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Doorstep Help Befriending Volunteer
Holborn Community Association
Looking for an exciting new volunteering opportunity?Want to make a positive change to the lives of others? Look no…
Gentle Gardening Volunteer
Coin Street Community Builders
Make local green spaces more colourful and vibrant through helping with planting and weeding. Volunteering in the sessions…
Outreach Volunteer
The Salvation Army (Faith House)
To support the team lead on outreach to those who work within the sex industry. Are you a team player with great…
Sport Coach Volunteer (Highbury)
Hestia
We are recruiting volunteers to coordinate sport and fitness activities to support service users to get active, have fun and…
Walking Group Facilitator Volunteer (Kensington & Chelsea)
Hestia
Do you enjoy walking, meeting others and having a good chat? If so, we have the perfect volunteering role for you?…
Nail Technician Volunteer
Hestia
Are you a qualified nail technician and looking for a way to give back to the community? People in our services would…
Hair Styling Volunteer (Kensington & Chelsea)
Hestia
Are you a qualified in hairstyling, including Afro and straight hair? Would like to share your skills with others? We have…
Cooking and Baking Volunteer (Kensington & Chelsea)
Hestia
Could you be a star baker, master chef or perhaps you simply enjoy baking or cooking! We are recruiting for a volunteer to…
African Drumming Group Volunteer (Kensington & Chelsea)
Hestia
Arican Drumming creates a sense of community and connection and is known to bring people together. Drumming also offers a…
Befriender Volunteers Floating Support (Kensington & Chelsea)
Hestia
Join our team of befrienders! You will support us to reach some of the most isolated adults in your community to reduce…
Front Desk Volunteer
Enable
We need volunteers who can make people feel welcome in our community!You will be the first person to greet people as they…
Community Befriender
Enable
Offer a warm welcome to community members, encouraging them to use the space. Offer teas and coffees, entertain children and…
Befriending Autistic Young People
Resources for Autism
Resources for Autism is a dynamic and practical organisation providing services for Autistic children, young people and…
Home Reading Volunteer in Camden (8 min walk away) and other locations
Doorstep Library
Doorstep Library Reading Volunteers visit the same families at home or on their doorstep, every week with backpacks full of…
Mentor an Autistic Young Person
Resources for Autism
We need volunteers to provide a supportive and positive relationship to autistic young people (from 12 to 24 years) to help…
Online Reading Volunteer
Doorstep Library
Doorstep Library Online Reading Volunteers visit the same families online via Zoom every week to share their love of reading…
Barnet Friends Volunteer
CB Plus
Barnet Friends has been developed to support Barnet residents suffering from loneliness and isolation. We are seeking to…
Listening Volunteer
The Wren Project
The Wren Project offers free, one-to-one listening support for people in distress as a result of their autoimmune…
Companion Volunteer at St. George's Hospital
Marie Curie
Marie Curie are experts in end-of-life care. Spending time with patients alone or with their families and friends, we’re…
English Conversation Partners
UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE)
To be an English conversation partner for Japanese undergraduate students who are visiting UCL for a 2-week English language…
Summer Holidays in the Cotswolds
Oxford & District Mencap
We run five holidays for adults with learning disability each summer based at Macaroni Wood, Eastleach, Cirencester- a…
Friday Night Social Support Volunteer
Centre 404
We're a proud north London charity supporting people with learning disabilities.  We've been running for over 70 years…
Swimming Support Volunteer
Centre 404
Swimming on Saturday is a fun and accessible activity for children with learning disabilities and autism, and provides…
Garden Support Volunteer
Centre 404
To help support our adult garden volunteers who have mild to moderate learning disabilities with various gardening tasks. No…