Volunteer volunteer roles in City of london, england
We’re looking for an Assembly chair who is motivated by playing a leading role in maximising the potential of the whole CPRE community to strengthen its voice and activities for the benefit of the countryside.
The Assembly meets quarterly, usually mid-week, for about three hours. The meetings are held online. There’ll be preparation and liaising to undertake ahead of meetings, so we expect this role will require a time commitment of half a day a week, two to three days a month.
The chair of the Assembly is elected annually, can serve for a maximum of three years, and attends the trustee board meetings of the national CPRE charity
The Assembly meets quarterly, usually mid-week, for about three hours. The meetings are held online. There’ll be preparation and liaising to undertake ahead of meetings, so we expect this role will require a time commitment of half a day a week, two to three days a month.
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Customer Service / Receptionist Volunteer
We’re looking for a friendly volunteer in our Guildford office to be the first point of contact our clients see.
What will you do?
- Complete an introduction to Citizens Advice South West Surrey (CASWS)
- Complete required training for your role
- Provide a customer facing reception service to clients who drop in to see us in our Guildford office, including:
- Ensuring relevant forms are completed
- Assigning clients to Advisers for more detailed support
- Booking appointments
- Monitoring the flow of clients in the drop in
- Assist clients with form filling
- Complete day sheets
- Scan and upload documents to case recording system
- Write up notes on case recording system
- When the drop-in service is at full capacity, ensuring that you understand the clients’ issue and support them by providing information, signposting them to another more appropriate organisation or asking them to attend another CASWS drop in.
- Complete administrative duties including:
- Monitoring emails
- Processing client enquiries both by email and phone
- Sending out appointment information
- Provide Advisers with admin support, where required
- Other ad hoc tasks to support the day to day running of our service
What’s in it for you?
- gain and build on valuable skills and experience such as communication, IT skills and working in a team
- increase your employability
- contribute to the smooth running of the advice service which makes a real difference to peoples’ lives
- work with a range of different people, independently and in a team.
And we’ll reimburse expenses too.
What do you need to have?
You don’t need specific qualifications or skills, but you’ll need to:
- be friendly and approachable
- be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own
- have good IT skills
- be calm under pressure
- be able to demonstrate resilience with challenging clients
- be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection
- be willing to undertake training in your role
How much time do you need to give?
We can be flexible about the time spent and how often you volunteer so come and talk to us.
Valuing inclusion
Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds and we particularly welcome applications from racially minoritised people/people of colour, disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people.
Interested?
If you are interested in becoming a customer service volunteer / reception volunteer and would like to discuss flexibility around location, time, ‘what you will do’ and how we can support you, please contact us.
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Fundraising events helper
Our vision for volunteering
Volunteering is and always will be at the heart of Cats Protection. It is joyful and inclusive. As a charity, working in partnership, together we transform the lives of cats, people and communities.
The difference you will make to cats and people
As a charity we can continue to help cats and kittens in need thanks to the donations we receive at fundraising events from generous members of the public. Our fundraising event helpers have the exciting and varied role of helping at local fundraising events - such as cakes sales, barn dances, quiz nights – and everything in between!
You can expect us to
- make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
- support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
- cover agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
- provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities
What we need from you
You’ll be:
· help set up and/or man stalls at events
· help on collection days like supermarket collections events or street collections
· help at fundraising events such as quiz nights, cake sales and dances
· promoting a professional image of Cats Protection at events
Time expectation
This role is really flexible! You could choose to volunteer at one event for a couple of hours or attend multiple fundraising events.
We’ll keep you up to date with upcoming local events where volunteers are needed. You’ll then be able to choose which events you’d like to volunteer at and how many hours you’d like to give. However much time you can give, your contribution will help raise much needed funds to continue the work of Cats Protection.
You may be just the volunteer we’ve been looking for!
We are committed to building a diverse, compassionate and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. We are courageous and compassionate in our purpose of helping people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we are all for cats. Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.
Applicants will be requested to complete an application for and provide two references.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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As a Volunteer Community Connector, you will support the Compassionate Communities programme by helping to grow and strengthen community engagement by encouraging discussion around grief and loss.
Your role will involve:
• Supporting and facilitating ‘compassionate conversations’ in the community and promoting social connectedness. This may include signposting to relevant community support or care provision.
