VOLUNTEER WITH US
If you would like to volunteer for any of the below projects, please download our application form here.
Our services include:
Befriending / Sitting Service:
Sitting Volunteers
The sitting service was set up to allow carers to get out and have a break.
They may be caring for someone 24 hours a day without any respite and this service enables them to do whatever they wish for a while without worrying about their loved one. ON HOLD AT MOMENT
Befriending Volunteers
Our volunteers also befriend people in their area who are lonely, isolated or housebound. Calling in for a weekly chat and a cuppa goes a long way. ON HOLD AT MOMENT
Buddy Volunteers
The volunteer buddy will provide short term support to individuals who have not left their home for some time and have lost confidence to go out.
Telephone Befriending Volunteer
The Telephone volunteer will call the client to provide a regular telephone befriending service.
Volunteer Community Connectors
Helping people of Erewash connect with other local people, activities, groups and services.
Volunteer Shoppers
We provide a shopping service for people who are unable to shop for themselves and have no family or friends to help. Shopping can be carried out on a weekly basis by volunteers if available.
Volunteer Drivers
We provide a transport service for people who are unable to access public transport to local groups.
Home from Hospital Volunteers
The Aim of the service is to provide support for vulnerable people when they leave hospital or for those living at home but at risk of admission to hospital. The service will provide short term practical support for up to six weeks.
Julie Watlow – Volunteer Manager
Tel: 0115 9466740
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”
“Volunteers are not paid – not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless”
“You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you”
Brokerage Volunteering
do-it.org is the UK’s only national database of volunteer vacancies.
It enables you to look for opportunities that suit you.
You can search by:-
Your Postcode
How far you are willing to travel
Area of Interest
Area of Activity
When you are available
Volunteer Centres are the local agencies that promote and develop volunteering.
Many of the opportunities on Do-It come from Volunteer Centres.
If you can't find a suitable opportunity on Do-it, your local Volunteer Centre might be able to help.
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Talking about Mental Health and Wellbeing – a booklet produced by Derbyshire County Council for volunteers around the promotion of mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19. Includes a poster outlining some of the wellbeing support available to volunteers.
