Volunteer
Are you on a gap year? Have you retired? Do you want to learn valuable skills? Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees relies on volunteers to help us offer vital services in the local community. Would you like to lend a hand?
FAQs
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills, share your existing skills with others, and support the work we do in the community.
Who can volunteer?
Almost anyone can be a volunteer. We have a wide range of roles which suit different people and different skills.
How much time to 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 - it all depends on you!
Will my travel expenses by reimbursed?
Yes! All travel expenses related to your role will be reimbursed. Please speak to your line manager for more information.
Will I receive training?
All our volunteers receive role specific training while working with us - from online training to in person training.
How do I apply?
To apply to be a volunteer, please download our volunteer application form at the link below, or alternatively please complete our volunteer expression of interest form further down this page and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible with more application details.
As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to consider all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies.
For more information contact our office on 01422 252 040.
Volunteering roles with Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees
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Reception is staffed during normal office hours Monday-Friday by volunteers and staff, and Saturdays for Shopmobility. A typical shift involves welcoming visitors, responding to telephone and email enquiries, taking messages for staff, use of the till and other tasks that may be requested from time to time.
Selling mobility products makes a valuable contribution to our income. As a volunteer you may be asked to prepare and price stock, cover the till point, assist customers, help with window displays. We will train you to carry out assessments for using scooters and if you wish to help with basic maintenance of scooters.
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As a Day Centre Volunteer you will be involved in a wide range of work which is of assistance to clients and the staff team. Volunteers help make clients feel comfortable and at ease by serving refreshments; helping with lunch; listening and chatting with them; and supporting them in activities and group participation.
Duties can also include making refreshments for clients and visitors; washing up; cleaning the kitchen area; and helping out with laundry when required
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Enthusiastic and active individuals are always needed to help our Fundraising Team promote Age UK C&K, organise fundraising events in the community and take part in one-off activities such as bucket collections. You can get involved in attending fairs; running stalls; arranging fundraising events; and acting as an ambassador for the charity. Hours are flexible and can be adapted to suit.
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Each befriender is matched to one or two older people who are isolated and lonely. You will visit them in their own home either for a conversation, often over a cup of tea or support them to go out and socialise, with you accompanying them for re-assurance. You need to be a confident conversationalist and a good listener. You can be flexible in the times you volunteer and make a real difference to an older person.
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You will help clients with information about services and benefits - signposting them to relevant organisations and helping to complete forms, such as Attendance Allowance. You may be asked to visit the client in their own home or to volunteer from our Halifax office. You need to be able to listen, ask appropriate questions and to enter data on screen. You will be given relevant welfare benefits training and be supported by a member of the I&A staff.
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Either in a group setting or one-to-one, offering support, training and guidance to older people in the use of technology - mobile phones, tablets, skype, laptops. Many older people are missing out on technology and lack the confidence to try and use it. As more and more services and benefits are online only this is an important volunteering role.
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Volunteers support the Business support Team in a range of duties such as, answering telephone calls, filing, photocopying, sorting leaflets, mailshots, using email and computer skills.
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We are seeking new members for our board of trustees. With a proven track record, you will be a strategic thinker, with the time and skills to commit to this important role.
We welcome applications from anyone with the empathy and inspiration to give their time to Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees. Trustee positions are unremunerated – reasonable travel and subsistence expenses can be reimbursed. Time commitment is approximately 40-50 hours per annum.
Please email enquiry@ageukck.org.uk or call 01422 252040 for an application pack.
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You will be supporting our community and engagement worker Monika in raising awareness about dementia. This is done by holding information stalls at places such as supermarkets and hospitals, you will be engaging with the public and providing information about how to live well with Dementia and local support services available.
You will also have the opportunity to become a dementia ambassador and run dementia friend sessions plus there are also further opportunities to help facilitate our Bespoke dementia training.
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The Calderdale Dementia Hub is a partnership between Community Links and Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees and offers information and advice for people who are living with dementia and their carers, family and friends.
Volunteers will work alongside the Dementia Support Coordinators, working with clients and carers, and helping to promote the service at events.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Group Support Volunteer
Please click on any of the roles above to view a role description.
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Our Meet & Greet Volunteers will:
- Meet and greet people using the Choices shop
- Ensure people coming into the Choices shop are directed to the support they
need - Support the Team in managing waiting times at periods of high demand
- Provide a listening ear to people using and waiting for the service
including people who may have communication, mobility issues and complex needs
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Our Walking Tennis Volunteers support the running of our Walking Tennis sessions at Queens Sports Club in Halifax on Wednesdays from 10am.
Download our Volunteer Leaflet
Download our volunteer leaflet for more information about volunteering with us and the range of roles available.
Apply to volunteer
Find out more about our volunteering opportunities by calling us on 01422 252 040 or emailing us at enquiry@ageukck.org.uk or download our volunteering application form.
What our volunteers say...
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Hiu Ming Baylis
Hiu Ming Baylis is a befriending volunteer. She has been volunteering for us for over 9 years and is now visiting a lovely older lady called Barbara.
"I know Barbara looks forward to my visits. No-one knows where they are going to end up in life’ she says ‘and I enjoy helping out and making a difference." -