search for opportunities to volunteer in Sandwell
search for opportunities to volunteer in Sandwell
As a Volunteer Driver, you’ll help transport people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to a variety of destinations, in our minibus, including social activities, day trips, hospital appointments and more. Your time and kindness will help enrich lives, giving those we support greater independence and opportunities to thrive. The role is flexible, and you’ll find it just as fulfilling as the people you support. We will reimburse travel expenses to and from your volunteering and any journeys while in the course of activities with us. We offer a meal allowance if you volunteer for 4 hours or more over a mealtime.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 0121 544 6611
We are recruiting a volunteer admin assistant to support the coordination and delivery of our Football Development Programme. This role includes managing registrations, supporting communication with parents and participants, and assisting with scheduling and organisation. The role can be remote and/or on-site.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07716 492613
map Lion Farm Playing Fields
Newbury Lane, Oldbury, B69 1JA
We are recruiting volunteer Assistant Coaches to support the delivery of our Football Development Programme. This role is ideal for people looking to gain experience in coaching, working alongside Head Coaches during sessions, assisting with drills, and supporting player engagement.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07716 492613
map Lion Farm Playing Fields
Newbury Lane, Oldbury, B69 1JA
Vocal Rogue® Football is recruiting Head Coaches to lead structured sessions for our Under 9s and Under 10s teams. This role involves delivering high-quality training, supporting player development, and creating a positive and disciplined environment. Our programme focuses on confidence, behaviour, and long-term progression beyond football.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07716 492613
map Lion Farm Playing Fields
Newbury Lane, Oldbury, B69 1JA
Are you friendly, compassionate and understanding? Are you keen to make a difference and contribute to the impact BCWA makes? We’re looking for a friendly face to welcome clients accessing BCWA services and help build a safe and comfortable space for them. If you have strong interpersonal skills and you’re a confident communicator who wants to help survivors, or you’re a reliable and honest volunteer looking to build your skills, we’d love to have you on board as a front desk volunteer! Front Desk Volunteers will volunteer within the BCWA Single Point of Contact Team, who provide key support to all BCWA services. Volunteers will be a welcoming and friendly face for walk-in clients or clients coming to their appointments, providing relevant information and directing them to the right place. But most importantly, Front Desk Volunteers provide the initial first point of contact for BCWA clients. They help create the comfortable, safe space that is integral to the support we provide, whether that’s through a friendly chat, a cup of coffee or tea, or just being kind. The SPOC team is a busy, sometimes high-pressure environment – our volunteers are integral at our busiest times of the year to ensure our clients and services get the support they need. Volunteering with our SPOC team on the Front Desk might look like: • Being that friendly and welcoming first point of contact for clients accessing BCWA services. • Understanding the reason for a client’s visit and ensuring they are directed to the right place. • Navigating any relevant information on BCWA systems. • Offering clients a friendly chat or refreshments and curating a comfortable and safe environment. • Helping staff and service teams using the space and giving them any information they need. • Being an advocate for BCWA!
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07775 964941
map Landchard House, Victoria Street, West Bromwich, B70 8HY
Are you passionate about the work that BCWA does and want to be a positive representative in your community? Are you keen to make a difference and contribute to the impact our fundraising team makes? We’re looking for friendly and welcoming volunteers to join us, who are enthusiastic and excited to help our clients and supporters. Whether you’re a confident communicator who wants to engage with your local community or a reliable and honest volunteer looking to help us sort our donations, we’d love to have you on board as a Fundraising Volunteer! Fundraising Volunteers will volunteer within the BCWA Fundraising Team, assisting with their day-to-day activity, whether that’s helping sort our valuable donations, tidying and keeping our donation cupboards clean, supporting the team with tasks or helping with collections in the community. Fundraising at BCWA can be a busy, high-pressure environment – our volunteers are integral at our busiest times of the year to ensure our clients and services get the support they need. Volunteering with our Fundraising Team might look like: • Supporting with processing donations – including moving and handling and carrying a variety of items. • Helping keep our storage areas for donations clean and tidy. • Getting involved with your local community and coming up with creative new ideas for fundraising drives. • Assisting with collections if you are comfortable and have a valid UK Driving License. • Being an advocate for BCWA! To keep everyone informed, supported, and working towards shared goals, all fundraising volunteers are invited to join our quarterly team meeting. These sessions will: • Share upcoming events and new fundraising opportunities • Give updates on current projects and campaign progress • Offer a clear focus for the months ahead • Provide space for volunteers to share ideas, feedback, and experiences • Strengthen team connection and celebrate achievements You’ll always know what we’re aiming for and how your contribution fits into the bigger picture. As a BCWA Fundraising Volunteer, you’ll get: • All the training you need to understand and be prepared for your role with us, so you can use your time with us to grow and learn! • Regular check-ins and contact with our Volunteer Coordinator as an opportunity to catch up, reflect and feedback on your volunteering experience with us. • Access high quality support and advice from BCWA whenever you need it. • Your travel to and from sessions reimbursed. • A reference to support you in your next steps, whether that is a voluntary or paid role elsewhere. • The knowledge that you’re making a real difference to the lives of victims and survivors of violence and abuse as you volunteer alongside a team of passionate and experienced fundraisers! Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female. Volunteering checks As a responsible volunteer provider we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our volunteers are subject to the following checks: Right to volunteer in the UK To avoid discrimination we treat all volunteer applicants equally. We therefore ask all volunteers to confirm they have a Right to Volunteer in the UK. References If offered a volunteer role, we will seek 2 references. Ideally, one of these should be your current or last employer, however we understand this isn’t always possible. We ask that one of your referees has known you at least a year. Examples of references could include: • a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher • GP or health visitor • a character reference from a person who knows you (no familial relations or partners) • a civil servant from a government agency • a bank manager
