Volunteer Roles
Since its formation in 1995, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has been working to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD). CRY is now looking for a Finance Trustee to join the Board.
What will you be doing?
The Finance Trustee will play an important role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of CRY. As the charity continues on an upward trajectory post-Covid, this role will help steer CRY towards robust financial stability and growth. You will assist in providing insight and guidance to the Board on all financial matters.
This role is mainly home-based.
For a full list of duties, please request a copy of the candidate pack.
Time Commitment
· Attend 4 Board meetings a year.
· These are held in February, June, September, and November (typically in the 3rd week of the month depending on Trustee availability).
· 3 of the 4 meetings are held online, and 1 meeting is in central London. The main meeting is the Business Plan meeting in February in London (in-person attendance encouraged, travel expenses covered).
This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. Training and induction is provided for all new Trustees.
What are we looking for?
We are seeking a Finance Trustee who will bring a blend of strategic financial expertise, leadership, and a keen understanding of complex financial matters.
- Experienced financial professional: Finance background with experience in managing or being part of a finance team. No formal accountancy qualification needed, but must demonstrate financial management and strategic planning skills.
- Strategic financial thinker: Experience in high-level financial planning, budgeting, and decision-making to drive CRY’s growth and sustainability.
- Clear communicator: Ability to present complex financial information clearly and accessibly to the Board of Trustees.
- Understanding of charity finance: It would be desirable for the candidate to have experience of charity accounts and ensuring compliance with charity accounting standards.
In addition to a Finance Trustee, we are also interested in hearing from individuals with experience in IT, cyber security, organisational governance and risk. Please state in your covering letter if you are interested in exploring this further.
We believe that a diverse and inclusive Board is key for effectively representing and addressing the needs of the young people and families we support. Our mission to prevent young sudden cardiac death and improve heart health relies on a range of perspectives and experiences that reflect the communities we serve.
What difference will you make?
As a Finance Trustee at CRY, you will significantly influence our efforts to combat young sudden cardiac death and support those affected by heart conditions. Your oversight in financial reporting, budgeting, and audit processes will ensure that CRY can continue to fund essential heart screening programs, advance medical research, and offer bereavement support to families. Your role will help sustain and expand CRY’s lifesaving initiatives, making a meaningful difference in preventing YSCD and improving heart health for young people.
Before you apply
The TrusteeWorks Team at Reach Volunteering are supporting Cardiac Risk in the Young with their Trustee recruitment.
Applications should be made via TrusteeWorks in the first instance.
To apply please send your CV/LinkedIn profile along with a supporting statement explaining why you are interested in the role, the skills and experience you will bring to the Board and what you would hope to get out of the role.
Please also list any potential conflicts of interest in your covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you interested in volunteering in a role supported, supervise, and guided by experienced Integration Casework Coordinators to assist in providing telephone and/or face to face advice about welfare and housing rights to refugee clients, including assistance with filling forms, liaising with government agencies and council offices, drafting letters, among other assistance to newly granted refugees?
Would a varied role where you could help clients by researching housing options and updating client information on our casework database (and much more) enhance your skills and experiences to achieve your goals whilst making a difference? Would you like to be a part of a busy team, working with experience Integration Casework Coordinators to provide much needed advice and support to their caseload of clients? Do you live within Greater London and are able to commute to our head office in Stratford, London and can commit to at least 1 day (09:45 – 17:00) or two half days (09:45 – 13:00 or 14:00 – 17:00) volunteering per week on consistent days ideally for a minimum of 6 months in this role?
If yes, then this could be the perfect voluntary role for you within the Refugee Council.
You will be a part of our friendly and supportive Integration Advice team and will receive regular support and supervision from an Integration Casework Coordinator. As part of a comprehensive induction process, you will receive training on working with refugees and people seeking asylum, including an introduction to the asylum process and the legal framework, rights and entitlements, and on how to support people practically whilst volunteering as a Refugee Integration Advice Volunteer. Our bespoke training sessions have been developed and will be facilitate by our team of experienced Integration Casework Coordinators at the Refugee Council head office in Stratford, London, E15 1NS.
