Welcome to our volunteering page and thank you for visiting! Over 500 volunteers keep the Cathedral running day to day and are a vital part of the organisation. 

Why volunteer

There are many reasons to volunteer at St Albans Cathedral including:

• contributing to the community
• gaining experience
• meeting people
• preserving the Cathedral for generations to come

What volunteering involves

There are many different ways to volunteer at the Cathedral, including but not limited to:

• Welcoming visitors
• Assisting the learning department
• Concert stewarding
• Gardening
• Helping at Cathedral services
• Bell ringing
• Flower arranging in the Flower Guild
• Singing in the Parish Singers
• Playing in the Parish Orchestra
• Sewing in the Textile Guild
• Working with children and young people
• Guiding visitors with the Cathedral Guides

If you know you would like to volunteer, but you aren't sure how, please contact us and we would be happy to help!

Recruitment process

If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected] 

After expressing your interest, you will be sent an application form where you will be asked a few questions about you and what you are looking for.  We will require two references and any information about your requirements.

Please be patient over the Advent season, we will be in touch as soon as possible but there may be a delay because of all the exciting activities happening at the Cathedral during this wonderful time.

You will then be invited to attend a recruitment day where we will get to know you and let you know more about volunteering at the Cathedral, the opportunities available and much more.  There will be opportunities to meet other volunteers and applicants, and we hope it will be an interesting and fun experience.  

The next dates for recruitment will be 1 February or 4 February 2025.
If volunteering is right for you, you will be required to do the online Church of England safeguarding training to a level appropriate to the role or roles for which you are applying.  There may also be further training appropriate to the role(s).

More information about application requirements and further training will be provided at the selection days.
There is no obligation to join the volunteer team, just come along and see if it might be something for you?

Some current opportunities

Welcome Team Assistants 

We are looking for welcoming and friendly volunteers to join our Welcome Team. 

This role plays an integral part in the overall Welcome offered at St Albans Cathedral. You will have a large impact on the visitor experience and enjoy high level of interaction with our visitors through answering questions, handing out information, helping in the shop and assisting in the interactive exhibition areas. 

We are particularly looking for weekend volunteers but any day throughout the week will also be accepted. If you are interested in finding out more about this role please contact [email protected] 

Role description

Learning Department Volunteers

Our Learning Department is looking for volunteers. Whether you want to help lead a variety of school trails during term time or help with our arts and crafts at mornings during the school holidays, we’d love to hear from you. Full training - and plenty of tea and coffee – will be provided. Please contact Steve Clarke in the Learning Department on [email protected] for more information. 

Photo credit: Toby Shepheard