Volunteering opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a creative streak to get involved in a range of tasks, from helping to create social media posts and writing articles for the Port Sunlight Gazette to assisting with distributing promotional materials and compiling e-newsletters. Ultimately, you will help PSVT to tell residents, visitors and other stakeholders about all of the great things happening in this special village. You will be supported by the Marketing and Communications Manager.

This role can be carried out flexibly to suit your commitments and would be a great opportunity for anyone looking to develop their skills and experience to apply to a future career.

This volunteer role will support Bridge Cottage’s new exhibition ‘Women at Work: Female Artists in the Unilever Contemporary Art Collection’, enabling us to create an enjoyable experience for visitors. Bridge Cottage has established itself as one of Wirral’s most exciting new spaces for contemporary art since opening its gallery space in 2024, with previous exhibitions including Independents Biennial 2025 and Francesco Mellina’s Total Stranger featuring portraits of Pete Burns. This new exhibition will showcase a range of female artists whose work is part of Unilever’s private collection. These pieces have never been exhibited publicly together before, until now.

As none of the works will be on sale, please note this exhibition will be manned by volunteers only, usually working together in pairs with support from on-site staff. You’ll be providing a warm and friendly welcome to our visitors, answering general questions about the exhibition, assisting with the management of visitor flow and visitor numbers, and undertaking audience research on behalf of PSVT, e.g. visitor surveys.

Would you like to support our education programme here in Port Sunlight? Looking to gain experience and skills outside of the classroom in a unique heritage setting? We have a new opportunity for a learning volunteers to join our team to help create welcoming and immersive educational experiences for children and young people. This is role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Want to be a part of exciting year-round events in Port Sunlight village? Whether it’s checking people in, marshalling or supporting the set up and take down of the event, event volunteers play a vital role in creating memorable and engaging experiences for audiences.

As a costumed interpretation volunteer, your role will help us engage visitors with the history of Port Sunlight and enrich the Museum experience. With provided costumes, you will engage with the public independently, sharing the stories of Port Sunlight and answering questions. Full training will be provided.

The Worker’s Cottage provides visitors with the opportunity to step inside a typical Port Sunlight cottage, experience everyday life during the early 20th century, and interact with a knowledgeable steward who can speak about living in Port Sunlight, today and in the past. You will be the sole PSVT representative at this venue and as such will be responsible for ensuring that visitors have an enjoyable and safe experience. Shifts available are 10am-1pm and/or 1pm-4pm. Each shift is 3 hours long and volunteers can do either the morning or afternoon shift.