What is involved?
Term-time volunteer roles involve leading trails and workshops for students at all levels of education from nursery/EYFS through primary and also secondary. Session themes and activities vary from exploring our herb garden and making bees wax candles to tours about our monastic history. You can find information about our session on the Cathedral website. You don’t have to be an expert on any of the topics or age groups as you will receive training and plenty of time to observe and learn sessions.
Holiday volunteer roles involve supporting our growing programme of family learning activity. These events tend to be light-touch and drop-in with a variety of hands-on activities and trails.
What will you get out of it?
- Training and skills-development in Informal Learning and Learning Outside the Classroom.
- Becoming part of a friendly and collaborative team.
- Volunteering in a historical setting with a rich heritage, dating back over 1,000 years.
- Invitations to special events and relevant meetings.
- Reimbursement of travel expenses, up to the cost of a one-day travel card, on production of a valid receipt or ticket.
- Regular meetings with the Education Officer.
What are we looking for?
- An interest in, experience of and aptitude for working with and engaging young people.
- A friendly, flexible, welcoming, warm and approachable manner.
- An interest in interpreting the history and working life of the Cathedral.
- Good oral communication skills.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- The ability to adapt to changing situations.
- Commitment to volunteer for a minimum of two school terms.
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