Volunteer Roles

Do you have a calm and friendly dog (other pets also welcome!)   
 
Would you and your pet like to make new friends?  
  
We are looking for a friendly animal owner in Reading who would like to share their time with our animal loving people we support.        

Activities will include:   

• Visiting the people we support at their house in Burghfield and bringing along your pet 

• Chatting with the people we support and being a friendly buddy 

• Pet cuddles!

• Providing friendship and fun

  
Activities will NOT include: Personal care, medication or financial assistance   

We’re looking for someone who is:   

• A pet owner with a calm but loveable dog (or other animal that can be suitable)

• Friendly, reliable and a good listener   

• Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism    

• Willing to commit to volunteer on a regular basis (exact times and days can be discussed)   

A DBS check and two character references will be required for this role.    

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:   

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.   

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:  

• Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)   

• Comprehensive support from professional and friendly Dimensions staff   

• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion    

• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector   

Do have a love of Music?  Would you like to join us and play on our piano? 

We are looking for a friendly volunteer to share your musical skills with people we support in Burghfield. We have a piano at the house but other instruments are also welcome to bring along!

Activities will include:  

• Visiting the people support to share time and music together.  You will be playing to a group of people and lively songs will be popular! 

• Playing an instrument, either the Piano we have at the house or your own to bring along.  

• Chatting away with a cup of tea and building friendships   

Activities will NOT include: Personal care, medication or financial assistance.  

We are looking for volunteers who are:  

• Confident to play a musical instrument with people we support (any level of skill is welcome)   

• Comfortable to play in front of people  

• Happy to take requests and share ideas   

• Friendly and enthusiastic   

• Reliable/dependable and willing to volunteer regularly (days/times to be agreed)  

 
A DBS check and two character references will be required for this role.     

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:    

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.    

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:    

• Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)    

• Comprehensive support from professional and friendly Dimensions staff    

• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion     

• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector    

Want to apply for this role?    

If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!     

Do you enjoy meeting new people?   
  
We are looking for a friendly volunteer who would like to spend time with a lady we support in Woodley! 

  "Hi! I live in Woodley and I am supported by Dimensions. I enjoy going for coffee or lunch, and I would love a buddy to come along with me!”  
  
If you would like to make a difference we would love to hear from you!   

Activities will include:  

• Sharing your time and providing company. The lady we support isn’t talkative but enjoys company  

• Enjoying coffee, cake or lunch together  

• Visiting local coffee shops and lunch spots 

 We are looking for a volunteer who is:  

• Friendly, enthusiastic and good company   

• Happy to spend time in the community  

• Comfortable spending time with people with learning disabilities and autism.  

• Reliable/dependable and willing to commit to volunteer regularly (exact times/days can be discussed)  

 A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.   

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:  

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.  

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:  

•  Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)  

• Comprehensive support from professional and friendly Dimensions staff  

• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion   

• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector  

Want to apply for this role?  

If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!   

Do you enjoy meeting new people?  

We are looking for a friendly volunteer who would like to socialise and build a friendship with a lady we support in Warrington! 

“Hi! I live in Warrington, and I am supported by Dimensions. I enjoy going for walks, trips out for coffee, aqua aerobics and much more.  I would love a buddy to spend time with!” 

 If you would like to make a difference and make a great friend along the way, we would love to hear from you!  

Activities will include: 

• Sharing your time and enjoying fun trips out.

• Enjoying your buddy’s favourite activities

• Providing company, friendship and fun 

• Encouraging your buddy to meet others in her activity groups and helping her to build friendships

 
We are looking for volunteers who are: 

• Friendly, chatty and a good listener 

• Happy to be out and about 

• Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism. 

• Reliable/dependable and willing to commit to volunteer regularly (exact times/days can be discussed) 

A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer: 

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK. 

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with: 

• Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses) 

• Free membership to an online shopping discount scheme 

• Comprehensive support from professional, friendly and trained Dimensions staff 

• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion

• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector 

UK Feminista is looking for people committed to feminism and women’s equality to join our volunteer board of directors. We are currently looking for two board members – a Treasurer and a Data Protection SRI (Senior Responsible Individual). 

UK Feminista was founded in 2010 to support individuals and organisations to take action and create lasting change for equality between women and men. We are currently in an exciting period of change, with a new Acting Director at the helm, so we are looking for new perspectives and voices to help steer the organisation into the next chapter. 

