Volunteer Roles

This collections volunteer role involves managing all static collection tins within your local area including identifying opportunities to place a collection tin, emptying the tin and banking the money.

There is no minimum time commitment, but the role requires a level of regular commitment to ensure that tasks are completed.

Canine Partners is a registered charity that transforms the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs. Our amazing dogs bring a greater independence and quality of life to their partners, offering support, security, companionship, and practical help with everyday household tasks.

By volunteering at Canine Partners, you contribute to something incredibly special - ‘transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs’

By volunteering you will:

• Be a valued member of our Charity
• Can work with dogs without lifelong commitment or costs associated with dog ownership
• Be able to meet like-minded people
• Gain practical experience in the field of canine care and welfare.

‘With out the continued hard work and support from our volunteers, we would not be able to provide our clients with our life changing dogs’

What we require from you

• Age 18 or over
• Access to your own transport with flexibility to visit different locations
• Polite, confident and personable manner
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent record keeping skills

Support and Training

• Public Liability Insurance
• Payment of expenditure such as mileage to and from a talk.
• Volunteer clothing and ID badge
• Dedicated point of contact in the fundraising team
• Guidance on cash handling
• Income monitoring sheet provided
• Access to our volunteer portal with many resources for your use.
• Invitation to join our Official Canine Partners Community Facebook Group

At St John Ambulance, we are looking to develop our volunteering offer and become an even more integral part of our communities through delivering community first aid and education. 

We need people who have a passion for helping others, care about their communities and want to make a difference, supporting them to become safe and more resilient by sharing your first aid skills and knowledge. As a Community First Aider, you’ll deliver first aid to those in need through local events, as well as provide education to the public so that the ripple effect of First Aid grows.

Through supporting the growth of community partnerships, you will bring people along to our cause, growing our membership and fundraising base and spreading the message that First Aid Saves Lives. 

Through volunteering as a Community First Aider, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

We will make sure you will have access to a proper induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us. Information about our volunteer roles are included in the role descriptions. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter.

We will be running a number of information events locally and these are:
Selection Events for this role will be held on the evenings of 23 and 24 April 2025. 23 April will be at Southampton (Bitterne) HQ, and 24 April will be at Southampton (Millbrook) HQ.

If you are successful you will need to undertake induction & training for role at these dates:
Welcome Events will be scheduled at Southampton (Bitterne) and Southampton (Millbrook) HQs. Dates TBC.

Community First Aider course will be held at Southampton (Bitterne) HQ. Date TBC.

Closing date for these opportunities is: 20/04/2025

To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

Youth Leaders work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet Units. By organising a mixed weekly programme, this role will support the learning and development of young people into the next generation of health citizens. Youth Leaders also help young people develop their confidence, teamwork skills, self-discipline, and generally encourage them to strive to be the best they can be, as well as supervise and support other adult volunteers in their team.

You’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

Pursuing the role

Closing date for these opportunities is: 30th April 2925

To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

We are looking for Volunteer Administrators to join our Community Education team – committed people with experience in performing administrative duties and great IT skills.

As a Community Education Administrator, you will be responsible for handling bookings and administration to support Community Education courses, playing a key role in supporting training for members of our communities and schools by assisting them in training enquiries and ensuring courses are correctly processed in our systems.

If you are passionate about educating communities in first aid and want to influence growth of the Community Education courses through effective customer service administration then this role is for you – please click the link to apply, we look forward to hearing from you!

Youth Leaders work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet Units. By organising a mixed weekly programme, this role will support the learning and development of young people into the next generation of health citizens. Youth Leaders also help young people develop their confidence, teamwork skills, self-discipline, and generally encourage them to strive to be the best they can be, as well as supervise and support other adult volunteers in their team.

You’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

Expected to undergo a DBS check, e-learning modules, safeguarding level 2, fundamentals, principles, youth leader first aid and a day warrant.

