Volunteer to make a difference
We rely on our fantastic team of 120 volunteers. Without them we wouldn’t be able to provide a fraction of the services we do now. We have a wide variety of volunteering opportunities.
Can I volunteer?
No matter your age or skills, if you’re keen to make things better for people in Sussex, we’d love to have you as part of our team.
Our youngest volunteer is currently 25 and the oldest is 88. We will need to get a criminal records bureau check before you start with us though.
What support will I get?
You’ll get full training for your role and we’ll provide you with on-going training. You’ll also have the support of members of our 100-strong team of permanent staff. And you’ll get all out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed.
How do I sign-up to volunteer?
Take a look through the list of volunteer opportunities below. Contact details are given for each opportunity.
What volunteering opportunities do you have?
Because of our range of services, we have an equally wide range of volunteering opportunities. There are many different things you could do:
- Work with older people
- Befriend and support a young woman
- Work with young people
- Become an advocate for someone with a learning or physical disability
- Work with children
- Provide DIY, admin or IT support
Work with older people
We need volunteers to:
- Visit older people at home who find it difficult to get out and about
- Assist on minibus trips, both to and from our day centres and on outings
- Help with computer drop-in sessions
- Work in our cafés
- Assist with or run social, exercise or activity groups
Contact for volunteers
For Brighton & Hove: Nikki on 01273 729603 or stjohnscentre@impact-initiatives.org.uk
For the Dingemans centre in Steyning: 01903 879297 or dingemans@impact-initiatives.org.uk
Befriend and support a young woman
Stopover needs female volunteers aged 26 or over to befriend and mentor young women to help them achieve their personal goals and prepare them to live independently.
You will receive a full induction and training before being matched to a young woman. Ongoing support and supervision is provided.
Contact for volunteers
Naomi on 01273 603775 or stopover@impact-initatives.org.uk
Work with young people
We're looking for volunteers with patience and understanding for the Young People’s Centre who can:
- Help young people learn about budgeting, cooking and other life skills
- Give a couple of hours a week to help young people become confident computer users
- Run and support workshops
- Provide one-to-one support for young people
Contact for volunteers
Rad on 01273 887886 or rad.kothari@impact-initiatives.org.uk.
Become an advocate
Advocates helps people with physical or learning disabilities to have their say and be heard when it comes to decisions about their own lives. You can volunteer to support an individual or to work alongside paid staff to support a group.
These are some of the things you could do:
- Help someone to access services
- Support a person in a meeting
- Research a person's rights or choices
- Make information more accessible (using tapes, symbols, pictures, makaton, etc)
Find out more about our Advocacy service.
Contact for volunteers
Rachel on 01903 730044 or advocacy@impact-initiatives.org.uk
Work with Children
If you’d like to work with children, we have a number of opportunities at our Whitehawk After School Project (WASP) in Brighton.
We need help running our after school club for 4-11 year olds and our youth club for 8-13 year olds which runs two evenings a week.
Contact for volunteers
Garry on 01273 674427 or garry.allan@impact-initiatives.org.uk
Provide DIY, admin or IT support
We always need help with DIY, administrative and IT support work to keep the organisation running smoothly. There are opportunities to help at our offices across West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. If you have a few hours a week to spare please contact us for more details.
Contact for volunteers
01273 322940 or info@impact-initiatives.org.uk
Our Wish List
Your donations really make a difference. To find out how, take a look at our wish list.
Volunteers
Last year over 100 volunteers helped us make a difference to people in Sussex. Thank you!
Find out how you can volunteer
Events
Run for us in the Brighton Marathon 2012