The training dates will be:
- Thursday 22nd August, from 10:00 – 17:00, Volunteer induction and Working with Clients part 1
- Wednesday 28th August, from 10:00 – 17:00, Our Private Rented Scheme project and Working with Clients part 2
- Wednesday 4th September, from 10:00 – 17:00, Database Training and IT Systems Training
- Thursday 3rd October, from 14:00 – 17:00, Homelessness Law
You will also receive support and information throughout your role and will have access to organisational training sessions that are accessible to staff and volunteers. We will also reimburse you with lunch and travel expenses, in line with our volunteer expenses policy. Please note that as this volunteering role will be based in the Refugee Council head office in Stratford, London, you must be commute to our postcode E15 1NS.
If this sounds like a great opportunity for you, the team and I would love to hear from you. Please email me your completed application form by 23:59 pm on Sunday 28th July 2024.
Please note, due to GDPR all volunteers must be located within the UK whilst volunteering and any offers of a place will be subject to character references and a basic level DBS check.
We are looking for a group of volunteers for this role and will be holding MS Teams interviews from Wednesday 31st July – Thursday 15th August. This would be a great opportunity for us to virtually meet you and find out more about you and for you to ask as many questions as you have – the more the merrier :)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Volunteer with us at Solihull Town Centre Mell Square on 3rd August
At Acorns we provide care and support for life limited or life threatened children and their families. We are a charity, and our fundraising is vital to enable us to continue providing care and support to the children: it costs around £11 million a year to run our care services.
We are looking for volunteers to join us in t Solihull Town Centre Mell Square on 3rd August. You'll join our fundraising team, collecting donations from shoppers as well as assembling and disassembling the gazebo.
How much time will it take?
The collection is from 10am – 5pm, but you can join us at any point for an hour or two.
Am I right for the role?
We’re looking for volunteers who are
- Approachable and happy to raise awareness about Acorns
- Versatile and willing to adapt and help out
Why volunteer at Acorns?
- To help a local charity and make a different in your community
- Connect with likeminded people and make new friends
- Learn new skills to boost your CV
- Opportunities to progress to other roles
- Access to free online training courses
- Retail discounts
- Participation in our volunteer recognition schemes and rewards
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Retail & Furniture Assembly Volunteers - A New Volunteer Opportunity in Acorns Children's Hospice Superstore in Chelmsley Wood - opening in September
Acorns have a network of shops across the West Midlands that generate a substantial level of income to enable us to care for children and their families.
To help us to continue to provide the care that we do, we are looking for fun and enthusiastic volunteers to join us in our Chelmsley Wood shop. Our shops are exciting and dynamic, with no two days being the same. From our walk-in customers, to receiving donations, and everything in between
Additionally, we are looking for empowered Furniture Assembly Volunteers. In this hands-on role, you will assist with constructing and dismantling flat-pack furniture, beds, and other large items. Don’t worry if you’re new to this—full training will be provided!
How much time will it take?
Our shops are open Monday to Saturday (some open on Sundays too), 9am to 5pm. You can volunteer the hours that suit you, but ideally we’ll need you to volunteer for at least 3 hours per week.
Why volunteer at Acorns?
- To help a local charity
- To make a difference in your local community
- To connect with likeminded people and make new friends
- Boost your CV Opportunities to progress to other roles
Am I right for the job?
- Able to build flat pack furniture
- Be organised and methodical
- Able to work within timeframes for customer assembly requests
- Willing to flag any defects or spare parts needed when constructing furniture
- Able to carry out minor repairs on donated goods
Full training will be provided
Thank you!
Volunteer with us!
At Acorns we provide care and support for life limited or life threatened children and their families. We are a charity, so most of the care that we provide is funded through fundraising and through our shops.