Pursuing the role

Closing date for these opportunities is: 14th June 2025

To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

Youth Leaders work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet Units. By organising a mixed weekly programme, this role will support the learning and development of young people into the next generation of health citizens. Youth Leaders also help young people develop their confidence, teamwork skills, self-discipline, and generally encourage them to strive to be the best they can be, as well as supervise and support other adult volunteers in their team.

You’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

Expected to undergo a DBS check, e-learning modules, safeguarding level 2, fundamentals, principles, youth leader first aid and a day warrant.

Pursuing the role

Closing date for these opportunities is: 14th June 2025

=To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

Youth Helper work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet Units. By support our Youht Leaders to deliver a sessions across our range of programmes. In this role, you'll support the learning and development of young people into the next generation of health citizens. Youth Helpers also help young people develop their confidence, teamwork skills, self-discipline, and generally encourage them to strive to be the best they can be, as well as supervise and support other adult volunteers in their team.

You’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

Pursuing the role

Closing date for these opportunities is: 28th April 2025

To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

Youth Helper work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet Units. By support our Youht Leaders to deliver a sessions across our range of programmes. In this role, you'll support the learning and development of young people into the next generation of health citizens. Youth Helpers also help young people develop their confidence, teamwork skills, self-discipline, and generally encourage them to strive to be the best they can be, as well as supervise and support other adult volunteers in their team.

You’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

Pursuing the role

Closing date for these opportunities is: 28th April 2025

To apply for this opportunity please follow the link below:

Are you committed to delivering high quality care? Do you have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team?

As a County Lead of Essex, you will be part of the establishment of a County St John Council to oversee and guide volunteer Community Networks aims to create a structured and supportive framework that empowers volunteers to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing strategic leadership, coordination, and oversight, the council ensures that volunteer efforts align with community needs and priorities while avoiding duplication of services.

St John has embarked on a journey to achieve the goal of ensuring that every community and young person across the country is first aid confident.

We are looking for a leader with a passion for local volunteering and helping communities to inspire and support volunteers on this journey across your county

The post will also interact with relevant Communities of Practice to share learning, advice and best practice.

This role requires a commitment of 5-6 hours per week. We encourage flexible arrangements such as role-sharing or co-leadership, and you’ll have the opportunity to review your volunteering pattern with your line manager to ensure it suits both your needs and those of the organisation.

Interview dates will be 8th, 9th,14th, 15th,16th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd May, via Teams, please state in your application if there are any dates/ times you cannot do.

The closing date Is the 29th April 2025.

What is involved 

This is considered a full-time volunteer role. The brood will live with you from approximately 14-18 months of age until retirement.

• With guidance support and advice from our breeding team maintain the broods health and welfare, including maintaining a good weight and fitness level along with basic training and general obedience. 

• Be available for and attend training sessions within the working week that will involve:

• home visits 

• virtual online training

• one-to-ones 

• Be available to take the brood for essential veterinary visits as required. 

• The brood will have approximately two seasons per year and will stay at home during her season. Advice on management or any veterinary visits required during the season, will be given by our breeding team. 

• The brood will have one litter per year from the age of two, up to a maximum of four litters. Each litter will be born within the home and the puppies will remain with the brood until they are approximately eight weeks old and ready to go to their puppy parents (plenty of opportunities for puppy cuddles). Full support, guidance and training will be provided by our breeding team throughout the broods’ mating season, pregnancy, whelping and litter. Equipment for the litter is provided. 

• Whilst the brood has a litter – we ask that pet dogs have restricted exercise (full information and guidance is given by the breeding team). This measure is to minimise the risk of infection to the litter. 

• The dog breeding volunteer will have updates throughout each litters training.

What we require from you 

• The primary dog breeding volunteer must be 18 years or over 

• Have a dog friendly secure garden

• Be at home for most of the day and ideally live within one hour of LE12 9SR 

• Though desirable, prior dog ownership is not required 

• If you are a dog owner, you cannot have an entire male dog. Maximum of three pet dogs which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis considering the size of pet dogs, along with available space within in the property. Any pet dogs will be assessed as part of the home assessment.

• Time and stamina to provide the brood with a minimum of one hour's exercise per day (this can be completed in one or multiple walks). 

