We have roles to suit different people intersted in helping to keep a busy group running. Throught the week we have 2 Beaver Colonies, 3 Cubs Packs and 4 Scout Groups, as well as Explorer Scouts who use the hut. Many of our sections nigths are full and we run a waiting list. We offer a programme of activities that challenge young people to learn new skills and try new things. This includes meetings at the hut as well as visits to activities in the loacal communities and adventure camps where we love to get outdoors. 

1625 Outreach is no normal drug and alcohol service. It is an innovative and forward-thinking project, with a proven track record of effectively engaging young people and young adults. Our ethos is centred around the principles of harm reduction. We provide non-judgmental, fact-based, information and advice surrounding drug and alcohol use and the associated risks. We aim to give young people and young adults the knowledge and skills to make more informed choices, to keep themselves and their peers aware, safe, and well when it comes to drugs/alcohol.

Fulfilling, fun and motivational - just a few of the ways volunteers describe their experience leading or helping at Totley Scouts. We are looking for adults who are keen to try new things and have fun, to join our team of Scout Leaders and help us continue providing fantastic opportunities to local young people in our two thriving Scout troops.

Our Leaders are people just like you, but working together they make extraordinary things happen by providing a wide range of activities on a weekly basis. You might think you need to have worked with children or young people to be able to become a leader, but actually, our leaders have all sorts of different backgrounds. Amongst our current leaders and helpers, we have an operations manager, a project manager and civil servants, whilst others are in teaching or childcare. You don’t have to have been in Scouting yourself, either! We are open to boys and girls from all faiths, backgrounds and abilities, and welcome everyone.

We meet weekly & are looking for someone to join our team of Leaders. If you can't be there every week that's OK, we understand and welcome you when you can come. Perhaps you could help us plan some of our fantastic activities or day trips instead. Whatever time you have to give, we can find a role for you that you will find rewarding.

Join us as a leader and you’ll learn career-friendly skills, boost your wellbeing, and make new friends. Because volunteering at Scouts is a two-way street – good for young people, and good for you too.

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. We are a uniformed, values based movement.

Scouting takes place when young people, in partnership with adults, work together based on the values of Scouting and:

• enjoy what they are doing and have fun
• take part in activities indoors and outdoors
• learn by doing
• share in spiritual reflection
• take responsibility and make choices
• undertake new and challenging activities
• make and live by their Promise.

We run our Acctivate groups for children aged 5-12 on Saturday mornings and a Wednesday evening Teenage Youth Club, as well as ACCT Academy football coaching, and online Minecraft and Dungeons and Dragons clubs. We also run ACCTing Out social support group for young adults aged 18+, family days out, Autism-friendly family swimming sessions and other trips.

Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. We are tackling the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. Our trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities.

Children from lower-income families are less likely to achieve academically than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is a charity that works to level the playing field.

We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in English or maths. Training is provided and fully resourced. 

Good grades improve future prospects, opening the door to a wider range of opportunities. If you enjoy working with children and are passionate about social equality, you can make a tangible difference by volunteering for an hour a week.

Age UK Sheffield provides all kinds of advice and much needed support to people over the age of 50, many of whom are lonely and isolated.

All Inc is a Charitable Instituted Organisation with the objective of the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for trampolining for people who have a disability. Sessions are run on Saturday mornings in terms time by British Gymnastics qualified coaches supported by volunteers.  

At ASSIST Sheffield we support some of the most marginalised people living in Sheffield - people who have been unsuccessful in their applications for asylum and as a result have been made destitute. Many of them have escaped the horrors of war, violence and persecution, but simply telling the truth about the conditions they have fled sadly isn't always enough.

Without refugee status, people seeking sanctuary are not allowed to work. Once their initial application for asylum has been turned down many are left with no right to housing, benefits or other vital support. They're left homeless, destitute and vulnerable on the streets of our city.

This is where we come in. ASSIST is an invaluable lifeline for people in Sheffield who've been refused asylum. We offer solidarity, support and hope in the form of accommodation, information and access to essential services. 

We are a charity and we rely on volunteers, grants and the generosity of the people of Sheffield and the surrounding area. 
For more information go to https://www.assistsheffield.org.uk/. 

Do you have an hour a week for a chat & a cuppa? Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity to make a difference in your community & connect with someone new? Become a befriender and help reduce loneliness & social isolation experienced by the elderly in Sheffield.
 

B:friend is a charity combatting loneliness by matching socially isolated older neighbours with volunteer befrienders. As a befriender, you will visit an elderly neighbour near you once a week for an hour to have a chat & keep them company. Simple! 

You will visit the same person every week in the hope that a long-lasting friendship will develop. You will have the support of a volunteer coordinator whose number you will be given and who you can contact throughout your time volunteering. 

Why volunteer as a befriender?

• It is incredibly rewarding

• Our befrienders make a huge difference to the lives of isolated older neighbours

• They leave a positive impact on the community with just one hour of volunteering a week

•  It is an excellent way to connect with someone new and practise your communication skills

• Are you new to Sheffield or have an interest in stories from the past? Befriending might be just the right thing for you!

Requirements

• Friendly, empathetic, good listener
• Fluency in English
• Completion of a DBS check - Free for our volunteers, paid by b:friend
• Min. 6 months commitment
• Keeping in touch with your volunteer coordinator

Support

No experience is needed; you will be provided with all the necessary induction material and will be supported by a dedicated volunteer coordinator. Your volunteer coordinator will conduct an induction interview with you and will be your first point of contact with the charity.

Inclusivity

We welcome and encourage applications from volunteers of all backgrounds.

We have recently opened Ben's Bazaar, an information hub and charity shop just off the Moor in the town centre. Our aim is to help to showcase and pull together the great voluntary sector work that is happening in Sheffield whilst also providing work experience for our clients and generating funds to help us provide the facilities at our main day centre. 

Ben's Centre is a Sheffield based charity providing support for vulnerable people affected by street drinking & homelessness. It comprises of three parts - an outreach team, a day centre and a charity shop / information hub. 

As Sheffield's only damp centre, Ben's is a welcoming environment for vulnerable people such as street drinkers to recieve support and feel a bit of normalcy. We provide a hot meal, fresh clothes, access to computers and a range of social activities for our clients. This is a welcome respite for our clients, many of which are often rough sleepers in the city. 

Ben's Bazaar is a charity shop and information hub / help point based on The Moor. The information hub serves as a first point of contact for anybody who is struggling or needs a bit of support. Whatever the issue a person may be facing, we can help them get in contact with a relevent organisation and get the support that they need. The first and second floors of the Bazaar are our charity shop. We sell a range of second hand and vintage goods at bargain prices, with all profits going to support Ben's Centre. 

Through therapeutic horticulture groups, gardening sessions and events, we’re here to offer women and non-binary people a safe, friendly, inclusive space where they can get involved as much or as little as they like — no pressure.

It’s all free, and you don’t need to know anything about gardening to join in. Simply come along on your own or with a friend, and we’ll take it from there.

We aim to: improve mental health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and teach and share skills.

We’re here to help people through any challenges they might have as owners, so that their pets get the best care. And if owners are no longer able to look after their pet, we find them loving new homes. 

We offer rehoming, advice and behaviour services for the community and are specially placed in areas that need our help. While we don't have facilities to care for pets on site, we work with partner charities and our network of volunteers so that we can continue to be there for the pets and people that need us.

We run our Home Direct scheme from our Sheffield site, which means we can help people in the local area find new homes for dogs, cats and small pets that they need to rehome without them having to come into the unfamiliar surroundings of kennels.

Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice offers care for children and young people in South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and North Derbyshire. Our highly specialist care team look after children and young people with a vast range of complex medical needs. We support the whole family, offering respite care, day care, community support, and end of life treatment and care. Sibling support is also at the heart of our work, as well as counselling and bereavement services.

We couldn't deliver these vital services without the support of our dedicated volunteers, who are at the heart of everything we do. There are plenty of ways that volunteers can get involved, both from our Hospice based in Dinnington and from across South Yorkshire helping at our events. 

We're always on the lookout for more volunteers to join the team, so please do get in touch.

We have a small and friendly gym based inside Brunswick Gardens retirement Village in Sheffield. The gym is open to help the well being of our residents but we are also open to the public, the gym is run by a full qualified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer, the gym is helped by volunteers who mann the gym desk whilst the Instructor is away from the gym meaning that we can keep the gym open longer hours.

Duties of volunteer would include manning the gym desk, ensuring signing in/out of members etc. It's also a great opportuntity to gain some work experience, speaking to and helping our members.

The Corner is Sheffield's young people's (under 18's) substance misuse service. We provide support and treatment to young people under 18 in the Sheffield area who are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. We also provide advice and information to family members and significant others who may be worried about or affected by a young person's substance misuse. We also offer group work and free training for Sheffield based professionals and a prescribing service.

