Christmas fundraising volunteer volunteer roles
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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!
Fundraising Events Organiser Volunteer
Would you like to be part of a dedicated and friendly team of volunteers and make a real difference to the lives of cats and kittens in our care? Do you enjoy planning and organising for events? Maybe you have a particular skill that you would like to put to use?
Then this could be the role for you!
Our Fundraising Events Team are at the heart of what we do, raising essential funds for the cats.
Our Fundraising Events Organisers share ideas, tasks and inspiration, planning and delivering local events, with the support of the Fundraising events helpers, such as Open Days (usually 2 per year) at the centre and our annual Christmas Bazaar.
Time Expectation: This role can be varied and time commitment can be flexible.
Without volunteers, Cats Protection Berkshire Cat Centre simply wouldn't exist. Our amazing, friendly volunteers are a diverse group with a shared love of cats who fit volunteering around their home lives and personal commitments.
We're often looking to welcome new volunteers to join our brilliant team. As well as meeting great people and making an incredible difference to the cats of Berkshire.
Please note: Although we do welcome everyone, unfortunately our centre is not set up to accommodate young volunteers under the age of 18, including those on the Duke of Edinburgh programme.
Full training and support will be given for all roles. We look forward to hearing from you!
All applicants will need to complete an application form, with two references.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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!
Grant Applications Volunteer
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust (SGCT) is looking for volunteers to join our Funding team. We are a registered charity and limited company run by a volunteer board of Trustees. We raise all our income through a mix of public events, funding from Grants and Trusts and donations. The work of the funding volunteers is vital to the Trust's continued success.
We are looking for volunteers who enjoy the challenge of raising funds from grants and trusts and are keen to be successful in this important area of work. We are looking for volunteers who have experience of making funding applications, perhaps in another field, or earlier in their career and who would welcome the opportunity to support our work.
From time to time we also have opportunities for those looking to develop these skills, perhaps to expand their CV or to support a career change. Please get in touch if you want to discuss possibilities.
We offer:
- The opportunity to support our work and to contribute to the success of the Trust and to the City of Sheffield
- Opportunities to use your existing skills and knowledge and to develop new skills and knowledge
- The opportunity to meet and work with new people in a friendly, committed and supportive team
- Opportunities to lead on funding work and the satisfaction of seeing the work being delivered
- Opportunities to work on small and larger applications to a very wide range of funders. We seek to match volunteers to funding areas they are interested in.
- Regular monthly funding team meetings, usually online
- Being part of the wider volunteer team - e.g. regular newsletter, Christmas party
- Opportunities to learn more about the history of Sheffield General Cemetery
- Gain experience of being part of a local heritage and conservation charity
- The opportunity to take part in SGCT’s varied activities if you wish to do so
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!
Volunteer with us at our Christmas Community Day on Saturday 22nd November 2025!
Rainbow Hill Community Hub have invited Acorns to have a small craft and fundraising stall at the Christmas Community Day.
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 £13 million a year to run our care services.
What's involved?
We are looking for volunteers who can run a small craft stall with the children, no speacial skills required, however, resources will be provided. We will also be taking donations for Acorns Childrens Hospice.
Entry is provided as well as drinks throughout the day. There is also parking nearby.
How much time will it take?
12:45-4pm – You can choose to volunteer within these hours or as long as you want.
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 difference in your community
- Connect with likeminded people and make new friends
- Learn new skills to boost your CV
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!
Volunteer with us at Acorns Children's Hospice Black Country for our Christmas Fete on Saturday 6th December 2025!
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.
What's involved?
We are looking for volunteers who will come a long to support Acorns and engage with members of the public.
Join our team for a day of festive fun! We're looking for volunteers to help with a variety of stalls and activities, including:
- Stall holders
- Admissions
- Refreshment stand
The event will take place at Yewtree and Tamebridge Community Centre WS5 4LB
How much time will it take?
9.30am - 15.30 either for the whole event or a few hours
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
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!
Role title: Community Fundraising Volunteer - Event on Friday 1 August 2023 evening
Location: Concert Hall Edinburgh with Music Service
Time commitment: Flexible (at least 2-3 hrs a month)
What we're looking for
We're looking for enthusiastic, creative and organised people across the nation to be a Community Fundraising Volunteer. Around 90 per cent of our income comes from our supporters and we couldn't continue doing what we do without them. That means, our community fundraising volunteers play a really important part in rallying people together to raise vital funds which help to protect children and prevent abuse.
