Volunteer
‘I love doing nail art in the salon at St Augustine’s because I cannot work and it makes me feel like my life has started again. The positive benefits are both for myself as a volunteer and the community we serve. Lets not limit ourselves as we were limited before, each for different reasons. I love to see the smiles on people’s faces when their nails look beautiful.’ Besara, nail artist and volunteer
Volunteers keep us running; we work with around 150! Half are people seeking asylum and refugees and half are people who have lived locally for some time.
We try to provide volunteering opportunities that suit different interests, skills and levels of experience. Some roles require a regular commitment each week; others can be more flexible.
Watch this joyful short film Matt Radcliffe made for Volunteers’ Week; it’s a love letter to our volunteers.
Our volunteering programme involves:
- Skills development (and certificates of commitment)
- Induction and safeguarding training
- Meeting people from around the world
- Supervision from staff
How you can get involved
- Bike repair for our Cycle Club
- Gardening – growing vegetables and keeping our grounds looking good
- Cooking and washing up in our Welcome Café
- Befriending – supporting new arrivals
- English language teaching
- DIY and maintenance
- Reception
- Chill out room hosts
- Office support and data inputting
- Interpreting or translating
- Being a Trustee
- Casework for our Advice drop-in
- Stewarding our activities and events
- Sorting donated clothes and shoes in our Free Shop
- Barbers and beauty and nail art in our Salon
- Making deliveries – own transport needed
- Fixing donated laptops and phones
How to join the volunteer team
- Complete this short application form with your personal details and volunteering interests.
- You will receive an email from Rabia, letting you know what’s available and the next steps in your St Augustine’s volunteering journey.
We work in partnership with CVAC and VSI Alliance.
St Augustine’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all volunteers to share this commitment. Recruitment of all volunteers is robust and informed by our safer recruitment policy and procedures.
