Get Volunteering in Barnet!

Get volunteering in Barnet! www.volunteeringbarnet.org.uk

Volunteering helps you to gain experience and develop your skills. Start volunteering to improve your confidence, meet new people and make a contribution to your community.

Administration, IT and Marketing

Volunteer Barnet Recovery Centre is a fully integrated, recovery-focused service delivered by Receptionist/Data Westminster Drugs Project. Provide a welcome presence for people coming into the Administrator, service and use local and national databases. Undertake day-to-day administrative WDP tasks and participate in team meetings.

Social Media Do you understand what makes a post well-read and shared on social media? Wizard, You will volunteer with the events manager to develop a social media strategy, Jewish Deaf promote activities and fundraising events. Gain experience for your CV on the Association (JDA) business side of social media.

Libraries across Barnet are looking for volunteers for a variety of roles helping to Library Volunteers, keep libraries open and run activities. Get in touch with Various Locations [email protected] to find a role near you.

Supporting Adults and Older People

Some people do not get out of their house much as they have no reason to or they are worried to venture outside alone. Volunteer for 1-2 hours a week to Befriender, befriend an isolated person and help them integrate in their communities. EASE EASE Wellbeing provides training and supervision with qualified psychologists and healthcare professionals.

Singing for the Singing is not only fun: it also helps increase lung capacity and blood flow to the Brain, Alzheimer’s brain, keeping the brain healthy. Volunteer at Singing for the Brain and help Society NW people with dementia enjoy music, get involved and socialise. London

TouchBase South East works with deafblind adults of all ages and individuals with Deafblind other disabilities. The centre has a multi-sensory room, pool and café. Support a Volunteer Partner, deafblind person to volunteer in the centre, so they can gain skills, experience and SENSE self confidence in a safe, friendly and accessible environment.

Interested in any of these roles, or want to look at other options? Visit www.volunteeringbarnet.org.uk to register to our free service, search for the perfect role and apply online. OR Get in touch with our team: [email protected] /// 0300 365 9960 OR complete our online form at www.tinyurl.com/vbarnetmdx and mention the role that interests you Events and Fundraising Fundraising Age UK Barnet support isolated and vulnerable older people. In this role you Volunteer, can gain experience helping to plan, organise and promote events; design Age UK Barnet materials; and attend events on behalf of Age UK Barnet.

Team Westminster Join the friendly team of volunteer Ambassadors at events across Westminster! Ambassador, You will provide information at: from small community projects to large scale, Groundwork high-profile sports and arts events.

Children and Young People Help provide exciting activities for young people. The wide range of roles Various Roles, includes leading groups and activities, providing IT or finance support and even Barnet Scouts joining the executive committee. The Scouts Young Leaders Team is also available for 16-18 year olds.

Play/Therapies Under the guidance of our Play Worker or Therapies Team, Volunteers deliver play Volunteer, activities for Children with Life-limited or Life-threatened conditions or their siblings. Noah’s Ark Through Music, Drama and Play, volunteers will provide children and young people Children’s Hospice with a safe space to continue developing social, communication or play skills.

Are you a patient and warm person? Support children with special needs at Meal Supervisor school lunchtimes (12-1pm) on the days of your choosing. The environment is Volunteer, full of warmth and happiness and has a great sense of community where Northway School everyone feels safe and secure.

DIY and Gardening Upcycling Assistant, Are you passionate about recycling and experienced in DIY? Barnet Furniture Centre repair broken or old furniture, diverting it from landfill, and provide low Barnet Furniture cost furniture to people facing financial hardship. Centre

Gardener, Willing gardeners needed on a regular basis to keep Barnet Hospital’s small garden neat, enjoy the outdoors and helping make hospital visits more Barnet Hospital enjoyable for all patients and visitors.

Retail

Charity Shop A range of charity shops across the borough are looking for volunteers. Gain Volunteers, new skills and make a valuable contribution to local charities. Volunteering Various Locations Barnet can help find a shop near you.