What you'll do
To volunteer at a Christmas NSPCC event to support the NSPCC in various ways such as co-ordinating of raffle tickets; orgnanising prizes; helping on the evening such as supporting the NSPCC Christmas stall and merchandise.
You'll volunteer without regular time commitments, ‘as and when' volunteering! Engage with the public, organisations and local communities – promoting a positive image of the NSPCC! You'll be a valued part of one of our Volunteer Community Fundraising Teams across the UK, raising awareness and funds. We appreciate that work, family and friends come first and, with that in mind, this role offers flexibility to fit in with your lifestyle. You only need to commit to a couple of hours a month, but if you want to do more that would be great.
What you'll get
We'll support you with advice, skills and tools to help you fundraise and spread the word of the NSPCC. You'll learn more about how you're helping to protect children across the UK, and you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills and inspire others to support us. It's also a chance to spend time with like-minded people and make new friends.
Who's right for the role?
While we think this role is suitable for a whole range of people, we are particularly looking for those with the following qualities and experiences.
- Passionate about helping young people and children
- Enthusiastic and personable
- Strong organisational skills
- Able to think on your feet
- You work well within a team
- Great communication and social skills
We are currently unable to accept applications from under 18's to this role, please view our other volunteering opportunities.
Interested in getting involved? Volunteer today and join our fight for every childhood.
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!
Do you love Christmas and want to support a key NSPCC event? Join our Festival of Trees Volunteer team today!
What are we looking for?
We are looking for reliable and hands-on volunteers to support the organisation and running of our annual Festival of Trees event! Christmas is a crucial time of year for the NSPCC and this event is a magical way to bring people together, promote the importance of the work that we do and of course raise vital funds for those who need it most.
What will you be doing?
The key responsibilities of this role include: decorating Christmas trees, tidying and sorting event spaces before, during and after the event, moving equipment and materials, undecorating and packing away items, organising storage cupboards, and overall just ensuring that things run in a smooth and efficient manner. If you are a creative and organised Christmas fan, then this could be the perfect role for you!
How regular is the volunteering?
The work for this role will be done in the run up to Christmas, and within the first couple of weeks of the new year. We will require your help on a few specific days during this time period (yet to be decided), and these will usually be weekdays. You will be given details of the specific dates/times with plenty of notice and we will do our best to work around the availability of all the volunteers! There is no requirement for you to be available for every single one, so if you just have the occasional day available to support us, then this will be absolutely fine.
What will you get from the role?
This is a wonderful opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit, meet great people and make a meaningful difference. Every bauble you hang and every box you pack will help us to raise vital funds for children and families across the UK and Channel Islands. You will have the chance to be creative, and you will also gain skills in teamwork, organisation, communication and so much more that comes with working on a large charity event.
Who is right for the role?
We are looking for individuals who are:
- Passionate about the work of the NSPCC
- Physically able to lift, carry and move equipment and decorations
- Creative and enjoy decorating/making things look pleasing to the eye
- Organised, efficient and happy to get involved with a variety of tasks
- Team players with a positive attitude
- Christmas lovers!
Think you could be a good fit? We'd love to hear from you!
Volunteering today will allow you to join us in making a difference and fighting for every childhood. Let's make Christmas truly special – together.
We are currently unable to accept applications from under 18's to this role.
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!
Volunteer with us at Bournville Quaker Meeting Housefor our Celebrate Your Star on Saturday 06th December
Celebrate your star is an Christmas In Memory event, the day will consist of choir performances, speeches and opportunity to remember lost loved ones and to celebrate Christmas with their memory at the heart of the event.
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.
What's involved?
Volunteer opportunites include:
- Hall set up and pack down
- Registration
- Selling refreshments
- Collecting donations
- Selling Christmas cards
How much time will it take?
1pm to 6pm either for the whole event or a few hours
Light refreshments will be available and free parking spaces in car park or surrounding area.
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
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!
Volunteer with us at Stonnall Village Hall in Walsallfor our Celebrate Your Star on Sunday 7th December
Celebrate your star is an Christmas In Memory event, the day will consist of choir performances, speeches and opportunity to remember lost loved ones and to celebrate Christmas with their memory at the heart of the event.
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.