The Children’s Bereavement Centre was founded in 2003. We support 3–18-year-olds and their families from Nottinghamshire and South Lincolnshire. We are the only free children’s bereavement service in the area, serving a population of approximately 1.2 million people. All the children are experiencing life-changing trauma due to the death or terminal illness of someone they love, often one or both parents. The bereavement can be unexpected due to illness, accident, murder or suicide. 

Due to the traumatic loss, bereaved children are more likely to have behavioural problems and mental health difficulties. We help families build resilience and improve wellbeing. Children are empowered with the tools to adjust to the loss, reducing their risk of negative behaviour and health problems. Children from low socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to be disproportionately affected by bereavement. Approximately 50% of the families we support live in deprived areas, and the bereavements they suffer often have a large financial impact.

We receive referrals from CAMHS, schools, the Police, GPs, and families themselves and plug a gap in social care provision. 1:1 and group bereavement support are delivered by qualified counsellors and trained volunteers. This includes play therapy, art therapy, peer support group and annual bereavement residential. All this support is free for families, so costs are not a barrier for them accessing the support they so desperately need. We also provide specialist training for schools, parents/carers, and childcare professionals. Our aim is to empower the wider community through improving knowledge and skills to provide a network of effective support around every bereaved child. 

We are based in Newark but have bereavement hubs in Mansfield, Worksop, Nottingham and Rushcliffe. 

In 2025, Rotherham will become the world's first Children's Capital of Culture. It's a big title for a borough with a big dream, and it's chosen by local children and young people themselves. 

Children's Capital of Culture will be one extraordinary year of imagination, creativity and community.  All created by and with children and young people - aged 0 to 25 - for everyone.

We tackle poverty and campaign for social justice We help people, families and communities by:

• providing advice and advocacy to help people solve the problems they face
• campaigning to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives

We aim to be one of the best advice and advocacy services in the country, and one of the leading voluntary and community sector organisations in Sheffield.

Citizens Advice Sheffield is here to help

We help people find a way forward

We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating. At Citizens Advice Sheffield, we believe no one should have to face these problems without good quality, independent advice or advocacy. That’s why we’re here: to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward - whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We speak up for our clients

No one else sees so many people with so many different kinds of problems, giving us a unique insight into the challenges people face today. With the right evidence, we can show big organisations – from companies right up to the government – how they can make things better for people.

We see how problems can be linked. By helping people with the underlying cause of their problems and ensuring they don’t get worse, we save the government and public services millions of pounds yearly.

At Citizens Advice North East Derbyshire we give free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information on a wide range of subjects.

We work with people to sort out any debt worries and claim all the benefits they may be entitled to. We can help with housing and employment problems, or deal with queries about consumer or tax issues. We can advise on legal matters, answer questions about immigration, and we have lots of experience on family and personal matters too.

We offer tribunal representation for welfare rights and specialist multi-debt casework.

We are a member of Citizens Advice, which provides the extensive information system we use to advise clients and sets standards for advice, training, equal opportunities and accessibility in the bureau.

Visit our website.

Corbin Shaw is a multi disclipinary artist based in London, originally from Sheffield. As part of his practice Corbin often works with local communities to create large scale works that focus on the exploration of a topic. For example, Corbin recently worked with a school in the suburbs of London, helping teh year 8 boys to explore what is masculinity to them and to identify toxic masculinity tropes that may exist in their everyday. The final work was displayed on screens in Oxford Circus as well as featuring on the cover of Circle Zero Eight Magaine. 

Another recent project saw Corbin return to his home town of Sheffield to create 'Which Wy Now?' a film in collaboration with Alasdair McLellan about boyhood and coming of age in and around the area. The film focused on boys aged 15-25 and their experiences, hopes and dreams for the future. The film will be screened on the 26th January 2024 at the Sheffield Showroom. 

We bring people together - We drive footfall to parks and increase dwell time around co-located facilities, in partnership with Councils and local stakeholders.  

We encourage people to be active - We recognise that health inequalities are stubborn and those not currently enjoying good physical and mental well-being may need encouragement to get going.

Law Student  Work Experience Programme 2023-2024

Cumbria Law Centre has served the people of the county for over 25 years. It is one of over 40 Law Centres across the UK, each being an independent, community-led charity. Cumbria Law Centre specialises in social welfare law, offering free legal advice and casework to more than 3000 individuals each year, who could not otherwise find or afford a lawyer.  The Centre specialises in:

• Housing –  landlord disputes / rent and mortgage arrears / tenancy agreement issues / antisocial behaviour-related issues / homelessness, eviction and repossession / disrepair

• Welfare Benefits – specialist advice on ESA, JSA, PIP, DLA, Housing Benefit etc / appeals to lower and upper tribunals / community care-related matters
• Employment – tribunals / disciplinary process / change of conditions / whistle-blowing / takeovers / bullying / discrimination

Cumbria Law Centre covers a broad geographical area including urban centres and some of the most remote, rural locations in mainland England.

We employ a team of solicitors and specialist caseworkers with expert knowledge of the inter-locking issues that frequently face people on the lowest incomes.

We have a mature and well developed volunteer programme offering opportunities in this setting

Volunteers are needed to work with the paid staff to support people living with dementia while they are with our group. We are warm and friendly, aiming for an atmosphere where people attending feel comfortable and at home. Volunteers spend time with people, chatting over cups of tea, and helping them take part in a variety of different activities. Volunteers are invited to contribute to our morning planning meeting, and a reflective session afterwards. We all spend the day together, and volunteers are offered a free hot meal to eat with us at lunchtime. The service is evidence based and therapeutic and offers excellent hands on experience for students wishing to pursue a career in nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. Volunteers are well supported in their role, and will be welcomed as part of our team. You will also meet some interesting people, learn a lot, and have a really good time!

Sheffield Diabetes UK Group offers support to anyone affected by diabetes, including families, friends and carers.

We support people living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and rarer forms of the condition including diabetes in pregnancy and pre-diabetes. We help health care professionals and also support other community groups.

The group is run by a volunteer committee and is part of a network of local Diabetes UK groups around the UK. Anyone is welcome to get in touch with us and to come to our meetings. There are no membership fees. The group has a chair, treasurer, secretary, and a link volunteer for newly diagnosed people.

We hold public meetings every month, usually with expert speakers about diabetes; they are face to face at 11 Norfolk Row, S1 2PA, and we welcome online participants. Our meetings are friendly and encouraging, without shame or blame.

Every year we produce a printed annual programme. We are active on social media, and produce a free monthly News Brief. Help with these is always welcome; we want to do the best we can!

We often visit groups and organisations to talk about diabetes; why a diagnosis is important, different approaches, remission, risks, peer support and enjoying life. We offer quality information from Diabetes UK and other leading health organisations (inc. South Asian Health Foundation, Public Health Collaboration).

We offer people newly diagnosed with diabetes a free introduction and support pack about living with diabetes; people can self-refer but most referrals are from primary care staff; use www.sheffielddiabetesuk.group or email DiabetesUK.Sheffield@gmail.com

We have some information in community languages other than English; Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu. We are trying hard to obtain the information in Slovak, Roma and Somali. We keep people’s information safe and do not share it.

We are very involved in the Sheffield Action Hub working across communities to reduce the incidence of Type 2, which is often linked with poverty and deprivation. The project runs from January 2023 until 31/12/25.  Contact Adam Batty; A.Batty@vas.org

Sheffield also has an informal Type 1 support group which we recommend. It can be contacted at Sheffield.Type1s@gmail.com.

Diabetes UK nationally offers support, information, an helpline and much more to people who have diabetes, and it also offers training, information and other resources to professionals: www.diabetes.org.uk

Sheffield Voices, which is our learning disability arm of Disability Sheffield has been running several groups a week online supporting people to connect and have a say in how they want their lives to be. We cover the whole of Sheffield and also have a few people from other areas that have joined our ZOOM meetings.

We are currently running a programme called Lighter Life which we are looking for voilunteers for. We are also looking for volunteers to join us for our next drama group intake in April and also to support our online socila group on a wednesday evening 

Ecclesall Rangers FC U16 (white) wants to recruit one or two assistant football coaches for the coming season. Ideally this would be someone studying sports / coaching and who is studying for FA coaching badges. They would have the opportunity to help design the season's coaching syllabus and deliver coaching at training sessions and matches.

We are a non-profit organisation based in Sheffield that supports young people achieve the unbelievable. We do this by delivering programmes and workshops designed to empower young people to make a positive change in their communities, raise their aspirations and become role models to their peers.

Based in the beautiful Peak District, Eyam Museum tells the incredible story of the Plague outbreak of 1665-6 and how the villagers decided to quarantine rather than allow the disease to spread to neighbouring communities. The museum also relates the earlier development of the village and the later industrial and social history.