Our board members play a key role in supporting UK Feminista’s current areas of work: tackling sexism in schools and combatting commercial sexual exploitation.

About you 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, and do not require previous board experience.

As a board member, you will: 

• Oversee financial stability and planning, including support on fundraising 

• Offer expertise and feedback about organisational strategy, structure and objectives 

• Ensure good governance, including appropriate safeguarding, data protection and HR policies 

• Act as an ambassador to the organisation and promote its objectives and programmes to relevant contacts 

Treasurer - We are looking for a board member with financial expertise to act as the organisation’s Treasurer, in order to maintain effective governance of the organisation’s financial affairs. This role may include supporting to prepare financial reports, advising on how to carry out financial responsibilities, scrutiny of the annual accounts and undertaking some financial duties. 

Data Protection SRI (Senior Responsible Individual) -We are also looking for a board member with expertise in data protection to act as the organisation’s data protection SRI (Senior Responsible Individual) in accordance with the incoming Data Protection and Digital Information Act. ​

Level of commitment 

The role involves attending a minimum of four 90-minute online board meetings a year and an in-person annual Away Day in London, with reading and preparation beforehand. There are also opportunities to get involved with sub-committees and provide support to the organisation in other ways. 

UK Feminista is a campaign group which is recognised as a charity for tax purposes but is run as a business limited by guarantee. No one on the board is personally liable.

About UK Feminista 

UK Feminista's vision is a society in which women and girls live free from sexism and male violence.

Our main programmes of work are: 

Tackling sexism in schools 

• UK Feminista works to end sexism in schools – including sexual harassment, sexist language and gender stereotyping.

• We conduct research, provide training and resources to schools, and run a national award scheme which recognises schools that take outstanding action against sexism. 

Combatting sexual exploitation 

• UK Feminista works with survivors, policy makers and practitioners to combat commercial sexual exploitation. 

• We provide the Secretariat for the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, the A Model For Scotland campaign and the Not For Sale campaign. 

Barbara Bus North Wales is a Satellite Branch of The Barbara Bus Fund.  Started in 2009 BBNW operates 4 wheelchair accessible vehicles from bases around North Wales and on Anglesey.  Vehicles are available for loan by wheelchair users who are unable to transfer, and can be used by friends and family who have completed the registration process.

BBNW is recruiting a part-time Coordinator on a voluntary basis.  The role will be based from the candidate's home.

Essential

Fluent in Welsh and English
Self-motivated
Computer literate (MS Office, Access)
Full manual driving licence

Daily Operations

Register new passengers and drivers and enter onto the database
Maintain Access Database
Arrange vehicle demonstrations for new users
Take bookings and keep the diary up to date

Volunteer management

Liaise with volunteers to arrange vehicle servicing and repairs
Support volunteers (3) in their role

Other

Liaise with Head Office
Attend 6-weekly online Committee Meeting
Prepare and circulate management report in advance of meeting
Promote the charity by way of attending events and distributing literature

Please register your interest by contacting the Operations Manager

To apply for the role please send a cover letter and your Curriculum Vitae

Tiger Bay and the World, The Heritage & Cultural Exchange is a community based organisation that aims to fully chronicle the heritage and cultural diversity of Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docklands and bring it to the world.

We are custodians of a substantial collection of historical material relating to this multi-cultural heritage, and we need volunteers to help us organise and catalogue this collection. Our aim for this collection is to make an accessible online resource that can be used by historians, researchers, and community members.

Archive volunteers

We need a number of volunteers who are willing to help us go through boxes and organise and sort out the material in it. This might involve beautiful photos sometimes, but could also be days of numbering cassette tapes! We are looking for people who are happy to work in an organised and careful way.

One of the first groups of items we are organising is the oral history tapes and transcripts. They need to be listed, numbered and connected to each other (where possible). We will then move on to other boxes and groups of items. This work involves sorting out larger amounts of material, not researching individual items.

For some groups of items we can move on to starting to catalogue them soon; see below for Cataloguing volunteers; however, there are also many boxes and groups that need sorting out first.

This will take place at Glamorgan Archives; guidance or training where necessary will be provided; as will be gloves and other material where needed.

Cataloguing volunteers

This role can overlap with Archive volunteers. For some of the groups of items in the collection, we can make a start at cataloguing them without needing much further research.

