What Experience Do I Need?

All you need is:

• An enthusiasm for your chosen role.
• An interest in and appreciation of the Trust and the department or attraction you volunteer at.
• To be happy initiating interaction with people where your role is customer facing.
• To be able to offer regular and reliable involvement. Other than for our temporary roles we ask volunteers to be available for a suggested minimum of 6 months or more.

In return we can help you:

• Learn new skills and gain new experiences.
• Meet new people.
• Share a love of history or archaeology.
• Enjoy a fun way to be part of York’s heritage and the York Archaeological Trust.
• Insight into museum and heritage roles.

Time Commitments

Most of our volunteer roles ask for a commitment of one full or half-day once a week or fortnight. Full days are usually 10 am – 4pm (other than at JORVIK where the days run 9.30 am – 5.30 pm) and half-days are usually 10 am – 1pm or 1pm – 4pm (9.30 am – 1.30 pm/1.00 pm- 5.30 pm at JORVIK).

We ask for involvement for a suggested minimum of approximately six months (other than for our temporary role) but would be thrilled if you would like to stay on for longer. We particularly need your help during the school holidays so it is always a huge help if people are available for some of these periods.