Eyam Museum is an independent museum and volunteer-led organisation. We are a popular tourist destination and welcome over 30,000 visitors a year, including visits from schools and special interest groups. As well as the museum experience, visitors can also take guided tours of the historic village led by a team of dedicated volunteers. 

Our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community. With community dining, week in, week out we feed the hungry and give company to the lonely in our communities; providing delicious meals and great conversation, and using food which would otherwise go to waste.

Our work locally has an impact nationally as our volunteers roll up their sleeves and help to:

- connect communities

- support mental health, wellbeing and reduce loneliness

- nourish the hungry 

- promote sustainability 

- inspire change

We asked you to sign up on through our website! Use this link Volunteer – Food Works (thefoodworks.org)

Food Works is an organisation with a purpose. We are a non-profit social enterprise set up in 2015.

We want to create a world where food is produced and used sustainably, meaning that everyone can enjoy food that respects and nourishes the individual, the community and the natural environment.

We are a volunteer led organisation with a small staff team facilitating the work of hundreds of volunteers. 

Together we are working to make sustainable food in Sheffield accessible for everyone.

We upcycle surplus and locally grown ingredients into delicious food and drink in our Kitchen.

We collect and share surplus food at our Market.

We develop hyperlocal food production through community growing on our Farm.

We empower people with skills, knowledge and support in our Community.

Visit our website.

Loxley Chapel and cemetery date back to the 18th century, and played a very important role in the Loxley Valley area for over 200 years. For most of its life it had been a non-conformist chapel. The chapel, a grade 2* listed building, closed in 1993, was sold to a private developer, and neglected for years. In 2016 it was sold on to another developer, and sadly burnt down, so the building is now a ruin. The cemetery became seriously overgrown.

The cemetery, which surrounds the chapel on all four sides, has over 4000 grave plots and covers almost 10 acres, including War Commission graves and victims of the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864. By 2020 the cemetery was completely overgrown with trees and other vegetation, so much so that it was impossible to see any headstones. The Friends of Loxley Cemetery group was set up by someone who had a family grave in the cemetery and whose mother wished to be buried there. Unfortunately, although the group was set up in 2019, the pandemic intervened and it was not until 2021 that volunteers started to clear the graves. 

It has been hard work but our small group of regular volunteers has made great progress and much of the cemetery is now accessible. However, we are mostly retired folk and we need some strong, energetic volunteers to help us out. Even though most of the worst of the weeds have been cleared, the grass etc grows at a fast pace and we find it challenging to keep up! We wouls also appreciate help with heavy work such as righting fallen headstones. We have work sessions at the cemetery every Saturday afternoon, 1.30-4pm, with a tea and biscuit beark around 3pm.

The Friends of Whirlow Brook Park group started in March 2021, so a relatively new park group. It became a registered charity on  The park is situated on Ecclesall Rd South on the right hand side as you are coming from the City Centre. It is set back from the road on a small crescent and has a long drive up to the main car park where we meet for our volunteer sessions. We have around 30 active volunteers, but a normal gardening session usually attracts around 20 so we are always very keen to have more. We would love to host a number of students on our volunteer days. You will be given full instructions on what to expect and a health and safety talk. Please wear appropriate clothing and boots or wellies as it can get quite muddy - not white trainers! . All tools and gloves are provided. 

Are you interested in volunteering at Goalball UK events? Sign up to become a Goalball Activator. You don’t need any qualifications or prior knowledge of goalball to start volunteering with us. Whatever your skill set, our inclusive environment allows everyone to get involved.

Becoming a Goalball Activator is also the first step on the Goalball UK officiating pathway. With ten officials required to run a game, we are always looking for new people to get involved. As an Activator official you will support the game by undertaking the Goal Judge and table officiating roles: Scorer, Timer, and Ten Second Timer.

Grimm & Co is a children's literacy charity based in Rotherham. Changing lives one story at a time through free creative writing workshops. All fronted by an Apothecary to the Magical gift shop.

We offer remote and in person volunteering opportunties for those with an interest in mentoring young people, illustration, admin or retail opportunties.

Visit our website.

Our ambition here at Guide Dogs, is to support those living with a visual impairment to live a life they choose.

This is through a variety of services including our amazing dogs, who are trained for over 2 years to support those with a visual impairment. Our outstanding sighted guides, who are volunteers trained to help increase the confidence of those with a visual impairment. Also, our fantastic fundraisers who help raise funds for our services so we can continue supporting as many people as we can.

However, our volunteers play an integral role in this ambition and we would not be able to do what we do without them. Therefore, we are always so passionate about expanding our Guide Dogs family, so we can best support our service users whilst also supporting volunteers in achieving their aims.

Visit our website.

We are here to help our students to get the most out their university experience. We are here to support and inspire them throughout their Hallam journey.

We are all about passion, honesty, dedication, innovation and diversity, and put these values at the heart of everything we do for students.

We are located at the University's City Campus, in the iconic HUBS building. Our students can find their feet in Sheffield and we can help them to explore spaces across campus. They can join a society and make friends for life doing the things they love, or jump into something completely new with our Give it a Go programme! They can be the difference in their community by joining one of our volunteering projects and attend our FREE skills sessions to boost their employability. Our members can also access FREE confidential support via our Student Advice Centre - here for you when things don't go to plan.

Learn more about us here

Head Up! is all about making higher education more accessible for disabled and disadvantaged students through online advice, resources, Q&As, and, significantly, through our mentoring programme. We match disabled students and graduates with GCSE and A Level students who are often isolated in school in order to share the support and solidarity from which we feel we have benefitted from at university. We're looking to recruit mentors who are university students or graduates who have a disability, physical and/or mental health conditions, specific learning difficulties or are neurodivergent (can self-ID!). We ask mentors to offer just an hour of their time per month - through our virtual mentoring sessions, our incredible mentors support young people navigating disability and education, giving them advice, confidence and solidarity.

Thanks for  your interest in the HARC Project for 2023/24.

This year we will open on Christmas Eve and close on New Year's Day at the Victoria Hall, (George Street entrance). We open our recruitment for all volunteers on around the 10th October 2023. You can then select the dates (maximum of 3 days) to Volunteer, once you have registered with Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS).

This year we have joined forces with Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS), and will be using their Team Kinetic system to recruit our volunteers  we would ask that you take five minutes to create an account with VAS/Team Kinetic so that all your details are registered in time for you to apply to volunteer in October.

Please note if you have already registered with VAS Team Kinetic to volunteer for another charity, you do not have to register again for HARC, and your log-in will be for all volunteering opportunities.

The link to follow is below and should take you to the landing page of the VAS/Team Kinetic system-

 https://search.sheffieldvolunteercentre.org.uk/index?newRegistration=true&oppLinkId=10202007

If you have any queries about the registration process with VAS Team Kinetic please follow the VAS website for technical assistance or please get in touch at harc.sheffield@virgin.net  if you have a HARC volunteering query.

We are strongly recommending to new volunteers that they consider volunteering at a taster session at Sunday Centre, who operate a very similar service to HARC (and from the same location), from the Victoria Hall every Sunday afternoon. This will give potential new volunteers a taste of what this type of volunteering involves. You can contact the Sunday Centre direct on SundayCentre@hotmail.co.uk  if this is something that you are interested in.

Thanks again for your interest in volunteering for HARC.

Hope English School exist to see asylum seekers and refugees set free from the isolation that comes from not being able to speak the language of the culture they are in.

We believe that there is a future and a hope for them and that language plays a key role in providing them with opportunities and helping them to integrate.

Hope English School was set up in 2016 to respond to the challenges being faced by refugees, asylum seekers and the organisations who work with them. These challenges include:  Government funding cuts, long waiting lists, gender barriers and long travel distances to classes.

In 2020, in light of the growing digital inequalities, we decided to launch our digital skills training course specifically designed for speakers of other languages.

We have four main initiatives that tackle homelessness at a grassroots level: 

- Our Network of church Night Shelters 

- Hosting Programme  

- Citadel Project - Holistic 1-2-1 support to sustain a tenancy  

- Faith in Affordable Housing - working with churches to release surplus land 

IDAS is the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence. We are a specialist charity with many years’ experience of supporting and accommodating victims and survivors of domestic abuse. 

We are proud to deliver high quality services that help protect victims and survivors whatever choice they make about their future.  We also work to transform the systems that can directly or indirectly harm survivors and through our training, prevention and educational work we inspire individuals and organisations to tackle the root causes of domestic abuse. 

Our values underpin everything we say and do, from the way we support our clients to the way we treat our staff and the people who volunteer for us. We never tell people what to do and respect everyone’s right to make their own decisions.

Our Core Values:

• Compassionate - We hold survivors at the heart of what we do and we care deeply about all that we do and how we do it.
• Courageous - We stand up for those we support; we are determined to make a real difference to lives and communities.
• Inclusive - We listen and hear what people tell us. We do not judge but show empathy and understanding to those we support and to the people who work or volunteer for us. 
• Inspirational - Our work inspires transformational change for individuals and communities. We are experts and leaders in our field, pioneering new ways of work for the benefit of those we are here to serve. 

