Along with a supportive learning environment, we offer the chance to gain new skills and experience or simply to do something you enjoy.
Current vacancies
Butterfly House Volunteer
Closing date: Saturday 25 January, 10am
- Ongoing, minimum 3 months, weekly, afternoons 1.00-3.30pm (Monday or Saturday)
- Anticipated start date: Mid-February
- If shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview Saturday 1 February – please keep this free
This role aims to inspire our visitors, helping them to learn about the insects, their lifecycle, habitats and how they feed. The volunteer would be helping the small team of four staff who care for the both the butterflies and the animals in the Animal Walk.
The Horniman butterfly house houses a range of tropical butterflies in a hot and humid environment. Our aim is to recreate their natural surroundings, not only to support the butterflies, but to inspire our visitors, helping them to learn about the insects, their lifecycle, habitats and how they feed. The volunteer would be helping the small team of four staff who care for the both the butterflies and the animals in the Animal Walk.
Interested? Find out more in the role description.
Please complete our online form to apply, or email volunteering@horniman.ac.uk for an application form.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and circumstances. Adjustments are available to support your application and placement in this role. Please get in touch if you have any questions. You do not need to have experience in all areas to apply for the role.
Communications Volunteer
- 6 months, weekly (Thursday or split across Wednesday and Thursday)
- Anticipated start date: Early February
- If shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview Wednesday 22 January – please keep this free
- This role would suit someone with an interest in media, creativity, and volunteering.
This role, based in our small, friendly volunteering team, will focus on improving our volunteer offer and experience. This could be through developing videos for our social media and for volunteer training, improving accessibility to our volunteer programmes, or general administration. This role would suit someone with an interest in media or creativity, volunteering, and an understanding of EDI and accessibility. You will have lots of scope to develop the role, be creative and get hands on with the day-to-day activity. Experience in all areas is not essential.
Interested? Find out more in the role description.
Please complete our online form to apply, or email volunteering@horniman.ac.uk for an application form.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and circumstances. Adjustments are available to support your application and placement in this role. Please get in touch if you have any questions. You do not need to have experience in all areas to apply for the role.