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PASS Leader
University Pass Leaders
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
PASS Leader
Volunteering
Young People, Education

Supporting students on the PASS Scheme

 
Volunteer Counsellor
Carers Together
Min. 14 Weeks Minimum weeks
Volunteer Counsellor
Volunteering
Mental Health, Social Care

The primary purpose of this role is to provide professional counselling to people caring for a family member or friend to enable them to explore thoughts and feelings and develop coping strategies to deal with their current situation.

 
Family Friend
Safe Families
Min. 12 Weeks Minimum weeks
Family Friend
Volunteering

Safe Families is a charity that works with 35+ local authorities around the UK. Safe Family friends work directly with families. Coming alongside and giving support to parents and children when they need it most, making sure they feel less isolated.

 
Leader for Girlguiding unit
Girlguiding Cleveland
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Leader for Girlguiding unit
Volunteering
Young People

Help girls and young women participate in the Girlguiding programme. Work as a team and experience fun and friendship yourself.

 
Helping with Disabled Riding Therapy Lessons & Horse Care
Unicorn Centre
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Helping with Disabled Riding Therapy Lessons & Horse Care
Volunteering

Helping with the care of the horses and assisting in riding therapy lessons with our disabled riders.

 
Family Volunteer
Family Action
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Family Volunteer
Volunteering
Community, Young People, Families

Provide support to families usually in small group settings.

 
eBay and Online Shop Volunteer
Oxfam Darlington
Min. 8 Weeks Minimum weeks
eBay and Online Shop Volunteer
Volunteering
Refugees, Poverty, Disaster Relief, Hunger

 
Pop-up Volunteer
Family Action
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Pop-up Volunteer
Volunteering
Community, Young People, Families

Pop Up Volunteer

 
Volunteer Host
Depaul UK (Nightstop & Positive Pathways)
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Volunteer Host
Volunteering
Community, Poverty, Crisis Support, Homelessness

Nightstop prevents homelessness through community hosting. It helps people who are in immediate housing crisis by providing safe accommodation in the homes of vetted volunteers called ‘hosts’.

 
Positive Pathways Volunteer - Homelessness
Depaul UK (Nightstop & Positive Pathways)
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Positive Pathways Volunteer - Homelessness
Volunteering
Community, Mental Health, Poverty, Homelessness

Positive Pathways is our homelessness prevention programme in Middlesbrough, specifically designed to help people with experience of homelessness moving forward in life focusing on developing a broad range of life skills.

 
English Language Café Volunteer
English Language Café
Min. 8 Weeks Minimum weeks
English Language Café Volunteer
Volunteering

Helping International students settle in to University life and the local community SUITABLE FOR WE MODULE

 
FoodCycle Hartlepool Hosting Volunteer!
FoodCycle
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
FoodCycle Hartlepool Hosting Volunteer!
Volunteering

As a Hosting Volunteer you’ll support the hosting team in creating a warm, welcoming environment for our guests and help to serve a sit down 3 -course community meal, every Monday from 17:30 till 21.00pm at Hartlepool Community Hub South!

 
FoodCycle Hartlepool Cooking Volunteer!
FoodCycle
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
FoodCycle Hartlepool Cooking Volunteer!
Volunteering

As a Cooking Volunteer you’ll join the kitchen team to help produce a three-course vegetarian meal using surplus food for our wonderful guests! Every Monday evening from 17.30-21.00pm at Hartlepool Community Hub South.

 
Learning By Heart tutor
Learning By Heart
Min. 1 Weeks Minimum weeks
Learning By Heart tutor
Volunteering

Tutoring with Learning By Heart is a flexible opportunity that can be arranged around your other commitments. We just ask for a minimum commitment of 1 hour/week to allow you to maintain one pupil. 

 
YHA Virtual Volunteering (Social Media, Videography, Fundraising)
YHA (England and Wales)
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
YHA Virtual Volunteering (Social Media, Videography, Fundraising)
Volunteering
Community, Young People, Environment, Health

We have three different types of 12-week Virtual Volunteering opportunities at YHA. Social Media Volunteer, Volunteer Videographer and Virtual Fundraiser Volunteer.

 
Student Sports Leader
TS Volunteers
Min. 25 Weeks Minimum weeks
Student Sports Leader
Volunteering
Sports

The Sports Leader role in 2024-25 will be a step up from the last year, with new and exciting opportunities to develop your personal and professional attributes, as well as your knowledge, skills and experience of the sports industry. Apply Now!