Are you  a student or young person looking to develop your skillset and gain experience?

If the above applies to you, and you’re also looking for a voluntary role which provides insight into a world that few people see, then you could join our team of ordinary people doing an extraordinary role: independent monitors in prisons and immigration detention. All our members are unpaid public appointees, appointed by Ministers.

If so, independent monitoring boards (IMBs) at HMP Doncaster are looking for people who live locally (within 30 miles) to join them.

So why join our Boards? As one member says: “It could be the most rewarding thing you have ever done, and you can make a real difference to prison life. I was unemployed when I started volunteering and did not know how I would be able to re-enter the workplace after being out of work for so long. The experience and confidence I gained on the Board enabled me to get paid employment, which I now do alongside my volunteer role.” 

Once members have received their security clearance, they have unrestricted access to the prison and can talk to any prisoner they wish to, out of sight and hearing of members of staff if necessary, in order to monitor day-to-day activity across the establishment. This provides an opportunity to report on whether individuals are being treated fairly and humanely and whether they are being given the support they need to turn their lives around.

We are looking for people who share our values and commitment and are keen to give back to their community. You will need to: be a good listener; always act with integrity; be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion; be able to analyse observed events and behaviour, make decisions and apply common sense. You will also need to work within a team, be a good communicator and have basic computer skills.

Above all we are looking for people with a non-judgemental and open-minded approach.

If this sounds like you then we would love to meet you. After an initial training period, you will be expected to commit to an average of 2-3 visits a month, which includes attendance at a monthly Board meeting. 

Although this is an unpaid role, we pay travel and subsistence expenses, childcare/carer costs and, in certain circumstances, contributions towards loss of earnings.

We are looking for fun, reliable and enthusiastic volunteers from all different cultures, backgrounds and experiences who have a genuine interest in making a difference to the lives of Sheffield's children and young people.

Independent Visitors is a befriending scheme for children and young people in care and care leavers.

As an Independent Visitor you will meet your young person once a month to go out and do fun activities together and offer a helpful, positive and consistent relationship. This one to one relationship can involve anything from football in the park, seeing the latest films or trying new things that the young person wants to do.

Most importantly we hope that you will enjoy each other’s company and have some fun together.

Key tasks:
• Meet once a month (minimum) with the young person you are matched with
• Accompany the young person to access hobbies and interests
• Offer and provide emotional and practical support to the young person where appropriate
• Complete brief logs of each visit and maintain expense records
• Commit to the role for a minimum of two years

Skills / qualities / experience desirable:
• Be able to develop positive relationships with children and young people
• Be committed to the safety and well-being of children and young people
• Be able to offer friendship and advice on a long-term basis
• Be able to help the child or young person express their views, wishes and feelings
• Be able to show patience and a sense of humour
• Be reliable and consistent in the support offered
 
How long will I spend with a child?
You should be able to commit to at least one session, once a month. Each session will last a different length of time depending on what you are doing together.

How long do you want me to volunteer for?
You will be asked to make a commitment to volunteering as an Independent Visitor for a minimum of two years. However, many IVs and young people develop a strong friendship that can last beyond the young person reaching adulthood.

How old could the child be that I am matched with?
Children will be aged between 7-18 years. You will have the opportunity to state a preference if you wish to volunteer with a particular age group.

What activities would we be doing?
This is up to the child and their interests. We aim to match volunteers with a child that you have things in common with so this could be going shopping, playing football, baking etc. During training we will inspire you as to what activities you could do; we aim to find activities that are free to do.

Will it be the same child I see every time?
Once matched you will continue to volunteer with the same child until either one of you wants to end the relationship.

Do I need experience?
Some knowledge and practical experience of involvement with children and young people would be helpful. However, no formal qualifications are needed and full training is given.

Will I need any training?
Before becoming a volunteer you will have two days of training, covering everything you will need to be successful in your role. You will be asked to complete a DBS check and you will undergo a short interview after your training.

It's a Penalty works collaboratively to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse. We run local and global education and awareness campaigns highlighting penalties for offenders, the signs to look out for, and how to make a report.

Our Student Ambassador Programme educates and empowers UK university students to prevent human trafficking, the world's fastest growing crime.

It's a Penalty run global campaigns during major sporting events such as the Olympic & Paralympic Games and the NFL Super Bowls, working in partnership with the sports, travel and tourism industry, NGO's, law enforcers and top athletes. We also advocate for legal reform to improve protection from sexual exploitation and abuse for children through our CommonProtect programme.

Learning By Heart is an initiative with 2 principal goals: to provide children and adults in the UK with accessible educational support, while in turn helping to widen access to education for young people across the world.

We provide online classes in a wide range of subjects, run by volunteer tutors, in exchange for pay-as-you-feel donations to educational charities. Classes are delivered remotely using videoconferencing platforms. Currently, our profits are split 50/50 between CAMFED (the Campaign for Female Education), who work to increase the accessibility of and revolutionise girls' education in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ECW (Education Cannot Wait), who tackle education provision in humanitarian crises.

Link Learning Communities is our not-for-profit community interest company. We collaborate with Children's Hospitals, Community Centres and schools across South Yorkshire to deliver a range of projects encouraging self-confidence, self-expression and creative thinking in young people in under-resourced communities. This includes our popular Art Clubs in schools across Sheffield, the Broomhall Centre Homework Club and a range of music technology workshops held across various sites of Sheffield Children's Hospital.

Longley 4 Greens is a community centre that is committed to tackling social and health inequalities in the Southey and Longley area of Sheffield. The centre delivers food provision by means of of a weekly Food Pantry and a social cafe in partnership with Food Works which runs Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 9am - 2pm. The centre also runs a programme of events, courses and classes that are heavily subsidised or free to access,

There are lots of ways you can get involved and support the MND Association. We recognise that all time is valuable, so whether you can only donate time as a one-off or become a regular volunteer, we're grateful for your support. 

Movember creates positive change for men’s health by raising awareness and educating men year-round, and through our annual Movember fundraising campaign that takes place every November. Since 2003, over 5 million people have joined the men’s health movement and have helped to fund over 1,200 men’s health projects.

Our vision

A society that works for autistic people.

Our mission

To transform lives by providing support, information and practical advice for more than 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers.

To change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and helping businesses, local authorities and government to provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

Our values

We learn from real experience. We have spent over 50 years working together with people on the autism spectrum. No one has more practical knowledge of autism. But we move with the times and we understand that there is always more to learn.

We tell it like it is. We share what we have learned about autism, so that more people can make informed decisions and lead the best lives possible.

We inspire. We celebrate progress, open up new possibilities, spur people into action and motivate change. 

We are courageous. We will not accept ignorance or inequality, and we will never stop pushing for more understanding, greater support and a better world for people on the autism spectrum.

The National Trust is Europe’s largest conversation charity, proudly looking after 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks and nature reserves (including lighthouses, villages, pubs and a gold mine!).

In the Peak District, the National Trust own or manage 13% of the National Park, including Kinder Scout, Mam Tor, the Longshaw Estate and Dovedale National Nature Reserve - all stunning places to volunteer. 

The High Peak Estate boasts a huge expanse of hills, moorland and valleys covering some of the Peak District’s most loved and popular wild places. Visitors come from across the country, and beyond, to explore the open countryside and connect with nature.

The staff and volunteer team work hard to conserve and protect the natural landscape, inspire people to enjoy the countryside responsibly and ensure the Peak District remains special for ever for everyone.

We are committed to building a volunteer team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and welcome applications from all individuals.

We run peer support groups 

Wednesdays face-to-face and online in Sheffield City Centre

Thursdays online in Sheffield City Centre

Socials (once a month).

As an Online Hub Volunteer you can help with whatever part of the business that interests you. Put your passion to good use while learning new skills. Best of all you’ll be raising vital funds to support people facing poverty around the world.

About this role

We will give you all the training and support you need so you will develop your skills as part of our team. You don’t need to have any experience – we’ve got you covered. You can also get some lunch and travel costs too. Whatever you need, we’re here to help.

Build your CV, skills, and confidence by volunteering at our fantastic online hub.

You can try a bit of everything or specialise in key areas:

Garment Care: Your role is designed to make the most out of each donation. You’ll be responsible for hanging and steaming clothing and homewares, identifying damaged items and if you’re handy with a needle and thread, helping out with basic repairs.

Photography: Your role is essential for showcasing the amazing donations we receive. You’ll be responsible for creating a visual library of images, including photographing and editing, ready to be uploaded on the Oxfam Online Shop.

Copywriter: You’ll create accurate, exciting, and consistent listings, correctly pricing stock, measuring garments and uploading this information to our online listing programme. You will be given the opportunity to specialise in areas such as Womenswear, Menswear, Kids and Homeware.

