Ship's Plaques Volunteer

The role is part of the Visitor Operations team at Portsmouth Historic Quarter, based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Here at PHQ, we have a unique collection of ship plaques from which we produce replicas in-house to sell to our visitors in Boathouse 4.

You will be part of a growing team of volunteers engaged in the production process of a range of ship's plaques.

Tasks will vary but will include:

- Hand painting pre-cast mouldings in detail

- Wood finishing - applying stains and varnish to wooden plaque backings

- Applying felt backing to the back of wooden plaques

- Mounting the finished crests onto hardwood backs

- Maintaining an orderly and tidy workshop

- Adhering to all Health & Safety regulations and requirements in the workshop and ensuring that faults are reported to the Shipwright & Workshop Manager

- Maintaining excellent standards of site and personal presentation at all times

Process:

You will need an account to register your interest for this role. Once you have registered your interest you will receive an automatic email with next steps. If you have not received this in a couple of hours, please do get in touch as it may not have registered (volunteering@hiveportsmouth.org.uk). 

You will need to respond to the "Criteria Check" email to progress with this role. 

Please check your junk email folder in case any emails end up there.  Friendly reminder that the charities/organisations emails may end up here too. 

Don't forget you can add up any volunteering hours as part of Team 100 Opportunity - Hive Portsmouth or part of the Donate 100 things challenge Opportunity

Skills

- Minimum 18 years of age

- Be a passionate ambassador for Portsmouth Historic Quarter and the Dockyard

- Fine motor skills

- Interest in Admiralty Ships Badges or an enthusiasm to learn