Volunteering

Storyteller at Uppark House and Gardens

For National Trust - Uppark House

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Are you as passionate about places as we are? If so you’ll know how it feels to want to share that! Our volunteer Storytellers help people understand and enjoy the history and beauty of Uppark House.

What's involved?

• Leading groups around the property and thinking about the needs of your audience;
• Following our tour script
• Learning and sharing your knowledge with both visitors and volunteers
• Keeping an eye on the time, so more people get to enjoy a tour
• You are important in making sure things run as smoothly and safely as possible – this includes getting to know health and safety and evacuation procedures.
• Helping visitors understand why we need to take care of special places.

Skills

This role will suit you if you are:

• Warm and approachable and someone who loves being around people
• Have excellent communication skills and are good at remembering facts and lines
• Physically able to be on your feet, climbing stairs and manoeuvring people around the building.
• Are passionate about conservation and the cause of the National Trust.
• Enjoy telling stories that engage with all our visitors.
• Are organised and good at managing your time.

By getting involved you could:

• Be part of a team who have knowledge and insight about sharing stories of Uppark and its history.
• Put your communication skills to practice, sharing your knowledge of conservation practice with our visitors.
• Gain an understanding of the National Trust compliance requirements.
• Meet people from all walks of life and make new friends.
• Enrich the enjoyment of people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Be part of a varied and enthusiastic team and make new friends.

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 - 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
• No - Written role description

Availability

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

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