Warehouse Operative: Your role is essential in giving the best possible customer service. You’ll be responsible for picking orders which have sold through the Oxfam Online Shop, packing them and sending them on their way to the customer.

Volunteering that works for you

Volunteering can be very flexible to suit you. So even if your availability or skills don’t match this role, get in touch and we will find something right for you. By volunteering for a few hours a week, you will meet new people and have some fun for a good cause.

The Oxfam Student Activist Network exists to support student activists to develop the skills, knowledge, confidence and understanding to be able to take action on what matters to them. As a member of the Oxfam Student Activist Network, you could join a group that exists, get involved in individual campaigning or even set up your own group!

Tasks could involve:

A call to action – e.g. lobbying decision-makers!

Offline Activism – e.g. organising/joining a protest, holding a stall at an event.

Creating and managing your own activism social media accounts

Opportunities are vast.  We’ve had food bank collections, period poverty art displays, inspirational speakers, music nights, pub quizzes, climate marches, letter writing, school outreach… the sky is the limit, and the more creative your campaigning  the better! Join us today to campaign for the change you wish to see.

Paces is a charity based in Chapeltown that supports children, adults and families from across the region with Cerebral Palsy and other motor disorders.

Paces has an ever-growing reputation for excellence in Conductive Education. Conductive Education as a holistic approach is unique and is highly effective in meeting the learning needs of our children and young people.

Paces was established in the 1990s by a small group of parents who recognised the benefits of Conductive Education for their children with cerebral palsy.

A growing number of families have since taken advantage of Paces’ unique way of working, enabling their children to reap great benefits from our integrated approach, which focuses on personal goals and aspirations.

Paces now runs a school for children based at Thorncliffe Hall, as well as Adult Day Provision and a sessional programme for adults with Cerebral Palsy and other motor disroders such as MS, Parkinson's and individuals recovering from a stroke. 

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

PAPYRUS exists to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives, by shattering the stigma surrounding suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to emotional distress.

We do this in three ways: supporting those who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, equipping communities through suicide prevention training and awareness raising, and influencing government policy on a local and national scale.

At HOPELINE247 – PAPYRUS’s dedicated suicide prevention helpline – our trained advisers work on a safety plan with young people aged 35 and under who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, to help keep them safe for now.

For more information about PAPYRUS’s services, visit papyrus-uk.org

Around 2.4 million people in England can't read or have significant reading difficulties which impact their daily lives and the opportunities available to them. Our aim is to help people develop the literacy skills they need to fulfil their potential. 
We match people who want to improve their reading with trained volunteer reading coaches and provide coaching pairs with ongoing support and literacy resources. 
By supporting people to tackle their reading difficulties we also help them to improve their employment opportunities, move on to other education or training if they wish and enable them to support their children or grandchildren with their own reading. In learning to read people become more independent, have improved confidence and self-esteem and can begin to explore the many other opportunities that life has to offer. 

As we get older, our social circles diminish, and we find ourselves with fewer and fewer people to turn to. Imagine realising one day that all your friends and family have gone from your life. Loneliness can be cruel, and it affects millions of people over 75 who live in social isolation. 
 
Re-engage is making life less lonely for thousands of older people every year. Older people tell us that our volunteer-led activities make them happier and more able to trust others.  
 
Our tea parties are monthly social groups open to people aged 75 and over, and give older people regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages.  
 
Call companions is our telephone befriending service ensuring older people stay connected to the outside world. Call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who’s socially isolated and would like a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer. 
 
Our activity groups give people 75 and over the chance to do gentle exercise as they make connections with other people. Our activity groups in Birmingham, Bristol and the South West, London, Manchester, the Scottish Borders, Wales, and West Yorkshire, take place both face to face and online. 

Refugee Council offers integration support across Yorkshire and Humberside to refugees through resettlement programmes. Individuals selected for resettlement are those who have pressing humanitarian or security needs, are not able to return to their countries of origin and cannot integrate locally.

A key aim is for Refugee Council to facilitate successful integration of refugees after the first 12 months of support and to empower them to become independent.

Volunteers support the Resettlement Team in achieving the team's aim of clients’ integration and independence.

The Refugee Council is a leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Founded in 1951, following the creation of the UN Refugee Convention, we exist to support and empower people who have made the heart breaking decision to flee conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives here in the UK.

We work with over 13,000 women, men and children each year who are desperately seeking safety. From the moment refugees arrive in the UK – we are here:

• We provide crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help people settle and integrate into their new community
• We are specialists in working with refugee children who arrive in the UK alone
• We work with refugees and our partners to fight for improvements to the asylum protection system
• We inspire change in attitudes towards refugees and people seeking asylum – speaking out for compassion fairness and kindness.

Visit our website.

Volunteer Independent Visitors             

Our Rotherham looked after children NEED YOU!     

Do you have time on your hands to befriend and support a looked after child or young person?  

Rotherham’s Right 2 Rights Service is looking to recruit Volunteer Independent Visitors. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in improving the lives of some of our most vulnerable children and young people. If you are willing to visit a child monthly for approximately 2-3 hours per visit/activity we need to hear from you. 

We are looking for people 21 years and above from all walks of life who are willing to share their time and provide a long-term commitment to engaging and supporting our looked after children and young people.   

Training will be provided, and expenses reimbursed.  Subject to clear enhanced DBS check and references.   

What is an Independent Visitor?  

An Independent Visitor…..  

Offers support and advice to a child/young person who lives in care who has no, or little, contact with their family

provides the opportunity for children to have a meaningful long-term relationship with someone outside of the Children’s Care System organises activities and outings with the child they are matched to above all, is a friend and someone the child can talk to in times of need.   

For further information please contact; Annette Marshall, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Right 2 Rights Service (Children’s Rights Advocacy Team / Independent Visitor Scheme), Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE

Telephone: 01709 823764  /  Email: right2rights@rotherham.gov.uk

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

For further information, please visit our website.

Roundabout now supports over 350 young people aged 16-25 every day. We provide emergency accommodation in our hostel, support young people in residential projects in Sheffield and Rotherham and provide key services delivering comprehensive programmes of training, involvement and empowerment which help to prepare young people for independent living.

Various roles available 

SAVTE is a Sheffield-based charity working with people over 18 living in Sheffield.  We have two main volunteer led provisions to help people, who have English as a second language, improve their level according to their needs and situation. 

English Conversation Groups

We run English Conversation Groups in local venues as well as some online groups. These groups are facilitate by trained SAVTE Conversation Group Volunteers helping the  learners to improve there spoken Englich and gain confidence. All our groups are free and informal. 

1:1 English support programme 

We run a volunteer-led program for adults who cannot attend ESOL classes or other ESOL provision due to health reasons, care responsibilities or if someone is extremely socially isolated. The learners are supported at home by our trained Language Support Volunteers at weekly 1 hour sessions for a minimum of 6 months. 

SCCCC aims to provide older people with a helping hand when they need it most. Our flagship ‘Good Neighbour’ scheme relies on volunteers to combat isolation and improve the quality of life of over 65’s who live across Sheffield by offering the kind of support a good neighbour would give! As well as befriending, volunteers (should they choose this option) can be called on to provide a range of practical assistance such as emergency shopping, escorting to hospital appointments, and temporarily checking in on an older person whilst a relative takes a holiday. Older people are referred by a wide range of health and social care professionals who work in community or hospital settings, as well as family. The scheme aims to promote the dignity, independence and wellbeing of older people, alongside supporting the needs of relatives and carers. 

Sexpression: UK is a charity which has over 20 branches run out of student unions across England, Scotland and Wales. We train students to be able to go into schools and teach inclusive sex and relationship education to 11-18 year olds. We provide training and child protection training to all volunteers.

SHASBAH’s project is called Start Well - Stay Well and aims to give everyone a good start in life, throughout life, to reduce medical interventions and mental health issues by being part of our experts-by-experience community. Our charity provides the following services to improve mental health and wellbeing and to reduce loneliness: Befriending for parent carers, 1:1 peer support for teens and adults, Volunteering opportunities for all, Guidance through transitions at different life stages, Sibling support Information and advice sessions, Signposting to local services, Full calendar of social events, We focus on supporting our beneficiaries to make the most out of life.   

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Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is a registered charity that collaborates with the local community to safeguard and enhance the environment, creating a better future for wildlife, people and the green spaces that we all depend on.

We manage 15 nature reserves including Wyming Brook, Greno Woods, and Centenary Riverside, and offer a year-round programme of events and activities to inspire people of all ages to learn about nature and enjoy the great outdoors.

The Trust’s advocacy efforts are focused on protecting wildlife and green spaces, including standing up for threatened areas and empowering others to take action for nature. Our goal is to ensure that 30% of land and water are excellent for nature by 2030, and that everyone has access to green space within a five-minute walk from their homes.

