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Looking for the perfect opportunity to volunteer and help your local community?

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Opportunity
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- Administrative/Office Work
- Advice/Information
- Animals
- Arts (Music / Drama / Crafts)
- Befriending
- Books/Reading
- Brain Injury
- Campaign/Lobbying
- Care/Support
- Catering
- Children
- Community
- Community Development
- Conservation
- Counselling / Listening
- Crime/Safety
- DIY/Practical
- Disability, Physical
- Disaster / Emergencies
- Driving/Escorting
- Families
- Finance/Accountancy
- Fundraising/Flag Days
- Gender/Sexuality
- Health/Hospitals/Hospices
- Home-based Volunteering
- IT Support
- Knitting
- Languages/Translating
- Learning Disabilities
- Library/Information Management
- Men's Groups
- Mental Health
- Mentoring
- Older People
- Online Volunteering
- Outdoors Activities
- Race/Ethnicity/Refugees
- Sensory Impairment
- Shops/Retail
- Short Term/ Seasonal Volunteering
- Specialist/Technical
- Sports
- Teaching/Tutoring/Supporting Learners
- Uncategorized
- Under 18's Volunteer Opportunities
- Women's Groups
- Young people

Samaritans of Ballymena – Treasurer

Action Cancer – Shop Volunteer

Inspire – Befriender (Cookstown)

Stewartstown Community Group – Forest School Assistant

Superstars Club – Support Volunteers

Deafblind UK – Telephone Befriender

O4O Cookstown – iPad Tutor

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Dungannon

Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – Support Companion Forever Young Mens Group

Victim Support NI – Volunteer Witness Service

Diabetes UK – Live Well Champion

Out and About Community Transport – Volunteer Car Drivers

Three Spires Scout Group – Squirrel Leader/Helper

Magherafelt Junior Park Run – Volunteer Marshal

Concern Worldwide – Collection Box Co-ordinator

AUsome Kids – Session Support Assistant

Mid Ulster Child Contact Centre – Contact Volunteer

Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – The Base Cookstown Volunteer

Disability Sport NI – Hub Volunteer

Alzheimer’s Society – Awareness Raising Volunteer

RNID – Community Volunteer

Schools of Sanctuary – Volunteers

Inspire – Activities Facilitator Volunteer

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Coalisland

AUsome Kids- Social Media Assistant

Three Spires Scout Group – Cub Leader/Helper

BTO Northern Ireland – Wildlife Wander Volunteers

Royal Mencap Society – Over 18’s Disco Volunteer

Three Spires Scout Group – Scout Leader/Helper

Ability Net NI – Tech Support Volunteer

Three Spires Scout Group – Beaver Leader/Helper

CDM Community Transport – Volunteer Car Driver

National Autistic Society – Parent to Parent Emotional Support Helpline Volunteer

AUsome Kids – Craft Class Leader

Papyrus – Hope Raising Awareness Volunteer

Stroke Association- Support Group Volunteer

Mid Ulster Talking Newspaper – Volunteers

Air Ambulance NI – Casual Fundraising Volunteer

Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – Receptionist

Safe Families – Family Friend

Samaritans, Ballymena Branch – Listening and Support Volunteer

Northern Ireland Hospice – Volunteer Shop Assistant Magherafelt

NI Ambulance Service – Voluntary Car Driver

Muscular Dystrophy UK – Fundraising Group Member

RNID – Meet and Greet Volunteer

Cookstown MS Help and Support Group – Meeting Volunteers

Stroke Association – Communication Service Supporter

British Red Cross – Educator

Hope Magherafelt – Hope Hub Volunteer

Kilcreggan – MUS Farm Volunteer – Weekends

Deafblind UK – Regional Charity Champion

RNID Near You- Hearing Aid Support Volunteer

Kilcreggan – Mid Ulster Sanctuary – Farm Volunteer Weekdays

NHSCT- Base Volunteer Magherafelt

Eagles Special Olympics Club – Club Volunteer

Concern Worldwide – Adjudicators

Praxis Care – Befriender(face to face)

Epilepsy Action – NI Community Champion

Muscular Dystrophy – Fundraising Ambassador

RSPB NI – Lough Neagh Reserve Volunteer

Magherafelt Youth Centre

Inspire – Befriender (Magherafelt)

Kilcreggan – Art Volunteer

RSPB NI – Breeding Wader Surveyors ( Lower Bann Valley)

Fighting Words NI – Creative Writing Mentor

Hope Magherafelt – Warehouse Volunteer

Tobin Centre – Support Worker – The Base at Tobin

Age NI – Check in and Chat

Inspire-Service Support Volunteer

Drop Inn Cookstown – Retail Assistant Volunteer

Mid Ulster VC – Twiddle Muff Volunteers

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Cookstown

Vincent’s Magherafelt – Retail Assistant

NSPCC – Schools Service Volunteer

Three Spires Scout Group – Casual/One off Helper

Praxis Care – Befriender for Young People

Marie Curie – Companion Volunteer

Fairhill Youth Centre – Youth Worker Assistant

Inspire Wellbeing – Breakfast Club Co-Facilitator Volunteer

Mid Ulster Agewell – Good Morning Callers

O4O Cookstown – Fundraising Co-ordinator

Muscular Dystrophy – Collection Box Coordinator

Endometriosis UK – Support Group Leader

Headway- Group Assistant

Hope Magherafelt – CAP Befriender

Hourglass NI – Helpline Volunteer

Age NI – Big Knit Volunteers
Want to Volunteer ?
FAQs
Volunteering is the commitment of time and energy, freely given without financial gain for the benefit of society.
ANYONE can Volunteer. It doesn’t matter whether you are young or old, male or female, a person with a disability, in paid work or not, there is something that everyone can do.
- It will give you the opportunity to do something enjoyable
- It will help build your confidence
- It will enable you to make use of special talents and interests
- You will meet new people and make new friends
- You will gain valuable training and experience, which may benefit you in the future
We are continually developing new opportunities. If you have a particular volunteering opportunity in mind, tell us about it and we will do our best to explore the options available!
There are many reasons for volunteering.
- People volunteer because of personal experience, having more time on their hands, to meet new friends and also to gain valuable experience. People recovering from long term illnesses have seen volunteering as a means towards rehabilitation. Volunteering enables people to make new friends, to gain new skills and to increase their confidence and ability.
- The experience of volunteering in a community can often give volunteers an insight into how local community groups operate and survive. Most survive because of the commitment of their local volunteers.
If you are claiming benefits, volunteering should not affect your entitlement.
For further information about volunteering and benefits click here.
A volunteer may be required to complete and Access NI disclosure for some volunteering roles. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
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Volunteer Stories
Our Volunteers' are inspiring! Their stories provide an insight into what motivates them and the type of work they are doing for our local community.

Youth Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to give something back, looks good on your CVs and applications, lets you meet new people and is fun!

Employer Supported Volunteering
Giving back to your community as a business is becoming increasingly important. We promote Employer Supported Volunteering through which companies support and encourage their employees in voluntary activities within the local community.