To help us to continue to provide the care that we do, we are looking for fun and enthusiastic volunteers to join us in our Kingswinford Shop. Our shops are exciting and dynamic, with no two days being the same. From our walk-in customers, to receiving donations, and everything in between
As a Shop Volunteer with us, you will be:
- Engaging with customers
- Accepting and sorting donated stock
- Pricing donations for sale
- Working on the till
Our shops are open Monday to Saturday (some open on Sundays too) 9am to 5pm. You can volunteer the hours that suit you, but it would be great if you could support in the shop for at least 3 hours a week.
Why Volunteer at Acorns?
- To help a local charity and make a difference in your local community
- Connect with likeminded people and make new friends
- Enhance your CV by learning new skills and gaining experience
- Opportunities to progress to other roles
- Access to free online training courses
- Retail discounts
- Invites to social events and participation in our volunteer recognition schemes and rewards
Full training will be provided
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our partner, a US 501(c)(3) non-profit, is a movement of solidarity and action that brings people from all backgrounds together with programs designed to reach out to and engage with people living in persistent poverty.
The Board wants to strengthen its financial oversight of their operations, through the appointment of a finance professional based in the USA, with a keen interest in eliminating poverty, as Treasurer.
The post holder will provide strategic oversight and advice in financial matters, including the annual and medium-term budgets, financial administration and controls, financial reporting, the annual audit, and, if possible, fundraising.
The Board meets monthly, for approximately 90 minutes, online.
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For more Trustee and Treasurer roles please visit the AfID website.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our partner conducts research, develops recommendations and advocates for reform to make policy and decision-making processes in global governance more accountable to the people they affect now and in the future.
They are seeking a Treasurer to provide financial support and guidance for a resurgent NGO. The Treasurer has responsibility for overseeing maintenance of the accounts, providing quarterly management accounts and annual accounts. The postholder will manage the limited number of payments and also provide financial support to the Board of Trustees, including contributing to funding proposals.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of UK charity accounting and filing requirements, as well as an interest in global issues and a desire to strengthen the effectiveness of global governance.
The estimated time commitment required for the role is 1-5 hours per month.
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For more Trustee and Treasurer roles please visit the AfID website.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
While gaining invaluable experience in Content Creation, practice your passion within real-life scenarios.
Join a group who aspire to think big, have fun, and create work that stands out. We’re looking for a passionate dedicated individual to join our team, who will play a key role in the growth of our brand messages and visions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating contents for our digital channels.
If you are enthusiastic, passionate and are excited to contribute your content creation skills to a meaningful cause, join us. Together, we can create a positive and lasting impact in our community.
Responsibilities
Create attention-grabbing contents.
Work well with collaborators in our creative and marketing teams.
Requirements
Strong verbal, written, and organisational skills.
Dedicated and willing to learn.
Please note the role is a voluntary position and could be entirely remote. Any incurred reasonable expenses will be paid.
ABOUT TESYouth
TESYouth (Training, Employment Opportunities & Social Development for Youth) is a NFP social enterprise which focuses on improving the rate of youth employment, through volunteering, interactive and skill-based workshops, work-experience and training programmes. Together with our strategic partners, we collaborate with organisations to provide youth to develop their skills, and to assist in achieving their career aspirations.
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Tackle and reduce youth unemployment by providing with the necessary tools to develop skills, aptitudes, knowledge and self-confidence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Cyclopark is a charity on a mission…to get our communities active!
Located in Gravesend, Kent, our purpose is to provide a welcoming and safe environment for the local residents of Gravesham, its surrounding areas and the wider disability and cycling communities to discover the extensive range of community and sport-based opportunities available and benefit from their positive social, health and well-being outcomes.
We are seeking a new Trustees to help us deliver our mission – one with a strong background in Finance. The applicant will ideally be from the health and wellbeing sector but this is not essential.
The Trustee will monitor the financial administration of the charity and report to the Board on its state of financial health, in line with best practice and in compliance with the governing document and legal requirements, providing the confidence and knowledge to better make strategic decisions.
