Volunteer at Eden
We offer inspiring volunteer opportunities in Cornwall at the Eden Project. If you love the Eden Project, volunteering with us is a great way to support our mission as a charity – and have fun while you're at it!
Complete your work experience in a setting like no other! During your placement, you’ll experience firsthand what it’s like to work for an educational charity at our iconic visitor attraction in Cornwall. We offer a range of exciting placements across our teams, including horticulture, marketing and education. Alongside gaining practical skills, you’ll also explore how your future career can contribute to making a positive difference for the planet.
Learn directly from our team on how we care for our incredible living landscapes. With us, you will gain an understanding of sustainable gardening practices.
Discover how we create exceptional customer experiences, making every guest feel valued, welcomed, and inspired. You'll assist with purchases, offer recommendations and more.
Experience how we craft delicious food from ingredients we’ve harvested at Eden, serving freshly prepared meals to over half a million visitors every year.
See how our ICT team keeps the Eden Project running smoothly, delivering innovative solutions and ensuring every system is functioning.
Learn from our experts about how we engage with millions of people through our digital and offline marketing channels. You'll discover how advertising and media helps us to reach different audiences.
Get hands-on and learn how our office-based teams provide vital support and coordination to keep the Eden Project operating efficiently.
Gain insight into how our Security and Site Management teams ensure our site remains safe, welcoming, and well-maintained.
Discover how we inspire students and teachers by creating engaging learning experiences that encourage positive action for the planet.
Our work changes from team to team and throughout the year, so you can expect a varied and dynamic experience! Every work experience placement gives you the chance to go behind the scenes of both a charity and a major visitor attraction. You will start with an introductory session that explains our ethos, the purpose of our work, and some of the highlights from our incredible history. During the week, you’ll have opportunities to meet and learn from experts in their fields, while exploring what a career with purpose could look like for you.
We offer placements to secondary school and college students from Easter through to Summer, and where possible, we aim to accommodate requests outside these periods to provide as many opportunities as we can.
We accept applications throughout the year, but placement decisions are usually made around February half term. Applications will continue to be considered after this date, so if you haven’t applied by then, don’t worry, please don’t feel you have missed out! This approach ensures a fair chance for as many students as possible to apply and gives our teams a better understanding of their year ahead, which helps us offer more placement opportunities.
If you are a teacher or careers lead that would like to know more please email Greg Richards, our Career Development Specialist: grichards@edenproject.com.