Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are a valued and integral part of our organisation. They enrich and enhance the life of Kew and play a vital part in supporting us

If you enjoy working with children, or like working in the fields of education and play, this could be the volunteering opportunity for you. Share your passion and help Kew inspire young people with the power of plants.

Kew's Discovery Programme for elderly and disabled people does not currentlt require additional volunteers. Any future vacancies will be posted here.

Our Information Volunteers' team is now full. Future opportunities will be posted on this site.

You will be supporting the work of our horticulturists by helping with basic horticultural maintenance tasks such as planting, pruning, weeding and propagation.  Opportunities are available from Monday to Friday only, both outdoors and in our glasshouses. We currently have a waiting list of horticultural volunteers and are not actively recruiting to our Horticultural Volunteer programme at present.

For those of you who are interested in plants and enjoy a customer focussed environment, we are also looking for volunteers to help with plant maintenance and answer general customer enquiries in our Plant Shop at Victoria Gate. Opportunities are available every day and volunteers would not be required to use a till.
Details of how to apply....