Main responsibilities
- To oversee the budgets, accounts, management accounts and financial statements on behalf of the Board in discussion with the CEO, Finance Manager and accountant.
- To ensure that proper accounts and records are kept, ensuring financial resources are spent and invested in line with the charity’s policies, good governance, legal and regulatory requirements.
- To be instrumental in the development and implementation of financial and reserves policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
While gaining invaluable experience, practice your passion within real-life scenarios.
Join a group who aspire to think big, have fun, and create work that stands out. We’re looking for a passionate dedicated individual to join our team, who will play a key role in the growth of our brand messages and visions. The ideal candidate will assist us to conduct research and gather information on various projects.
Responsibilities
Conduct relevant research, gather information on various projects
Write research reports
Working closely with the communications team
Requirements
Good attention to detail.
Strong verbal, written and organisational skills.
Self-starter, dedicated and willing to learn.
Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
Please note the role is a voluntary position and could be entirely remote. Any incurred reasonable expenses will be paid.
ABOUT TESYouth
TESYouth (Training, Employment Opportunities & Social Development for Youth) is a NFP social enterprise which focuses on improving the rate of youth employment, through volunteering, interactive and skill-based workshops, work-experience and training programmes. Together with our strategic partners, we collaborate with organisations to provide youth to develop their skills, and to assist in achieving their career aspirations.
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Tackle and reduce youth unemployment by providing with the necessary tools to develop skills, aptitudes, knowledge and self-confidence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Volunteering for Sense
Our amazing team of volunteers help us run over 100 shops across England and Wales. Every donated item that you sort, prepare and sell helps to raise vital funds to support us in our mission to make sure no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, is isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Our shops are at the heart of local communities – sharing the work of Sense, and helping to secure support for our life changing work.
What your role will involve
There are a variety of tasks that you can get involved with in the shop, including:
- Welcoming and assisting customers, providing great customer service and a fantastic shopping experience
- Receiving donated goods from members of the public
- Sorting, steaming, tagging and preparing donated goods for sale
- Creating eye catching window and in-shop displays
- Keeping the shop floor well stocked, tidy, clean and organised
- Processing sales and serving on the till
- Promoting Gift Aid and other Sense fundraising initiatives
- Acting as an ambassador for Sense; promoting the shop and Sense in your local community
- Supporting with the recruitment and training of new volunteers
- Following new health, safety and social distancing measures to ensure the safety of everyone
Will the role suit me? Yes, if you are:
- Motivated and hardworking
- Reliable, flexible and willing to do a variety of shop tasks
- A team player
- Friendly and helpful
- Passionate about customer service and enjoy interacting with people
- Respectful of others and their diversity
- Interested in supporting the work of Sense and want to make a difference to people who have complex disabilities and are deafblind.
What can Sense offer me as a volunteer?
- A full induction and ongoing support and guidance from your Shop Manager to make sure you feel confident in your role
- Support to develop new skills, knowledge and experience, in particular of a retail environment, but also skills such as teamwork, customer service, communication and using your initiative
- A reference for other paid or voluntary work (available on request)
- The opportunity to share your existing skills and experience to benefit others
- The chance to meet new people from a wide range of backgrounds and to join a passionate and committed team
- The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to Sense by raising vital income and raising the profile of Sense in your local community; changing the lives of those who have complex disabilities and are deafblind
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to offer personalised support to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Our experts offer support that’s tailored to the individual needs of each person, whether that’s at our centres, through our holidays and short breaks, or in people’s own homes. In addition to practical support, we also provide information to families, and campaign for the rights of people with complex disabilities to take part in life.
Volunteers add real value to Sense, bringing their passion, enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to the work that we do. We believe that volunteers enable us to bring people together, and provide opportunities for people with complex disabilities to communicate and experience the world.
We include. We collaborate. We find a way. We challenge. We celebrate.
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Across the UK, our 270 local groups play a vital part in supporting people affected by MS. They provide sense of belonging, unity and friendship. And they deliver services and support for their local MS community.