What's involved?
Volunteer opportunites include:
- Hall set up and pack down
- Registration
- Selling refreshments
- Collecting donations
- Selling Christmas cards
How much time will it take?
1pm to 6pm either for the whole event or a few hours
Light refreshments will be available and free parking spaces in car park or surrounding area.
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
*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*
Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?
This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts.
About FareShare
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
About the Volunteer Role
Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.
This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.
We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.
We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations.
We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.
The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community.
Shift times
Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025.
Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Key tasks
The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.
-
Greeting shoppers
-
Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet
-
Receiving food donations
-
Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going
About you
-
Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations
-
Friendly and enthusiastic
-
Motivated to get involved in your community.
Impact of your role
-
Maximising food donations to the local food charity
-
Raising awareness of FareShare
-
Supporting your local food charity
Age of volunteer:
Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian
Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift.
Thank you for your support.
*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*
Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?
This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts.
About FareShare
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
About the Volunteer Role
Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.
This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.
We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.
We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations.
We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.
The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community.
Shift times
Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025.
Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Key tasks
The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.
-
Greeting shoppers
-
Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet
-
Receiving food donations
-
Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going
About you
-
Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations
-
Friendly and enthusiastic
-
Motivated to get involved in your community.
Impact of your role
-
Maximising food donations to the local food charity
-
Raising awareness of FareShare
-
Supporting your local food charity
Age of volunteer:
Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian
Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift.
Thank you for your support.
*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*
Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?
This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts.
About FareShare
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
About the Volunteer Role
Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.
This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.
We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.
We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations.
We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.
The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community.
Shift times
Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025.
Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Key tasks
The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.
-
Greeting shoppers
-
Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet
-
Receiving food donations
-
Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going
About you
-
Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations
-
Friendly and enthusiastic
-
Motivated to get involved in your community.
Impact of your role
-
Maximising food donations to the local food charity
-
Raising awareness of FareShare
-
Supporting your local food charity
Age of volunteer:
Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian
Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift.
Thank you for your support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*
Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?
This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts.
About FareShare
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
About the Volunteer Role
Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.
This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.
We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.
We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations.
We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.
The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community.
Shift times
Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025.
Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Key tasks
The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.
-
Greeting shoppers
-
Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet
-
Receiving food donations
-
Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going
About you
-
Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations
-
Friendly and enthusiastic
-
Motivated to get involved in your community.
Impact of your role
-
Maximising food donations to the local food charity
-
Raising awareness of FareShare
-
Supporting your local food charity
Age of volunteer:
Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian
Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift.
Thank you for your support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*
Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?
This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts.
About FareShare
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.
The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.
About the Volunteer Role
Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.
This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.
We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.
We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations.
We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.
The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community.
Shift times
Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025.
Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.
Key tasks
The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.
-
Greeting shoppers
-
Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet
-
Receiving food donations
-
Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going
About you
-
Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations
-
Friendly and enthusiastic
-
Motivated to get involved in your community.
Impact of your role
-
Maximising food donations to the local food charity
-
Raising awareness of FareShare
-
Supporting your local food charity
Age of volunteer:
Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian
Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift.
Thank you for your support.
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!
Would you like to support people who have served in the Armed Forces? You don’t need a military background, just some spare time occasionally, and an ability to get on with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups. If so, this could be the role for you.
What is a Helper?
SSAFA Helpers provide support to local SSAFA branches, so that the service to veterans and their families can run smoothly. Perhaps you could help out at an event, take care of some office admin, or give a talk about SSAFA?
Why do we need you?
We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community since 1885. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in a more recent conflict like the Falklands or Afghanistan.
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas who support local volunteers to deliver services to veterans, serving personnel and their families. Some branches are divided into smaller divisions to ensure the best local service delivery. Each branch has a team of volunteer caseworkers, support volunteers, executive roles, and fundraisers.
We have peak times throughout the year when we need extra volunteers. Whether you enjoy organising behind the scenes or being out meeting the public, we need people who can offer some time on a flexible basis.
When would you be needed and where would you be based?
This role will suit you if you are looking to volunteer on a flexible basis as and when you are available, and we need extra help. You may be based in an office, at home, or out and about at events.
What would you be doing?
- Helping at public events by staffing stalls, stewarding etc
- Helping to distribute Christmas hampers to clients.
