Volunteer at Calderstones

Current Opportunities

Reception

Provide a warm hello to everyone who calls The Reader’s main phone line, talking to callers about our work and providing information about what’s happening at the Mansion House. This role directs enquiries to the right team/s by email and telephone, and sometimes supports staff and volunteers with administrative tasks.

Welcome

Provide a friendly welcome to anyone visiting the Mansion House, greeting and directing people on arrival and making sure that visitors with disabilities or special requirements are looked after.

This role involves talking to visitors about The Reader’s work and the daily goings-on at Calderstones. Staff and volunteers might also call on you for help with administrative tasks from time to time.

Reader Bookshop

Meet and greet visitors, direct people into the Mansion House and share what’s on at The Reader at Calderstones each day. Serve customers, keep the shop clean and tidy, and look after administrative tasks, such as pricing and stocktaking.

Heritage Story Sharer

Explore the history of the prehistoric Calderstones, the families who lived in the Mansion House and the local area with people of all ages, as part of a friendly and knowledgeable team. You will deliver walking tours or workshops, assist with heritage events and help create new stories to share.

Activity Group Leader

As part of the programme at The Reader at Calderstones, we run group activities every single day of the week. Would you like to get people together around: Board Games, Chatting, Crafts, Gardening, Knitting, Upcycling or Walking? Complete the form on the Become a Volunteer page to let us know which activity you could lead or if you’ve got a brilliant activity of your own that you’d like to suggest.

Event Support

Make sure events are ready for guests and they feel welcomed on arrival. You will record attendees, answer queries about the event, signpost toilets, accessible routes and emergency procedures, and let people know about the wider aims of The Reader.

Experience Evaluation

Help The Reader find out what people think of their visit by collecting information from those who visit the park or take part in activities. This includes doing park exit surveys, guiding visitors through questionnaires and attending events.

Maintenance Support

Help with the upkeep of a local landmark. Outside, that includes paths and entrances, trees and plants, gates, fences, benches and planters, and storage areas. Inside, we’ll need help with furniture, decorating and reporting safety issues or damages.

Garden Volunteer

From the green-thumbed enthusiast to the curious novice, our volunteer Garden Group is a delightful haven for anyone willing to dig into the wonders of nature. Your role will involve external general maintenance of the gardens within the Mansion house and the area in front of the Mansion house  supported by the Facilities Staff. Find out more here.