Volunteer roles

Absolutely! Here’s a concise **job advert** for the **Journalism Volunteer** role at Kenningwell United WFC:

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**Journalism Volunteer (Up to 3 hours/week)**
*Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)*
*Remote / South London*

Are you a creative writer or aspiring sports journalist? Kenningwell United WFC is looking for Journalism Volunteers to help share the stories of our players, matches, and community. This is a flexible, remote opportunity—ideal for students or anyone wanting to build their portfolio in women’s football.

**What you’ll do:**
- Write match reports, news articles, interviews, and features for our website and social media
- Work with friendly players, coaches, and staff to find great stories
- Contribute content ideas and help plan our club’s media coverage
What you’ll need:
- Good writing and communication skills
- Interest in journalism, media, or sports content creation (students welcome)
- Enthusiasm for women’s football and community sport
- Able to volunteer up to 3 hours per week
- Familiarity with social media or web platforms (desirable)

What we offer:
- Flexible, remote volunteering
- Opportunity to build your journalism portfolio
- Friendly, supportive club environment
- References for your future career

Interested? Email a brief note about your experience and CV
Kenningwell United WFC welcomes volunteers from all backgrounds. Help us tell our story and grow the game!

Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, mental health issues, substance misuse, learning disability, and physical disabilities.

Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients.

Could you prevent loneliness and isolation in your community and become a befriender?

• Do you have 2-3 hours a week to give to a client suffering from loneliness or mental health? Based at our Supported Accomodation, Oasis House
• Can you offer support, through a listening ear and be a positive influence in a client’s life to help build self-esteem and confidence?
• Will you enable our clients to benefit from knowing someone is there to listen, be a friend, and check in on their wellbeing?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities

Your role will include, but is not restricted to the following tasks:

• Carry out weekly checks with the clients you are supporting. This can be in a variety of settings, e.g., family home, support home, or in the community (via face-to-face meetings, phone or video calls)
• Have fun, take clients on outings, and maybe share a hobby, sport, or an interest
• Collect prescriptions for clients and assist with their weekly shop
• Help clients rediscover social skills and confidence by building up and maintaining a close relationship
• Report any concerns to the Volunteer Coordinator

Skills required

No qualifications or volunteering experience is required; however, the below skills are essential:

• A non-judgemental approach
• Good listening and communication skills
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Respect confidentiality
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients in a non-patronising way

Position: Head of Journalism (Volunteer)
Club Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)
Location: Remote / South London (occasional match attendance encouraged)
Commitment: Up to 3 hours per week

About Us

Kenningwell United WFC is a non-profit women’s football team in the Greater London Women’s Football League. As part of the She’s Got Skills collective, we celebrate and promote women’s football, wellbeing, and inclusion.

### **Role Overview**

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic **Head of Journalism (Volunteer)** to lead our content creation and media coverage. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone passionate about sports journalism, storytelling, and promoting women’s grassroots football.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and produce engaging match reports, news articles, interviews, and features for the club’s website and social media

- Coordinate a small team of volunteer writers (if applicable)

- Liaise with coaches, players, and staff to gather stories and insights

- Uphold the club’s values and ensure all content is inclusive, accurate, and aligned with our mission

- Work flexibly, spending no more than 3 hours per week on club media

Requirements

- Strong writing, editing, and communication skills

- Experience in journalism, media, or content creation (student or graduate welcome)

- Passion for women’s football and community sport 
 
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

- Familiarity with social media and web publishing (desirable)

What We Offer

- Flexible, remote volunteering

- Opportunity to build a portfolio and gain hands-on experience in sports journalism

- Supportive, collaborative team

- References for future opportunities

To Apply: 
Email a brief note about your experience and CV

Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, mental health issues, substance misuse, learning disability, and physical disabilities.

Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients.

Are you a reliable handyperson who can undertake, upkeep, and repair a range of tasks for our housing support clients?

