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Jobs, Training & Volunteering

Come and join our friendly volunteer teams working on and around the estate.  Harriet Tipping is our Volunteer Coordinator, who can be contacted by email.

Gardening - contact: volunteer@sharphamtrust.org

Volunteers meet on wednesdays at 10am to help Jesse our gardener in the Sharpham gardens. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to work outdoors doing physical tasks. Contact Harriet at the above email if you would like to volunteer or want more information.

Sharpham Outdoors Project  - contact: outdoors@sharphamtrust.org

Regular volunteering on Thursdays – conservation, gardening, farm work, small scale building

Six-month mentoring placements supporting young people (16 -24yrs) with experience of mental health distress - Tues and Weds.

Conservation and wildlife monitoring – Please ask

Open Days and Events - contact: volunteer@sharphamtrust.org

Catering/cafe, stewarding, workshop support.

Marketing and Publicity -  contact: volunteer@sharphamtrust.org

Tasks include helping with photocopying and leaflet distribution.

The Barn Retreat  - contact: barn@sharphamtrust.org

Three volunteer residential coordinators take joint responsibility for the day to day running of Barn retreats. 12 month appointments. For more information see Become a Coordinator on the Barn pages of the website.

Household - housemanager@sharphamtrust.org

Assist with household tasks and projects from window cleaning to flower arranging. Occasional meeting and greeting.

There are currently no other vacancies at The Sharpham Trust.

Garden Volunteer

A place of opportunity

Get in touch

If you would like to know more about the information on this page, please contact:

Tel: 01803 732708 Email:marketing@sharphamtrust.org

Address: The Sharpham Trust, Sharpham House, Ashprington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7UT