How volunteering can help you
We know that everyone has different things to offer and comes to us with many different skills, and so volunteers need to be matched to the right role and be trained and supported. Volunteering can provide important experience to add to your CV and can help people to develop confidence and skills, so we work with you to help you gain from the experience.
We also think volunteering should be a fun, sociable experience, where contributions are recognised, so we endeavour to make sure that you will be made to feel right at home and part of our team, whichever role you are involved in. We have social events through the year, including our long-running Summer Garden Party, the Xmas Social plus occasional evenings out at local restaurants.
We will pay your volunteering travel expenses and parking, as well as training costs. Volunteering will not normally affect any benefits you are claiming – see Volunteering and state benefits for more details.