• Offering informal, empathetic listening and engagement around topics such as life limiting illness, caregiving, dying and bereavement.
• Helping to support informal sessions or larger events in partnership with community groups, workplaces, clubs and organisations.
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Grants from charitable trusts and foundations are an essential source of funding for community organisations working with deaf children, young people and their families. This support allows communities to develop work that meets the needs of deaf children and young people. With your knowledge of grants and persuasive writing skills, you’ll help support communities to research and submit life-changing funding bids.
About you
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Aged 18 years and over
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Knowledge of potential funding sources both locally and nationally
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Ability to volunteer independently from home under your own initiative
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Well organised with good attention to detail
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Proactive and reliable
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Confident user of Microsoft packages and databases
What you will do
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Support community groups and organisations to identify and win new sources of funding
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Research trusts and foundations (both locally and nationally) that may support work in communities
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Prepare information about funders including deadlines and criteria for applications
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Develop links with funders and share information
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Work with organisations to write compelling applications that meet the required conditions
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Understand the boundaries of the role and ask for support where appropriate
What will you gain from the role?
Other volunteers have told us that training and volunteering has given them:
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Increased confidence and new skills
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A broader understanding of childhood deafness and the issues faced by families
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of families, children and young people. You will be asked to complete a self-disclosure form, provide references, and complete our essential training.
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A sense of achievement by making a positive difference
Support and training
We will provide you with:
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Basic training to help keep yourself, others, and data safe
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Feedback on the funding bids to which you contribute and their outcomes
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A named point of contact at the National Deaf Children’s Society
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Reimbursement of agreed expenses such as travel costs
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Clear information about what to do and who to contact if you are worried about something
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Organisation: Make a Smile
Location: Remote - UK-based (with opportunities for occasional in-person involvement)
Commitment: Flexible, approx. 4–6 hours per week
About Make a Smile
At Make a Smile, we believe every volunteer should feel supported, valued, and empowered. Our volunteers are the heart of our charity, and we work hard to break down barriers so that everyone—no matter their background—can get involved and make a difference to children’s lives.
The Role
The Supporting Chapter Manager provides support to Chapter that are deemed to be struggling. They should assess chapters frequently to ensure they have a clear awareness of what a chapter requires support, in addition to input from other Trustees. They will then provide hands on support to the struggling chapters with focus on recruitment, events and costumes.
What You’ll Gain
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Hands-on experience in volunteer management and co-ordination.
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The chance to make a lasting impact in the areas needing the most support.
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Opportunities to develop leadership, communication, and management.
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The satisfaction of knowing you’re helping volunteers feel supported, engaged, and empowered.
Time Commitment
This role is flexible and can be done remotely. We ask for around 4–6 hours per week, though this may vary depending on activities or events.
* To bring children's dreams to life * To provide a professional service * To bring fun to both children and volunteers



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Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?
Humanity & Inclusion UK is looking for an Institutional Funding Volunteer to join our small, dynamic and friendly team in our London office. You will be supporting the work of our Institutional Relations team, and getting involved in tasks such as identifying new funding opportunities, managing our data and information, and developing internal and external communications content. Your work will be essential in helping our team work internally with technical and programmes colleagues across our countries of operation and externally with potential partners and donors to secure and manage institutional funding from the UK, Australian and Irish governments.
By volunteering with us, you will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of working for a charity and will contribute to our work supporting people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups worldwide, while learning new skills.
The role and the team
The main purpose of this role is to support the work of HI UK’s Institutional Relations team. The volunteer will work with all the members of our small team and have the opportunity to get involved in supporting a variety of tasks. The team’s work includes:
· Identifying new institutional funding opportunities from our donors relevant to HI’s teams.
· Supporting HI teams across our countries of operation to position with potential partners and develop proposals.
· Completing due diligence assessment requests from our potential partners/donors.
· Coordinating the internal review and signing of new funding agreements/contracts.
· Managing grants, including requesting payments, reviewing and submitting reports.
· Supporting HI UK’s annual audit and other compliance requirements
· Managing and keeping internal information management systems updated including our SharePoint filing system for document management and our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database.
· Maintaining our institutional funding pages on HI’s intranet and developing internal guidance / updates / training for HI teams.
· Producing communications products for external audiences demonstrating our track record in institutional funding and project delivery.
