Visitor Centre Welcome Volunteer

Visitor Centre Welcome Volunteer

Crystal Palace Park Trust Closing date: Sat, 07 Nov 2026

Artform: Charity
Role: Customer Service
Contract: Hybrid
London

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic people to help us in our brand-new Visitor Centre! Volunteers will play a vital role in ensuring that visitors have an informative and positive visit. You’ll volunteer in pairs, supported by paid staff, to support and welcome visitors.

Job Description

The Visitor Centre is a welcoming hub where visitors can discover the history and heritage of Crystal Palace Park through a permanent exhibition, browse our gift shop and find information to help them make the most of their visit to Crystal Palace Park. The building also includes a flexible space available to hire for community events, meetings, and activities.

Activities volunteers may support with include:

Welcoming visitors to Crystal Palace Park and helping to ensure that we provide an inclusive and friendly environment for all our visitors.

Supporting the Visitor Centre shop, including serving customers, processing sales through our cashless till system and helping to ensure the stock is monitored and the space is welcoming and tidy.

Wayfinding - helping visitors map out their route around the park, including information about park services; toilets, cafes and seating areas

Promoting Crystal Palace Park, including our aiding visitors to join as Crystal Palace Park Members using our membership tablets.

We encourage volunteers to take part in this role for at least 3 months to get the most out of the opportunity.

Job Requirements

We will provide you with all the training necessary for your role, including:

An induction and full briefing before your first session

Training in how to assist in the shop and membership engagement

Support from Trust and Freelance staff.

Volunteers are covered under Crystal Palace Park's public liability insurance

We will offer you:

A volunteer uniform (lanyard or pin badge)

Reimbursement of travel expenses up to maximum of a zone 1-6 travelcard

Support from a dedicated volunteer officer

Access to facilities, water and light refreshments

Ongoing support and supervision from Trust staff

Access information:

This role takes place inside the Visitor Centre in Crystal Palace Park which is step free.

We want to make our volunteer roles accessible and if you have access requirements or would like to discuss whether this role is suitable for you, please email [email protected]

Job Responsibilities

This role will suit you if:

You are a friendly and welcoming person, and you enjoy talking and meeting a wide variety of people

You're happy to volunteer as part of a team

You're interested in learning more about our history and communicating information to our visitors

You'd like to gain retail experience and customer service skills

You're interested in learning more about working for a charity and gaining understanding of the importance of membership and donations.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Visitor Centre Welcome Volunteer
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Customer Service
  • Contract: Hybrid
  • Closing date: Sat, 07 Nov 2026
  • Location:
    London
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Job: Visitor Centre Welcome Volunteer

Job: Visitor Centre Welcome Volunteer

Organisation: Crystal Palace Park Trust

Postcode: SE19 2BS

How to Apply

Please click the "Apply Now" link to access our Volunteer Registration form