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Volunteer (Individual)

Vauxhall City Farm is a charity and we rely on our amazing volunteers to support our small team

Always wanted to get involved with a charity? We rely on our amazing volunteers to help us run our charity and deliver our services! There are a lot of different ways that you can volunteer with us, depending on the skills you have to offer!

“I’d say volunteering at Vauxhall city farm gave me the confidence that I’m capable of working and meeting/talking to different people. I felt like I could be myself, including asking for help and adapting tasks, so my health didn’t get in the way of enjoying my work!” — Nathalie (Volunteer)

Minimum age for volunteering

The below volunteer roles are for age 16+.

16+ year olds can also apply for work experience, a short term alternative to full volunteering.

If you are 14-16 years old, please visit our Duke of Edinburgh page.

If you are under 14, please check out our Young Farmers programme.

Please read on for more information on the different types of Volunteering available here at Vauxhall City Farm. When you are ready to apply, please download the application form below, and return your completed form to: volunteering@vauxhallcityfarm.org

Front Desk Volunteer

Do you like to make people feel welcome? Are you a perfect host and looking to give back to your local community? Then apply to volunteer at the Vauxhall City Farm welcome desk! You do not need any experience, we are looking for volunteers during the week and on the weekends.

Farmyard Volunteer

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, muck out a stable, catch some chickens, groom a guinea pig, and hug the odd goat, then you could make a great farmyard volunteer! You don’t need any experience but you do need to commit to becoming a regular helping hand, either during the week or at weekends.

Community Garden & DIY Volunteer

We always need people with practical DIY and gardening skills to help us maintain things around the site and help us ensure our community garden flourishes. Professional and keen amateur gardeners, carpenters, and plumbers are all welcome! If you have no gardening experience but would still like to help, we are also always looking for volunteers willing to pop down to the farm for a couple of hours a day, to make sure all the plants are watered and weeded.

Education & Training Volunteer

Our Education and Training department works with people of all ages and all walks of life and it can be an incredible rewarding experience to volunteer with this team!

Tuesday – Friday we welcome school groups to the farm and we are always looking for people to help us deliver our workshops. You would be assisting a member of staff, helping to get animals ready, prepare the pond dipping equipment or set up the tools needed for a bug hunt!

We also deliver VIP Meet & Greets with the animals, and Birthday Parties for kids at the weekend, as well as a bundle of event and programmes throughout the year which require additional volunteer support.

If you have experience working with school children, youth groups or community outreach projects, or are simply interested in learning about these things, our education department would love to hear from you.

Days and hours available are Monday – Sunday , 9.30am – 4.30pm.

Event Volunteer (on and off site)

If you want to volunteer with us, but you cannot commit to a weekly volunteering slot, then event volunteering could be the perfect thing for you! We run regular events at The Farm, as well as off site events. We always need a helping hand to set up the event, welcome visitors, ensure animal welfare during events, and much more!

Days and hours are dependent on bookings.

Due to the small size of our team, we cannot accommodate supported volunteers at this time. We hope to be able to offer this service again in the future.

Please download the volunteering application form and then email the completed form to volunteering@vauxhallcityfarm.org

Please let us know if you have any questions by contacting us on the above email addresses, or calling the office during working hours: 0207 582 5204.