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For many of our roles you do not need specific experience. Anything you need to know will be passed on to you as part of your training.
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We can help you: • Learn new skills & gain rewarding new experiences. • Meet new people & share your experience and interest with them. • Be a part of York’s archaeological and heritage community. • Experience a range of heritage opportunities.
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All you need is: • A passion to educate and inspire. • A desire to contribute to the Trust and offer your time to help enhance our visitors’ experience. • An interest in the Trust & its attractions. • An enthusiasm for your chosen role. If you have all of these then we would love to talk to you.
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York Archaeological Trust owns The JORVIK Group, five of York’s most popular visitor attractions. These five attractions cover over 2,000 years of history including Viking invaders and York’s Victorian past. You can join the JORVIK Group’s volunteer team in a number of varied roles that offer involvement in the rich history of York.
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VOLUNTEERING AT THE JORVIK GROUP
WHO ARE YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST? York Archaeological Trust is an independent charitable trust established in 1972 to help preserve York’s archaeological heritage. The Trust carries out a variety of archaeological excavations and research, and our attractions provide a way of making our archaeological findings accessible to the public. They also provide an income which enables the Trust to continue its work in preserving our rich past for future generations. Our volunteers are invaluable in helping us to achieve these aims. By joining the Trust you will be part of a volunteer team which offers a range of interaction that really helps us to enrich our visitors’ experience. In return we offer a varied range of rewarding opportunities that allow you to share existing skills and learn new ones, contribute to the work of the Trust, gain valuable experience, meet new people and, of course, have fun. York Archaeological Trust is a registered Charity in England & Wales (No. 509060) and Scotland (SCO42816).
Discover, Explore, Experience
OUR ATTRACTIONS Barley Hall is a restored medieval townhouse which operates as a living history museum. It offers a unique hands-on environment of rooms furnished to appear as they would have been in the year 1483, when an important town councillor, William Snawsell, lived at the Hall. It also offers a changing range of exhibitions. www.barleyhall.co.uk DIG is a hands-on archaeological museum. It offers visitors the chance to experience the world of an archaeologist, handle real objects from ancient civilisations and undertake excavations as well as explore our exhibition area. www.digyork.com The world famous JORVIK Viking Centre sits on the site of the five-year-long Coppergate dig which uncovered the remains of 10th century Viking-Age buildings and over 40,000 artefacts. This has been authentically recreated to give visitors a snapshot of life in the Viking Age. www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk Richard III Experience at Monk Bar is based in one of the Bars of York’s famous city walls and focuses on the life of Richard III , the troubled years of his reign & this fascinating period of late medieval history. www.richardiiiexperience.com Henry VII Experience at Micklegate Bar. As the royal gateway to the city and part of York’s famous city walls, Micklegate Bar makes a perfect host for the Henry VII Experience, which focuses on his turbulent rise to power and the founding of the Tudor dynasty through his life and reign. www.henryviiexperience.com
OUR ARCHAEOLOGY We offer a range of archaeological services both in the UK and further afield. Our Finds team take care of our finds collection and welcome volunteer involvement. www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk
VOLUNTEER ROLES
JOINING THE TEAM
Barley Hall Room Guides get involved by offering interpretation of this medieval hall to give visitors further opportunity to interact with its fascinating history, objects and exhibitions.
If you are interested in joining us then all you need to do is contact our Volunteer Manager. If you think that volunteering might be of interest to you, we are very happy to offer further information to help you decide if you would like to undertake a role with us.
Henry VII & Richard III Room Guides tell the stories of the lives of Henry VII and Richard III by interpreting rooms and offering access to a handling collection of objects. DIG Interpretation Assistants get involved by assisting on group tours. This role also involves guiding in our exhibition area to offer talks and opportunities for visitors to further engage with a handling collection of objects and archaeological finds. Event Assistants get involved at our special events, attractions and festivals. They run customer service points, hospitality stands, offer meet-and-greet and ticketing services and run a range of family activities and crafts to educate and inspire our younger visitors. Costume Assistants get involved with our sewing group who volunteer to help us to make and maintain a bank of historical costume for our volunteers, visiting schools and interpretation teams. JORVIK Handling Collection Guides get involved at the JORVIK Viking Centre to offer visitors access to a handling collection of archaeological finds from the Viking age. Seasonal Roles. During our annual Viking Festival (February) & the school summer holidays we also run occasional temporary roles to assist with these events or exhibitions. Our website will list any available roles. Volunteering with the Finds Department The volunteer team helps with a range of collection management tasks including documentation and processing freshly excavated finds.
To ensure we offer a high level of support to all our volunteers we now offer new volunteer roles via registration periods. Please see the ‘Get Involved’ pages of our website at www. jorvikgroup.com or speak to the Volunteer Manager for details on when these are. As part of registering your interest to volunteer you will be sent an application form to complete which allows us to see what might be of interest to you and what roles might best suit you. Helen Harris – Volunteer Manager JORVIK Viking Centre, Coppergate, York YO1 9WT Email: hharris@yorkat.co.uk Tel: 01904 543419 www.thejorvikgroup.com