Volunteering Directory

Calling all Indonesian speakers!

Calling all native Chinese speakers! Do you like languages’ Interested in helping out the UK’s only charity dedicated to providing health and social services to the Chinese community? We are currently looking for a volunteer to help us translate content on our newly-revamped website from English to simplified Chinese.

Being a member of the Youth Council is a unique opportunity to work with a leading international development organisation, learning about all aspects of our work from advocacy to programmes to fundraising. As a member of the Youth Council, you will gain experience designing and running events, projects and campaigns – developing your existing skills and gaining new ones from our team and fellow Council members. The Youth Council is truly youth-led – meaning members who demonstrate a strong level of commitment and engagement will gain the most from their role!

Food, art, music, good conversation. Who wants in? Come and join the Headway East London community. Volunteer once a week at our centre in Haggerston and help us support more people affected by brain injury.

No special skills or knowledge required. You’ll receive an induction upon starting alongside regular training.

We ask volunteers to commit to one day per week for at least four months.

Want to share your iPad knowledge with older people? Become an @online club volunteer!

We are looking for volunteers who can commit two hours a week for two months to support our @online programme in Hackney. The programme provides a small group environment for over 60s to familiarise themselves with iPads and go on line more confidently. Sessions aim to be informative, but also social and fun. Volunteers will provide practical support to the Trainer and @online club coordinator, and will interact on a one to one basis with club members.

Could you support people with dementia and their carers?

Would you like to gain more understanding of dementia and the challenges they face?

Would you like to gain experience of social care benefits, and form filling, supported by an experienced benefits adviser?

Newham New Deal Partnership is looking for someone who can volunteer for a few hours a week to make a difference to someone’s life as well as gaining insight and training in working with older vulnerable people.

Would you like to play an important role in populating and launching a new website? We are looking for someone with an interest in heritage, history or design, to work closely with the CEO in uploading content for a new heritage website, and planning for its launch.

You will gain experience in using Wordpress and a digital audio editor, and make a valuable contribution to a Heritage Lottery Funded project.

We work towards eradicating generational divides, loneliness and isolation within the community. Our Love Your Neighbour champs will spend an hour or so a week with an older neighbour who lives close to their home/work/university. How you decide to utilise your time is entirely up to you both. Whether it’s catching up over a cup of tea, or going down to the local coffee shop, pub or theatre, we trust you just enjoy your new-found friendship. Story telling is a big part of what we do too so the more stories you share the better.

Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation to create sustainable solutions to the problems our planet is facing? We are at PPL PWR. We are a collective who aim to encourage new ideas and technologies to power sustainable change. Our new “DIY Renewables” project is a series of workshops in secondary state schools funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering which allow students to develop engineering skills and create their own product in the theme of sustainable technology.

Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation to create sustainable solutions to the problems our planet is facing? We are at PPL PWR. We are a collective who aim to encourage new ideas and technologies to power sustainable change. Our “DIY Renewables” project is a series of workshops in secondary state schools funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering which allow students to develop engineering skills and create their own product in the theme of sustainable technology.

We are Uk’s largest Children charity. We help transform the lives of the most vulnerable children and young people.

We listen to them. We believe in them – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through.

Running a successful Barnardo’s store (throughout London and beyond) requires a great team of enthusiastic volunteers and you could be part of it! Our volunteers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of skills to the organization.

St John’s Hospice provides free care for over 3000 people and their families every year living with a long term illness in London. We aim to meet the medical, physical, social and emotional needs of our patients across a range of services. It costs around £5million to run all these services each year.

We are seeking volunteers to work in one of our charity shops, with a passion to work hard and raise the funds needed to make a difference to the lives of our patients.

ACS is a non-profit organisation. Our organisation provides inclusive services to local adults, children and families living on low incomes, and support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds’ to achieve and develop new skills. We run services from Monday to Saturday every week. We are seeking volunteers to help, engage and support children with English, Maths and Science on Saturdays, as well as help adults and families in various activities. If you have a skill or talent to share, individually or in a group, we would love to hear from you!

The Museum Assistant role is fast-paced and varied, with the Museum Assistant being involved in various tasks throughout the day. The duties of Museum Assistant range from sales and cash handling, promoting Gift-aid donations, queue management, way-finding, and information assistance. We are looking for volunteers who would ideally like to donate one 4 hour every week, either as a 10:00-14:00 shift, or a 14:00-18:00 shift, for a minimum of 3 months. Ideally you will be able to start immediately, although this is not essential.

Art UK Sculpture is a major project to catalogue around 170,000 sculptures in the national collection to be displayed on the artuk.org website for enjoyment, learning and research.

Could you inspire a child? By reading with a child, you can change their narrative.

We’re looking for students to join our community of volunteers, providing dedicated one-to-one reading support to children who need it most.

Our Bookmark mobile app and flexible 6 week programmes provide an easy way to organise reading sessions at nearby schools, at times that work for you.

You can help the children who need us develop the reading skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.

Age UK Westminster is looking to recruit volunteers to provide database and administrative support. Ideally, you will come in to the office once or twice a week for at least 4 hours each day and perform tasks including the following:

Recording volunteer and client information on Age UK national database system

Updating and maintaining existing volunteer and client records on both excel spreadsheet and database

Logging telephone enquiries on the database

This role will be a great opportunity to learn media and PR skills for the UK’s leading walking charity.

The Ramblers helps everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protects the places we all love to walk. We are the only charity dedicated to looking after paths and green spaces, leading walks, opening-up new places to explore and encouraging everyone to get outside and discover how walking boosts your health and your happiness.

Age UK Westminster is looking to recruit volunteers to provide database and administrative support. Ideally, you will come in to the office once or twice a week for at least 4 hours each day and perform tasks including the following:

Recording volunteer and client information on Age UK national database system

Updating and maintaining existing volunteer and client records on both excel spreadsheet and database

Logging telephone enquiries on the database

Interested in being a part of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of Asia? Looking for practical events management experience and a chance to indulge in Chinese culture, festivities, and importantly… Chinese food? With world-class performers from both the UK and the Far East, and reaching 700,000 spectators, the London Chinese New Year Celebrations is the largest of its kind outside of Asia.

Interested in journalism and writing? Looking for practical experience and the opportunity to have your pieces published in a real project publication for the largest Chinese New Year celebration outside of Asia? Well you’re in luck! With world-class performers from both the UK and the Far East, and reaching 700,000 spectators, the London Chinese New Year Celebrations is the largest of its kind outside of Asia.

Interested in design, especially in interior/3D? Do you aspire to design glamourous, grand decorations that will be shown off right in the middle of central London? Well you’re in luck! With world-class performers from both the UK and the Far East, and reaching 700,000 spectators, the London Chinese New Year Celebrations is the largest of its kind outside of Asia.

LCCA is looking for committed, enthusiastic volunteers to join us in a variety of roles in the months leading up to the 2019 London Chinese New Year Celebrations on 10th February 2019.