Volunteering
The museum has various vacancies throughout the year. Can’t see what you’re looking for? Please email info@congletonmuseum.co.uk.
Benefits from volunteering with us
- Volunteers of Congleton Museum receive a free museum membership which includes priority booking to events, discounted event tickets, newsletter, member only events and access to online family history research databases.
- Reciprocal museum visiting scheme.
- Volunteer training and volunteer-only events.
Opportunities
Congleton Museum seeks new Volunteer Museum Assistants to assist with welcoming visitors to the museum, conducting front of house responsibilities such as taking payments, stock replenishment, supporting the front desk and selling items from the shop, recording visitor numbers, taking donations and payment for memberships, guiding visitors into the main exhibition, responding to enquiries in a helpful manner, handling children’s activity trail sheets and replenishing family activities. Shifts are 2-4 hours per week.
Congleton Museum seeks volunteer project assistants to assist in the delivery of Our Disappearing Nature! Our Disappearing Nature is a museum project funded by The Royal Society that aims to survey the plants growing in the Congleton area. Members of the public will record data for the museum, and museum volunteers will input the data into an internal database – creating a searchable database of local plants. The volunteer project assistant will report to the project manager and assist in the delivery of the project.
The other opportunities include:
- Research
- Cataloguing and managing collections
- Planning projects (e.g., exhibitions)
- Managing the souvenir shop
- Supporting events
- Supporting educational experiences
- Updating the website
- Social media updates
- Fundraising
Complete the online form to register your interest
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Projects
Throughout the year the museum runs various projects, some of which are long standing. Most of our projects are volunteer led, see what’s on and how you can get involved.
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How a determined band of volunteers created and now runs an accredited museum to illustrate the story of Congleton.
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