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07775 964941
map Landchard House, Victoria Street, West Bromwich, B70 8HY
Are you a compassionate, good listener with a non-judgmental attitude? Are you keen to make a difference and contribute to the impact BCWA makes? We’re looking for friendly, empathetic volunteers to join us, who have strong interpersonal skills and are able to navigate digital systems. Whether you’re a confident communicator who wants to help survivors or a reliable and honest volunteer looking to build your administration and inputting skills, we’d love to have you on board as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Administration Volunteer! Administration Volunteers will volunteer within the BCWA SPOC Team, who provide key administrative support to all BCWA services. Volunteers will assist in the smooth running of SPOC; they will access and input case data, collaborating with SPOC staff to ensure cases are allocated correctly. They will also have the opportunity to answer phone calls and enquiries, once they become confident in their role. The SPOC team is a busy, sometimes high-pressure environment – our volunteers are integral at our busiest times of the year to ensure our clients and services get the support they need. Volunteering with our SPOC team as an administrator might look like: • Inputting data into the BCWA case management system. • Consulting with our SPOC staff to ensure correct allocations. • Reading referral information and identifying and establishing types of abuse. • Future opportunities to answer enquiries and phone calls once you have an established knowledge of BCWA services and feel comfortable doing so. • Being an advocate for BCWA! As a BCWA SPOC Volunteer, you’ll get: • All the training you need to understand and be prepared for your role with us, so you can use your time with us to grow and learn! • Regular check-ins and contact with our Volunteer Coordinator as an opportunity to catch up, reflect and feedback on your volunteering experience with us. • Access high quality support and advice from BCWA whenever you need it. • Your travel to and from sessions expensed. • A reference to support you in your next steps, whether that is a voluntary or paid role elsewhere. • The knowledge that you’re making a real difference to the lives of victims and survivors of violence and abuse as you volunteer alongside a team of passionate and experienced fundraisers! Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female. Volunteering checks As a responsible volunteer provider we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our volunteers are subject to the following checks: Right to volunteer in the UK To avoid discrimination we treat all volunteer applicants equally. We therefore ask all volunteers to confirm they have a Right to Volunteer in the UK. References If offered a volunteer role, we will seek 2 references. Ideally, one of these should be your current or last employer, however we understand this isn’t always possible. We ask that one of your referees has known you at least a year. Examples of references could include: • a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher • GP or health visitor • a character reference from a person who knows you (no familial relations or partners) • a civil servant from a government agency • a bank manager We will reimburse pre-agreed expenses.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07775 964941
map Landchard House, Victoria Street, West Bromwich, B70 8HY
We are looking for general volunteers who drive or happy to travel by foot to deliver pet food to referred clients as well as collecting from our donation points, helping to plan fundraising activities and promoting our services. We will reimburse pre-agreed travel expenses.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 07500 039967
Can you spare a few hours each week to help redistribute surplus food in Smethwick? We’re looking for friendly, reliable volunteers to join our well-established Community Fridge project. You’ll be part of a welcoming team of volunteers, supported by our Good Food Project Lead, helping to make a real difference by sharing surplus food with the community. What you’ll be doing: Assisting with food deliveries Sorting and organising food items Stocking and maintaining the community fridge Keeping simple records up to date Ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are followed This is a brilliant opportunity to reduce food waste, support your community, and be part of something positive. The project is open to everyone. We’d love to have you involved! Pre-agreed expenses will be reimbursed.
Minimum age: 18+
phone 0121 558 2998
map The Dorothy Parkes Centre, Church Road, Smethwick, B67 6EH
Building Bridges is looking for a volunteer photographer to help us digitise a beautiful collection of full-colour illustrations created by one of our members, who has a learning disability. These drawings will form part of an exciting storytelling project. Once professionally photographed, the images will be used in presentations, on our website, and in a storybook we are developing. What you’ll be doing: • Taking high-resolution, high-quality photographs of original artwork • Ensuring accurate colour representation and clarity • Saving and clearly cataloguing digital files in our Google Drive Approximately two-thirds of the illustrations are already complete, with more being finalised. We are looking for someone who can commit a few hours per week over around six weeks, until all artwork has been photographed. This is a lovely opportunity to support a creative project and help amplify the voice and talent of an artist with a learning disability. Pre-agreed travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Minimum age: 18+
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map Bleakhouse Library,
Bleakhouse Rd, Oldbury, B68 9DS