Volunteer Roles
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Are you passionate about wildlife and nature? Do you want to gain valuable experience applying your skills in new and innovative ways outside work? Do you have Digital Knowledge and Experience that you’d like to apply as a Digital Leader, honing skills in a charity organisation? Unique Trustee role at a leading Swan rescue charity offers the chance to be the ‘wind beneath the wings’ of these beautiful birds, who we rescue, rehabilitate and release back into their natural habitat.
What will you be doing?
As Trustee – HR Digital, you will play a crucial role in helping Swan Lifeline build future-proofed and integrated digital strategies, initiatives, and skills. You will gain valuable experience in the non -profit sector and contribute to the growth of a unique and valuable wildlife charity.
This is an unpaid Trustee position. We understand the importance of work-life balance and value your time. Your commitment can be tailored to fit your schedule. You’ll be working with a passionate and friendly group of Trustees and while we all work hard, we learn lots and have fun doing it!
About Swan Lifeline
Swan Lifeline is the oldest registered charity devoted entirely to the care of sick and injured swans in the Thames Valley and surrounding areas and has cared for over 30,000 sick and injured swans. We are based on the magical Island setting of Cuckoo Weir Island in Eton, Berkshire, SL4 6SS. Our aims are to RESCUE, REHABILITATE and RELEASE injured swans, and we are able to provide shelter and treatment for up to 180 at a time, returning them to the wild as soon as possible.
What are we looking for?
As our As Trustee – Digital, you would play a leading role (with input from fellow Trustees) in developing our digital strategy and capabilities, so we can innovate and continue to lead in the future.
What difference will you make?
Your skills and experience would be an invaluable addition to our board of trustees as we seek to grow and do more. Without the right future-proofed digital-enabled strategies and programmes, we may lose our leading role supporting swans who desperately need our help and face an uncertain future because of the Nature emergency and Avian flu.
Experience and Skills
General qualities and attributes
- Passion for animal welfare, and Swan Lifeline’s core mission.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Ability to juggle multiple work streams at any one time.
- Ability to lead independently but be part of a team.
- High levels of empathy in a small, friendly, passionate team.
Experience in one or more of the following:
- Setting Digital Vision and Strategy
- Experience in Digital product development (e.g. websites, apps, ecommerce)
- Expertise in Digital presence, communications and marketing
Primary responsibilities of the Trustee – Digital
- Create Digital Vision, Strategy and Policies for the organisation
- Champion the use of Digital integration across channels, fundraising, marketing and operations.
- Build Digital awareness and literacy among all staff so that they are able to fully engage in identifying Digital opportunities and risks.
- Ensure Swan Lifeline is compliant with Digital security and other regulations, identify any risks and mitigation steps.
- Identify Digital skills needed by Swan lifeline and help develop a volunteer network of digital developers and contributors.
- Understand the current Digital estate (website, intranet, database, email, CRM, supporting computers/hardware/hosting, CCTV) and suggest improvements to meet the Digital strategy.
Trustee responsibilities
- An understanding of trustee legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities.
- Safeguarding the reputation of the charity.
- Ensuring financial stability of the charity.
- Ensuring SLL has a long-term strategy to achieve its objectives.
- Ensuring SLL has effective policies and procedures to achieve its goals.
- Actively participate in Trustee meetings and shared workload.
- Comply with charity law, our constitution, and other relevant legislation.
- Use your specific skills and expertise to help good decision making.
- Be an active Board member exercising our responsibilities and functions.
Please send us:
A) a short cover letter detailing why you are interested in this role and additionally B) a CV detailing your relevant experience.
Interviews are informal and in person or on Zoom. Do contact us before if you have any questions or would like to discuss the opportunity with a Trustee.
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Bid writer wanted to help the Orpington & Bromley Gateway Club and Bromley Learning Disability Alliance to secure funding for a range of amibitious projects across the London Borough of Bromley.
The Orpington & Bromley Gateway Club is a support and social club for adults (16+) with learning disabilities/difficulties.
We currently run two clubs: Tuesday Club in Orpington from 1030-1330 and Friday Club in Bickley from 1830-2100.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a team to support the vital work of the Legal Access Department at Care4Calais, responding to the various needs of the hundreds of refugees we support through the difficult process of claiming asylum in the UK.
