Volunteers
Could you offer at least a half a day a week?
Could you offer a minimum commitment of 6 months?
Are you available on a weekday?
Opportunities for volunteer work at the Gardens may arise in the following areas:
- General gardening, outdoor work
- General gardening - glasshouses
- Nursery work - potting and planting
- Aviaries
- Plant records
- Plant sales
- The library
- The offices
- Education and the Study Centre
- Interpretation - photography, labelling, explanation
Volunteers play a very important role in caring for the Gardens and we offer a very warm welcome. We currently have about 40 people coming in to all parts of the Gardens on a regular basis.
Volunteers are attached to a member of staff and are supervised at all times.
Volunteers are invited to coffee mornings which are held on the first Wednesday of the month. This provides a chance to talk to other volunteers, to hear about what is happening in the Gardens, and sometimes to hear from a member of staff or visit a different part of the Gardens. In addition there is an annual outing and a Christmas dinner!
If you are interested you will need to fill in a short application form. Suitable applicants are invited in for an informal chat, and you would then be invited to attend a half-day induction session including a tour of the Gardens before starting work.
Volunteer application form (Adobe PDF, 32KB)
If you have any questions, please contact:
Tina van ZellerVolunteer Co-ordinator
0121 450 5093
studycentre@birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk