Here's how some local people already help out

           3 ladies washing up for an older-peoples' club 

           Helping at a club for the elderly

           A young man, designing a poster for a charity

           Designing a poster for a charity

A man driving a community transport car

          Driving for community transport

          Volunteering at a childrens' centre

         

          Gardening

 

          For Employees or Employers looking for specialist  

        guidance about day-release volunteering or suitable

        projects please contact us.

 

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Looking For Voluntary Work?

People volunteer for many reasons and get different benefits for themselves from volunteering:


"I just want to help people and feel part of my local community."


"I’d like to pass on my skills to others."


"I've been unemployed for a while and want to change career, voluntary work may help me develop new skills and experience."


"I’ve been ill for a while but although I don’t feel up to returning to paid work just yet, I’d like to try voluntary work."


"I retired recently but still have a lot of life left in me – voluntary work will help fill my day."

"I'm new to the area and want to make friends"

"Volunteering helps the course I'm doing"

You may have another reason. Whatever it is this is a great place to start looking, why not download our Voluntary Vacancies brochure below?

Voluntary Vacancies

Each month we produce a list of all the current opportunities to volunteer in the Poole area.  The roles are listed by type or interest, for example 'admin' or 'driving' roles (and lots more besides!!) and they all have a unique reference number, which you can quote when you call us for contact details and how to apply.  To view the latest issue of Voluntary Vacancies (gives you the whole range of voluntary work available in the Poole area) please click here

Search on Do-it...

We also upload all of our vacancies to the national volunteering website;

Click on the logo above to go to the Do-it web-site.  You can search and enquire through the web-site about different volunteering opportunities in your area.

Volunteer Questionnaire Form

If you're unsure about what type of volunteering you would like to do or want to explore a range of opportunities with us, you can fill out and send us the application form below. we'll contact you once we have received this. The form is available on this web-site.  To download it please click here.  Alternatively you can contact us on 01202 675100 to discuss what you'd like to do.

 

When are we open?

We are usually open Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. If you want to book a confidential appointment to see us, please contact us.  For more information relevant to your enquiry please click the appropriate page button to the top-left of this page. Happy Volunteering!