Are you a helpful person?
Giving back to the local community and Volunteering at the Ulster Aviation Society's heritage collection of aircraft, vehicles & artefacts can be a very rewarding way to enhance an interest in aviation.
It's an opportunity to develop skills or knowledge, plus meet people with similar interests within a fantastic organisation like ours.
Our Volunteers, young and old, male and female, from a wide range of diverse backgrounds and capabilities — are from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Europe and Asia.
Bring your skills and choose to be involved in anything from:
• Outdoor Events teams
• Tour Guide
• Flight Simulators & VR Suites NEW
• Cleaning & Maintenance
• General Electrician
• General Painting
• General Joinery
• Shop staff
• Cataloguing Assets in our heritage collection
• Creating & Maintaining Displays
• Librarian & Archivist within our Aviation Library
• Membership / CRM system
• Office Administration
• Aircraft restoration and maintenance
Most of the buzz happens on a SATURDAY, but WEDNESDAYS are also busy, and as we're now open for Tours 7 days a week, we need Volunteers here all the time, especially to help run the Shop, the Flight Sim & VR Suites, Tour Guide, Library, plus Cleaning & Maintenance.
Our volunteer engine is made up from many different cogs! We also have NEW teams in recent years, including cataloguing our extensive (currently undocumented) UAS Archive of documents, assets & photos, plus our latest team within the exciting, state-of-the-art Flight Sim & VR Suites!
We have volunteers of all ages, both men and women, boys and girls from 11 to an active 100yo!
If you think you have something to offer in the many types of work undertaken in the hangar and on the collection, or help at the Outdoor Events we attend, then why not come along and help out as a UAS Volunteer.
You'll be part of an organisation that was recognised in 2018 with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service — the equivalent of an MBE and highest honour for UK charities.
How do I volunteer?
It's probably best to come down on a Saturday and mosey around the Hangars first to see the vibe of the place and what's going on. There will be lots of like-minded people there.
We're always looking for a wide range of skills. Everyone has skills they can offer and we bet you have too!
If you want to be a Tour Guide E-mail Ricci Coulter
If you want to help out in the Flight Sims & VR Suite, E-mail John McIntyre
If you want to help out in the Charity Shop E-mail Edgar England
For general Volunteering Enquiries, please E-mail Ray Burrows with your potential Area of Interest or skills you're offering and he'd be glad to advise and welcome you.
New or existing UAS members are always welcome to visit the hangar any SATURDAY from 12noon – 5pm. Other days by arrangement.
