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Volunteer roles

For 2024/25 we are really pleased to welcome applications for the following exciting new Volunteer roles

Lead Volunteer

We welcome applications for the role of Lead Volunteer. These people will recruit and lead small groups of people to deliver either projects or an annual event.

If you are interested please email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk  to to begin the recruitment process.

Trustee

We are currently looking for a number of trustees with experience in the one of the following areas:

Architect

Insurance

Fundraising

Human Resources

Health and Safety

Marketing

To apply please email admin@beaudesert.or.guk for a nomination form.

Fundraisers

To assist with Legacy documentation, grants and funding applications and to plan and run fundraising events including dinner, auction, raffle and speaker events to raise funds. please email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

Volunteer Events Manager

We are looking for a volunteer events manager to lead a number of exciting events for Scouts and Guides in the next few years including Winter Camp 2026, Wilderness 2025, Scout and Guide take over 2025. We are also looking at running a number of other events for Scouts and Guides including various events for different sections.

Ideally you will have some experience of managing district or county events or Jamborees or even some commercial event experience.  You’ll work with the centre management team to plan the event, help to advertise it, recruit volunteers for the event and deliver the event.

To apply please complete and return the application form to the Centre Manager ASAP.  centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

Event manager JOTA/JOTI

We are looking for a volunteer to recruit and lead a team of people to run a weekend event for JOTA. You’ll need the appropriate radio licence and be a member of the Scout association and have had previous experience of JOTA and be available for the weekend Friday 18th October to Sunday 20th October 2024. If you are interested please email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk ASAP

Winter Camp Event Manager

To plan and run an exciting winter camp with lots of activities.

Wilderness Event Manager

To plan and run our Bushcraft and Survival weekend.  You will need to recruit a number of industry expert instructors to run workshops in all kinds of bushcraft and survival skills.  You will need to source some main stage speakers, in the past these have included, Ed Stafford, Laura Bingham, Sally Kettle, Lofty Wiseman and Dr Sarita Robinson.  Plan some engaging entertainment for Saturday evening including campfire and plan a big finale on Sunday

General Event Support Staff

To run car parking, traffic management, refuse and recycling.

The application process is: complete and return an application form, shortlisted to interview, on an offer of a role, 2 references and a DBS (sorry to comply with our policy an additional DBS to scouting or guiding is required. Please complete an application form 0420 Volunteer Application Form and email it to centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

Activity Support

Campfire Leaders

To be part of a team who run campfires every weekend from May to September and for special events.

Email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

History Guides

We are looking for a number of people who are enthusiastic about the history of Beaudesert Hall and the grounds.  You will join our team of volunteer history guides to give tours and talks to young people and adults.

Activity Assistants

To help support the delivery of activities.  You will help set up self led equipment, help with harnessing, help set ropes up under the supervision of qualified instructors.  There will be opportunities for courses to enable you to fully instruct activities.

Media Team

We have a whole new team that we are looking for:  Our Media team will look after our website and social media and press releases.

Media Team Lead

To Lead our media team to deliver high quality marketing across our website, social media and press interviews.

Web designers

To add content to our website and ensure the site is up to date at all times.  We are also looking to take on an ambitious project to create a new exciting website that allows customers to book and follow their booking on line.

Social Media Volunteers

To run our social media posts, across Facebook, X and Instagram.  We are also looking to do more with YouTube and to explore TikTok and other platforms.

Email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

Marketing Photographers and video

We are looking for a team of people to come in on planned media days and big events to take photos, make videos and to interview our customers. This will support our website and social media teams.

Email centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

General tech support

To help set up projectors, PAs and other tech at events and meetings.

County ambassadors

We are looking for a couple of people from each county, Scouts and Guides to become ambassadors, taking information to district and county AGMs and other advertising opportunities. You will send photos and dates of events to our media team for social media coverage.  You’ll be a regular visitor to the site, know what is happening and be a proud supporter of what we do.  You’ll receive regular updates to help you deliver the most up to date information. There will also be the occasional voucher for you to use with your groups for something at the site to allow you to try things out.  We are looking for people from any county, not just from Staffordshire and West Mercia.

