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Take a scroll to explore our volunteering opportunities. Whether you're looking for a specific type of role or a level of involvement that suits you, each opportunity offers a unique chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of older people.
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Activities volunteer - Briar Hill care home
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
Rugeley30-60 minutes per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - MHA Brookfield care home, Oxford
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
OxfordMonday - Friday 11:30 - 12:30Activities volunteer - MHA Hartcliffe
As an activities volunteer, you will run your own sessions with support from our colleagues. You can choose from a range of activities, such as arts and crafts, music, games, exercise, gardening, and more.
Bristol2 hours per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - MHA Hartcliffe nursing care home, Bristol
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
Bristol1 - 2 hours per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - MHA Horfield Lodge
Volunteers helping in our social groups assist with providing residents with the support they need to join in the activity, including working one to one with an older person to help them enjoy the activity, serve refreshments, and help people with activities
Bristol2 hours per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - MHA Morel Court
Volunteers helping in our social groups assist with providing residents with the support they need to join in the activity, including working one to one with an older person to help them enjoy the activity, serve refreshments, and help people with activities.
Penarth2 hours per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - MHA Willowcroft care home
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
Derby30-60 minutes per weekActivities volunteer - Mayfields care home, Ellesmere Port
An ‘Activity’ may be any part of daily life, done with intention, and appropriate to the resident concerned. You may be supporting an individual or you may be running a group quiz, helping on trips, or leading a sing-a-long! You may come to the role with a definite skill you would like to share – flower arranging, crafts, woodwork, music - or you may come to offer general support to whatever is running, and whoever is in need.
Ellesmere PortMornings and Afternoons Mon-FriActivities volunteer - Morel Court care home, Penarth
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
Penarth1 - 2 hours per week, Monday to FridayActivities volunteer - Pennystone care home, Blackpool
An ‘Activity’ may be any part of daily life, done with intention, and appropriate to the resident concerned. You may be supporting an individual or you may be running a group quiz, helping on trips, or leading a sing-a-long! You may come to the role with a definite skill you would like to share – flower arranging, crafts, woodwork, music - or you may come to offer general support to whatever is running, and whoever is in need.
BlackpoolMornings and Afternoons Mon-FriActivities volunteer - Queens Court care home, Cambridge
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
CambridgeshireMonday - Friday 11:30 - 12:30Activities volunteer - Rushden Park care home, Northampton
As an activities volunteer, you will help us provide a variety of events and activities for older people in our care homes, retirement living, and community groups.
NorthamptonMonday - Friday 10-12 or 14:00 - 16:00
Make a difference with just a phone call
Brighten someone’s day and make a meaningful connection be becoming a volunteer telephone befriender. By offering regular, friendly chats, you’ll provide much-needed companionship and emotional support to an older person feeling lonely or isolated. Flexible and rewarding, this role allows you to fit calls around your schedule while helping to reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.
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