Our Legal Access Team assists asylum seekers in navigating the UK asylum process by finding them specialist solicitors and working with our volunteer interpreters to help them organise their paperwork.
Our Onward Support Team is critical to this work, ensuring that our clients receive the best standard from the moment they enter our support service, to the moment they leave.
As a member of our Onward Support Team you will be responsible for the long term support of the Legal Access Team's client base, ensuring they have regular check ins, signposting, and all the holistic support they need to succeed at life in the UK. This support includes preparing for interviews, assisting with appointments, emotional support and signposting to local organisations to support integration into the community.
We are looking for people who have a genuine passion for human rights and refugee protection. If this is you, please get in touch.
Responsibilities
- Attend induction, ongoing training and keep up to date with resources and procedure to ensure you can carry out the role effectively and efficiently.
- Able to work independently and manage your time effectively
- Supporting asylum seekers with a range of tasks including onwards referrals, signposting, emotional support
- Supporting Legal Access Team caseworkers to provide wraparound care
- Maintaining and updating client records
- Sorting client paperwork
- Attend regular team meetings and contribute effectively
- Following safeguarding procedures and reporting safeguarding incidents appropriately
- Maintaining communication with the management team throughout your role, available for regular check-ins to ensure the best service is provided to our clients.
- Liaising with other professionals including local services and Migrant Help
Person Specification
- Organised and accurate with information, with an eye for detail.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people who do not have English as their first language, working alongside interpreters to ensure clients understand the process
- An understanding of the traumatic experiences that our clients have been through and the emotional resilience to cope with this
- Professional and dedicated to ensure that the best interests of the clients and Care4Calais are represented at all time
- Ability to use spreadsheets, Google Workspace, messaging platforms and secure databases.
Desirable Criteria:
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Proficiency in one or more of the languages spoken within asylum seeking communities, such as but not limited to: Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Dari, Kurdish Sorani, Tigrinya, Amharic.
Care4Calais is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment and recognises that this is invaluable to our ability to serve the communities we support.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds including from Black, Asian and Minority-Ethnic communities, people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, and people with lived experience of the UK immigration system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
At the Eco Centre our mission is to empower people to live and work sustainably. We inform, inspire and enable people to take action on climate change and the environment.
What we do
Our focus is on practical help so people can reduce carbon, live sustainably and combat climate change.
We’ve developed an innovative approach to helping people make that transition to sustainable living that has the potential of being scaled up and used nationwide – putting us on the road to zero carbon. We’re working closely with communities to pilot and develop the scheme.
In the next 12 months we planning an events programme to engage inspire the public and businesses, and for collaboration and co-creation for climate action innovation.
The next step will be a regional sustainability hub – a visitor attraction with hands-on activities. A go-to destination, training facility, and events/exhibition space – and a resource base for outreach and schools’ programmes.
How you can help
As Business/Partnership Development Member you’ll take a leading role in identifying new opportunities and forming partnerships that will enhance the scope and scale of our operations, and impact on climate change. A key aim will be the development of a sustainability hub for the South West.
Key information:
Responsible to: The board and membership
Working Location: Generally remote working but the ability to help occasionally at events in the South West is preferable.
Location Requirements: Preferably living or working in the South West. Regulations permit only a limited no. of directors from outside the area of benefit.
Hours: Minimum of 6-8 hours a month. Flexible
Renumeration: None. Voluntary. Expenses only.
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation. Please also submit a cover letter saying why you would like to be a board member and what skills you will bring to our board, operations and plans.
Closing date: 31 July 2023.
Interviews may take place in the week August or September.
Applicants can contact us for an informal discussion.
Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.”
What you’ll be doing
- As a hands-on board member, you’ll:
- Identifying new opportunities and potential partners in all sectors.
- Help develop growth and partnership strategies
- Help us build a business case for investors, partners and supporters.
- Lead on the development of key partnerships (including the statutory sector)
- Identify the communications, operational, strategy and capacity needs required for effective business/partnership development
- Be joining newly enlarged team, steering and developing the Eco Centre, helping it to realise its ambition of a Sustainability Centre for the South West.