0420 Volunteer Application Form

Retail

Volunteer Shop Assistant

To be part of our rota for busy days throughout the year, helping to serve our guests souvenirs, badges, sweets, ice creams, hot drinks and cold drinks.

To apply please complete the following application form and return it to our customer experience manager  oliver@beaudesert.org.uk  ASAP

Catering assistants

To help in the kitchen under the supervision of our catering manager, preparing, cooking and serving meals to our visitors, mainly for large events.

Kitchen Porters

Working under the supervision of our catering manager you will help keep the dining areas clean and tidy and help serve meals to our guests.

0420 Volunteer Application Form

Volunteer site support

This team helps to keep the site looking great.

Weekend Wardens

To come and stay for the weekend in the cottage and meet and greet arrivals, be on duty for any problems overnight, serve in the shop and generally help our visitors have a good stay. Accommodation provided.

Volunteer litter pickers

Come in once a month, wearing a Beaudesert florescent jacket you will walk the key areas with a litter picker and bag and collect litter for an hour or 2.  Fresh air, exercise and a great help to us!

Volunteer Path sweepers

Come in once every other week and sweep the main path outside reception, cafeteria and toilets. Fresh air, exercise and a great help to us.

To apply please complete the following application form and return it to customer experience manager  oliver@beaudesert.org.uk  ASAP

Volunteer Handyman – Thursday team

Come in on a Thursday and help make any repairs that have been reported  to prepare the site for the weekend.   You will be good a general DIY to a professional finish.  Can you do, painting and decorating, basic plumbing, replace electrical fittings like for like, carpentry,  deep cleaning.  Our aim is to create a team of people who can come in most Thursday mornings, and pick up the fix it forms, investigate, repair if possible or order parts for next week.

Volunteer Handyman – Monday Team

Come in on a Monday and help make any repairs that have been reported  to prepare the site for the week ahead.   You will be good a general DIY to a professional finish.  Can you do, painting and decorating, basic plumbing, replace electrical fittings like for like, carpentry,  deep cleaning.  Our aim is to create a team of people who can come in most Monday mornings, and pick up the fix it forms, investigate, repair if possible or order parts for next week

Tea and cake makers

To make tea and cakes and take them out to staff working on events.

0420 Volunteer Application Form

Work placements

We are looking for 6 month to 1 year work placement students.  We offer free accommodation in our new staff lodge and meals to our long term work placements.  We have vacancies in the Activity team and catering team  Lots of training provided.

 Summer 2025 Volunteer staff programme

We have a number of places available for a full time or regular  placements supporting our centre to deliver amazing experiences to young people.  Minimum placement 1 month  This can be full time or weekends.

You get: Full training, uniform, food, accommodation and an amazing experience seeing young people develop. You’ll also make lifelong friends and develop some amazing skills that will look great on your CV or university/job application.

Daily tasks will include: setting up activities, running activities, activity maintenance, general site maintenance, cleaning buildings and cleaning of toilets.

You just need to bring lots of energy, a positive can do attitude and willingness to be outside in the great British weather and we’ll provide the rest

Applicants must be at least 16 years old and able to commit to at least a 1 month placement or regular weekends.

To apply please complete a volunteer application form.  Include any Scouting or Guiding experience and any qualifications such as first aid that you may have.  Email your application to centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

School work experience

At the present time we are unable to offer work experience for under 18’s.

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As a charitable trust we rely on the hard work of a large volunteer team who provide support for our paid staff and help us to complete projects that we would not normally be able to complete. Volunteers assist with a wide range of tasks on site and are instrumental to the success of our centre.  In return we offer training, a DBS, and uniform to regular volunteers.

Application process

We try to make the application process as simple as possible however for all of our roles, the standard application process is:

Application form  0420 Volunteer Application Form  email this to Centremanager@beaudesert.org.uk

Short interview

2 references

DBS Form – Free to you

Get started!

Our volunteers receive free uniform and hot drinks.