Could you spare some time to help the community?
Our volunteers are at the very heart of DENS and underpin our services in so many ways to help us support those most vulnerable within our community.
As well as making a huge difference to us, volunteering has so many benefits. We have a range of volunteering opportunities across our organisation and would love you to join our team.
Ad-hoc volunteering opportunities
Events and Fundraising Volunteering
Be a part of the action by volunteering at one of our legendary events! From pop-up promotional stands to events like our annual Quiz Night or our flagship Sponsored Sleepout, there are so many ways to get involved.
Event volunteering roles include:
- Registration
- Setting up equipment
- Serving refreshments
- Marshalling
- Awarding our participants as they cross their finish line with a cheer, medal and friendly smile!
If you can spare a few hours at the weekend to help promote our events, hand out leaflets or come along to one of our amazing events, our Fundraising Team would love to hear from you. For further information, please contact fundraising@dens.org.uk or call 01442 800268.
REGULAR VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Day Centre Volunteer
Our busy Day Centre team is looking for passionate volunteers who can commit to a few hours each week. We have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1pm-4pm, and Fridays from 9am-1pm or 1pm-4pm. This role can be active and physical. You’ll be on your feet, helping in the kitchen and client area, so a reasonable level of fitness would be beneficial.
For more information, please see the role description.
Vinted Volunteer
Do you know how to sell clothes on Vinted? We would love your support to run our Vinted account, helping to generate vital funds to support the charity’s services. You will also run our ‘Vinted Club’, supervising small groups of hostel residents to help out whilst learning new skills. This will take place on a Monday and Thursday only.
For more information, please see the role description.
To find out more about any of our volunteering roles, please email volunteering@dens.org.uk.
CSR Volunteering Opportunities
As volunteering opportunities are so limited within our services, we have been looking at ways where we can be fair and transparent to all the local companies who wish to support us.
We have recently launched our DENS Business Partner Programme and in return for a modest monthly financial commitment, we will prioritise CSR opportunities to our partners.
There are also many other great benefits of being a DENS Business Partner. Click here to find out more.
QUEEN’S AWARD
Without the time and commitment our volunteers offer, we would be unable to continue to support those most vulnerable within our community.
That’s why we are so proud that to have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This award recognises excellence in the voluntary activities carried out by groups, and is the highest award a voluntary group can get!
This is a true testament to the amazing people who volunteer at DENS and provide an incredible service to our community.