- Play an important part in developing strategy and ensuring the organisation is well run and able to deliver, and step up, its impact on climate change and sustainability.
- Be contributing to the day-to day running of the organisation and/or its operations.
What are the requirements?
This unique opportunity is for you if you…
- Are experienced in business development or sales in the business and/or charity/voluntary sector.
- Able to demonstrate a background in relationship development.
- Have a background in senior management in the commercial, voluntary and/or statutory sectors.
- Can work effectively with others to identify, analyse, and solve problems.
- Can use your experience and knowledge to make considered judgements
- Have a commitment to action on climate change/sustainability.
This position is open to people residing in the UK only.
Please submit a cover letter saying why you would like to be a board member and what skills you will bring to our board, operations and plans.
You can request an informal discussion, please let us know in the cover letter.
To empower people to live and work sustainably. We aim to inform, inspire and enable people to take action on climate change and the environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chair of Trustees - Strawberry Hill House
Since 2007 The Strawberry Hill Trust has undertaken a major £10 million restoration of Horace Walpole’s iconic gothic villa and gardens in Twickenham. As Chair, you will help the charity meet its growth ambitions and deliver the vision and leadership needed.
Trustee - Neurotastic Board
Neorotastic Board is a new charity, particularly interested in Trustees with a professional background in public health, medical or children’s literature. It is also looking for experience in governance, quality assurance and risk management.
Treasurer - Concordis International
Concordis is respected for its innovative approach to international peacebuilding and works in some of the most challenging parts of the world. It is seeking a Treasurer/Trustee.
Trust Fundraiser - Young People's Trust for the Environmnent
YPTE is a charity that encourages young people’s understanding of the environment. It aims to give young people (and an increasing number of adults) clear and balanced information on a wide range of environmental issues, including climate change, plastic pollution, deforestation and endangered species. This enables them to make informed decisions about how to live their lives in a way that gives greater priority to the preservation of the natural world.
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Appropriate Adult's support children and vulnerable adults when they are detained in police custody. With the Southwark & Lambeth Appropriate Adult Service, you will be trained, supervised and supported to be an Appropriate Adult in Southwark & Lambeth police stations. We are there to ensure vulnerable detainees understand their rights, we safeguard their welfare and effective participation as well as ensuring they are treated fairly during this criminal justice process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Outline: Organise a team of volunteers to plan and deliver the Squirrels Programme. Empowering young people to learn new skills, make new friends and learn to stand on their own two feet. No two weeks are the same, but the impact you make is always great.
Responsible to: Group Scout Leader
Responsible for: Young Leaders whilst they are working in the Section
Main Contacts: Young people and their Parents/Carers, Drey team members, Group Scout Leader, Beaver Leaders, Assistant District Commissioner (Squirrels), Group Treasurer
Appointment Requirements:
- Complete the appointment process (including acceptable personal enquiries and acceptance of the Scout Association's policies).
- It's expected that whilst volunteering for this role you will undertake regulated activity and require a disclosure check to be completed.
- Within five months of starting the role, complete applicable Getting Started training modules, which cover Essential Information, Safety, Safeguarding and GDPR.
- Continue the Scout training programme to achieve the Wood Badge within three years.
- Renew safeguarding and safety training
- Take part in ongoing learning opportunities.
- It's expected that whilst volunteering for this role you will undertake regulated activity and require a disclosure check to be completed.
Main Tasks:
Planning and delivering a great Programme
- Deliver a fun, inclusive and age-appropriate programme
- Make sure activities are safe in accordance with Scouts POR (Policy, Organisation and Rules)
- Encourage Squirrels to participate in activities and guide them towards receiving their badges
- Involve Squirrels with programme planning in an age-appropriate way
- Gather regular feedback from Squirrels about the programme
- Working with the Squirrels and members of the team, deliver a Community Impact project
- Work with Beaver leaders to help Squirrels move-on to the Beaver Colony
Running the section (Squirrel, Beaver Cubs or Scouts section)
- Encourage parents, carers and other adults to help run the section
- Welcome and guide new members
- Recruit and support at least one Young Leader to help run the section
- Share and allocate tasks and agree responsibilities with team members.
- Check in with members of the team regularly to see how things are going
- Keep records of section in accordance with UK Data protection act 2018.
