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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
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- Animals
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- Brain Injury
- Campaign/Lobbying
- Care/Support
- Children
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- Gender/Sexuality
- Health/Hospitals/Hospices
- Home-based Volunteering
- IT Support
- Knitting
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health
- Mentoring
- Older People
- Online Volunteering
- Outdoors Activities
- 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

Endometriosis UK – Support Group Leader

Headway- Group Assistant

Friends of Charis Charity Shop – Customer Service Assistant

Royal Mencap Society – Over 18’s Disco Volunteer

Friends of Charis Charity Shop – Warehouse Assistant

Age NI – Big Knit Volunteers

Ability Net NI – Tech Support Volunteer

AUsome Kids – Session Support Assistant

Inspire Wellbeing – Breakfast Club Co-Facilitator Volunteer

Deafblind UK – Regional Charity Champion

Stroke Association- Support Group Volunteer

Hourglass NI – Helpline Volunteer

National Trust – Springhill Volunteer Gardener

Tobin Centre – Support Worker – The Base at Tobin

Samaritans of Ballymena – Treasurer

NHSCT- Base Volunteer Magherafelt

Stewartstown Community Group – Forest School Assistant

CDM Community Transport – Volunteer Car Driver

Praxis Care – Befriender for Young People

Praxis Care – Befriender(face to face)

Papyrus – Hope Raising Awareness Volunteer

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Dungannon

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Coalisland

Concern Worldwide – Collection Box Co-ordinator

Mid Ulster Child Contact Centre – Contact Volunteer

AUsome Kids- Social Media Assistant

Inspire – Befriender (Magherafelt)

Northern Ireland Hospice – Volunteer Shop Assistant Magherafelt

Three Spires Scout Group – Cub Leader/Helper

Inspire – Activities Facilitator Volunteer

Samaritans, Ballymena Branch – Listening and Support Volunteer

Eagles Special Olympics Club – Club Volunteer

O4O Cookstown – Fundraising Co-ordinator

Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – Receptionist

Cookstown MS Help and Support Group – Meeting Volunteers

Fighting Words NI – Creative Writing Mentor

O4O Cookstown – iPad Tutor

Concern Worldwide – Adjudicators

Fairhill Youth Centre – Youth Worker Assistant

Three Spires Scout Group – Scout Leader/Helper

Safe Families – Family Friend

Three Spires Scout Group – Casual/One off Helper

NI Ambulance Service – Voluntary Car Driver

Three Spires Scout Group – Squirrel Leader/Helper

Deafblind UK – Telephone Befriender

Diabetes UK – Live Well Champion

Mid Ulster Agewell – Good Morning Callers

Action Cancer – Shop Volunteer

Superstars Club – Support Volunteers

Out and About Community Transport – Volunteer Car Drivers

RNID – Meet and Greet Volunteer

Mid Ulster VC – Twiddle Muff Volunteers

Muscular Dystrophy – Collection Box Coordinator

Drop Inn Cookstown – Retail Assistant Volunteer

Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre – The Base Cookstown Volunteer

RNID – Community Volunteer

Marie Curie – Companion Volunteer

Stroke Association – Communication Service Supporter

Magherafelt Junior Park Run – Volunteer Marshal

Three Spires Scout Group – Beaver Leader/Helper

Alzheimer’s Society – Awareness Raising Volunteer

Air Ambulance NI – Casual Fundraising Volunteer

Muscular Dystrophy UK – Fundraising Group Member

British Red Cross – Educator

Victim Support NI – Volunteer Witness Service

Kilcreggan – Art Volunteer

Lilac Cancer Support – Shop Volunteer Cookstown

Inspire – Befriender (Cookstown)

Muscular Dystrophy – Fundraising Ambassador

Inspire-Service Support Volunteer

Friends of Charis Charity Shop -Till Operator

Vincent’s Magherafelt – Retail Assistant

NSPCC – Schools Service Volunteer

Kilcreggan – Mid Ulster Sanctuary – Farm Volunteer Weekdays

Age NI – Check in and Chat

RNID Near You- Hearing Aid Support Volunteer

AUsome Kids – Craft Class Leader
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.