

Gardening Volunteer Role Profile

We’re actively building diverse teams of volunteers and welcome applications from everyone, including people of different ages, and abilities.

Help us look after heritage garden, a little gem here in the middle of Wimborne?

As a Gardening Volunteer, you will be contributing to the maintenance and beauty of the Museum’s Garden.

A general knowledge of gardening would be useful. You with be working alongside others in the gardening team who will be there to provide advice and guidance.

This would involve some activities such as tidying, pruning, and weeding when required. The role could involve leaf collection and lawn edging and keeping the property well maintained. The work can be demanding at times so you will need to be fit.

For more information please contact volunteering@museumofeastdorset.co.uk

School Learning Volunteer

If you love working with children and helping them learn in a fun and engaging way and love the idea of sharing our history with young people in ways that are both fun and informative this role could be for you.

We provide the perfect place for local schools to visit and have hands- on experiences which they couldn’t get in the classroom. We run various themed days and workshops, including the extremely popular Victorians, as well as WW1/2, the Stone age to Iron Age and the Romans. Dressing in costume is optional.

These activities are run throughout term times, in the mornings.  The shift is usually from 9.30am until 1.30pm and includes time to set up and pack away.

For more information please email volunteering@museumofeastdorset.co.uk

Calling all you creative and crafting people.

Many people get fulfilment from being able to create something, making things especially suited for an event or activity. Things that involve designing or creating items from wood, material, knitting, sewing, drawing or just painting. This role will allow you to develop new ideas and turn them into finished projects, from making something to creating artwork.

What is involved?

We need a volunteer who is willing to get use all sorts of creative skills. Join a team of crafting and creative volunteers to produce a variety of items to help make our programmed events even more exciting and inspiring.

The role does mean you can be flexible and do some of this from home.

If your good and making things from felt, material, wool or wood, or if you are a dab hand with a paintbrush, or even great with writing and creating great blackboard designs (the list is endless) we would love to hear from you.

This would involve some key activities.

• Working flexibly and cheerfully with all staff and volunteers at the Museum.
• Working closely with the Events Officer to know what events are coming up and plan the resources needed.
• Use your particular skills to produce resources withing timelines.
• Ensure the end products meet certain quality standards

Skills and qualities

The role would suit someone who:

• Can work on your own at times, but also as part of a team.
• Is flexible and reliable, and has a willingness to learn new skills.
• Willing to help at other adhoc events that require volunteers.

Benefits - Volunteers will be given the opportunity to:

• Learn new skills, meet new people. 
• Be part of a local historic treasure and join the volunteering community.
• Know that you are making a difference to events held at the museum