- Maintain good communications with parents/carers of section
- Make sure the section reflects the diversity of the local community
Be a part of the Scout Group
- Attend and contribute to Scout Group leader meetings.
- With support from the Group Treasurer and Group Scout Leader, make sure all financial procedures are followed.
- On behalf of the section team, attend meetings with other section leaders organised by the Scout District.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The University of Nottingham Students’ Union (UoNSU) is looking for skilled HR and financial leaders to join their board as they provide excellent support, representation and services for over 38,000 students whilst embarking on a new period of strategic delivery.
Applications close at: 9 a.m. Monday 12th August 2024.
Location: Portland Building, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD
Time commitment: 7 – 8 engagements per year
About UoNSU
The University of Nottingham Students’ Union (UoNSU) is an independent £10 million charity that represents the 38,000+ students that study at Nottingham. This exceeds 42,000 if you include their students who study in Malaysia and China.
They believe in better – providing a wide and diverse range of clubs and societies and representing students on the issues that matter most – from mental health and sexual violence support to housing and teaching standards.
UoNSU is student-led, operating in the best interest of the community it represents. Each year, they elect 8 full-time Sabbatical Officers who advocate for their peers, sit on the Students’ Union’s board, and serve as the face of the charity – the bridge between the student body and the changes they want to see.
They work with other democratically elected student representatives in partnership with the University, making the student voice heard at all levels.
About the roles
Following the pandemic, the subsequent rise in the cost of living, and an uncertain political landscape, the Students’ Union’s support is needed now more than ever.
With the Students’ Union starting a strategy cycle, it is an exciting time to join them.
Their board provides strategic oversight and scrutiny, working with the executive team to look towards the future, ensuring the organisation meets its charitable objectives and operates in the best interests of its members.
Who we are looking for
UoNSU is looking for two trustees with experience in finance or HR to become board members and sit on one sub-committee. Given their significant income, sound financial scrutiny is a key priority.
As a trustee, you will sit alongside other lay trustees who bring specialist expertise and student trustees to guide the Students’ Union’s strategic direction and implementation – providing a sounding board and acting as a critical friend. Individuals with the requisite emotional intelligence, an open mind, and a collaborative style are especially suited for this Board.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 12th August 2024.
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Citizen Coaching and Counselling
Placement Counsellor Volunteer 2024-5
We are seeking up to 8 x Volunteer placement counsellors to start in October 2024 to join our team of 50 therapists and volunteers in Birmingham. Based at Zellig Building next to the Custard Factory in Digbeth B9 4AT.
Apllication checklist when applying you need to include 3 things;
1. CV upload- even if basic, we are interested in what you did prior to studying to be a cousnellor
2. Covering letter
3. Completion of the questions, presented online as your application progresses
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KEY DATES
Applications close Friday 2nd August 2024 at 5pm
Notification of interview day by email Monday 5th August 2024
Attend an interview day on Thursday 29th August 2024 (in person) either 10-1pm or 1-4pm
Induction day for successful candidates is on Thursday 3rd October 2024 10-4pm.
Application & Selection Process
Volunteer Counsellors and Counsellors in training can apply by completing our application form (and other attachments) and sending it back to us.
We operate a policy of non-discrimination.
Applicants will need to:
- Be in the second year of their Level 4 or 5 Qualification or on a Master’s level or specialist course for children and young people counselling or already qualified but looking to restart cousnelling after a break from the profession
- Complete our application form (and attachments) and return to us as instructed.
Following application there is a selection process. Successful applicants will be asked to:
- Attend an interview day on Thursday 29th August 2024 (in person) either 10-1pm or 1-4pm
- This will include a short group exercise, interview, a piece of written work and a psychometric profile.
- The recruitment panel for the interview will comprise of 2-‐3 people one of which will be the Clinical Lead / Chief Executive Officer.
- Supply copies of any certificates or diplomas they have already completed which relate to their counselling and bring ID
Following the interview selected applicants will be
Be asked to complete an induction day training on Thursday 3rd October 2024 10-4pm.
- Provide a DBS We can provide one if you do not currently have a portable one.
