Volunteer Opportunities

Do you love music and working with people? The Music Man Project is the UK's first full-time music education service specifically for children and adults with learning disabilities.

The Salvation Army at Ipswich Priory are starting weekly session on a Tuesday morning for local adults with learning disabilities, and are looking for a volunteer to lead regular, group-based music sessions, promoting the ethos of The Music Man Project:

-          Education (as oppose to therapy)

-          Enjoyment and

-          Inspirational Performance Opportunities

The session leader will teach students to sing, sign and play instruments and prepare students for local and joint performances with other Music Man Projects in the region.

If you are able to play an instrument and have experience of teaching music to others, along with some experience of working with adults with special needs then this could be the role for you.

Recommended hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm weekdays and weekends (half days are available)

Commitment: 1 session per week

Details: Voluntary role

Benefits: Hands on experience with domestic and farm animals, this includes half an hour a day to socialise with an animal of your choice, experience to support your studies (if applicable), meeting new people, valued team member, making a valued contribution to conservation and gain or develop transferrable skills.  A free lunch is offered if volunteering all day, free parking & re-imbursement of out of pocket travel expenses if required.

Role Summary:  Approved as a Rare Breed Farm Park by the Rare Breed Survival Trust we aim to conserve and protect the UK's rare and native breeds of livestock and poultry. You will be part of a team maintaining high levels of animal husbandry practices (including feeding, cleaning, health care and training) and welfare around the Rare Breed Centre.

Key Responsibilities: Your role will include field maintenance, cleaning small animal houses, animal training, barn maintenance, cleaning and tidying round the site, assisting with school visits, educating visitors about the animals and providing good friendly customer service.  Occasionally there may be opportunities to assist the Rare Breed Centre Operations Manager or Supervisor with routine husbandry practices such as foot trimming, health checks, condition scoring, lambing, kidding, farrowing, animal movements, grooming etc.

Skills and experience required:

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be willing to work in a physical outdoor farm environment role and in all weathers. Prior experience completing routine husbandry practices (including feeding, cleaning, health care and training) such as working with livestock, exotics, small animals and/or completion or studying of a course in animal care or farming would be desirable, but not essential.

You should be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

This role is subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to volunteer in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.

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Alternatively, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator on 01702 426260 or email hfeadmin@salvationarmy.org.uk

Promoting equality in the workplace

Recommended hours: 9.30am - 3.30pm (half days are available)

Commitment: 1 session per week

Details: Voluntary role

Benefits: Meeting new people, rewarding experience making a difference to people lives, gain or develop transferrable skills. We offer a free lunch if volunteering for 4 hours or longer per day, free parking & re-imbursement of out of pocket travel expenses if required.

Role Summary: 

Hadleigh Training Centre provides a realistic training environment for adults with extra support needs.  Our aim is to aid clients to enhance their personal development and maximize their potential through vocational training programmes.  Our Programme Delivery Support volunteers support and encourage the participation of our adults with additional learning needs, in their programmes.

Key Responsibilities: Your role will be to support and assist staff members with the delivery and preparation of materials for the training programme.  This will include supporting the Trainees participating in the programmes and encouraging them to reach their full potential and goals.

Skills and experience required:

You will have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and a non-judgemental approach. A desire to support clients who have special needs and able to relate and empathise with adults with disabilities.  You should be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

This role is subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to volunteer in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.

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Alternatively, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator on 01702 426260 or email hfeadmin@salvationarmy.org.uk

CV's will not be accepted

Promoting equality in the workplace

Dates: Friday 26th July - Saturday 3rd August 2019. The time commitment is 8 nights - accommodation and meals are provided.

Location: Held at the National Star College, Ullenwood, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 9QU   

Enabled exists to provide spiritual and social fellowship for people with a disability and their carers. We seek to cultivate an inclusive attitude and approach for people with a disability.

We are seeking assistants to support enabled members who attend the Summer School.

The role of the assistant is to provide care and support as part of a team, whilst also participating in activities at the Summer School.

We would be pleased to hear from anyone with a positive attitude, a background in nursing/care and those who would like an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in care and support.

For more information about volunteering at the Summer School or to request an application form please contact Chris Stringer at chris.stringer@salvationarmy.org.uk  or on 0207 601 7026

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We are looking for friendly cafe volunteers to join our lovely team and help run our café.

The role of Café Assistant includes serving customers within our community café taking customers' orders, preparing drinks and serving customers, taking payment for orders and using the till and helping with the general tidying up of the café area.

Volunteers will gain interpersonal skills through working with other people and customers within the café.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team at Worthing Salvation Army, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Are you passionate about supporting and engaging with your local community? Do you have a few hours to spare each week? If so then this could be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for friendly and reliable volunteers to work in our charity shops, helping the retail team to raise funds in support of our work within the Worthing community.

We are looking for help in all aspects of running the shop, including:

-       Customer service

-       Stock processing

-       Visual merchandising

Here are some of the benefits of choosing to volunteer with us:

-       A chance to work in a friendly team, make new friend and meet a diverse group of people

-       The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to the work of The Salvation Army

-       An opportunity to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills

-       The ability to gain valuable work experience to add to your CV and to learn new skills

-       The chance to gain valuable retail experience

This is a great opportunity to use your retails, creative or customer service skills to make an impact in your local community. We have a great team of staff and volunteers and would love to welcome you into our team!

Are you passionate about supporting and engaging with your local community? Do you have a few hours to spare each week? If so then this could be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for friendly and reliable volunteers to help our van drivers collect donations and deliver furniture within the local area.

Here are some of the benefits of choosing to volunteer with us:

-       A chance to work in a friendly team, make new friend and meet a diverse group of people

-       The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to the work of The Salvation Army

-       An opportunity to develop your confidence and interpersonal skills

-       The ability to gain valuable work experience to add to your CV and to learn new skills

-       The chance to gain valuable retail experience

We have a great team of staff and volunteers and would love to welcome you into our team!

Role Summary:  To provide a welcoming environment and to support job seekers on their journey towards employment.

Benefits: Meeting new people, rewarding experience making a difference to people lives, gain or develop transferrable skills and an opportunity to be part of a developing team. Reasonable out of pocket travel expenses are reimbursed if required.

Key Responsibilities:  Your role will be to welcome visitors, make refreshments and registering new clients.  You will support and guide clients through the job application processes, including CV's, application forms and online applications.

Skills and experience required:

You will have good listening &empathy skills and a non-judgemental approach.  Basic IT skills including using Microsoft packages and accessing the internet are essential. Experience of job application processes would be desirable, but not essential. You should be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

This role is subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to volunteer in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.

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For further details please contact our Volunteer Coordinator on 01702 426260 or email hfeadmin@salvationarmy.org.uk

Are you passionate about supporting families and children to thrive? Do you have a couple of hours to spare each week? If so then this could be the opportunity for you!

Camberwell Salvation Army have been active for 135 years, and we are committed to transforming the lives of people in our community. We are a bilingual church, providing services in both English and Spanish. Three mornings a week we run a Baby Bank; providing new and second-hand donated items to families who need help with the costs of having a baby.

We need a volunteer to help on a weekly basis to go through donations, sort and store them and to contact and assist clients who come in to collect items from the Baby Bank. You will need to be physically fit as the role involves lifting and going up and down to the loft.

This is a great opportunity to use your organisational skills to make a difference to families in the area who need a bit of extra support. We have a great team of staff and volunteers and would love to welcome you into our team.

Hours:  2 or 3 hours Weekly on either a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday-  10am - 12.30pm

Location: Camberwell Salvation Army, London, SE5

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