• Do you have 1-2 hours a week to make basic home improvements to client’s accommodation?
• Are you a dab hand at DIY and want to put your handyperson skills to good use?
• Do you have an interest in motivating people to make positive changes in their lives through acquiring new skills?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities

Your role will include carrying out basic household repairs and alterations such as:

• Gardening work
• Flat pack furniture assembly
• Putting up curtain rails/blinds
• Hanging pictures and shelves

Skills required

No volunteering experience is required however the below skills are essential:

• Practical skills in DIY and/or gardening
• Good listening and communication skills
• Excellent people skills to enable you to work with a range of individuals with complex backgrounds

• Reliable and trustworthy
• Respect confidentiality
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients in a non-patronising way

Position: Marketing Volunteer
Club: Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)
Location: Remote / South London
Commitment:Up to 3 hours per week

About Us
Kenningwell United WFC is a non-profit women’s football club competing in the Greater London Women’s Football League. As part of the She’s Got Skills collective, we are dedicated to promoting women’s football, wellbeing, and community engagement.

Role Overview
We’re seeking a proactive and creative Marketing Volunteer to help promote our club, attract new players and supporters, and boost our local profile. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in gaining hands-on experience in sports marketing and supporting grassroots football.

Key Responsibilities
- Assist in planning and executing marketing campaigns for club activities, matches, and events
- Create engaging content for flyers, newsletters, and online platforms
- Help grow our audience and promote the club within the local community 
 
- Liaise with club staff, social media, and journalism volunteers for consistent messaging
- Work flexibly and independently, contributing up to 3 hours per week

Requirements
- Keen interest in marketing, communications, or promotions (students/hobbyists welcome)
- Good communication and organizational skills

- Creativity and ability to generate content ideas

- Familiarity with social media, email marketing, or basic design tools (desirable)
- Enthusiasm for women’s football and community sport

What We Offer
- Flexible, remote volunteering
- Opportunity to build your marketing portfolio
- Friendly, supportive team environment
- References for future opportunities

To Apply:
Email a brief note about your experience and CV
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Volunteer Photographer (Up to 3 hours/week) 
Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)
South London

Are you passionate about photography and women’s football? Kenningwell United WFC is looking for a Volunteer Photographer to capture the excitement of our matches, training sessions, and club events. This flexible role is perfect for students, hobbyists, or anyone wanting to build their sports photography portfolio.

What you’ll do:
- Take high-quality photos at home matches, training sessions, or occasional club events
- Edit and share images for our website, social media, and promotional materials
- Help tell the story of our players and club through powerful imagery

What you’ll need:
- Experience or keen interest in photography (students/hobbyists welcome)
- Your own camera equipment
- Good communication skills
- Enthusiasm for women’s football and community sport
- Able to volunteer up to 3 hours per week (including shooting and editing)

What we offer:
- Flexible, supportive volunteering environment
- The chance to build your photography portfolio
- Credits and exposure through our club media
- References for your future career

Interested? Email a brief note about your experience and interest, plus a sample of your work if possible, to [insert email address].
For more info, visit [insert website/social media].

Kenningwell United WFC welcomes volunteers from all backgrounds. Help us capture the spirit of our club!

Help us prevent violent and harmful behaviour.

The Mindful Foundation is a growing UK charity working across abuse prevention, emotional wellbeing, trauma recovery, and victim support. We’re looking for a Volunteer Fundraiser to help us find and apply for grants to support our work.

You would mainly support funding applications and grant research for our three core projects:

• Think Different: Prevent Harm Through Education
A trauma-informed early intervention programme for children and young people aged 8–18 in schools, alternative provision settings, and foster care.

• True Power: Change Starts Inside
A behavioural change programme supporting offenders and helping reduce reoffending through emotional awareness and accountability.

• ListenApp
A discreet victim support app designed to help people experiencing abuse access support safely.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in fundraising, bid writing, grant research, or the charity sector, or someone wanting to build experience whilst contributing to meaningful work.