- Be offered a placement subject to satisfactory completion of the induction process
- Placements are completed in 10-2 or 2-5pm slots Monday to Friday.
- Placement counselling sessions are delivered in person, face to face at our Zellig based Counselling Centre. We do not allow placement counsellors to work online.
Benefits for Volunteers
- Placements counsellors can get up to a £500 contribution to their supervision costs by seeing 10 clients in the year. This can be spent with any of the 15 independent supervisors working at our centre.
- Counsellors are assigned clients according to their level of experience and specialisms (following client assessment and careful consideration by our senior counsellors and Clinical Lead).
- The opportunity to accrue counselling, supervision and training hours that will count towards course requirements as well as BACP
- Supportive consultation with the Clinical Lead (see above).
- Annual appraisal
- Our best efforts to proper integration into the team
- Access to extra training as required
- Induction into relevant office procedures
- Honest professional references, should they be required
- To attend team meetings
- Potential opportunities for paid work once qualified.
- Although, not guaranteed, many of our volunteers have gone on to become accredited counsellors who are paid employees or sessional workers at the end of their placement.
Counsellors are required:
- To work within our policies and procedures and BACP
- To maintain a caseload of 2-5 clients a week.This can increase as you progress.
- See clients aged 18+ (unless on a Young People’s qualification) for short term (6 sessions) and longer-term counselling (over 6 sessions).
- To have regular supervision with a supervisor approved by us, agreed by your course provider and financed by yourself- see above for details of accessing free supervision.
- To rebook client sessions. If you need to cancel sessions with clients, unless you are unwell, you will be expected to remake these appointments
- To maintain client details and notes on our system.
- To meet regularly with the Clinical Lead.
- To report any client risk to the clinical lead or in his/her absence, CEO Martin Hogg on mobile
- If something goes wrong with your placement or you are unhappy with any aspect of Volunteering inform us at the earliest ocassion
- To attend casework supervision sessions as per requirements.
- To keep to time commitments as far as is reasonable and to inform the office of any impending lateness or sickness
- To ensure that counselling sessions are booked within our timeline
- Upon leaving the organisation, all counsellors should seek to ‘wind down’ their caseload, reaching planned endings with as many clients as possible. Any others should be transferred to another counsellor in a sensitive and professional
Applications close Friday 2nd August 2024 at 5pm
No agencies or advertisers please.
Application Instructions
Please read the vacancy information to ensure you can attend the interview dates and the induction date if successful.
Placements are only available in person (not online) on Monday to Friday 10-5pm for your first 50 hours.
Please note you need to supply CV, covering letter and a completed 'volunteer applicant questions' word document.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity and our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.
Cats are at the centre of everything we do and our objectives are: homing, neutering and educating people about cats and their care.
We help thousands of cats across the UK each year thanks to our network of dedicated volunteers, employees and supporters.
A bit about this role
As a charity we are able to help thousands of cats each year thanks to the generous donations we receive from members of the public. Our fundraising volunteers use their passion for cats and people to raise the vital funds needed to help more cats and kittens in need. As a fundraising volunteer we want to support you to fundraise in whatever way suits you best – whether that’s organising a fundraising event, fundraising online, promoting fundraising activities on social media, completing administration or supporting the development of new fundraising ideas! Whatever your skill set, this could be the role for you!
What can you expect to be doing?
This is a really flexible role – you can choose what you’d like to get involved with:
- Face-to-face fundraising – organising or helping with fundraising events, running supermarket collections and fundraising stands, monitoring collection tins
- Online fundraising – setting up online appeals, increasing social media engagement to maximise funds raised
- Marketing – spreading the word about our fundraising activities, for example on social media and with the local press
- Completing administration – processing donations, sorting and recording donated goods, completing Gift Aid paperwork
- Championing our work – getting involved with developing new fundraising ideas and increasing community engagement
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by helping raise vital funds through fundraising activities. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated group of volunteers. Whether you’d rather be out and about, or volunteering from your own home, there are so many ways to fundraise.
We’re looking for someone with
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to be part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Flexible approach
- Knowledge of local community networks (would be an advantage)
Time expectation
This is a flexible role that can fit around your other commitments. You’ll be part of a team all working together to raise vital funds while having fun in the process!
