Volunteer roles
Be part of the incredible team that brings J.M.W. Turner’s house and garden to life. Engage with art and local history, experience working at a heritage property, be part of a friendly team and gain new skills.
At Turner’s House in Twickenham, volunteers engage in a wide variety of tasks. The four main volunteer roles are:
Be the face of Turner’s House: Steward
Our stewards provide a high quality, friendly and informative engagement for visitors. They deliver our front of house services and make Sandycombe Lodge accessible for as many people as possible. Download our role description: Steward Role Description
Share your enthusiasm: Guide
Our guides provide a high quality, friendly and informative engagement for visitors by giving tours of Turner’s House. Download our role description: Guide Role Description
Inspire the next generation: Learning
Our learning team provide exciting and engaging workshops for both primary and secondary school pupils as well as weekend holiday workshops for families. Download our role description: Learning Role Description
Lend us your green thumb: Gardening
Our garden team maintains the appearance of the garden of Sandycombe Lodge and helps us to make the garden of Sandycombe Lodge accessible for as many people as possible. Download our role description: Gardening Role Description
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Download our volunteer application form:
Click for Volunteer Application Form
To apply please send a completed application form to info@turnershouse.org or post to:
Volunteer Team, Turner’s House
Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Rd
Twickenham TW1 2LR
Volunteer Taster Days
Dates for our 2019 volunteer taster dates will be confirmed in February 2019.
Volunteer Policy
Download our volunteer policy: Volunteer Policy
Placements
Turner’s House offers 4-day work placements (Tues-Fri) for students at the end of Year 11-13 who have an interest in history, art and heritage and who aspire to pursue careers in this area. Work placement students will learn about the day-to-day running of an historic house, as well as the behind-the-scenes work that takes place in planning our public programme and caring for the house and the collection. If you are interested in a work placement at Turner’s House, please fill in an application form and send it to info@turnershouse.org
Please be aware that we need a minimum of a months’ notice in order to organise a placement and we may not be able to accommodate your desired date-range.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
If you would like to volunteer with Turner’s House in Twickenham for your Duke of Edinburgh Award, please email learning@turnershouse.org with the following information:
- Name
- Age
- Name of DofE Centre, and if applicable supervisor
- Number of hours of volunteering you would like to do
- Special interests
Arts Award
If you would like to volunteer with Turner’s House in Twickenham for your Arts Award, please look at the Arts Award page under Learning.
To join as a Friend, please see under ‘Support Us’.
Fund Raising Officer Contract
Turner’s House is seeking an experienced Fund Raising Officer on a 1 day a week contract for approx 10 months.
The principal duties will be to:
- Support the Fundraising Consultant in setting up fundraising for Turner’s House with a focus on trusts and foundations
- Assisting with online fundraising and associated promotion of Turner’s House (and its Supporters Circle) on the website and social media
- Support House Director to manage, develop and increase income from Individual Supporters Circle
- Support House Director to establish and manage Corporate Supporters Circle
- Identify opportunities for and organise Fundraising events
- Other duties as required
If you are interested in this role please contact Ricky Pound Housedirector@turnershouse.org and CC romy.murray@gmail.com for more details.
Applicants should send a CV with a covering note explaining why you are interested in and suitable for the contract to housedirector@turnershouse.org by Close of business on Saturday 7th September.