Main duties and responsibilities
The specific duties will depend on the evolving priorities of the team which vary from day-to-day based on the live funding opportunities, deadlines, support requests etc. They are likely to include:
· Looking for new institutional funding opportunities
· Creating communications content to help HI position with potential partners/donors
· Supporting grant management e.g. uploading reports
· Updating our database and ensuring good document management
· Collating documents for the annual audit
· Developing new content for our intranet and website
You will also have the opportunity to gain experience of the humanitarian and international development sector, for example through:
· Completing HI’s e-learning induction package (including a module on disability inclusion)
· Reading/reviewing proposals and reports
· Researching donor trends and strategies
· Attending cross-organisation meetings on a range of topics including updates from our programmes and technical teams
Person specification
We genuinely value diversity and are looking to build a team of people with a wide of range of personal and professional experience. If you don’t meet all of the criteria listed below but feel you would be a good candidate for this role, please apply. If you would like an informal conversation about this, please do send us an email or call us – we would love to hear from you.
Essential criteria
· Excellent attention to detail.
· Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
· Strong planning and organisational skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
· Initiative and the ability to work independently.
· A positive attitude to working as part of a small team.
· An interest in international charities.
Desirable criteria
· Knowledge about institutional funding and the wider international development and humanitarian sectors.
· Experience of entry level design tools (e.g. Canva), updating websites/intranets, CRM databases and SharePoint.
· Lived experience of disability.
Hours
Hours will be agreed with the volunteer, in accordance with availability. Ideally, you would be available for at least 14 hours per week and able to commit to an initial 4 month period with possibility to extend but this is flexible.
This is a voluntary position but we make contributions to lunch (up to £10/day) and travel costs (up to £15.60/day) on presentation of receipts.
Location
Humanity & Inclusion UK’s office is situated in London SE1. It has an open plan setting.
This volunteer role can be done in the office (when other staff are in) or through a combination of coming into the office and working from home/elsewhere. The contributions to lunch and travel expenses will be provided only for days the volunteer comes into the office.
Our vision is a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.



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Charity Champion (volunteer)
As a Volunteer Charity Champion, you will have the opportunity to support the North West Ambulance Charity team achieve their mission in a variety of different ways to suit you. The NWAS charity are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and passionate volunteers wanting to work flexibly and help contribute to the growth of the charity. You will play a key part in a variety of tasks that may include supporting fundraising events, awareness days, collections and community engagement.
Why we want you
The North West Ambulance Charity provides support to the North West Ambulance Service above and beyond what NHS funding can provide. The NWAS Charity is solely reliant upon generous donations and fundraising from the public, businesses, grant funders, staff and volunteers to fund life-saving equipment and other projects to benefit the health, wellbeing and safety of patients, staff, and our communities.
We won’t ask you to do anything you’re uncomfortable with. You may only wish to be involved in volunteering at charity events for example, but you might not be comfortable with bucket collecting. As a Charity Champion you will have the opportunity to choose the area of support you prefer.
What you will be doing
- Supporting the Charity with its fundraising and engagement events for example at bucket collections, cheering on runners in challenge events or helping on a stall at a summer fair.
- Representing the Charity positively through giving talks, presentations or cheque presentations.
- Identifying locations to take collection tins and assist with the collection of full boxes.
- Raising the charities profile in your own community through delivering posters and flyers.
- Encouraging others to get involved-inspiring colleagues, friends and family to support the charity.
The skills you need
- Enthusiasm and understanding about what the North West Ambulance Charity does.
- A friendly, confident and personable manner.
- Good communication skills and a willingness to engage with the public.
- Reliability and punctuality.
- Happy to represent the North West Ambulance Charity.
- Access to a vehicle or public transport.
- Able to work as part of a team or independently.
What's in it for you
- The chance to meet new people and be part of a supportive team.
- The opportunity to expand your own skills and knowledge of the charity sector.
- Agreed travel expenses.
- A branded t-shirt for use whilst representing the NWAS Charity.
- Appropriate induction and training for your role as Charity Champion.
- The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people we support in our work.
Community based
Minimum age 18
Disclaimer - All Charity Champions are expected to uphold the NWAS values and represent the charity in line with its policies and codes of conduct.
