Volunteering at Warwick Arts Centre

Whether it's to make friends, gain new skills, or enjoy amazing cultural experiences, we welcome you to join our visitor experience team. Our volunteers are committed to sharing their love for the arts and help deliver experiences that our visitors will feel and never forget.

As a volunteer, you could be checking tickets, welcoming visitors, assisting with queries, or helping out with one of our community events. There really is a role to suit everyone!

As a thank you, volunteers have access to exclusive opportunities to see shows and films, engage with artists and join our social meet ups.

This role is primarily based on working in our Butterworth Hall, Theatre, Studio, Ensemble Room or across our three Cinema screens. 

Live events can range from comedy to theatre and dance, to orchestral performances, or spoken word. While in our Cinemas you’ll see some of the latest blockbuster releases, alongside more alternative or classic films. 

Our venues range from holding as little as 50 people, up to as large as 2000 people, so you’ll definitely be interacting with lots of visitors on these shifts. Some prior training or experience in customer service would be useful for this role, but not essential. We would expect volunteers to pick up shifts weekly/bi-weekly, according to the live programme and cinema needs.

This role will suit you if you:

• Are full of enthusiasm and inspired to deliver exceptional customer service
• Have a love or interest for the arts
• Are a positive and reliable individual
• Are a strong team player, who can also work on their own when needed
• Can communicate effectively and adapt to situations quickly
• Can assist in fire and emergency evacuations as required (full training provided).
• Can commit to volunteering regularly, attending at least two sessions a month across our live event and cinema programmes

What's involved?

Depending upon the volunteer role you wish to uptake, the responsibilities may vary, however, general duties include:

• Meeting and greeting visitors
• Assisting and answering visitor queries or questions
• Ensuring appropriate licenses, rules and regulations are followed in order to maintain a safe space and environment for visitors
• Checking tickets, and guiding visitors to their seats
• Having a good understanding of the building, to assist with access requirements
• Assisting in emergency evacuations (full training to be provided)
• Invigilating artwork
• Collecting any rubbish at the interval and end of show, to ensure the foyer and venues remain clean and tidy
• Acting as an ambassador for Warwick Arts Centre, supporting and understanding our missions, values and visions

What benefits are there to volunteering?

• Exclusive opportunities to see shows and films
• Fun social events throughout the year (with snacks and refreshments provided)
• Improve mental wellbeing
• Socialise and meet new people
• Learn about a variety of art forms
• Develop and learn skills, as well as experience to add to your CV
• Engage with gallery artists
• Opportunities to converse and get involved with other departments within Warwick Arts Centre
• In-house training and continuous support
• Travel expenses paid*
• Supporting the arts and local community

Please don’t feel afraid to get in touch. We’d love to hear from you! 

If you have any questions, [javascript protected email address] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.