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Volunteering opportunities at Osterley Park and House
We're always on the lookout for new people to join our volunteer team here at Osterley Park and House. Maybe you're looking for a new challenge? Or perhaps you simply want to get involved with helping visitors share and enjoy this superb house and park? Find out more about the volunteering opportunities available at Osterley Park.
There's a place for you in the volunteer team
As the National Trust is a charity, Osterley relies heavily on its volunteers to keep the doors open, for everyone, for ever. More than 350 volunteers already work alongside the National Trust staff at Osterley, looking after the house and garden, and giving visitors a great experience. We're always looking to welcome more into the team.
We aim to be open, accessibleand flexible as much as possible, so whatever your background or experience and however much time you can spare, you’ll be welcome.
What do volunteers do?
Volunteers help to look after Osterley and welcome visitors in a huge variety of ways. Room guides are always needed to help us keep the house open for visitors, but there are lots of other opportunities too, indoors and outdoors, for volunteers to get involved, depending on seasons and availability:
Room guides
Room guides help share the stories of Osterley House – from Queen Elizabeth I to the Great Fire of London, the East India Company to Georgian society’s biggest scandal, as well as 1940s Hollywood and World War II – by chatting to visitors in the rooms or leading tours.
You don’t have to be an art or history expert – we’ll help you with all the information you need. If you’d like to spend time giving people a friendly welcome and helping them enjoy visiting this amazing place, then we’d love to hear from you.
Commercial volunteers
Serve customers and support staff in the shop and second-hand bookshop.
Conservation volunteers
Help look after the fabric of the House and its collection of objects, furniture and works of art.
Driving volunteers
Run the courtesy buggy between the car parks and the House, café and shops.
Events volunteers
Help prepare for, and steward, seasonal events in the grounds.
Garden volunteers
Help Osterley's staff gardeners take care of the formal gardens and 18th century pleasure grounds.
Litter Picking volunteers
Help to keep the grounds and park looking beautiful and a pleasure to visit.
Ranger volunteers
Help look after the wider parkland outside the formal gardens, including trees, plants and natural habitats
Visitor Welcome volunteers
Welcome and direct visitors at the garden kiosk or the car park.
Get in touch about volunteering at Osterley Park and House
Once you're part of the team, there's almost no limit to where your interest could take you.
Get in touch with us today to start your volunteer journey. Use the volunteering search below to find vacancies at Osterley Park, email or call 020 8232 5050.
Why join us?
There are lots of reasons to join us; making the move to volunteer could be the best decision you ever make.
- Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
- Meet people from all walks of life and forge new friendships
- Utilise your existing skills and learn new ones
- Strengthen your CV and help to develop your career
- Enjoy the great outdoors
- Learn about the history of this special place.
Thank you
Thank you to all our volunteers who give their time to support the National Trust in many different roles.
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The history of Osterley Park
Discover the history of Osterley Park. Find out about the architect who transformed the mansion into a fashionable palace and the family who lived there.
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Discover what to see in the garden at Osterley Park and House. With year-round colour, explore the Tudor walled garden, 18th-century flower beds and take in views across the estate.
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