How do I volunteer?

Our aim is to find a voluntary placement that is right for YOU.

Most of our volunteering opportunities are listed on Do-It.org, the National Volunteering Website. To search for a range of volunteering opportunities across Derwentside, please click here to go to www.doit.org.uk. For our latest local volunteering vacancies please click here!

You are welcome to come along to see us to talk about the types of volunteering you may be interested in or any particular type of group you would like to work with. We will discuss all of the options with you and talk through what you will expect from different organisations.

We can show you a range of different volunteering opportunities and you can choose the one[s] that interest you.

We will put you in touch with the organisations you choose and can go along with you if you need some extra support

There are a range of interest areas for volunteering and opportunities for you to use your existing skills or gain new ones.

• Examples include:

• Advice Work	Befriending & Buddying	Business & Management	Campaigning & Lobbying	Caring
  Catering	Children	Committee Work & Trustees	Community Work	Computers & Technology
  Disabilities	Domestic Violence	Driving	Education & Literacy	Environmental
  Event organising	Fundraising	Health	Hospitals & Hospices	Languages
  Marketing	PR & Media	Mentoring	Prisoners & Ex-Offenders	Race, Ethnicity & Refugees
  Retail & Charity	Sport & Outdoor Activities	Teaching & Training	Women’s Groups	Youth Work