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About CARAS:
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) is a charity that supports refugees and asylum-seekers living in South West London, and helps them to play their full part in the community. Arriving as an asylum seeker in the UK can be a terrifying and disempowering experience. Difficulties with language, accessing services and overcoming prejudice are ever-present. We exist to help people seeking asylum overcome those challenges, and to help them rebuild their lives.
We offer a range of individual and group support to improve the holistic wellbeing of people who have a forced displacement background, providing them the tools they need to build lives filled with value, meaning and purpose in the UK. Our activities for adults include currently include: ESOL classes; sports; women’s creative writing; women’s coffee morning, and casework.
About the CARAS Adult Team:
In the post-pandemic environment, CARAS is responding to the role of digital literacies in our programme delivery to learners of asylum-seeking and refugee background. In contrast to the UK essential Digital skills framework, we have built in language inclusion to create a participatory learning course for Essential Digital Literacies for learners who are new to reading and writing in English. The individuals joining CARAS are highly diverse, with different countries of origin, linguistic and educational backgrounds. We have observed over the last year that many CARAS community members have limited digital skills, particularly in regard to using computers. Community members have highlighted that computers are important for many individuals to achieve their educational and employment goals, whilst increasing confidence and independence. We have co-designed a digital skills program in partnership with CARAS community members to improve computer literacy and skills, focusing on basic computer literacy.
Our values are at the centre of all our work:
• Kindness: CARAS will nurture all who are part of our community, helping everyone to develop their skills, talents, and interests.
• Justice: CARAS will strive for social justice following a rights-based approach in all our work and challenging instances when rights are not upheld in wider society.
• Empowerment: CARAS works alongside people, recognising and respecting their skills and strengths and striving together for better outcomes.
• ‘With’ not ‘for’: CARAS will put the voices, opinions, experiences and needs of its beneficiaries at the heart of all that we do.
About Youth ESOL:
Our ESOL project offers English language classes to young people at a wide range of levels. This provides vital skills, opportunities and social contact and is crucial for enabling young people to do well at school or college.
About the Role:
CARAS is looking for Digital Skills Volunteer to support our face-to-face study programme for young people.
The Digital Skills group is in Streatham and is an important element of a study programme for young people aged 14 to 18 who are out of formal education. The timings of the digital skills sessions is as follows:
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Tuesday evenings 4pm to 6pm
Volunteers are required to attend one session per week. They are also welcome to come early and support ESOL classes before the Digital Skills sessions, where appropriate.
The Tuesday Digital skills sessions focus on practical, accessible digital skills, such as, but not limited to:
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Using computers, tablets, or smartphones confidently
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Keyboard and navigation skills
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Using email and online communication tools
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Accessing learning platforms and online resources
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Online safety and digital wellbeing
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Using digital tools to support English learning, homework and study skills
The aim of the Digital Skills sessions is to build independence, confidence, and digital inclusion, supporting young people to engage more fully with formal education and everyday life in the UK. Enrolments to the programme are based on rolling admissions, requiring adaptability to the changing digital skills needs of the group through participatory enquiry led by the ESOL teacher.
The ESOL teacher will provide guidance, session plans, and tips for supporting learners with emerging English, including how to explain digital concepts in clear, accessible ways.
Volunteers will typically work with 1–5 students, offering one-to-one or small group support and adapting tasks to different ability levels.
Please note that ESOL classes do not run during school holidays, and we follow Wandsworth Council term dates.