We are also part of a national network of 46 Wildlife Trusts, working together for a better deal for nature and people locally and in the wider world.

Our vision is to see a Living Landscape – an amazing, green landscape for the wildlife and people of Sheffield and Rotherham –  which is understood, enjoyed and cared for by local people and organisations.

Sheffield Carers Centre is the city’s leading provider of services for adult unpaid carers, who look after a relative, partner, or friend who is unable to manage alone due to disability, illness, frailty, a mental health problem or an addiction. Established in 1993, we are part of a vibrant voluntary sector, and a member of the national Carers Trust network. We currently employ 25 staff and around 22 volunteers contribute to our work.

Caring for someone can carry with it a lot of responsibility. Often carers find themselves caring for someone alone and are unable to see friends or family or generally engage in their community as much as they would like to or have done so previously. This can lead to carers feeling lonely and socially isolated. Our volunteers make a genuine difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Sheffield. 

Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects. Our programming represents our core values – creativity, empathy, freedom, inclusivity and internationalism.

This year our DocCrew Volunteers will join us in Sheffield from 12-17 June 2024, working together to bring the 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest to life. 

People join DocCrew to make new friends, see new work from filmmakers and artists from around the world, make new contacts in their communities, gain valuable experience and learn more about how the film, arts and events world works. And to have fun while doing it.

We welcome DocCrew applications from all and we love seeing new faces just as much as we love welcoming back familiar ones so don’t be afraid to apply, even if you don’t have any experience in film, arts or festivals. 

Sheffield General Cemetery used to be a pretty grim place where none but the brave would enter. Through the work of volunteers over the last thirty years, the Cemetery has become a wonderful park that the Victorians planned but never saw. They planted a vast range of interesting trees which are now mature and attract an abundance of wildlife. The General Cemetery is a richly historic site with very impressive buildings and monuments. The Victorians certainly knew how to put on a good show. There is even an Egyptian Gate that Cleopatra might have approved of.

Sheffield General Cemetery Trust (SGCT) helps maintains the site and carries out many activities within the Cemetery including:

Education tours and workshops; conservation work to maintain and enhance the monuments, the landscape and paths; historical research of the Cemetery and its occupants; developing and managing the recently restored Grade II* listed Samuel Worth Chapel as a new events and wedding venue.

Our aim is to encourage everyone to enjoy this historical site by walking its paths, learning its history or simply as a quiet place to sit and contemplate. Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is a registered charity (no. 1103158) dedicated to promoting and restoring the General Cemetery (located in the city of Sheffield UK) and to protecting it as a unique heritage site and haven for wildlife.

The Student and Academic Services Team

The Student and Academic Services Team Student and Academic Services (SAS) brings together Academic Services, Library and Campus Services, Student Support Services and Technical Operations, Resources and Services (TORS). SAS aims to deliver excellent services which are inclusive, innovative and place the user at the centre of all that we do. We work jointly as a trusted partner with others across the University, and externally, to provide services to users which are accessible, responsive, and aligned with the academic business of the University. Our focus is to contribute to an outstanding student experience and support our students to succeed personally, culturally, and professionally.

Sport and Physical activity team

The Sport and Physical activity team comprises of the following teams:

• Sport Administration
• Sport Development (Club Sport & Participation Sport)
• Sport Operations
• Sport Performance

The Team has a purpose to provide a diverse range of opportunities and services to enable our students, staff, and local community to positively connect with physical activity and sport. To help achieve the university’s vision of transforming lives. Contributing to this by making a difference through physical activity and sport.

Do you have a passion for fashion and a heart for helping others? We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our team in organizing a remarkable Refugee Fashion Show!?

The Refugee Rights Hub is hosting a fashion show to raise money for its services and for local organisations in Sheffield that support Refugees.

The event will take place on 21st July 2024 at Hallam's City Campus as part of Refugee Week celebrations.

We are recruiting volunteers for the following roles:

• Production & Backstage - work with models, stylists, and technicians to make sure everything goes smoothly on the day.
• Outreach & Comms - develop relationships with external organisations to gather participants, and make sure that the event reaches as wide an audience as possible.
• Film & Photography - produce visual media to promote the event, present during the event, and to document the show.
• Clothes and Accessories Design - work with refugees and the organisations that support them to develop outfits to present at the runway show

While availability on the 21st June is recommended so that you can see the fruits of your labour, we need volunteers to help to organise and co-ordinate the show in the weeks prior too. You will therefore need some availability from 13th May until 21st June, up to three hours per week.

No experience necessary, but you should be a team player, have compassion, and be able to work on your own initiative.

The Multifaith Chaplaincy Team consists of representatives and advisers from a wide range of faiths and belief systems. It exists to serve the spiritual and religious needs of everyone studying, working or associated with the university community of Sheffield Hallam and to promote mutual understanding and respect amongst people of different religious faiths and none, and across all cultures.

We do this by:

• creating a vibrant environment of welcome, friendship and mutual respect
• offering pastoral care, support and spiritual guidance both from a religious and a non-religious perspective
• providing space for worship, reflection and dialogue

We help Sheffield’s hospitals and social care services to cover costs their NHS budgets can’t.

By funding support for patients and staff, life-changing research and more, we enhance care from birth to the end of life and everything in between.

The work we fund is only possible through generous donations, fundraising events, corporate support and a coming together of our community. With your help, we’ll make sure that the care you and your loved ones receive is the best it can be.

Most of our voluneering roles are events based, offering people the opportunity to gain experience and insight into the world of events and fundraising. This might include helping to prep for event with office based work or helping out at events when they're taking place.

We have a wide range of rewarding volunteer roles across all of our services, during the daytime, evenings and weekends. You could choose to support adults or children with learning disabilities at our evening social clubs, our daytime classroom services or out and about in the community. 

Our vision is that all people with a learning disability and their carers in Sheffield feel valued, included and respected. We believe that everyone should be supported to reach their full potential and to live the life they choose. Sheffield Mencap and Gateway's services are available to anyone in Sheffield with a learning disability and to their families, and works with all who want to improve the quality of life for people with a learning disability. 

We don't need you to have any specific skills or experience. All we ask is that you are enthusiastic and willing to get involved! 

Sheffield Museums Trust is the independent charity that operates six of the city’s leading museums and heritage sites: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum. Established in 2021, the charity cares for the city’s collections of art, human and industrial history, and natural science, alongside the Guild of St George’s John Ruskin collection and is home to the Ken Hawley Collection Trust’s Hawley Tool Collection.

We work with our communities to tell the remarkable story of Sheffield and its people, and celebrate its reputation for excellence in craft, making and innovation. Together with local, regional and national partners, we showcase home-grown creative talent and bring outstanding cultural experiences to the city. Read more on volunteering with us here: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/volunteering/

Take a look at our YouTube feed here: https://www.youtube.com/@SheffieldMuseums

We enable and support local people through partnership working, to improve the quality of life for North Sheffield residents

Our objective is to use community development approaches to improve the health and economic wellbeing of people in North Sheffield

We are also a highly regarded, sustainable, innovative organisation, committed to developing employees, developing client centered services, and acting as an advocate for North Sheffield.

Working in partnership with over 20 GP Surgeries and over 40 Community Partners, our social prescribing service is one of the largest in the city. 

Our team consists of Social Prescribing Link Workers, Wellbeing Coaches, Welfare Coaches, Employment Coaches, Development Workers, Community Services and Centres. Working in partnership with GP Surgeries and Community Partners, we have supported over 10,000 people since 2014.

SOAR was incorporated in March 2004 as a company limited by guarantee and became a charity in November 2005. Since 2006, when the Southey Owlerton Regeneration programme ended, SOAR has moved on to deliver a variety of services that carry on the regeneration process in the North of Sheffield.

Founded in 1921, SIGBI is a registered charity born out of the service movement. The charity has consultancy status at the United Nations, focuses on empowering women and girls to achieve their full potential and works to eliminate barriers and discriminations that hinder women’s progress. It has 248 clubs throughout the UK, Malta, Asia and the Caribbean – over 200 of which are in the UK – and has a total of 5,150 members.

In Sheffield we are involved in several causes: supporting charities from local to international with donations, both cash and kind, publicity and active involvement. We also join campaigns for women’s protection and rights; currently these mainly come within the UN initiative for Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. Members are also circulated with appropriate petitions.
Aims are achieved through running events aimed at fundraising, spreading awareness, encouragement; and interactions; each event having a designated target.
Social events are held regularly: monthly pub lunches, supper evenings (which include a speaker, fundraiser, or are just fun) and business meeting that can include celebrations, awards or updates from supported charities. Friendship occasions with other branches are organised throughout the year

Whether you've been in Girlguiding yourself or not in the past, we can offer you the chance to have fun with us as well as develop your leadership skills.  There is an accredited qualification if you are interested in having something to show for your efforts.  There are lots of opportunities to join in with running activitieis/games, assisting with badges, helping with admin/finances, or simply being that great role model and a listening ear.

