Volunteer with us
We're delighted that you're interested in volunteering for Age UK Wiltshire. We rely on the support of volunteers to help us deliver our services for older people.
You can find out more about our volunteering roles below. Once you've read more about the roles, complete our online volunteer application form at the foot of this page.
Our Volunteering Needs - Apr 2022
We are currently looking for volunteers in these areas:
Fitness & Friendship Club Leaders - Amesbury, Calne, Chippenham, Mere, Royal Wootton Bassett, Salisbury (from Apr '22), Swindon & Trowbridge
Fitness & Friendship Club Support Volunteers- Amesbury, Mere, Royal Wootton Bassett, Salisbury (from Apr '22) and Trowbridge
Wellbeing Assessors - Devizes, Mere, Swindon, Trowbridge and Warminster
Wellbeing Community Volunteers - Calne, Devizes, Mere, Swindon, Tidworth and Warminster
Information & Advice Office Advisors - Salisbury: Weds pm
If you are looking outside these areas or for a different role, it may be a little wait before you are able to join us as a volunteer.
Our Volunteering Roles
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Wellbeing Assessor Volunteer
Wellbeing Assessor Volunteers work in the community making an initial visit to an older person to assess their needs through a structured guided conversation. This is an ad hoc role with a flexible time commitment.
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Wellbeing Community Volunteer
Would you be able to support an older person to attend a structured activity in their community? We will match you with an older person for a few weeks so that you can help them to build their confidence and give them the skills they need to be independent once again.
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Fitness & Friendship Club Leader
Our Fitness & Friendship Club Leaders provide hands on support by running local fitness and friendship clubs for older people. Volunteers promote the programme locally, attract participants and deliver sessions to older people in local communities.
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Fitness & Friendship Club Support Volunteers
Our Fitness & Friendship Club Support Volunteers help run activity clubs with the club leader and support from the Fitness & Friendship team.
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Information & Advice Office Advice Volunteer
Information and advice is a confidential service which plays a crucial role in improving the quality of life for older people.
Working from our offices, your role will be to help with the delivery of our information and advice service to individual older people.
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Information & Advice Community Advice Volunteer
Not currently recruiting
Working in the community, our Information & Advice community advice volunteers visit older people in their own homes to provide information and advice and to help them fill in forms.
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Information & Advice Admin Support Volunteer
Not currently recruiting
Are you administratively organised with a good telephone manner and enjoy talking to people. Our Information & Advice team need volunteers to help with the day to day admin requirements of the team.
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Not Sure
You don't have to make a decision about a volunteer role yet.
Complete an application form and we'll give you a call to chat with you about our volunteering roles to help you make the choice that's right for you.
Ready to start volunteering?
If you are ready to volunteer with us then the first step is to read about our volunteer roles and complete our application form. This is how we first get to know you and understand what you want to get out of volunteering.
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Why volunteer for Age UK Wiltshire?
The people who donate their time to support our work are highly valued by all our teams. Whether you are working directly with our clients in our Community Support or Information & Advice services, as Fitness & Friendship club helpers, fundraisers or 'behind the scenes', we aim to ensure your time with us is rewarding and enjoyable.
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What's in it for you?
Giving up time to help someone in greater need is both rewarding and inspiring.
It can help you gain experience and improve your CV; it will enable you to meet new people and be part of a friendly team; it will allow you to hone existing skills through training and support from Age UK Wiltshire.
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Why we got involved
Our volunteers share their experiences of volunteering with Age UK Wiltshire