Events Volunteer: Engineering Enthusiasts
We’re looking for volunteers who are friendly and welcoming, and who want to help visitors have a great day out at the Museum. Power Up Sunday is a regular event where we bring history to life and visitors have a chance to experience the machines at work, including the awe-inspiring water pump, the magical model village and the ride-on miniature railway. You might want to volunteer at one Power Up Sunday event or a few of them, for a whole day or half a day.
The Museum of Power reopened to the public in 2024 after a £1.9 million redevelopment. The Museum runs a busy events programme to animate its building and grounds, provide entertaining experiences for visitors and generate important funds for the Museum charity.
This is a great opportunity for someone who only has a short amount of time but wants to do something enjoyable and make other people smile at this regular event for the local community. We’re looking for volunteers who enjoy working with the public and are able to welcome visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
What’s involved?
In this role you will:
- AT THE EVENT: Welcoming visitors and answering questions; stewarding and assisting with health and safety; processing tickets and collecting evaluation; car park marshal, supporting fundraising, ensuring the event spaces stay clean and tidy; helping to set up in the morning; helping to clear up and pack down the event at the end of the day.
- Welcoming family and adult visitors of all ages and backgrounds, treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Why get involved?
- Receive a short induction relevant to the role, including health and safety
- Share your passion for engineering or history and meet people with similar interests
- Keep active and improve your wellbeing
- One day free entry at any Museum event for you and a friend
- Have new experiences and be part of a team
- Access to other volunteering projects and opportunities at the Museum
We are looking for someone who is:
- Enthusiastic about the Museum and its activities (you do not need knowledge of engineering)
- Friendly, approachable and welcoming to people of all ages and backgrounds
- Keen to volunteer as part of a team
- In good physical health (stewarding involves sustained standing and some lifting, manual handling training will be provided)
- Reliable and able to provide one reference
- Please note Power Up Sunday takes place inside the Museum and outside in the Museum grounds
What is the time commitment?
You can choose to volunteer for one or more of the following Power Up events in 2025. More information about the content of these events will be posted to our website when it is available https://www.museumofpower.org.uk/whats-on-2025/
Sunday 2 March Power Up Sunday (theme: Spring Science)
Sunday 6 April Power Up Sunday and Essex Autojumble
Sunday 4 May Power Up Sunday (theme: Buses and Coaches)
Sunday 2 November Power Up Sunday (theme: Halloween)
You will have a named contact from the Museum team to support you, this is Debbie Thomas, the Museum Manager.
How do I find out more?
For an informal chat about the role, please complete our short application form to tell us a bit about yourself.
If you have any questions or would like to apply in a different format, please contact us at: volunteers@museumofpower.org.uk