We will provide some training for Cataloguing volunteers to talk you through our catalogue programme and database; which fields to fill out; how to formulate; how to find the right information. This role does need a basic understanding of how to work with computers, but the system is easy to use and detailed guidance is available.

In general this work will take place at Glamorgan Archives, as the material is stored there. However, if you would be interested in this work but can’t travel there, let us know. You will work with members of staff and other volunteers.

Oral History Listening volunteers

We need a number of volunteers who are willing to listen to oral history interviews that have already been digitised. After checking whether transcripts already exist, we will start with listening to those tapes that have no records yet.

We can provide laptop, headphones etc in the Community Centre, or ask us about doing this remotely in the comfort of your own home. We will provide guidance on the way to record themes and subjects. We do not ask for a transcription, but a recording of key points.

Photo workshop volunteers

We hold ‘photo workshops’ in which we show the photographs from the archives to attendees, trying to get as much information as possible about the photos – who is on them? Where is it taken? What are they doing? What year/decade?

We could use some volunteers to be at these events and steer discussions and record information offered by attendees. If you like meeting people and are interested in hearing stories from the past, this might be a nice role for you!

Some of the workshops will be at the Butetown Community Centre, but we are also hoping to hold some at different locations with specific groups. Let us know even if you just want to be involved in one at your local church/ club!

The Mighty Creatives are seeking to appoint a number of new trustees from a variety of backgrounds and cultures who can help in furthering our work. Our Board of Trustees volunteer their time to support the ongoing work of the organisation and play a pivotal role in ensuring its success.

There is no single picture of the ideal Board Member – everyone brings different strengths.  You could be just starting out on your career or already be established in your chosen profession.

what could you bring?

Well, we would really be interested in the following experiences:

• HR
• Legal
• Fundraising
• Digital
• Impact
• Social care

But that list doesn’t include everything!

We are also interested in recruiting young people (18-25) who are committed to bringing a young person’s perspective and insights to the charity.

The test of whether or not you will be a good Board Member is simply if you can add value to the organisation or help to stimulate positive new thinking in relation to our work with, by and for children and young people.

This could be in many different ways:

• You may have experience of working or volunteering in a similar area of work;
• You may be aware of issues affecting children and young people or have studied something relevant to our work;
• You may know something about how policy is made or have knowledge of a similar sort of organisation.

how to apply

For further information and details about how to apply, please download the recruitment pack and application form. The closing date is 9am on the 6th January 2025.

National Numeracy is looking to appoint up to four new trustees to join its charity Board, including a new Hon Treasurer, to replace retiring trustees, many who have reached their maximum term limit.

These are key appointments to help steer the charity through its next phase of development. The new trustees will be inspiring, dynamic and ambitious individuals who are committed to making a significant and lasting improvement to numeracy levels across the UK.

While we are open to applications from candidates with expertise and experience within a range of different professional disciplines, we are particularly interested in candidates that can demonstrate at least one of the following skill areas:

• Financial management and oversight, including accounting (for the role of Honourable Treasurer)
• Business development and fundraising
• Product and programme development
• Campaigning, PR and communications
• Legal
• Human resources
• Technology and online education
• Strategy and change management

Trustees are encouraged to get to know National Numeracy well and to respond to opportunities to involve themselves in National Numeracy activities. Beyond board meetings this might include supporting key initiatives, such as National Numeracy Day, meeting with prospective strategic funders, or providing guidance on major projects to the Executive team as appropriate.

Whilst the charity is based in the South East of England, we are looking for the right candidates from across the UK and are willing to pay travel expenses for meeting attendance if required. We are also committed to broadening the diversity of the board and would like to hear from applicants who can contribute greater diversity of representation, experience and thinking, including Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.

For a more detailed information pack please contact our HR Team

Purpose of role 

We're on a mission to grant magical wishes and create lasting memories for seriously ill children and their families. Join us in the office to help us manage our admin and provide the best support for our donors.

Main Tasks: 

• Assisting with day-to-day customer care of fundraising activities as required by the team, e.g., managing incoming emails and telephone calls, helping with post, counting money etc.
• Helping to write letters and handwritten thank you cards to supporters.
• Helping to manage event guest lists and other admin tasks related to our special events
• Sending out fundraising materials as requested by supporters.
• Managing deliveries of items as they arrive in the office.
• Sorting fundraising materials in our storage space
• Updating and maintaining the CRM database where needed (training provided and open to people who would prefer not to use a database
• Creating materials using Word, PowerPoint or other software
• Any other admin tasks that will help the team manage workload

What skills do I need to have?