What you’ll do:
• Research grant and funding opportunities
• Help prepare and submit funding applications
• Identify trusts, foundations, and community funding streams
• Support the growth of an early-stage charity making real impact

We’re looking for someone who is:
• Organised and reliable
• A strong written communicator
• Passionate about social impact
• Able to work independently

This is a flexible remote volunteer role of around 3–6 hours per week. There is potential for the role to become paid in future as the charity grows and funding develops.

A Peer Mentor is a volunteer who has experienced similar challenges and experiences as the person they are supporting. Being a peer mentor is seen as a positive and secure way to progress towards education, work, or employment.

Volunteers who take on peer support roles can feel empowered, have a greater confidence and a more positive sense of identity.

Could you provide an authentic voice that our clients can relate to?

· Do you have 1-2 hours a week to support a client

· Can you inspire others, give them hope through self-disclosure and by being an example of recovery?

· Build relationships based on trust, acceptance, understanding and an empathy from a shared lived experience?

· Can we rely on you to tap into your own experiences to help us identify barriers and gaps in our services and how we can be improving and identify good practice?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

· Inspiring service users by using your own life experiences and by being a positive role model

· Providing a safe sounding space, listen in a non-judgemental way

· Helping to improve wellbeing, confidence, and independence by exploring activities that promote this

· Assist service users to engage with formalised support

· Attend appropriate training and development opportunities as required

A Peer Mentor is a volunteer who has experienced similar challenges and experiences as the person they are supporting. Being a peer mentor is seen as a positive and secure way to progress towards education, work, or employment.

Volunteers who take on peer support roles can feel empowered, have a greater confidence and a more positive sense of identity.

Could you provide an authentic voice that our clients can relate to?

· Do you have 1-2 hours a week to support a client at our Supported Accomodation - Oasis House

· Can you inspire others, give them hope through self-disclosure and by being an example of recovery?

· Build relationships based on trust, acceptance, understanding and an empathy from a shared lived experience?

· Can we rely on you to tap into your own experiences to help us identify barriers and gaps in our services and how we can be improving and identify good practice?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

· Inspiring service users by using your own life experiences and by being a positive role model

· Providing a safe sounding space, listen in a non-judgemental way

· Helping to improve wellbeing, confidence, and independence by exploring activities that promote this

· Assist service users to engage with formalised support

· Attend appropriate training and development opportunities as required

Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice and Law Centre is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice.

This voluntary role is a great opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives 

As a Data Volunteer you will: 

• Analyse a range of data including demographic data, client data, financial data and client feedback  

• Produce a range of reports as required both for the organisation itself and our funders  

• Use data to identify any gaps in our service provision to help us develop future projects and services.   

• Contribute to any funding bids, funder reports or awareness campaigns which require data to support the work being produced.  

• write information for the local Citizens Advice website or newsletter 

• Raise awareness with staff and volunteers about the importance of data.  

• Help provide information and evidence to contribute to reports 

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will self-motivated, with strong research numeracy and IT skills and have the ability to contribute positively whilst having a flexible approach. 

At Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice and Law Centre we value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Position: Photographer (Volunteer)
Club: Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)
Location:South London (Griffin Sports Ground, Dulwich Village; JAGS Sports Club, Red Post Hill)
Commitment: Up to 3 hours per week

About Us

Kenningwell United WFC is a non-profit women’s football club competing in the Greater London Women’s Football League. As part of the She’s Got Skills collective, we are committed to celebrating and promoting women’s football, wellbeing, and community.

Role Overview

We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic Volunteer Photographer to capture the energy and spirit of our matches, training sessions, and club events. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to build their sports photography portfolio and support grassroots football.

