Visitor Services Volunteer

This role is for you if you enjoy meeting people and providing excellent customer service.

Visitor Services Volunteers help with a range of activities from promotions and fundraising, to meeting and greeting, giving tours or in the Gift Shop or Kitchen.

For the applicant with the right experience, there are opportunities to supervise the Creative Workshop or the Animal Encounter areas.

Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Fundraising & Events Volunteer

Fundraising provides a host of varied and creative opportunities to get involved and make a difference.

We have a calendar of events and activities which simply would not be possible without a dedicated team of volunteers. These include craft fayres, Open Days, Horse Shows, Theatre in the Park and external events like the Bath & West Show.

Tasks can range from running a stall to marshalling traffic, selling tickets or dressing up as Horace the HorseWorld mascot.

We also need help with office-based event preparation, flyer and poster distribution and envelope stuffing.

Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Volunteer Photograph Librarian

The HorseWorld image library is in urgent need of TLC and cataloguing so we can maximise the wonderful pictures of horses, ponies and donkeys in a range of literature. If you are methodical and have a couple of hours to spare each week, this could be for you.

Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Volunteer Mechanical Pony-Ride Operators

At HorseWorld we’re often asked whether children can ride our horses. Unfortunately, as many of our animals have been badly treated in the past, they are not suitable for riding and we are unable to offer this service to our visitors. However, HorseWorld has now acquired “Twinkle”, our very own “mechanical pony”, which provides realistic “simulated horse rides” to children. Twinkle is stationery but will walk, trot and canter, just like a real pony and provides a fun experience for children.

HorseWorld is now looking for volunteers to operate Twinkle in the visitor centre yard. Volunteers should have a friendly, outgoing manner, be approachable and patient with children and possibly have some equine knowledge in order to answer questions from the public. Volunteers are required during both week days and weekends and should be over 15 years old. If you’re looking for a fun role with a difference, please get in touch!


Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Volunteer Driver(s)

Volunteer drivers are required by HorseWorld to assist the busy Fundraising & Communications team with fundraising campaigns. This role will be responsible for the delivery and collection of promotional soft toys and collection boxes to shops in Bristol & Bath and to collect toner cartridges from businesses that participate in the recycling scheme.

Volunteer requirements for the role:
Hours required: approximately for 2-4 hours each week by arrangement. Mileage expenses will be reimbursed and the volunteer will have use of the HorseWorld van. Full driving license required.


Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Animal Encounter Volunteers

Children get a real sense of responsibility from handling and learning about caring for animals. At HorseWorld children can meet horses, ponies and donkeys, in the safe and friendly environment of the designated “Touch & Groom” & Animal Encounter areas. We also offer the chance of handling ferrets and meeting our goats, pigs and chickens.

Volunteers are needed to supervise and run these sessions at our Visitor Centre. You will have a friendly and approachable manner and enjoy interacting with children and adults alike. Ideally you will have some basic equine experience in order to be able to handle the ponies and answer visitor’s questions during the Touch and Groom sessions. You will also be happy to handle small animals such as our ferrets. We need your help with this at weekends and on week days during school holidays. Please get in touch if you can help!

This role will be subject to a CRB check


Closing date for applications: 31/12/2008

Volunteer Catering and general assistants

You could be helping serve refreshments to our visitors and undertake general duties in the café, garden or at the kiosk. This role may suit you if you are a school leaver, or if you are looking to gain some work experience in a customer-related or catering environment during the Summer. Full training provided, just bring along a friendly smile, and polite and helpful manner!

Closing date for applications: 30/09/2008

Volunteer Tour Guides for our Tractor Tours

Do you enjoy meeting people? Are you confident and friendly? We’re looking for seasonal volunteers to act as visitor tour guides for our tractor tours around the farm. These tours give our visitors a closer look at what we do – we’ll provide you with the script!

Closing date for applications: 30/09/2008