SYHA is a social housing provider and major provider of care and supported housing in the Sheffield City Region. With SYHA, you can settle at home, live well and realise your potential.

Since 1972 we’ve been providing homes and support across Sheffield City Region.

We work with people and families to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

St Luke's cares for adults over the age of 18 throughout Sheffield who have life-limiting illnesses. Our aim is always to control their symptoms, alleviate pain, and give them the best possible quality of life – all free of charge.

Our team of Community Nurses also care for around 450 patients a year in their own homes and each year, we help around 1,800 patients from Sheffield. In fact, of the £10 million pounds, it takes to deliver our services each year, only 25% of that comes from the NHS, meaning that £7.5 million pounds has to be raised from our retail shops, eBay, fundraising and from voluntary donations.

So by joining us as a volunteer, you can help us keep our chain of shops fully stocked with sorted donations by volunteering for 3 – 4 hours -  just once a week or support us at our one-off events. Our shops are all based in the heart of communities across the city, as are our amazing volunteers and we couldn’t do what we do without them.

Student volunteering has been an integral part of St Luke’s for many years now, not only for the individual volunteering but actually for the positive impact that students have on the communities that they volunteer in.

Volunteering provides a unique opportunity during your time at university to try something new and develop skills. For some, volunteering can be a route to employment, or a chance to help you decipher which careers you are more or less well suited to, due to the huge variety of volunteering opportunities now available in a range of different settings whilst making a difference to your local community.

We have many varied roles available within our shops, e-trading team and at our Donation Centre - the hub for sorting and processing our donations. For more information, please take a look at our current opportunities or get in touch.

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Steel Valley Project has expanded its operations outside of Stocksbridge, where it is based, to include the Upper Don Valley on the edge of the Peak District National Park which includes the areas of Wharncliffe Side, Bradfield, Oughtibridge and Deepcar. In 2010, the Project again expanded its project area into the Penistone and Barnsley areas as part of its commitment to help enhance rural development in the East Peak area of Yorkshire.

Ongoing projects involve a multitude of conservation and countryside management tasks on a variety of sites and habitats which take place in some of the most beautiful areas of the locality. 

Aims and Objectives of the Steel Valley Project

• To manage a variety of habitats for the benefit of wildlife, people, heritage and landscape.
• To encourage access to open green spaces and the wider countryside
• To deliver environmental education and interpretation programmes to local schools and the wider population.
• To provide support, advice, training and supervision to volunteers, trainees and community groups in countryside management and conservation skills by working on real local environmental projects.

Our Work

Work has  included delivering school workshops & community events, improving footpaths, installing gates & fencing, repairing dry stone walls, hedgelaying, tree planting and tree management work, installing steps and waymarkers, creating leaky dams,  wildlife pond creation, custom–made stone builds, installing information display boards and managing habitats such as woodlands, wetlands and grasslands. We currently have around 15 regular volunteers who commit to one day per week with the practical task team.

 Volunteers have also received formal training and achieved certificates in ‘Emergency First Aid’, the safe use of power tools such as chainsaws, brush-cutters and strimmers in order to carry out woodland management and public footpath improvement work and also enjoyed quality days learning the skills of various traditional rural crafts.

Our short, led walks are designed to encourage people who might not otherwise walk to exercise regularly in a safe and friendly environment. All walks are risk assessed and led by trained Volunteer Walk Leaders and walkers are encouraged to walk at a pace that is comfortable for them. To achieve this there is a choice of walks at most locations so walkers can choose to walk further and faster or not on a given day. Our longesrt walks are 75 minutes but most walks last one hour or less. After each walk there is an opportunity for walkers to socialise over a cuppa. Each walk meets at the same point each week, we do not break for school holidays, and has its own small team of Volunteer Walk Leaders who are supported by the scheme coordinator. Some walks attract upward of 30 people most weeks, others are much smaller. Most, but not all, of ourwalkers are retired because all our walks are during the day and in the daytime. 

Strut Safe is a volunteer-operated and non-judgemental support line. We will stay on the phone with you until you arrive safely at your destination, no matter where you are going or where you have come from.

Originally a group of students from Edinburgh with a mission to walk callers home safely to their destination, we are now a nationwide support line with over 80 volunteers operating 3 days in the week!

Our volunteers answer our phone line on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings/nights to talk to people who are scared, to provide kindness, reassurance, and a reminder that no matter who they are or where they are, they are not alone. Someone out there cares about their wellbeing.

Current operating hours are below however our goal is to increase these to cover mid-week: 

Friday & Saturday: 7PM-3AM

Sunday: 7PM-1AM

The Access Project is an education charity supporting young people from under-resourced backgrounds across London, the Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West. The programme provides GCSE students with expert mentorship and personalised academic tuition delivered by our team of volunteer tutors.  

Today, young people in the UK from disadvantaged backgrounds are almost three times less likely to progress to a top-third university, compared to their peers working at a similar academic level. We want to change this. We help these young people to see university as something that is “for them”, to support them to make competitive applications and to get the grades they deserve so that they can fulfil their potential. 

The Bradford Police Museum is an independent museum and registered charity governed by a board of trustees and run by a team of enthusiastic volunteers. We are a registered charity and we have recently received Arts Council England accreditation. Highly rated by TripAdvisor and praised by The Times newspaper in 2023, the museum is seeking new volunteers across a range of exciting roles to continue to expand our offers and prepare for the City of Culture 2025 year.

The museum is based in the heart of Bradford and offers visitors a guided tour of the wonderfully preserved Victorian cells and courtroom, along with our gallery displaying part of our extensive collection. We are also the only police museum in West Yorkshire and one of a few in the country with its own fleet of historic police vehicles. We also have a curatorial team working to preserving and maintain our ever-growing collection, contributing to our central aim of preserving and protecting the history and heritage of policing and telling the story of law and order in Bradford from the mid 19th Century to the present day.

Befriending is a weekly voluntary role, where a volunteer makes a telephone call to someone who has a neurological condition and/or supports someone with one. The aim is to be a calm, non-judgemental ear, and bring a bit of kindness and empathy their way. We ask that volunteers take on two befriendees where possible, so it would require 2 x 30-minute conversations each week. We do require a DBS enhanced and we can sort that out with volunteers unless they are on the DBS update service.

The Joybank collects pre-loved and donated new toys, games and books for distribution to families in financial hardship. We work with a variety of community groups, local organisations, schools and social services to ensure that toys go to those most in need. Our mission is to:

• recycle unwanted toys and put them in the hands of families who need them most
• tackle the related problems of toys in landfill and toy poverty
• promote the importance of play for childrens' development and wellbeing.

We re-home cats and kittens in need at our shelter and then find the ideal new home, and new owner, for
them. Cats come to us for many reasons, but we are determined to find them all a new home which is right
for them; this involves processing adoption applications made via our website and carefully considering the
merits of each so that we can be sure that the new home will be perfect for each individual cat. We currently
find new homes for around 400 cats per year, and whilst cats are in our shelter they are given the best
possible treatment, as well as any veterinary assistance they may need. We also ensure that all cats brought
to our shelter are neutered and vaccinated. As well as this, we provide ongoing support and advice to cat
owners via our website, email and phone; we are passionate about cat welfare across the city, which is why
we also supply neutering vouchers to cat owners who may otherwise not be able to afford it. We couldn’t
achieve all this without the wonderful support of the public and businesses of Sheffield, and we reach out
for donations via our website, social media platforms, and at events.

Our guests are Sheffield's homeless, rootless, marginalised and anyone in need. Our user group is diverse and includes not only local homeless and other people in need but also refugees, asylum seekers, and new arrivals in the city. We currently cater for up to 150 guests each Sunday. We are not a project that is set up to do one to one work but if we can advise or signpost, we do.

We are currently opening the doors at 1:30pm each Sunday to provide hot takeaway meals but plan to switch back to providing a sit-down meal service (as we did pre-CoVid).

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The Work-wise Foundation is an employer-led charity who support the development of young people so they have the knowledge, skills, aptitude and opportunities for employment within South Yorkshire and beyond.

The Work-wise Foundation helps the private sector take the lead in preparing young people for employment and rewarding careers. We do this by establishing links, developing programmes on training and practical guidance, and connecting employers with their future employees.

We organise key events for young people in the region - Get up to Speed with STEM and North Star.

Get up to Speed with STEM

Get up to Speed with STEM is a live, annual, one-day showcase event which aims to introduce, inform and inspire students, parents and teachers about the world of work in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing (STEM) sectors.

It’s a superb, highly interactive careers showcase which, for over ten years, has promoted STEM-related career opportunities to over 39,000 young people, educators and families from across the Sheffeld City Region and beyond. Each event sees Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham filled with fun and interactive exhibits from both local and national employers, to showcase their businesses, their industries and their employment opportunties.

Who’s it for?

