Botanics Lates 2025, outdoor event, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Friday 20 June, 6.15pm - 10.15pm
Friday 15 August, 5.45 - 9.15pm
We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to join our current team to assist in Stewarding at our Botanics late events.
Our Botanics Late is built around the theme of in the Garden with friends, music and art.
An evening after hours entry to the garden with a programme of live music and special access to the exhibition Linder: Danger Came Smiling, exploring 5 decades of Pioneering work by the internationally renowned feminist artist Linder Sterling. There will be pop-up street food offers, drinks from our on-site bar available and arts and crafts activities.
What does this role entail?
We offer training for this role, and activities include the following:
- Stewarding the garden. Directing visitors away from areas they can’t enter, highlighting different areas they might want to visit.
- Encouraging visitors to engage with the different aspects of the programme.
- Welcoming the visitors and assisting with enquiries, creating a friendly environment.
- Working alongside the Creative Programmes Team.
- General assistance to the event.
Ideally volunteers will be able to commit to both lates on the 20 June and 15 August, this will involve arriving 45 minutes before the start of the event for a site walk though and briefing. Volunteers would then finish up 15 minutes after the event finishes.
We also welcome applications who are only available for one of the dates.
How do I apply?
If this sounds of interest, we would love to hear from you. Please complete an application form and return to volunteering@rbge.org.uk by 12 noon 29 May 2025, along with brief answers to the following questions:
- What do you like most about events?
- What is your favourite event you have attended and why do you think you enjoyed it so much?
- What are you looking to gain from joining the volunteer stewarding team at the Botanic Lates?
We encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, and value the positive impact that this has on our team. RBGE is committed to ensuring that all volunteers are treated equally irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity.