Volunteer tasks and responsibilities:
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Providing one-to-one or small group support during Digital Skills sessions
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Supporting young people to use digital devices and software confidently
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Helping to set up the classroom and digital equipment
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Attending and contributing to volunteer debriefs after each session
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Sharing observations on learners’ progress, challenges, and successes
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Making use of any community languages if any, to support learners’ understanding
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Working collaboratively as part of a team and helping to shape the project
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Supporting young people to recognise and celebrate their achievements
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Showing flexibility to a wide range of ability levels and confidence with technology
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Following CARAS’ confidentiality, safeguarding, health & safety, equal opportunities, data management, and all other relevant policies
Requirements:
Essential:
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Aged 18 years or older
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An interest in education, digital inclusion, and supporting young people
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Confident using computers, smartphones, or tablets
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Currently resident in the UK or has asylum-seeker or refugee status
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Able to provide five years’ worth of addresses and willing to undergo a DBS check
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DBS and proof of residency are not necessary if you are a CARAS community member who is more recently arrived in the UK
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Able to attend volunteer induction training (online) prior to starting
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Able to travel to our community centre in Tooting (food and travel expenses can be reimbursed)
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Non-judgemental and able to engage with young people from diverse backgrounds
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Reliable and punctual, with a commitment of at least one session per week for a minimum of 4 months
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Good communication skills, especially with people who are new to English
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Willingness to explain digital concepts patiently and clearly
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Ability to volunteer during Wandsworth term time
Desirable
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Experience supporting young people with digital skills or IT (formal or informal)
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Knowledge of community languages such as Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Somali, or Spanish
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Experience working with young people, refugees, or learners of English in a work or volunteer capacity
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Interest in using digital tools to support language learning
Through volunteering with us you will:
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Gain experience of English language teaching;
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Meet new members of your local community;
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Learn about different cultures;
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Learn about issues relating to refugees and people seeking asylum;
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Work as part of a friendly, welcoming team;
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Develop your skills and competencies such as literacy and phonics strategies for emerging learners of English;
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Be able to access relevant training, including safeguarding training.
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Be able to obtain a reference from us relating to your placement after 3 months of regular volunteering.
To Apply:
Successful applicants will be invited to a taster session at CARAS, following which they will have an informal interview with a staff member of the CARAS ESOL team and a community member. All volunteers must complete an enhanced DBS check for working with young people and attend training with us before starting. You will also receive training and support relevant to your specific role. These meetings and the induction training will be on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP!
We provide firm foundations for new-arrival asylum seekers to build happy and successful lives.
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The Refuge Admin Support Worker Volunteer supports the daily running of our Bexley Refuges by helping women and families access activities, appointments, and resources.
You’ll assist with admin tasks, run or support group activities and house meetings, make contact calls, keep records updated, and help with in-house and external activities.
The role suits someone proactive, friendly, organised, and confident with IT, with an understanding of domestic abuse. Experience with children or groups is a bonus.
Volunteers gain experience in the VAWG sector, access training and supervision, and play a key role in supporting women on their recovery journey.
Solace exists to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Become a Fundraisng Team Leader Volunter!
The difference you will make to cats and people
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 team leaders have the exciting and varied role of inspiring our fundraising volunteers to plan and deliver local fundraising events. Using their passion and imagination, they oversee a small team of fundraising volunteers who come together to raise the vital funds needed to cover costs such as veterinary bills and food. Our fundraising team leaders support their team of volunteers in all aspects of their roles, making sure our volunteers are happy, confident and supported.
You can expect us to
- make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
- support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
- cover agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
- provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities
What we need from you
You'll be:
- supporting and encouraging a team of fundraising volunteers
- planning fundraising events and activities with your team
- allocating tasks before and during fundraising events
- keeping financial records from fundraising events
- encouraging and promoting a professional image of Cats Protection
- following policies and guidelines and ensuring licences and permits are obtained for events
Time expectation
Our fundraising team leaders usually spend three to four hours per week in this role, which is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed.
You may be just the volunteer we've been looking for!
We are committed to building a diverse, compassionate and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. We are courageous and compassionate in our purpose of helping people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we are all for cats. Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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The Children's Book Project is a national charity on a mission to tackle book poverty. We passionately believe that every child should have the opportunity to own a book and have, in the last year, celebrated gifting our 1 millionth book! We are looking for some wonderful volunteers to help us in managing book sorting and packing with a range of amazing corporate volunteers at our three HQs in Birmingham, Leeds and London.
We gift beautiful pre-loved and new books to schools and we gift within prison settings in order to reach children who may not otherwise have access to book ownership.
We are looking for volunteers in Birmingham, Leeds and London able to help us in the running of our book sorting days at each of our three HQs. Ideally you will be able to commit to 2-3 days per half term. (We work term-times only). Our hours are 10am - 2:30pm.
We work with a range of amazing corporate volunteer teams who come to organise, sort and then pack our books in preparation for delivery. These corporate days are always full of energy and fun and we are looking for energetic and passionate people to support these events as Volunteer Coordinators - helping to make sure that there is a warm welcome, a clear plan for the day and that our one-off visitors can contribute productively.
What is required:
- On average, a commitment to 2 days per half term
- Flexibility to travel to your local HQ for sorting and corporate volunteering days
- A can-do attitude and enjoyment of working as part of a team.
