Volunteering at Dartington

Opportunities to Volunteer

The Trust is fortunate to have the support of volunteers who assist in various ways with its charitable programmes. If you are interested in volunteering in any of these areas, or if you have particular skills which the Trust may be able to utilise, please click here to contact us. Once you have contacted us, you should expect to hear from us within a fortnight. Please note that, whilst the Trust is grateful for the support of volunteers, due to the nature of the structure of the Trust’s activities, it is not always possible for everyone interested in volunteering with us to be given duties immediately. If we have nothing suitable when we receive your form, we will keep your details on our database and contact you should something suitable become available.

Welcome Centre Volunteers

Applications for volunteers in the Welcome Centre (beside the main gate under the archway) are invited. Below is an outline of the duties included in this role:

Meeting visitors and answering any questions they may receive about Dartington activities
Dealing with telephone enquiries
Maintaining display literature
Developing a broad knowledge of all Dartington activities
Assisting with events
General admin tasks
IT experience
Please note this is an unpaid volunteer post

Please download and complete a Volunteer Application form and email it to k.gough@dartingtonhall.com or post it to Karen Gough, Welcome Manager, The Dartington Hall Trust, Dartington Hall, Totnes, TQ9 6EL. To download Dartington’s Diversity Statement please click here.

Ecology volunteering opportunities

Schumacher College – During courses, the College requires volunteers to assist in the kitchen, supervising work groups, setting up before sessions and clearing away after them, and other duties as arise during the course. Important: all volunteers are expected to stay on site for the duration of the course, and must have attended a course at the College previously in order to be eligible to become a volunteer. Please contact Lisetta Tripoldi for more information.

Woodlands and Conservation – The Trust has initiated a programme to establish a conservation volunteer group, providing opportunities to be involved in conservation work on the Dartington Hall Estate whatever your experience. Volunteer days will run weekly, offering a range of activities from practical tasks to monitoring of species, all of which will assist the Trust’s woodlands and conservation programme. For more information contact Will Wallace

Arts volunteering opportunities

The Arts at Dartington – The Trust’s year round arts and film programme relies on the support of its volunteers to assist in stewarding duties during performances and with sending out regular brochure mailings. Please contact Sarah Lawrence for more information.

Dartington International Summer School runs for five weeks during July and August and every year it seeks volunteers to assist with such duties as set up for performances. Click here for more information on volunteering for the summer school

Archive volunteering opportunities

High Cross House, Archive and Collection – The Trust’s Archive and Collection is currently run from High Cross House, a fine example of early International Modernist architecture, open to the public as a visitor attraction during the summer. Opportunities exist for volunteering in the Archive itself, assisting with sorting papers, and also during the opening hours of the House, including duties such as meeting visitors and answering any questions they may have. For more information contact Yvonne Widger.

Gardens volunteering opportunities

Dartington Hall Gardens – There is currently no regular, organised programme for volunteers within the gardens, but the Trust does hold events during the year at which the assistance of volunteers is usually required.