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House Experience Volunteer at Uppark House

For National Trust - Uppark House

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Our House Experience Volunteers add the sparkle to any visit – giving everyone a warm welcome, bringing stories from Uppark House and Gardens 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
• Learning more about Uppark House and Gardens so you can share all that’s special – indoors and out
• Responding to the changing needs of Uppark House and Gardens – getting involved in supporting temporary exhibitions and permanent collections, researching, or hosting.
• Supporting with health and safety and evacuation procedures if required
• Being part of a team that may need to adapt and change in response to local needs, National Trust priorities or changes to government guidelines.

There’ll be plenty of opportunity to do the little things that make a big difference, such as opening a door to a secret hatch or shining a light on a forgotten object.

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

Skills

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 Uppark House and 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

By getting involved you could:

• Spend time in our fabulous places that are packed with history
• Get to know Uppark House and Gardens 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

You’d also be joining Europe’s largest conservation charity and the wider National Trust team proudly looking after 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks and nature reserves (including lighthouses, villages, pubs and a gold mine!).

We are a unique charity welcoming millions of people each year and with a vision to open up places for the benefit of everyone, for ever.

About National Trust - Uppark House

The National Trust is a charity organization founded in 1895, dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings and natural landscapes in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It aims to promote public access to these sites while protecting them for future generations. The organization manages a diverse portfolio, including country houses, estates, nature reserves, and urban properties, funded through donations and membership. Its mission is to safeguard nature, beauty, and history for everyone's benefit.
Uppark is a beautifully symmetrical Georgian property high up on the South Downs National Park. We have glorious views over the park and can see as far as the Solent on a clear day.
We have a strong story to tell, both upstairs and downstairs and a lovely landscape that was influenced by those names we all love to hear; Capability Brown and Humphry Repton.
We have an enthusiastic team of volunteers with various roles including: tending to our beautiful gardens, sharing the intriguing history of Uppark with visitors in the house, supporting our visitor reception, helping in the second hand bookshop, and supporting the property office and facilities teams on a day-to-day basis.

Details

• No - DBS check required
• Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
• Yes - Expenses reimbursed
• Yes - Health and Safety Policy
• Yes - Is it fully accessible
• Yes - Ongoing support
• Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
• Yes - Suitable for Under 18's
• Yes - Training provided
• Yes - Volunteer induction
• Yes - Volunteer Policy
• Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
• Yes - Written role description

Availability

The property is open to public Sunday to Wednesday and you will have remote access rotas via our volunteer website

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