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Looking for a volunteering role that will complement your studies? We’ve gathered up vacancies relevant to students within the Institute of the Americas department.

These are roles where you might be able to use the skills and knowledge from your course, give you an insight into your academic studies, or which have proved popular with students from your faculty.

You can search our full range of vacancies on our main directory.
Community Befriender
Enable
Offer a warm welcome to community members, encouraging them to use the space. Offer teas and coffees, entertain children 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…
Soup Kitchen & Food Bank Volunteer
St. John's Soup Kitchen and Food Bank
We provide a homemade vegetarian meal for between 50-120 people per week, and demand has really been increasing due to the…
Welcomer Volunteer
Southwark Cathedral
Welcomers are part of the public face of the Cathedral. They welcome visitors when the Cathedral is open to visitors. They…
Research Volunteer
Healthwatch Camden
Healthwatch Camden provides a collective voice for health and social care users in Camden. We collaborate with the voluntary…
Healthwatch Camden Champion
Healthwatch Camden
Healthwatch Camden provides a collective voice for health and social care users in Camden. We collaborate with the voluntary…
Plaza Latina Events Volunteer
Carnaval del Pueblo (CdP)
Join us as a volunteer for 3 exciting Latin American events! Carnaval del Pueblo teamed up with Southwark Council,…
Online Tutor for Children with Long-term Illness
Bright Futures UK
Bright Futures UK works with young people who are suffering long-term, serious illness of both mental or physical in nature…
Online Mentor; Befriender for Children with Long-term Illness
Bright Futures UK
Bright Futures UK was set up with the mission to support young people who are forced to take time out from education due to…
Woodcraft Folk Leader - Inspire and Empower Children!
Highgate & Holloway Woodcraft Folk
Are you passionate about working with children and promoting social justice? Join us as a Woodcraft Folk Leader and help…
Tour guide
Fulham Palace Trust
Tour guide volunteers play an important role in bringing our spaces to life, providing a warm welcome for all visitors and…
Learning assistant
Fulham Palace Trust
Our learning assistants support the day to day running of the lively and vibrant learning department at Fulham Palace. From…
LGBTQ+ Person of Colour Youth Mentors
East London Out Project (elop)
You will be an integral part in supporting young LGBTQ+ people of colour with issues related to their lived experience. elop…
Youth Activity Volunteer
Roma Support Group
The Aspiration Project supports Roma children and young people through a combination of one-to-one education advocacy, in-…
Digital Arts Support Assistant
Holborn Community Association
Volunteers required to assist with the delivery of digital arts and filmmaking sessions with children aged 8 - 12 running…
Collections Volunteer
Burgh House
Burgh House is a grade I listed house built in the early years of the 18th century. We are open to the public as an art…
Research Volunteer (Campaigns and Policy)
Roma Support Group
The Roma Policy & Campaigning project aims to promote social justice and address disadvantage experienced by Roma…
Policy and Campaigns Volunteer
Roma Support Group
The Roma Policy & Campaigning project aims to promote social justice and address disadvantage experienced by Roma…
Volunteers Facilitators for elop’s Training & Education Service
East London Out Project (elop)
elop’s Training and Education Service delivers workshops; training programmes; and consultancy to professionals and…
Retail Volunteer
Fulham Palace Trust
Retail volunteers play an important role in helping generate essential income for the Fulham Palace Trust, an independent…
Fundraising-Event Stewards
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice relies on the generosity and support of our local community to permit us to continue providing for our…
Fundraising-Office Support
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice relies on the generosity and support of our local community to permit us to continue providing for our…
Retail Volunteer
St Joseph's Hospice
If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to get more involved in your local community, then we…
Wikipedia Writer / Editor
Wikimedia UK
Would you like your knowledge to be potentially read by millions of people? Would you like to be part of a global movement…