BARLEY HALL
Barley Hall offers fantastic opportunities for you to get involved and help York Archaeological Trust present and preserve this historic treasure for future generations.
Volunteers
Opportunities to volunteer at the Hall exist throughout the year, so whether you would like to help steward the house, assist with school visits or help devise educational packages, or help out behind the scenes, get in touch with our Volunteer Coordinator, Helen Williams, to find out more, on 07769 757 574 or 01904 543 400
Barley Hall has a varied volunteer team who are a vital part of the Hall’s operations. Whether you want to come to gain new skills or use existing ones, undertake a new experience or meet new people; we are always very pleased to hear from people interested in volunteering with us.
Barley Hall is currently able to offer volunteer positions in the following areas:
- Front-of-house Assistance
- Events Assistance
- Educational Assistance
- Room Stewarding
- Research Assistance
- Administration Assistance
If you are interested in finding out more about the opportunities available please email, phone or write to Helen Williams, Volunteer Coordinator.
If you feel the opportunities we have on offer are suitable for you then you will be invited to meet us to discuss your needs further. We can then ensure we find the best match of opportunity for your interests. We will work with you during your time at Barley Hall to provide all necessary training, and we are also currently looking at provided accredited training opportunities for Volunteers.
Please note that some positions such as research and administration help can be more limited depending on our current projects.
Enquires should be addressed to:
Helen Williams
Volunteer and Placement Coordinator
Barley Hall
2 Coffee Yard
Off Stonegate
York
YO1 8AR
Email: hwilliams@yorkat.co.uk
07769757574
01904 543400
If you would like to become involved in practical archaeology please check
the Dig Hungate website for details of training and volunteering opportunities. York Archaeological Trust can also provide opportunities to assist with finds work : please contact the Trust directly on 01904 663000 to discuss this further.
The Hall also takes placements from schools, universities and colleges and is an excellent work-based learning environment for those wishing to enter the heritage or leisure industries. Our Volunteer Coordinator will tell you more.
Barley Hall is also a useful partnership organisation for schools and higher education establishments wishing to extend their teacher’s or trainee teacher’s development. A number of opportunities exist, working with our education team on specific projects as well as on focus groups and on specifically tailored INSET days. Telephone our Education Manager, Rachel Tumman, for further details on 01904 543424