“I have been volunteering at the Centre for over 20 years and thoroughly enjoy giving something back. The staff are welcoming and friendly, and the Centre has a lively atmosphere. It is a great way of getting out of the house and meeting new people.”
QPAC Pottery Tutor
NO CURRENT VACANCIES – SEE BELOW FOR VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AT QPAC
VOLUNTEERING AT QPAC
ABOUT VOLUNTEERING
We offer a number of opportunities for those wanting to volunteer at the Centre. Whether you are looking to give something back to the community; fulfil your volunteering requirements for Duke of Edinburgh; or are looking to get back into the workplace after some time away, Queens Park Arts Centre welcomes all applications from people who would like to lend a hand.
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING
As well as offering the chance to meet new people and gain new skills there are a number of benefits we offer to all regular volunteers:
Free annual membership
One free workshop a week (Subject to availability)
An invite to our annual volunteers party
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Email fohteam@queensparkarts.com with your name and contact details (phone number and email address), and a brief description of the areas of volunteering you would be interested in and your availability. If applying for a specific vacancy then please put the title of the role in the subject line.
CURRENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
COFFEE BAR VOLUNTEERS (WEEKLY ROLE)
Saturdays, 9.30am-12pm Weekday Shifts; 9.30am-12pm, 3.30pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Help run our on-site coffee bar during busy workshop periods. Volunteers are responsible for serving customers, preparing drinks and snacks, cash handling, and keeping the bar well-stocked and cleaned. Full training provided. Role suited to volunteers happy with working in a busy environment.
Join our Limelight team running live music gigs and theatre shows. Volunteers are responsible for service customers, preparing drinks, cash handling, and keeping the bar well-stocked and cleaned. Full training provided. Role suited to volunteers happy with working in a busy environment. Ages 18+ only.
Weekdays and Saturdays during opening times – Slots will be released once confirmed and bookable according to your availability.
We think this is a really interesting volunteering opportunity to be part of a valuable county-wide research project. The outcomes will aid not only QPAC, but other Buckinghamshire cultural institutions as well by providing more accurate insights into cultural audiences in Buckinghamshire and into how well we are serving our communities currently.
About the volunteer role: being one of the interviewers will involve attending the arts centre at certain time slot/s within term-time to carry out a short survey, interviewing people visiting the arts centre. No prior research experience is needed – full training will be provided first. The surveys will run each term for a year, for a few days at various times, and your commitment to the project can fit around your diary. Volunteers will need to be over 16.
If you are interested, please get in touch at coordinator@queensparkarts.com by Friday 6 June with some brief details about yourself and your interest in the project. We will hold training days at the arts centre on Tue 10 June 6.30 – 8pm, or Fri 13 June 11am -12.30pm – you can book whichever suits you best once you have been in contact with us.
Specific dates on Weekends – often during Summer and for the Aylesbury Christmas Lights Festival. (15 JUN, 28 JUN, 6 JUL in Summer 2025)
Our outreach events are incredibly important to extending the reach of QPAC to keep attracting new visitors. We like to provide a craft activity at each event so that there is something for visitors to interact with while they fidn out about what the centre offers.
If you want to get involved supporting children and other members of the public in small crafty activities, we would love to hear from you!
The activities are usually devised by our marketing coordinator who attends all events, however if you have your own idea for a simple activity, we would be interested to hear it and we can have a discussion about what might work.
We also always need lots of volunteers for our open days and craft fairs, at which there are often plenty of crafty activities to be facilitated by our pool of volunteers!
If you are interested, please get in touch at ellie@queensparkarts.com to let us know who you are and why you would like to get involved!