Key Responsibilities

- Attend home matches (and/or training sessions or events) to take high-quality photos of players, staff, and supporters

- Edit and prepare images for use on the club’s website, social media, and promotional materials

- Work with club staff to highlight key moments and stories

- Ensure all content reflects the club’s values and promotes a positive image

- Volunteer up to 3 hours per week (including shooting and editing)

Requirements

- Experience or strong interest in photography (students and hobbyists welcome)

- Access to your own camera equipment 
 
- Good communication skills and ability to work independently

- Enthusiasm for women’s football and community sport

- Availability for some weekend matches or training sessions

What We Offer

- Flexible, supportive volunteering environment 
 
- Opportunity to build your sports photography portfolio

- Credits and exposure through club media 
 
- References for future opportunities

To Apply:
Email a brief note about your experience and interest, and CV 

Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice and Law Centre is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice.

This voluntary role is a great opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives 

As a Research and Campaigns Volunteer you will: 

• create leaflets and posters to promote the service, or use existing materials 
• use social media, for example, Facebook and LinkedIn to raise the profile of the local Citizens Advice 
• help to share what local Citizens Advice does with your local press or radio station 
• write information for the local Citizens Advice website or newsletter 
• talk to clients or volunteers about their experiences 
• help arrange a talk or event to promote the local Citizens Advice to others 
• Raise awareness with staff and volunteers of current social policy issues. 
• Check evidence forms regarding clients’ issues and problems and analyse the results in terms of main trends, identifying potential campaigning issues
• take an interest and gain understanding about what staff and volunteers are doing around researching client issues and campaigning for change, and how this fits in with national Citizens Advice 
• Help provide information and evidence for a full report on research and campaigns 

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will self-motivated, with strong research and IT skills, have an understanding of social media and how to utilise it and have the ability to contribute positively whilst having a flexible approach.

At Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice and Law Centre we value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Position: Website Master (Volunteer)

Club: Kenningwell United Women’s Football Club (KUWFC)

Location: Home

Commitment: Up to 3 hours per week

About Us

Kenningwell United WFC is a non-profit women’s football team competing in the Greater London Women’s Football League. Part of the She’s Got Skills collective, we promote accessibility, wellbeing, and inclusion in women’s football.

Role Overview

We’re seeking a dedicate Website Master to help us maintain and update our club’s website. This is a great opportunity for someone with basic web skills who wants to support grassroots sport and gain valuable experience.

Key Responsibilities

- Update website content (fixtures, results, news, team info) as needed

- Make basic edits and improvements to layout or design

- Ensure information is accurate, timely, and accessible

- Liaise with club staff for updates and content

- Monitor website for issues and coordinate fixes

Requirements

- Familiarity with basic website management (WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, or similar)

- Attention to detail and good written communication

- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively (no more than 3 hours/week)

- Enthusiasm for women’s football and supporting community sport

What We Offer

- Flexible, remote volunteering

- Opportunity to make a real impact in grassroots women’s football

- Supportive club environment and references for future opportunities

To Apply: 

Email a brief note about your experience & your CV

Over a million children in the UK have no contact whatsoever with one of their parents after separation. This can lead to far-reaching physical and emotional problems, with issues including antisocial behaviour, distress and unhappiness.

If you are passionate about child welfare and would like to make an impact, could this role be for you?

We are seeking a committed and strategic Chair of Trustees to lead our excellent Board of Trustees and ensure our Child Contact Centre remains safe, sustainable and child-centred.

Our centre provides a safe, friendly and neutral space where children from separated families can spend time with the non-resident parent and, in some cases, grandparents.

About the Role

The Chair will:

• Lead and develop an effective Board of Trustees
• Ensure safeguarding and child welfare remain paramount
• Provide strategic oversight
• Support and work with the Centre Co-ordinator without micromanaging

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong leadership skills
• Emotional intelligence
• Sound judgement and integrity
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to handle complaints or reputational issues
• A calm disposition during a possible crisis
• The ability to act as an ambassador for the centre within the local community

Ideally, we feel this role would suit a retired person, possibly with a background in working with children in some capacity or with knowledge of child welfare. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and families in our community.

Time Commitment

Board meetings are held quarterly, plus an AGM usually held in July.

There is also an expectation to attend fundraising events and make occasional visits to the centre.

For further information or to apply Please contact our Chair, Judith Russell