In return, you’ll get to be part of an extraordinary family of volunteers as we make a real and lasting difference to young lives – there is almost an immeasurable benefit to empowering a child to read for pleasure and we believe that no child should be denied access to a book through poverty. We would love your support!
The Children’s Book Project is a national grassroots charity on a mission to end book poverty.



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We're looking for a trustee with experience or knowledge of working within the criminal justice system. This is an important area of our work that isn't currently represented on our board.
Step Together Volunteering is a small but mighty charity. Through our unique, person-centred approach we support people to build the confidence and skills they need to look towards a positive future.
We work with young people, people in contact with the justice system, and the Armed Forces community, through 1-1 support, coaching and volunteering placements in the community. Our support doesn't have a time limit, we work with our clients until they have the confidence and skills they need to look forward to a more positive future.
We work nationally, our Head Office is Bristol, and our frontline staff are home-based in the regions they cover.
As a trustee, alongside your fellow board members you'll be responsible for the strategic leadership and administration of Step Together, and we're keen for you to contribute your perspectives and experiences to discussion. Alongside this, we'd specifically like you to:
- Provide expertise relating to the criminal justice system, and support to the rest of the Board and senior staff to ensure the charity operates a best practice model.
- Help identify opportunities for the charity to expand its work and impact within the criminal justice sector, including those funded by statutory and voluntary funders.
- Remain abreast of key developments within the criminal justice sector, ensuring these are brought to the attention of the rest of the Board and senior staff.
- Leverage support for the charity’s work (financial or otherwise) from your own networks and contacts where possible.
- Advise on implications of any current or planned projects within the criminal justice sector to aid good decision-making at board level.
What are we looking for?
Your experience will ideally have been gained through professional work in the Criminal Justice Sector. This could be through employment within the Prisons or Probation Service, other Ministry of Justice role, Youth Justice teams, Police, or with another charity or agency working in the sector.
Good networks within the justice system in the southwest would be advantageous. You will be knowledgeable about the criminal justice sector, the role the voluntary sector plays, and the challenges faced by the different organisations working in the sector.
Ability to work at a strategic level is essential.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work that we do, and someone who is happy to advocate for and represent the charity to key stakeholders to help further our work and impact.
What difference will you make?
Your knowledge and experience of the criminal justice system will help shape our strategic direction and decision-making in this important area of our work.
More broadly, as a trustee, you'll play an important role in ensuring Step Together is sustainable, well run and has a clear, strategic direction so that it continues it's brilliant work, supporting people who are otherwise left behind.
Commitments
We have two in person meetings per year (one in London, one in Bristol) and two online, plus an 'away day' in the autumn. We're ideally looking for trustees who based in Bristol or the surrounding areas.
Our board meetings and away day are fixed but there may be times we need to get in touch on an ad-hoc basis, or ask you to be involved in task-focussed committees.
Before you apply
Please get in touch if you've any questions, or to find out more, and we'll arrange a time for you to have a chat with the CEO or Chair.
If you'd like to apply, please get in touch - we'd love to hear from you! It would be helpful to hear a bit about you, what you'd like to bring to the board, and why you're interested in Step Together Volunteering.
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We are seeking an experienced professional to volunteer as a Contract & Compliance Advisor. This role is ideal for someone with significant experience in law, compliance, procurement, or contract negotiation, who would like to use their expertise to support a values-led charity.
Key Responsibilities
- Review contracts, agreements, and supplier documentation
- Identify potential risks, liabilities, and areas requiring clarification
- Highlight key terms, conditions, and small print in clear, accessible language
- Provide guidance on compliance, procurement, and contractual best practice
- Support staff to understand contractual implications (non-legal advice)
- Offer input on negotiation points where appropriate
Please note: This is an on-site volunteering role based at Chickenshed in London and cannot be carried out remotely.
This role is advisory and does not involve acting as Chickenshed’s legal representative.
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!
The Community Officer is responsible for creating an engaging and welcoming environment for volunteers. This encourages and motivates volunteers to get involved and stay involved. This includes encouraging engagement in shared social spaces (Discord and Whatsapp), organising a range of regular socials and supporting with the Ball at conference.
* To bring children's dreams to life * To provide a professional service * To bring fun to both children and volunteers







