Volunteer for us
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Social Groups Volunteer
We are looking for friendly, caring individuals to volunteer within our social groups, which are spread across Hull and East Yorkshire. These groups aim to provide regular social inclusion to people aged 50+, promoting participation, reducing loneliness, encouraging conversation, and having fun!
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Telephone Befriender Volunteer
As a Telephone Befriender, you’ll provide a friendly regular telephone calls to older people with the aim of reducing feelings of loneliness and social isolation. These calls make a real difference to someone who may not have much company day to day.
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Donation Pot Collector Volunteer
As a Donation Pot Collector, you’ll support our fundraising by managing donation pots in your local area. This includes collecting, delivering, and returning pots, as well as helping locate new business hosts. This flexible role is perfect for independent individuals who enjoy light travel.
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East Riding Digital Champion
Our East Riding Digital Champions support older people across East Riding villages to improve their digital confidence and skills. This is a flexible, ad-hoc role supporting one-off IT sessions delivered to pre-existing community groups of older people.
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Home Visiting Befriender Volunteer
The Home Visitor Befriender role offers a lifeline to older individuals who may be experiencing social isolation and loneliness. Through regular, friendly home visits, you will help rebuild confidence and provide much-needed companionship.
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Friendship Companion Volunteer
The Friendship Companion role helps older individuals who are lonely or socially isolated to regain confidence and reconnect with their community
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Information and Advice Volunteer
Age UK HEY offers a free and confidential Information & Advice service for older people, their families, and carers. Clients are helped directly whenever possible, but if we are unable to help, we direct them to an organisation that can.
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Events Volunteer
As an Events Volunteer, you’ll assist at a variety of events held or attended by Age UK HEY across the region. These events help promote the charity, connect with the community, and raise vital awareness of the services we provide.
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Reception Volunteer
As a Reception Volunteer, you will be the welcoming face and voice of Age UK HEY. Your primary responsibilities will include answering telephone enquiries and assisting visitors in the head office. The role is flexible and may involve varied tasks depending on ongoing events or needs.
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Walking Football Support Volunteer
Walking Football is designed for individuals aged 50+ who want to continue playing football but are limited by mobility or other factors. This sport uses different rules and emphasises health, wellness, and inclusivity.
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Trustee
We are looking for committed enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals, who can share their time, experience and skills to make a difference to the lives of local older people as set out in our vision and values.
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Help shape our future- join our Board of Trustees
We are looking for committed enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals, who can share their time, experience and skills to make a difference to the lives of local older people as set out in our vision and values.
The Board and Chief Executive have identified some additional skills that would particularly complement our current team which include marketing and communications, PR and digital media skills, campaigning and fundraising, as well as financial or management accounting and oversight.
Previous board experience is not essential but enthusiasm to support the organisation deliver on our vision mission and values are essential.
Who we are
Age UK Hull & East Yorkshire is an independent local charity and part of a network of 118 federated Age UK charities. We've been working in the local community to help older people for over 70 years. We have many dedicated staff and volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Hull and East Yorkshire.
Your role as a Trustee is to work as part of a team providing leadership, strategic direction and collective responsibility for robust governance, ensuring the charity is run effectively and efficiently and delivers benefit and value. All Trustees are volunteers and the positions are unremunerated.
The time commitment required is typically around 4 hours per month including:
- attendance at our board meetings which are held four times a year, with time in between to respond to emails and read board papers and generally prepare for the meeting.
- Undertaking some required training (generally done online in own time)
- Engaging with Age UK Hull and East Yorkshire’s various activities and events
- Supporting the leadership team with the above specialist skills
This is an exciting and challenging time as we continue to plan to ensure financial diversity and stability and a high standard of performance for the organisation. As a Trustee you will be part of shaping and guiding this development and help to make a difference to local people and the communities.
If you would like to contact us to find out more about the role or the organisation please initially contact our Chief Executive Simon Himsworth initially using the email address hello@ageukhey.org.uk or telephone number 01482 3244644
Registered charity number 1101418 Company limited by guarantee number 04792749
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Why volunteer?
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills, and support the work we do in the community. Our volunteers are a key resource to Age UK Hull & East Yorkshire; without them we could not provide the services we do.
Who can volunteer?
Almost anyone can be a volunteer. We have a wide range of roles which suit different people and different skills. We need people to help with all aspects of the organisation, and that means there is something for everyone. If you want to become a volunteer we are willing to accept you regardless of age, gender, race, ability or health - everyone is welcome!
How much time do I need to give?
It depends on the volunteer role you are interested in. Some people give an hour a week, other people do more.
What else you can do to support us
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Take part in a fundraiser
Could you help us to raise vital funds by taking part in a fundraising event? We have regular events such as sponsored walks, but you could also do your own fundraiser like a cake sale.
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Get your colleagues involved
Could you talk to your colleagues or your employer about how you can support us? We have lots of ideas for how organisations can get involved, including sponsoring an event, making us Charity of the Year, or donating equipment.