• Time to provide training sessions to maintain basic obedience. 

• Access to own transport to travel the brood on essential journeys such as veterinary appointments and pre-mating tests as required. 

• Have time and stamina to devote to the brood and her litter. The brood cannot be routinely left for more than four hours in a day. 

• Have space within the home for the brood and her litter. 

Support and Training 

• Induction process which includes submitting of application, telephone interview, home visit, training and handling sessions. 

• Each volunteer is allocated a member of the Canine Partners breeding team as their first point of contact. 

• Receive regular training, resources and other important information via your trainer; this may be in the format of physical copies, digital or in person. 

• All equipment for the litter is provided. 

• Our breeding team will offer continued support throughout the pregnancy and litter. 

• Payment of expenditure such as mileage to and from a pre-mating test 

• Invitation to join Official Canine Partners Community Facebook Group 

An ideal opportunity to make a lasting diference in the lives of vulnerable women those who have experienced some form of abuse, violence or trauma and sexual exploitation. To be part of a team providing practical help and support within a women's only drop-in space, offering compassionate care and a listening ear. To engage in creative activities, exploring faith and helping build trustful friendships, providing hospitality and friendly conversations. The ability to identify women that may need extra support or referral to external agencies. 

The ideal person should have the ability to relate sensitively to vulnerable women, with various needs, able to build rapport and boundaries in relationships. A commitment and passion for our cause, preferably Christian, have good communication and listening skills. Good time management and able to work well as part of a team. Be friendly, approachable, a positive outlook and enthusiastic, with a willingness to learn. Preferably knowledge, understanding or lived experience of sexual exploitation and or domestic abuse, an awareness of the needs of the vulnerable.

Canine Partners are looking for a volunteer videographer for the opportunity to film newborn litters, dogs in training and partnerships as well as advertisements to promote the charity’s work and need for volunteers

What is involved

• Adhoc video sessions which will primarily be based at our National Training Centre but may also be on location, so please apply from any area of the UK as we may have an opportunity in your area
• Opportunity to film newborn litters, dogs in training and partnerships as well as advertisements to promote the charity’s work and need for volunteers
• Editing video for use within promotional materials and on digital channels
• Videos taken and final edited films will be licenced for use and owned by Canine Partners.

By volunteering you will:

• Have the opportunity to work with dogs
• Be able to meet like-minded people
• Gain practical experience in videography, including case studies and advertisements
• Build your own portfolio  

‘With out the continued hard work and support from our volunteers, we would not be able to provide our clients with our life changing dogs’

What we require from you

• To be a professional videographer or be able to show us a portfolio of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Documentary and case studies
  • Brand/corporate
• Access to own digital videography and editing equipment, but we can give access to our studio and video equipment if required
• To be proficient in editing videos.
• Understand that it will involve adhoc videography jobs, dependent on needs of the charity
• Ideally be local to or able to travel to the National Training Centre but this is not essential as we have partnerships and volunteers across the UK
• Comfortable with indoor and outdoor videography
• Have knowledge of GDPR and consents/permissions
• Be comfortable with us completing a DBS

Support and Training

• Reimbursement of pre-approved expenses if requested
• Invitation to join our Official Canine Partners Community Facebook Group
• A point of contact who will support you in your role
• Volunteer clothing and ID badge

Location

To be based near or willing to travel to Canine Partners National Training Centre, Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE12 9SR.
On shoot locations possible to be agreed upon.

Other locations across the UK will also be considered but please note, these will be on an adhoc basis dependent on need of videography in that area so opportunities may be fewer.

JOIN OUR NEW ADVENTURE!

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you have a knack for numbers and a commitment to excellent financial stewardship?

If so, our new community-based charity, SUNSHINE, is seeking a dedicated and experienced volunteer to join us as our Treasurer and Finance Director. Our mission is to make a significant impact on the lives of people aged 18 and above who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation in London, with plans to expand beyond the London area.