- Giving talks about SSAFA to schools and local groups
- Helping with office tasks like stuffing envelopes, ordering marketing materials
The remit of this role may change over the next 12-18 months depending on the outcome of a trial currently being undertaken.
What could you gain from this volunteering role?
- Support people in your community with a military background
- Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
- Experience that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
- Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression!
What training and support would you receive?
- Mandatory on-line training modules to complete at home, so you are up to date on how to keep clients, their families safe and personal information safe.
- Local induction
- Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
- Volunteers will be covered by SSAFAs Public Liability Insurance whilst carrying out the role.
What are we looking for?
- Friendly and approachable people with a cheerful attitude
- Good spoken English
- Ability to represent SSAFA and its values to potential clients, their families, other agencies, potential volunteers and potential funders.
- Ability to keep within the boundaries of the role with regards to safeguarding, giving advice etc.
- Reliable attitude, keep appointments, update the branch regarding your availability.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and keep information safely.
- Access to transport if needed for your role.
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities, races, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, and faiths and none. SSAFA are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support volunteers with disabilities to have access to the same opportunities and experiences as volunteers who do not.
Minimum Age: 18
Safer Recruitment: SSAFA undertakes a systematic approach and utmost care at every step of the process of volunteer recruitment, selection, and retention to ensure that those recruited are suitable and appropriate. Measures taken at points along this journey work together to make volunteering at SSAFA a positive and safe experience.
References Required: Yes. We will ask for two character references, this can be a former employer or someone that know you well (other than a relative)
Is a criminal record check required? No
Our vision A society in which the Armed Forces, veterans and their families can thrive.
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!
Would you like to support people who have served in the Armed Forces? You don’t need a military background, just some spare time occasionally, and an ability to get on with people from diverse backgrounds and age groups. If so, this could be the role for you.
What is a Helper?
SSAFA Helpers provide support to local SSAFA branches, so that the service to veterans and their families can run smoothly. Perhaps you could help out at an event, take care of some office admin, or give a talk about SSAFA?
Why do we need you?
We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community since 1885. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in a more recent conflict like the Falklands or Afghanistan.
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas who support local volunteers to deliver services to veterans, serving personnel and their families. Some branches are divided into smaller divisions to ensure the best local service delivery. Each branch has a team of volunteer caseworkers, support volunteers, executive roles, and fundraisers.
We have peak times throughout the year when we need extra volunteers. Whether you enjoy organising behind the scenes or being out meeting the public, we need people who can offer some time on a flexible basis.
When would you be needed and where would you be based?
This role will suit you if you are looking to volunteer on a flexible basis as and when you are available, and we need extra help. You may be based in an office, at home, or out and about at events.
What would you be doing?
- Helping at public events by staffing stalls, stewarding etc
- Helping to distribute Christmas hampers to clients.
- Giving talks about SSAFA to schools and local groups
- Helping with office tasks like stuffing envelopes, ordering marketing materials
The remit of this role may change over the next 12-18 months depending on the outcome of a trial currently being undertaken.
What could you gain from this volunteering role?
- Support people in your community with a military background
- Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
- Experience that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
- Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression!
What training and support would you receive?
- Mandatory on-line training modules to complete at home, so you are up to date on how to keep clients, their families safe and personal information safe.
- Local induction
- Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
- Volunteers will be covered by SSAFAs Public Liability Insurance whilst carrying out the role.
What are we looking for?
- Friendly and approachable people with a cheerful attitude
- Good spoken English
- Ability to represent SSAFA and its values to potential clients, their families, other agencies, potential volunteers and potential funders.
- Ability to keep within the boundaries of the role with regards to safeguarding, giving advice etc.
- Reliable attitude, keep appointments, update the branch regarding your availability.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and keep information safely.
- Access to transport if needed for your role.
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities, races, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, and faiths and none. SSAFA are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support volunteers with disabilities to have access to the same opportunities and experiences as volunteers who do not.
Minimum Age: 18
Safer Recruitment: SSAFA undertakes a systematic approach and utmost care at every step of the process of volunteer recruitment, selection, and retention to ensure that those recruited are suitable and appropriate. Measures taken at points along this journey work together to make volunteering at SSAFA a positive and safe experience.
References Required: Yes. We will ask for two character references, this can be a former employer or someone that know you well (other than a relative)
Is a criminal record check required? No
Our vision A society in which the Armed Forces, veterans and their families can thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.