 
Community Advocate Volunteer Role
St John Ambulance - Community Advocate Volunteer Role
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Community Advocate Volunteer Role
Volunteering
Community, Young People, Education, Health

 
Speak Out, Stay Safe Volunteer
NSPCC
Min. 39 Weeks Minimum weeks
Speak Out, Stay Safe Volunteer
Volunteering
Young People

As one of our trained Speak out Stay safe volunteers, you’ll help us protect a generation of children from abuse and neglect by visiting schools twice a month to give our age-appropriate Speak out Stay safe workshops. SUITABLE FOR WE MODULE

 
Boro Angels - Volunteering
Boro Angels
Min. 4 Weeks Minimum weeks
Boro Angels - Volunteering
Volunteering
Addiction, Community, Mental Health, Health, Homelessness

Our Charity patrols Middlesbrough Town Centre each Saturday evening from 22:30 until 02:00 Sunday, we look out for vulnerable people who may need assistance or sometimes just a friendly chat. We offer Flip-flops, Water, First Aid and Hot Drinks

 
Practical Volunteer
Durham County Council's Parks and Countryside Service
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Practical Volunteer
Volunteering
Animals, Environment

Join our fantastic Durham County Council Rangers in maintaining our sites for biodiversity and access. Learn skills such as woodland and meadow management, invasive plant species removal, fencing and more!

 
Generalist Adviser
Citizens Advice Middlesbrough
Min. 52 Weeks Minimum weeks
Generalist Adviser
Volunteering
Community, Crisis Support

A generalist adviser sees clients who have been assessed as needing further help to explore and resolve their problems.

 
Independent Visitor
Changing Futures North East
Min. 104 Weeks Minimum weeks
Independent Visitor
Volunteering
Community, Young People, Refugees

Supporting a young person living in care. It is a befriending role that is built over time. ONLY AVAILABLE TO UK HOME STUDENTS

 
Initial Contact
Citizens Advice Middlesbrough
Min. 52 Weeks Minimum weeks
Initial Contact
Volunteering
Community, Crisis Support

Initial Contact team members carry out a quick, 5-minute assessment to decide upon the best next steps for clients – do they need information, to be seen by an assessor or adviser, or can another agency help them better?

 
Generalist Assessor
Citizens Advice Middlesbrough
Min. 52 Weeks Minimum weeks
Generalist Assessor
Volunteering
Community, Crisis Support

Assessors carry out an initial assessment to decide the best next steps for clients – do they need information, an advice interview, or can another agency help them better?

 
Volunteer
Little Flowers Baby & Toddler Group
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Volunteer
Volunteering
Community, Social Care, Education, Families, Health

Volunteer required to set up and close down sessions at Little Flowers Baby & Toddler Group in Ingleby Barwick, on Mondays Term Time only . Assistance with refreshments also.

 
Kitchen Volunteer (Baking)
Heugh Battery Museum
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Kitchen Volunteer (Baking)
Volunteering
Community

The Kitchen Volunteer (Baking) will be responsible for baking a variety of goods to be sold in the museum's cafe

 
Museum Gardening Volunteer
Heugh Battery Museum
Min. 1 Weeks Minimum weeks
Museum Gardening Volunteer
Volunteering
Community, Culture

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys working outdoors and has a passion for gardening to contribute their skills and time to a historic museum site.

 
Customer Service Assistant at Poppy Tea Rooms
Heugh Battery Museum
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Customer Service Assistant at Poppy Tea Rooms
Volunteering
Education, Culture

Poppy Tea Rooms is a unique museum tea room located within a World War 1 museum. Our visitors can enjoy delicious tea and cakes while exploring exhibits about the history of the museum and the impact of World War 1 on tea culture.

 
Free Domestic Abuse Training 'Ask Me'
My Sisters Place Domestic Abuse Service Training
Min. 2 Weeks Minimum weeks
Free Domestic Abuse Training 'Ask Me'
Training
Community, Education, Crime and Violence, Crisis Support

The project equips you with an understanding of domestic abuse and how to respond to survivors to enable the community to play an active role in ending domestic abuse.

 
Driver's Assistant
FareShare North East
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Driver's Assistant
Volunteering
Community, Poverty, Nutrition, Families

FareShare North East works in partnership with the UK's largest food redistribution charity, FareShare UK, to source and redistribute quality, good-to-eat surplus food which would otherwise have gone to waste.