For Employers: Get up to Speed with STEM is an ideal platform to bring businesses together to promote and celebrate the sector’s success. The event gives companies the opportunity to showcase their services whilst helping to address the skills gap in STEM-related industries by demonstrating to young people how a STEM career can become their future.

For Young People aged 8-25: At this highly interactive careers showcase, there’s lots to see and do, with plenty of hands-on experiences. There’s also the chance to speak to employers and people already working in the industry, including apprentices and graduates. You can also find out about career pathways and opportunities.

For Educators: Find out about the wide range of career opportunities for young people across the sector, establish employer links, and connect the currriculum to real life experiences. Your students can explore the diverse range of opportunities and pathways available in a stimulating, fun and interactive way. Contributing to Gatsby Benchmarks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Parents/Carers: This fantastic event will help you find out about options for your child in the industry sector and ask questions of employers and further education providers.

North Star

Bringing young people, educators, scientists and businesses together to explore the future of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) in the South Yorkshire Region. 

North Star Science School is an amazing one-day live event for school children in years 8 and 9. The vision is to combine science with curiosity and play to stimulate and inspire the next generation to consider the fascinating range of careers in STEAM subjects. We do this by showcasing the cutting edge of science and engineering, and promoting innovation and opportunity in the South Yorkshire region. So far, North Star events have reached over 3,000 young people from across South Yorkshire.

In a blended programme, the day will include inspirational talks from leading scientists and engineers, and students will engage in fun, creative activities, experiments and hands-on interactive workshops delivered by our partners. Professor Brian Cox, Britain’s leading physicist and science communicator will join us virtually on the Big Screen, opening the event and talking about the wonders of the universe.

Created by Professor Brian Cox CBE and Lord Andrew Mawson OBE in 2012, the amazing Science Summer School programme aims to make Britain the best place to do science and engineering, by inspiring the UK’s next generation of young scientists, engineers and inventors. North Star is South Yorkshire’s part of this fantastic Science School initiative. Originally introduced to help turn around a failing school in east London, the Science Summer School programme is now expanding nationally. New projects connecting directly with local communities are rolling out around the country with South Yorkshire leading the way.

About Together Talks (Flexible and remote volunteering)

Together Talks Telephone Befriending Service is looking for people who would like to join us in helping to provide support to as many people as possible during challenging times. Telephone Befriending has the potential to be an important aspect of the overall approach to helping the most isolated and lonely individuals in our society. Telephone Befriending can also benefit the volunteer befrienders who are similarly able to reengage with their community and may derive health benefits from regular volunteering.

Our aim is to alleviate feelings of anxiety, loneliness and isolation that may be experienced by many people across our communities, by contact from a volunteer befriender.

If you’re a friendly person who likes talking to people, then this is the role for you.

What does a Volunteer Telephone Befriender do?

This is an exciting new service and we expect the following to form the main part of the telephone befriending role:

• To telephone Befriendee’s at their home for around 10 -30 minutes. You will arrange the exact times of your future calls direct with the Befriendee’s. This could range from once a day to once a week, but individual needs will be matched with your availability (From 6 to 10 calls).
• To provide a telephone conversation, a listening ear and chat about interests and hobbies, helping to alleviate loneliness and feelings of isolation.
• To provide companionship and human interaction at a time when this may be limited.
• To provide an update after each call to the Together Talks support Team. This is so we can keep a track of the amount of befriending calls each volunteer is undertaking, the type of support being offered during these calls and if there is anything further required.
• It is important to note telephone befriending is not counselling or therapy and other services must be sought if this is required.

Benefits

• You will gain new and transferable skills. We offer support for you to increase your own job-readiness and personal development, by offering training opportunities, volunteering experience and detailed references.

Additional Information

• We will assist you with a FREE DBS.
• The exact amount of time you choose to commit is up to you, but all calls are to be made Monday - Friday, between 9:30am and 4:30pm only.
• Unfortunately, we are not able to provide expenses for telephone calls made. Ongoing volunteer support and guidance will be provided by the Telephone Befriending Support Team.

We are looking for volunteers across all subject areas at both GCSE and A-Level. We only require a commitment of an hour per week and we provide all the training that you need!

So, what are we looking for?
* You are a UK-based university student, recent graduate, or experienced tutor
* Passionate and knowledgeable about your subject area(s)
* Empathy and compassion towards your student will make you a great tutor
* Commitment to a minimum of 1 hour per week for a State school term
* Maintain a growth mindset towards learning and tutoring practice
* Serve as a role model for your tutee

What can we do for you?
* Tutor The Nation’s team are always on hand to support you at all stages of the application and tutoring process
* Four of the top private tutoring companies have joined forces to help us support you with first-rate tutor training
* Invaluable practical experience which will boost your CV and help you stand out from a crowd
* Enhanced DBS check covered by us
* References

Give an hour a week to change a life!

A National Portfolio Funded Organisation with Arts Council England, Utopia Theatre is a leading voice for African Theatre in the UK. Formed in 2012 by director Mojisola Kareem, with a mission to bring contemporary work celebrating elements of life, culture, language and traditions from Africa to the British stage. The company is based in Sheffield and was provided with residency premises at Sheffield Theatres in 2016. We present productions there and tour nationally and internationally. We also pride ourselves on our ability to deliver our work both live and digitally, the latter enabled through the creation of a wealth of online resources and digital events. Our mission is to actively engage African communities, facilitate the development of emerging artists and foster dialogue and creative exchanges.

• Theatre productions in partnership with Sheffield Theatres
• Creative Hub space hire
• Creative and cultural events
• Youth Academy (ages 9-19)
• Learning Club (ages 9-19)
• Community Ensemble

Based in Stoke Mandeville, the home of the Paralympic movement, WheelPower is at the heart of wheelchair sport. From first-timers to Paralympic medallists, we support and promote participation at all levels. We have seen how playing sport can enrich lives, offering tremendous physical and psychological benefits, whatever your age or ability.

While sport can develop confidence and improve your health, it’s also a great way to put a smile on the faces of those taking part. Each year, WheelPower supports over 62,099 disabled people to participate in sport and activity across the country.

Join us in this mission as a participant, supporter or volunteer and together we can help transform lives through sport.

White Rose stores were set up to support the Aegis Trust, a not-for-profit charity which works to build peace in communities at risk of genocide and mass atrocities and rebuild communities which have suffered from it in their road to healing and recovery. 100% of the profit generated by White Rose supports this important mission. We value people, our planet and clothing, in a manner reflective of the organisational values.

We’re also driven by a distinct purpose to reduce fast fashion’s impact on the environment, reduce textile waste, and encourage our customers to make kinder choices when it comes to purchasing and repurposing clothing. Our circular fashion model means we disregard the corporate ‘take-make-dispose’ pattern and ensure fashion garments are worn for as long as they can be and then transformed through upcycling and recycling after that.

Volunteering with White Rose is fully flexible, there is no minimum shift requirement and our stores are open 7 days and week so you can fit it around your studies and other commitments. There are also a variety of benefits to volunteering including;

• Personal and professional development i.e, confidence building and gaining a range of valuable and transferable skills.
• Meeting new people and engaging with the local community.
• Using your skills and experience to make a difference.
• Supporting the sustainable fashion movement and helping the planet.

Volunteering at White Rose offers you the chance to make a difference to peoples lives and the planet!

Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire.
To keep both of our Air Ambulances maintained and in the air, we need to raise £12,000 every single day, which is the equivalent of £4.4m a year. The generosity that we receive really is the life blood of our Charity.

A service that provides State-of-the-art Emergency Care
The Charity was set up in 2000 and with the addition of the second air ambulance in 2007, YAA now operate our own Dedicated Air Desk for rapid dispatch of their helicopters to an incident.

The swift medical interventions provided by the air ambulance crews have a major impact on a patient’s chance of survival and subsequent quality of life.

Fast Medical Response
Yorkshire has a vast topography that not only includes remote, rural and densely populated areas but also includes major motorways and road networks such as the M62, M1, A1 and M18.

On average, dispatch time is around 2 to 3 minutes and patients are transferred to the nearest major trauma centre, flying at speeds of up to 160 mph.

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We are a small institution with big dreams, aiming to educate, inspire and entertain people of all ages with our specimens and knowledge of UK specific paleontology.

Our gallery of specimens is constantly being updated and our laboratory space will be open to the public from 01 December 2022 - allowing people to learn how to prepare fossils to museum standard and experience a laboratory setting guided by our in house paleontologist. 

We are open to the public every day except wednesday, offer guided tours for cubs, clubs and schools and have resources available for researchers and academic study of our specimens. 

Ideally we would love volunteers to join our small team and rotate roles to get the best experience! You would initially be covering front of house, the gift shop or the main gallery, but more specialised roles might be found once we get to know you and your skillset. Please see our website at www.ynhm.org and if interested, email us at volunteer@ynhm.org to express your interest.