We are looking to recruit an Activities Volunteer for the Bury St Edmunds Group. As our local group Activities Volunteer you’ll help us to set up activities in the area. Whether you’re serving refreshments, talking to people, registering attendees or collecting payments, you’ll be making sure everyone feel welcome.
In this role you’ll be able to develop your organisation, communication and team working skills. Most importantly you’ll be supporting your local group to run activities that bring friendship and fun to your local MS Community.
About you
You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be able to apply disability, equality and inclusion practices and understand and apply our risk management system. Ideally you’ll understand the local area and organisations that provide local services.
You will be reliable and easy to contact and you need to live in or near the area the group to carry out this role.
Time Commitment
We estimate this role will need up to two hours a week. Our roles are flexible and aim to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities. This is an ongoing role.
Apply
1. Read through the role description carefully
2. Please apply online
The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.
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To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
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Across the UK, our 270 local groups play a vital part in supporting people affected by MS. They provide sense of belonging, unity and friendship. And they deliver services and support for their local MS community.
We are looking to recruit a Communications Volunteer for the Bury St Edmunds Group. As our Communications Volunteer you’ll make sure people know they have a local MS Society group to turn to.
In this role you’ll be able to develop your writing skills, and gain an experience of communicating across a range of digital channels.
Time commitment
We estimate this role will need around 2 hours a week. Our roles are flexible and aim to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities. This is an ongoing role.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a large charity and develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS.
About you
You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be confident using Microsoft Office, the internet and email. You’ll be able to apply disability, equality and inclusion practices and understand and apply our risk management system. Ideally you’ll understand the local area and organisations that provide local services.
You will be reliable and easy to contact and you need to live in or near the area the group to carry out this role.
Apply
1. Read through the role description carefully
2. Please apply online
The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.
Size: 101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Thank you!
Across the UK, our 270 local groups play a vital part in supporting people affected by MS. They provide sense of belonging, unity and friendship. And they deliver services and support for their local MS community.
We are looking to recruit an Administration Volunteer for the Bury St Edmunds Group. Our Administration Volunteers are the linchpin for our local groups’ activities. They act as the first point of contact and they make sure all relevant information is circulated to other volunteers and members. And they play an important role in keeping our data and details up to date to comply with data protection legislation.
In this role you’ll develop your administration and organisation skills. Most importantly you’ll be help your local group run efficiently, so they can keep providing valuable services to our MS community.
Time Commitment
We estimate this role will need around 2 hours a week. Our roles are flexible and aim to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities. This is an ongoing role.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a large charity and develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS.
About you
You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be confident using Microsoft Office, the internet and email. You’ll be able to apply disability, equality and inclusion practices and understand and apply our risk management system. Ideally you’ll understand the local area and organisations that provide local services.
You will be reliable and easy to contact and you need to live in or near the area the group to carry out this role.
Please apply online.
The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.
Size: 101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Thank you!
Across the UK, our 270 local groups play a vital part in supporting people affected by MS. They provide sense of belonging, unity and friendship. And they deliver services and support for their local MS community.
We are looking to recruit a Health and Safety Volunteer for the Trafford and South West Manchester Group. As a Health and Safety Volunteer you’ll make sure all local group members are aware of their health and safety responsibilities. You’ll help them understand and follow guidelines and procedures to coordinate safe activities.
In this role you’ll gain knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, as well as develop your organisation, admin and communication skills. Most importantly you’ll help your local group make sure all their activities are safe for every member of your local MS community.
Time commitment
We estimate this role will need around 2 hours a week. Our roles are flexible and aim to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities. This is an ongoing role.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a large charity and develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS.
About you
You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers.
You’ll be confident using Microsoft Office, the internet and email. You’ll be able to apply disability, equality and inclusion practices and understand and apply our risk management system. Ideally you’ll understand the local area and organisations that provide local services.
You will be reliable and easy to contact and you need to live in or near the local area the group to carry out this role.
Apply
1. Read through the role description carefully
2. Please apply online
The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.
Size: 101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS