Want to Volunteer?
Looking for the perfect opportunity to volunteer and help your local community?
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Location
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Opportunity
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- Administrative/Office Work
- Advice/Information
- Animals
- Arts (Music / Drama / Crafts)
- Befriending
- Campaign/Lobbying
- Care/Support
- Catering
- Children
- Community
- Community Development
- Conservation
- Counselling / Listening
- Crime/Safety
- Disability, Physical
- Disaster / Emergencies
- Driving/Escorting
- Environment
- Events
- Families
- Finance/Accountancy
- Fundraising/Flag Days
- Gardening
- Gender/Sexuality
- Health/Hospitals/Hospices
- Home-based Volunteering
- IT Support
- Knitting
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Mentoring
- Museums/Galleries/Heritage
- Older People
- Online Volunteering
- Outdoors Activities
- Sensory Impairment
- Shops/Retail
- Short Term/ Seasonal Volunteering
- Specialist/Technical
- Sports
- Support worker
- Teaching/Tutoring/Supporting Learners
- Uncategorized
- Under 18's Volunteer Opportunities
- Women's Groups
- Young people
AUsome Kids – Session Support Assistant
National Trust – Springhill Volunteer Ranger
National Trust – Springhill Volunteer Gardener
Belfast City Marathon- Expo & Pack Collection Volunteer Crew
Samaritans, Ballymena Branch – Listening and Support Volunteer
Inspire Wellbeing – Breakfast Club Co-Facilitator Volunteer
Northern Ireland Hospice – Volunteer Shop Assistant Maghera
Deafblind UK – Regional Charity Champion
Three Spires Scout Group – Cub Leader/Helper
RNID – Meet and Greet Volunteer
Surestart – Play Support Volunteer
O4O Cookstown – Fundraising Co-ordinator
Kilcreggan – Mid Ulster Sanctuary – Farm Volunteer Weekdays
Cookstown MS Help and Support Group – Meeting Volunteers
NSPCC – Schools Service Volunteer
Muscular Dystrophy – Collection Box Coordinator
Friends of Charis Charity Shop – Warehouse Assistant
Magherafelt Junior Park Run – Volunteer Marshal
Inspire – Befriender (Cookstown)
Disability Sport NI – Hub Volunteer
Age NI – Check in and Chat
Northern Ireland Hospice – Volunteer Shop Assistant Magherafelt
Concern Worldwide – Adjudicators
CDM Community Transport – Volunteer Car Driver
See Around Britain See Around Europe – Volunteers
Victim Support NI – Volunteer Witness Service
Mid Ulster VC – Twiddle Muff Volunteers
Three Spires Scout Group – Beaver Leader/Helper
Out and About Community Transport – Volunteer Car Drivers
RNID Near You- Hearing Aid Support Volunteer
Hourglass NI – Helpline Volunteer
Cancer Focus – Volunteer Drivers
Friends of Charis Charity Shop -Till Operator
Samaritans of Ballymena – Treasurer
Inspire-Service Support Volunteer
O4O- Kitchen Assistant
AUsome Kids- Social Media Assistant
Drop Inn Cookstown – Retail Assistant Volunteer
Air Ambulance NI – Casual Fundraising Volunteer
Inspire – Befriender (Magherafelt)
Deafblind UK – Telephone Befriender
Concern Worldwide – Collection Box Co-ordinator
AUsome Kids – Craft Class Leader
Three Spires Scout Group – Scout Leader/Helper
RNID – Community Volunteer
Ability Net NI – Tech Support Volunteer
Fairhill Youth Centre – Youth Worker Assistant
Action Cancer – Shop Volunteer
RSPB – Volunteer Coordinator – Species Monitoring
Fighting Words NI – Creative Writing Mentor
Endometriosis UK – Support Group Leader
Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Cookstown
RSPB -Surveyor – Species Monitoring
O4O Cookstown – iPad Tutor
Stroke Association – Communication Service Supporter
Superstars Club – Support Volunteers
Vincent’s Magherafelt – Retail Assistant
Mid Ulster Child Contact Centre – Contact Volunteer
Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Coalisland
Alzheimer’s Society – Awareness Raising Volunteer
Marie Curie – Companion Volunteer
National Trust – House Volunteer Springhill
Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – Story Volunteer
Papyrus – Hope Raising Awareness Volunteer
Muscular Dystrophy UK – Fundraising Group Member
Safe Families – Family Friend
Muscular Dystrophy – Fundraising Ambassador
Praxis Care – Befriender(face to face)
Friends of Charis Charity Shop – Customer Service Assistant
Praxis Care – Befriender for Young People
Stroke Association- Support Group Volunteer
Inspire – Activities Facilitator Volunteer
Three Spires Scout Group – Squirrel Leader/Helper
Kilcreggan – MUS Farm Volunteer – Weekends
Three Spires Scout Group – Casual/One off Helper
British Red Cross – Educator
Tobin Centre – Support Worker – The Base at Tobin
Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Dungannon
Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – The Base Cookstown Volunteer
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.