Role Overview:

As the Treasurer and Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in helping us establish and develop SUNSHINE as a fully operational charity. Your expertise in finance and governance will be essential in ensuring the charity’s financial health and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the financial management of the charity, including budgeting, financial planning, and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and governance requirements related to finances.

• Provide financial guidance to fellow Trustees and the Founder to support strategic decision-making.

• Establish and implement robust financial systems, processes, and controls.

• Act as the main point of contact for all financial matters, including fundraising oversight and resource allocation, dealing with financial matters with the Charity Commission, HMRC and our Banks.

What We Offer:

• The chance to make a meaningful contribution to a grassroots initiative in its start-up phase.

• The opportunity to shape the financial future of a charity dedicated to tackling social isolation.

• A chance to collaborate with a passionate and diverse team, committed to making a difference.

• The opportunity to put your financial expertise to excellent use for a good cause.

Who We Are:

We are SUNSHINE, a brand new community-based charity with a mission to make a BIG impact. We aim to bring people together, spread happiness, and nurture community spirit through initiatives that build relationships, enhance wellbeing, and transform lives.

At SUNSHINE, we’re more than a charity; we’re a movement built on compassion, dedication, and shared vision. Our goal? To change the world—one smile at a time—with passionate people like you at the heart of everything we do.

To Apply:

Please send your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you want to volunteer with us. Include your availability.

Let’s make a difference, one connection at a time.

SUNSHINE

Fostering Connections - Enhancing Wellbeing - Transforming Lives

About us

By virtue of its sites and subjects, Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) enjoys a unique conjunction of subjects - History, Science (in particular, astronomy), Arts - and works with its audiences at local, regional, national and global levels to provide a greater understanding of humanity’s connection with the sea, space and time. RMG aims to be a welcoming place for everyone, receptive to engage with communities and provide a multi perspective social history, to become a place of memory and dialogue. Through its displays, exhibitions and learning programmes the Museum also explores our current relationship with the sea, and its future as an environmental force and resource.

The National Maritime Museum was opened by King George VI in 1937. The Queen's House was part of the Museum from the outset whilst the Royal Observatory, Greenwich was an addition of 1953. In 2011 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II formally approved ‘Royal Museums Greenwich’ as the new group brand and in 2015 the Cutty Sark was donated to the National Maritime Museum collection. The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, completed in September 2017, consolidated and upgraded the collections storage and conservation functions on the Museum's Kidbrooke site. 

The Museum's collection comprises more than 3 million items including ship models, navigational, astronomical and time-keeping instruments, oil paintings, prints and drawings, over 2 million manuscripts, rare books, ships plans, sea charts and historic photographic negatives. 

The Role

The RMG Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) is a sub-committee and advisory body of the Board of Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. It supports the RMG Trustee Board in its responsibilities for governance, risk management and control by reviewing the comprehensiveness of assurances in meeting the Board and Accounting Officer’s assurance needs and reviewing the reliability and integrity of these assurances.

Royal Museums Greenwich is seeking to appoint an independent member to its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Independent members attend meetings in an advisory capacity and are non-voting members of the Committee. The member will ideally take up post in May 2025 for a term of four years, renewable once. Member appointments and renewals will be by the Committee Chair, in consultation with the Accounting Officer and the RMG Chair.

RMG ARAC currently consists of three members of the Trustee Board. The CEO as Accounting Officer and the Executive Business and Operations Director (Finance Director) are also in attendance with representatives from both Internal and external audit.

Whilst operating as a member of the RMG ARAC, independent members are expected to follow the Nolan Principles of Standards in Public Life.

We encourage you to read the full role description/person specification before applying.

Time Commitment

The RMG ARAC meet four times a year at the National Maritime Museum. Additional meetings may be scheduled as required. Meetings usually last approximately 2.5 hours. Candidates need to have sufficient time resources to read papers ahead of meetings.

Remuneration

The position is not salaried but reasonable expenses are paid.

How to apply

To apply please submit the following in one document:

• A copy of your CV (no more than three pages)
• A supporting statement of no more than 600 words that evidences how you meet the criteria in the person specification

The application closing date is 23:59 on Monday 21st April.

EDI

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.

We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.