Each year Ayers House Museum attracts a wide and varied audience of international, interstate and local visitors including school and community groups. The Museum's activities are actively supported by keen and enthusiastic volunteers.
Ayers House Museum is currently recruiting new volunteers and offering an opportunity not to be missed to find out about Victorian Adelaide whilst working as a volunteer and meeting new people. Volunteers are needed to work in the Shop, at Reception and as Guides. In this way you will be playing an important role in supporting the museum and its activities and helping visitors to learn more about colonial Adelaide's rich history.
Volunteering at Ayers House Museum takes many different shapes and the National Trust is keen to take on board people with a wide variety of skills and interests. Guiding is one of the largest roles which volunteers fulfill, however, there are a variety of other options including customer service (as Front of House or Gift Shop volunteers), administration, collections work and maintenance.
The National Trust offers access to an interesting and comprehensive training program for new volunteers. Volunteers generally commence with an induction to the museum's two customer service positions: Front Information Desk and Gift Shop. Following this introductory period, suitable candidates may be invited to participate in the Guide Training Program with a view to becoming a member of the guiding team. The Guide Training Program is an exciting course which will take you through all the techniques you will need to know about conducting a tour of a historic house as well as giving you a fascinating background to the property, its collections and its important part in South Australian history.
If you have an interest in the history of Adelaide and would like to help the National Trust in its campaign to preserve South Australia's heritage, please Contact Us or complete and return a Volunteer Application Form.
For more information on Volunteering at Ayers House please see:
Volunteer Policy
Customer Service and Guiding Job Specifications
