The London Canal Museum is a registered charity and an Accredited
Museum run and staffed mainly by volunteers, to professional standards.
We are always looking out for new people with a variety of skills.
People with specific skills to offer are espcially welcome. The range of tasks
in running a museum is very varied.
If you are interested in volunteering, contact
volunteering@canalmuseum.org.uk except where otherwise stated.
Why be a museum volunteer?
Museum volunteers are motivated by a wide range of factors. Here are
some of the common ones but it is not an exclusive list!
- Keeping active in retirement
- Gaining experience
- Meeting new people
- A love of our canal and industrial heritage and the desire to share
it with others
- Putting something back into the community
- Enjoy being part of a team
- Learning new skills
- Building confidence
- Experience and greater confidence in working with children as
individuals and in groups
- Experience and greater confidence in working with other
adults
- Organisational skills
- Presentation & guidance skills
- New perspectives on the museum & its work
Expenses
We will re-imburse travel expenses and all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses and up to £3 per day for lunch food when a full day is worked.
These are reimbursed by cheque, usually once a month, or more often if there
are larger sums involved.
More information
Currently we are looking for volunteers to undertake the following
roles - click on the role title to find out more
Front-of-House Volunteers (0945-1700
Tuesdays to Sundays, one or two days per fortnight)
Education team Volunteers
Adult Group Customer Services
(both administrative and practical)
Towpath and Tunnel Trip Guides
Some Specific Vacancies
In this section we list vacancies for volunteer positions which we are
currently seeking to fill. Please remember that all positions are unpaid - do
not apply if you are looking for a salary.
Costumed Interpreter, August 20th (approx) to September 23rd
This is an Internship opportunity for someone wanting to gain
experience of heritage interpretation for visitors. No prior knowledge is
needed as training will be provided. Three days per week on average including
alternate weekends. Two positions. Please
Download a detailed role
description. This includes background information and where to apply and
ask questions.
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Other things
Our volunteers and trustees are very busy and we can always do with an
extra helping hand in the following areas:
- Helping with minor maintenance work on the building
- Help with publicity, marketing, desktop publishing
- Help at summer outdoor events
- Help with temporary exhibitions, including research
- We sometimes have short-term projects available for people with
initiative and the ability to carry them through without extensive
supervision.
- Conservation and librarianship
- Management skills. If you are an experienced manager with time
available and a track record of making things happen, please talk to us on an
individual basis.contact the museum
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