Volunteer Centre
The Volunteer Centre in Malvern is one of a network of Volunteer Development Agencies across the country and is accredited by Volunteering England (England's Volunteer Development Agency).
Interested in Volunteering?
To find details of volunteering opportunities in the Malvern area search online with do-it.org.uk. If you type in your post code and your area of interest (if known at this stage), you can find all the relevant volunteering opportunities registered with our Centre. You can register on line and your details will be sent to the Centre.
If you want to volunteer but don’t know what you want to do, come and have a chat, telephone, email or write to the Centre. The Centre offers a confidential service to members of the public, providing impartial information and advice about local volunteering opportunities. We can put you in touch with a local organisation for a visit to obtain further information.
There are over 120 groups registered with this Centre and volunteering roles available include: advisers, befrienders, carers (with animals, the elderly, children and people with disabilities), car and minibus drivers, conservation workers, fund raisers, IT workers, sales and sports assistants, receptionists, trustees.
If you know what you want to do, but there is no volunteering role available we will try to develop one to match your skills and abilities.
Volunteering can help you too!
Here are some comments reported to us by volunteers:
"I feel satisfied that I am helping my community and using my time in a worthwhile way"
"I lost confidence when I stayed at home and looked after my family full time. Volunteering has helped me regain my confidence and given me a new interest outside the family"
"I retired recently and find volunteering a good way to make new friends with similar interests"
"I used voluntary work to gain experience while unemployed. I have now found a new job and am grateful to the Volunteer Co-ordinator who gave me a job reference"
"My support worker came with me to the Volunteer Centre and to visit the organisation where I volunteer. Volunteering is helping me regain confidence and improve my quality of life. (I am recovering from a mental health problem.)"
"Voluntary work helped me change careers by providing me with insight into a new area and gave me experience required by the college training course"
Looking for Volunteers?
Whether your group is a voluntary, local or community group the Volunteer Centre can help.
We can:
- Register your organisation’s volunteering opportunities
- Enter them on the national volunteering website (do-it.org.uk)
- Tell new volunteers about your opportunities and arrange initial contact
- Advertise the opportunities on local notice boards and via the local press
- Request character references for new volunteers
- Help volunteers complete Criminal Records Bureau forms
- Support the development of new volunteering opportunities.
Volunteering Opportunities with Community Action (Malvern & District)
Community Action volunteers play a vital role in the work of the charity. There are opportunities to volunteer in the following roles: Car Service Drivers, Shoparound Escorts, Minibus Drivers, Trustees, Receptionists, Resource Centre Assistant, Bookings Clerks, Publicity Distribution, Volunteer Centre Assistant and IT Volunteers.
For details of current opportunities with please visit the national volunteering website www.do-it.org.uk and type in your postcode and Community Action, Malvern and District.
If you would like more information please contact our office, or download, complete and return the Volunteer Application Form.