Support, guidance and keeping you safe
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. We provide support and guidance from our National Cat Centre and through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We offer engaging online and face-to-face training, expenses and have policies and processes to help volunteers get the most out of their time with us.
The wellbeing of our people is important and at Cats Protection we are committed to safeguarding children, adults at risk and all those that we come into contact with as part of our activities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity and our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.
Cats are at the centre of everything we do and our objectives are: homing, neutering and educating people about cats and their care.
We help thousands of cats across the UK each year thanks to our network of dedicated volunteers, employees and supporters.
A bit about this role
As a charity we are able to help thousands of cats each year thanks to the generous donations we receive from members of the public. Our fundraising volunteers use their passion for cats and people to raise the vital funds needed to help more cats and kittens in need. As a fundraising volunteer we want to support you to fundraise in whatever way suits you best – whether that’s organising a fundraising event, fundraising online, promoting fundraising activities on social media, completing administration or supporting the development of new fundraising ideas! Whatever your skill set, this could be the role for you!
What can you expect to be doing?
This is really flexible role – you can choose what you’d like to get involved with:
- Face-to-face fundraising – organising or helping with fundraising events, running supermarket collections and fundraising stands, monitoring collection tins
- Online fundraising – setting up online appeals, increasing social media engagement to maximise funds raised
- Marketing – spreading the word about our fundraising activities, for example on social media and with the local press
- Completing administration – processing donations, sorting and recording donated goods, completing Gift Aid paperwork
- Championing our work – getting involved with developing new fundraising ideas and increasing community engagement
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by helping raise vital funds through fundraising activities. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated group of volunteers. Whether you’d rather be out and about, or volunteering from your own home, there are so many ways to fundraise.
We’re looking for someone with
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to be part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Flexible approach
- Knowledge of local community networks (would be an advantage)
Time expectation
This is a flexible role that can fit around your other commitments. You’ll be part of a team all working together to raise vital funds while having fun in the process!
Support, guidance and keeping you safe
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. We provide support and guidance from our National Cat Centre and through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We offer engaging online and face-to-face training, expenses and have policies and processes to help volunteers get the most out of their time with us.
The wellbeing of our people is important and at Cats Protection we are committed to safeguarding children, adults at risk and all those that we come into contact with as part of our activities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity and our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.
Cats are at the centre of everything we do and our objectives are: homing, neutering and educating people about cats and their care.
We help thousands of cats across the UK each year thanks to our network of dedicated volunteers, employees and supporters.
A bit about this role
As a charity we are able to help thousands of cats each year thanks to the generous donations we receive from members of the public. Our fundraising volunteers use their passion for cats and people to raise the vital funds needed to help more cats and kittens in need. As a fundraising volunteer we want to support you to fundraise in whatever way suits you best – whether that’s organising a fundraising event, fundraising online, promoting fundraising activities on social media, completing administration or supporting the development of new fundraising ideas! Whatever your skill set, this could be the role for you!
What can you expect to be doing?
This is a really flexible role – you can choose what you’d like to get involved with:
- Face-to-face fundraising – organising or helping with fundraising events, running supermarket collections and fundraising stands, monitoring collection tins
- Online fundraising – setting up online appeals, increasing social media engagement to maximise funds raised
- Marketing – spreading the word about our fundraising activities, for example on social media and with the local press
- Completing administration – processing donations, sorting and recording donated goods, completing Gift Aid paperwork
- Championing our work – getting involved with developing new fundraising ideas and increasing community engagement
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by helping raise vital funds through fundraising activities. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated group of volunteers. Whether you’d rather be out and about, or volunteering from your own home, there are so many ways to fundraise.
We’re looking for someone with
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to be part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Flexible approach
- Knowledge of local community networks (would be an advantage)
Time expectation
This is a flexible role that can fit around your other commitments. You’ll be part of a team all working together to raise vital funds while having fun in the process!
Support, guidance and keeping you safe
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. We provide support and guidance from our National Cat Centre and through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We offer engaging online and face-to-face training, expenses and have policies and processes to help volunteers get the most out of their time with us.
The wellbeing of our people is important and at Cats Protection we are committed to safeguarding children, adults at risk and all those that we come into contact with as part of our activities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.