Existing Roles
Enabling all that we doVolunteers support every part of Cathedral activity. Whether it is greeting and showing round visitors, providing food for the homeless or researching and providing different types of support behind the scenes; you will always find volunteers at the centre of all that we do. You can see the current roles fulfilled by volunteers below: |
| Administrative Volunteers can help with a variety of administrative and IT based tasks. |  |
| Breakfast Club A team of dedicated volunteers serve a cooked breakfast to the homeless and needy every Thursday morning. |  |
| Chaplains A volunteer chaplain is on duty most days to speak with any visitor who needs them. |  |
| Coffee Shop Our friendly team are joined by a small number of volunteers who help with basic and yet vital tasks such as washing up and clearing tables. |  |
| Education A team of education volunteers help our Education Team to deliver workshops, activities and tours for thousands of children visiting the Cathedral each year. |  |
| Flower Guild The Flower Guild is always looking for new members so if you arrange flowers in your own home why not get in touch? |  |
| Gift Shop The Gift Shop has a large team of volunteers who help to unpack stock, maintain displays and serve customers amongst other tasks. |  |
| Guide Our Cathedral Guides have all under taken extensive training and are required to go through a stringent assessment process before they can practise as guides. This means that they are all experts in the history and architecture of the Cathedral and the quality of tours offered is very high. |  |
| Herb Garden The herb garden is entirely maintained by volunteers are continuing to keep the garden well tended throughout the year. More help is always needed! |  |
| Maintenance The Cathedral has a particular need for individuals willing to volunteer alongside our friendly Maintenance Team to help keep the Cathedral and Cathedral properties in a good state of repair. |  |
| Monuments Guild The Monuments Guild or ‘the holy dusters’ as they are known play an important part in maintaining the high standards of presentation in the Cathedral |  |
| Tower Tours If you are reasonably fit and have a head for heights this is an enjoyable volunteer role which you can learn as you go on the job. |  |
| Welcomer Gloucester Cathedral is known for its warm welcome and an essential part of that is the role of our volunteer Welcomers. |  |
