Volunteering

Latest Vacancies

+ Ferry Welcome Host

The Ferry is an incredibly popular part of our visitor offer. The 10 minute journey across the lake provides magnificent views of the Capacity Brown landscape and increasing accessibility to the Bothy and Walled Garden. As a Volunteer Welcome Host, you will support a member of staff to ensure visitors are warmly welcomed aboard the Ferry and have an enjoyable voyage.

You’ll count on and off visitors in line with the Ferry’s capacity, monitor the queue during busy periods, and whilst in motion, ensure that visitors stay seated. Crucially, you will be the eyes and ears for the member of staff during docking, advising on when the Ferry will need to slow and stop, and support by lowering the ramps to allow visitors to disembark. Please note that raising the lowering the ramps is a repetitive and physical activity. 

Want to find out more? Then why not attend our no-obligation drop-in event on Tuesday 23 July at 9:30am by emailing volunteer@harewood.org. During the event, our Visitor Experience Team will talk about the role in more detail and you can have a go at operating the Ferry ramps.

+ Craft Biennial Exhibition Ambassadors

Looking for something different and meaningful to do this summer? Or perhaps you are studying art and design and looking to develop transferrable employability skills? Either way, we can offer you the opportunity to volunteer as part of the third Harewood Biennial Create / Elevate.

Harewood House Trust actively supports and collaborates with artists from diverse backgrounds and between 28 June and 20 October will showcase a range of arts and crafts techniques from 16 British and international artists. This contemporary exhibition provides new ways to engage with the centuries of craft artistry embedded within the interiors of Harewood House.

Your role will be to chat with our visitors in the House about both the individual exhibits and the history of Harewood House, its collections and the people who have lived there.

Curious to find out more about any of our roles?

Give Sarah, our Volunteer Coordinator, a call on 0113 218 1042 or download the application form and email it to volunteer@harewood.org