Volunteer

Here at New Lanark World Heritage Site we have a fantastic team of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds.

Anyone can join the volunteer team and there are a wide variety of areas in which you can help out. For all roles, time commitment is flexible and full training is provided. Our current volunteer opportunities are listed here however, if you feel you can support us in another way, please get in touch.

Learning Volunteer

Events Volunteer

Tour Volunteer

Weekend Support Volunteer

To apply for any of the above roles, please complete an Application Form and return it to the address provided. Alternatively, register your interest below and one of our team will get back to you!

Volunteer Roles

Event Volunteers

Events Volunteers will join an enthusiastic and diverse team who support the delivery of world-class experiences at New Lanark. The purpose of this role is to assist the Heritage, Events, and Visitor Attraction Teams in setting up and staffing our events and exhibitions. Volunteers will also support by giving site information to visitors, giving them guidance and directions and communicating information about the event or exhibition in question. Events Volunteers will have the chance to develop their skills in site assistance, event work, and public engagement.

Learning Volunteers

Learning Volunteers will join an enthusiastic and diverse team who deliver world-class experiences at New Lanark. The purpose of this role is to assist the Heritage and Visitor Attraction Teams in engagement with local schools, children, and young people. Learning Volunteers will have the chance to develop their skills by engaging with children of all ages during their visits to New Lanark. They will assist with the logistical support of Learning groups as well as communicating the site’s history to them in an engaging and informative way. There are also opportunities for volunteers to develop their skills further by delivering tours and sessions themselves.

Tour Volunteers

Tour Volunteers will join an enthusiastic and diverse team who support the delivery of world-class experiences at New Lanark. The purpose of this role is to assist the Visitor Attraction and Heritage Teams in their tour guide responsibilities. Tour Volunteers will have the chance to develop their tour guide and public speaking skills while engaging with the fascinating history of New Lanark, using this as a platform to learn and develop. For those who would like, this opportunity can lead to you conducting tours of your own!

The University of Southern Indiana

The University of Southern Indiana archive holds material relating to New Harmony and the Owens in America. You can find out more here.

Scran

Scran provides educational access to digital materials representing Scotland’s material culture and history and holds many images of and relating to New Lanark. Registration and a login are required to view the images online.

New Lanark Mills Archive at University of Glasgow Archive Services

Many of the original business records and material from the New Lanark Mills are held by the New Lanark Mills Archive at the University of Glasgow Archive Services.You can view the catalogue online or visit the Search Room at 13 Thurso Street, Glasgoe, G11 6PE. E-mail enquiries@archives.gla.ac.uk or phone 0141 330 5515.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Hundreds of drawings and photographs of New Lanark are held by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Search the collection online or by visiting the Search Room at John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX. E-mail info@rcahms.gov.uk or phone 0131 662 1456.