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☎️ Relate Mid & East Surrey aims to change lives in Mid & East Surrey by offering a range of counselling services aiming to support people in times of difficulty and crisis. They are looking for a bank of volunteer receptionists to work in both their Epsom and Reigate centres. The role will involve answering phone calls, welcoming clients to the centre when they arrive for their appointment and basic administrative tasks.
🎼 Liberty Choir is a national charity bringing members of the public into prisons to sing with their choir of exceptional musical directors, accompanists and prisoners. Their sessions are designed to help develop prisoners’ skills and self-confidence, open up the world of arts through singing and provide access to new social networks when they re-enter the wider community. They are looking for volunteers to sing with them at their weekly prison sessions at HMP Downview and HMP High Down.
🤝 Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey is the largest charitable organisation in Surrey working with people who are visually impaired, blind, Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind. They are looking for adhoc drivers to transport clients unable to attend their Resource Centre in Fetcham or visit their Access Technology Trainer without the aid of a driver. They are also looking for Community Hub volunteers in Oxted to help run a monthly social event for people they support. You could be helping serve refreshments, talking to people about help they can offer, or just lending a friendly ear to someone who is feeling lonely and socially isolated.
🧵 The Pachamama Project is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation making and distributing reusable sanitary pads to refugees around the world and growing a network of volunteers around the UK to make them. They are looking for volunteers to work from home (or from wherever you choose), sewing reusable, sustainable sanitary pads that they then distribute. Full instructions and templates provided as well as fabric, on request.
🛍️ Hospices of Hope improves quality of life for patients with a terminal or life limiting illness in Romania and surrounding countries by increasing provision and access to palliative care services and training. They are looking for Charity Shop Helpers for their shop in Woodhatch. The role involves sorting, pricing and steaming of donated stock, till work and customer service.
✔️ At Circles South East their core aims are twofold. Firstly they aim to reduce the instances of sexual abuse. Secondly they aim to assist those impacted by sexual abuse in their recovery. The project works closely with, and is supported by, both the Police and Probation Service. Volunteer Mentors work as a team with a small group of other volunteers. Together they support and monitor one registered sexual offender (Core Member) living in the local community, who has voluntarily chosen to be part of the project.
🚗 Age Concern Banstead - Drivers are required to take elderly clients to local hospitals and clinics for other medical appointments using your own vehicle. You will be in contact with a variety of clients who really appreciate this service. They are also looking for a minibus driver to help out as when needed.
🏥 East Surrey Hospital are looking for Meeter & Greeter for Outpatients to greet patients as they arrive for their appointments, support patients with the self- service procedure, direct them to the appropriate waiting area and encourage them to take the feedback form. Volunteers may take or collect notes from different departments and may accompany patients to different appointments.
🎒 Action Tutoring are looking for Volunteer Tutors in English or Math's. Tutors are needed for disadvantaged young people who are struggling outside of the classroom. You will need to commit to a minimum commitment of an hour a week (not including preparation time) across the school term. You do not need a teaching qualification but do need a degree or to be studying for a degree, and to have a B grade or above at A Level (or equivalent qualification) in the subject you wish to tutor.
🖥️ St Catherine's Hospice are looking for a volunteer to support their clinical administration as part of their Wellbeing Services team in Crawley. This role will include adding counselling and bereavement support notes to their computer system and making up information packs for bereaved carers and family members. This is an important role supporting good continuity of care, which makes a real difference to their patients and their loved ones.
☕ Reengage provides vital, life-enhancing social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing. You can volunteer at one of their Tea Parties in the Reigate and Banstead Area. Become a tea party host or a tea party driver.
