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Opportunity

Front Desk & Gallery Assistant Volunteer


Volunteer role at The Bradford Police Museum


Closing date: 09 Jun 2025

The Bradford Police Museum are continuously recruiting for Front of House volunteers. This role involves welcoming visitors to the museum, checking them in for tours, providing general assistance to visitors and fellow volunteers on the day, supporting the front desk and selling items from the shop.

Essential elements of the role:

  • Welcoming and checking in or booking visitors on to tours

  • Answering questions and giving information and instructions

  • Handling money and selling items from the shop

  • Updating and filing paperwork

Essential skills / competencies required:

  • Friendly and collaborative approach to work

  • A can-do attitude and willingness to see a job through

  • Numerate with basic computer skills

  • English language fluency: this role is customer facing and requires volunteers to be sufficiently proficient in English, so that they can communicate effectively with customers and fellow volunteers during opening hours

  • Enthusiasm for the museum and its aims.

Time commitment: 

Front of House volunteers are asked to select either a Friday or Saturday (or both if desired by the volunteer), to be confirmed in advance on the volunteer rota. The museum is open March to November each year, on Fridays and Saturdays, from 10am – 3:30pm.  There are also occasional special events and evening pre booked Group Tours, that front of house volunteers can help with, if they would like to and are available.  

 

Training & Support

All museum volunteers receive a museum orientation and overview of their role when they start volunteering with us.  A full induction is provided upon completion of a mutually agreed trial period.  Ongoing, role specific training is provided in-house.  There are occasional additional opportunities to attend training provided by third parties, where required.

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