Volunteer
Age UK Somerset relies on volunteers to help us offer vital services in the local community.
Would you like to lend a hand?
Volunteering roles with Age UK Somerset
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Befriending in your community
Could you visit a lonely older person in your community?
Help us fight loneliness in Somerset and North Somerset by becoming a befriender.
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Ageing Well Volunteers
Would you like to help older people to live healthier, happier lives?
Our Volunteers lead fun and sociable chair-based activity sessions. No experience necessary!
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Information & Advice Support
Our volunteers help local older people with paperwork such as benefit claim forms.
Could you help can make a huge difference to those in need?
Other Volunteering Opportunities
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Fundraising Volunteers
We are always looking for Volunteers to help with our fundraising activities. You could help us at events, or we could help you to organise and run events of your own.
Please contact us about becoming a fundraising Volunteer and every penny you raise will help us to deliver our vital services.
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Office Admin Volunteers
Do you have a good telephone manner and some experience of using a computer? Can you spare an afternoon a month, or more? We are looking for help with some admin tasks in our friendly office.
Full training will be given and you will be supported at all times by a member of staff
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Poster Puter-uppers!
We need help to promote our services. We are looking for Volunteers who would be happy to receive a poster from us from time to time, and then distribute it around their local patch.
If you’ve got a willingness to help, even if you’ve not got much free time, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
The next step is to either:
- Phone us on 01823 345627 and we will post you an information and application pack.
- email us at volunteers@ageuksomerset.org.uk and we will email you the pack
- Fill in the contact form below and we will get in touch.
- Read our Volunteering leaflet and download our Application form, complete it, save it, and return it to us.
Requesting information will not commit you to becoming a Volunteer, so if you are not sure whether you are interested at this stage and just want more information, please do ask.
Other ways to get involved
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Donate to us
We rely on your support to keep helping older people in Somerset and North Somerset. Any donation, no matter how much, is greatly appreciated.
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Fundraise for us
Whether you can knit little hats, or want to walk, run, bake, jump out of a plane or just have a collection tin in your shop, please get in touch. We appreciate every bit of help!
Get in touch
Someone from the Volunteering team is usually in the office Monday to Friday.
Please contact us.