Experience of delivering good customer service and/or administration in a voluntary or paid capacity – or the desire to learn new skills

• Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, email, and the Internet for research purposes.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Organised with good attention to detail.

Why volunteer with us?

• Make a real difference: Witness the impact of your support firsthand as you spread joy and raise awareness. 
• Join a supportive community: Be part of a friendly and passionate team, connecting with people who are driven to make more wishes happen. 
• Gain experience and a great way to get involved in the charity sector. 
• Enjoy flexible opportunities: volunteer at times that fit your schedule and interests, volunteering as much or as little as you like. 
• Meet new people from different backgrounds.

Do you have a great idea to benefit people living with MS? At the MS Society, we campaign on a range of issues like welfare, treatments, care and support that people with MS need. We want to do more locally and want to support your ideas on making change happen. Together we can do more.

Perhaps you’ve spotted there are no blue badge spaces at your local supermarket? Or maybe your neighbourhood has no kerbs easy for wheelchairs to use? In this volunteer role, you’ll help drive change for people with MS in your community and develop your networking and influencing skills along the way.

As a campaigner you’ll bring your own ideas, local knowledge and personal experience to your campaigns. You’ll make decisions about your own campaign activities and collaborate with other campaigners in your area.

This role is flexible and aims to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities and the campaigning you’d like to do. This is an ongoing role.

Apply 

1. Read through the role description carefully (available via file attached on the right hand side)

2. Apply online, and have a welcome chat with your support staff member

Do you have a great idea to benefit people living with MS? At the MS Society, we campaign on a range of issues like welfare, treatments, care and support that people with MS need. We want to do more locally and want to support your ideas on making change happen. Together we can do more.

Perhaps you’ve spotted there are no blue badge spaces at your local supermarket? Or maybe your neighbourhood has no kerbs easy for wheelchairs to use? In this volunteer role, you’ll help drive change for people with MS in your community and develop your networking and influencing skills along the way.

As a campaigner you’ll bring your own ideas, local knowledge and personal experience to your campaigns. You’ll make decisions about your own campaign activities and collaborate with other campaigners in your area.

This role is flexible and aims to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities and the campaigning you’d like to do. This is an ongoing role.

Apply 

1. Read through the role description carefully (available via file attached on the right hand side)

2. Apply online, and have a welcome chat with your support staff member

Do you have a great idea to benefit people living with MS? At the MS Society, we campaign on a range of issues like welfare, treatments, care and support that people with MS need. We want to do more locally and want to support your ideas on making change happen. Together we can do more.

Perhaps you’ve spotted there are no blue badge spaces at your local supermarket? Or maybe your neighbourhood has no kerbs easy for wheelchairs to use? In this volunteer role, you’ll help drive change for people with MS in your community and develop your networking and influencing skills along the way.

As a campaigner you’ll bring your own ideas, local knowledge and personal experience to your campaigns. You’ll make decisions about your own campaign activities and collaborate with other campaigners in your area.

This role is flexible and aims to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities and the campaigning you’d like to do. This is an ongoing role.

Apply 

1. Read through the role description carefully (available via file attached on the right hand side)

2. Apply online, and have a welcome chat with your support staff member

Do you have a great idea to benefit people living with MS? At the MS Society, we campaign on a range of issues like welfare, treatments, care and support that people with MS need. We want to do more locally and want to support your ideas on making change happen. Together we can do more.

Perhaps you’ve spotted there are no blue badge spaces at your local supermarket? Or maybe your neighbourhood has no kerbs easy for wheelchairs to use? In this volunteer role, you’ll help drive change for people with MS in your community and develop your networking and influencing skills along the way.

As a campaigner you’ll bring your own ideas, local knowledge and personal experience to your campaigns. You’ll make decisions about your own campaign activities and collaborate with other campaigners in your area.

This role is flexible and aims to fit around you. Time commitments for this role may vary depending on your activities and the campaigning you’d like to do. This is an ongoing role.

Apply 

1. Read through the role description carefully (available via file attached on the right hand side)

2. Apply online, and have a welcome chat with your support staff member