We support people to live life to the full and we couldn’t do this without the commitment of a dedicated team of volunteers.

We are always looking for people who have some spare time and enthusiasm to volunteer at Paul’s Place. Volunteering opportunities include:

Support with the set up and running of activities at Paul’s Place Daily

Supporting individuals to get involved in activities at Paul’s Place Daily

Befriending individual’s, talking and listening to people

Corporate Volunteering opportunities for companies with Giving Back days

The benefits of volunteering for you:

Having a positive impact on someone else’s life

It is amazing the difference that you can make on someone else’s life by just being there. Giving some of your time to support someone else is really powerful and you may never know the different that just being there can make for another person.

Feel good factor

Helping others and giving some of your time can make you feel good and be good for your own health and wellbeing. There is no better feeling to know that you have made a positive impact on another person’s day.

Gain new skills

Volunteering can also help you gain new skills as you might be doing something that you’ve never done before. Volunteering looks good on a CV as employers are increasingly looking at volunteering as a way of viewing candidates for jobs in different ways.

Make new friends

Paul’s Place is a friendly place to be and everyone involved in the charity gets a sense very quickly that it really is a special place. So many people have formed great friendships over the years including many of our volunteers.

Corporate Volunteers

Does your company have Giving Back Days?

Many businesses are helping their employees find the time to volunteer by offering corporate volunteering days. You can volunteer at Paul’s Place as a company by getting a team together, and helping us for one day or more.

We have had some brilliant support from corporate volunteers over the years. CRL Concrete repairs have sent their team to help us maintain the garden and grounds at Paul’s Place, ensuring that members (service users) have a relaxing space to enjoy nature.

Corporate volunteers have even done some painting in our day facility, giving the indoors a fresh new look too. Some have just helped out with our daily activities for a day. There are lots of ways you and your company can get involved!

Gary from Motability Operations is a DJ in his spare time and came to DJ at our Christmas party for the service users in the day facility.

“Volunteering for Paul’s Place is definitely an experience I would recommend to anyone, it’s rewarding, and you get to work and socialise with lovely, talented and passionate people. If you get the opportunity to volunteer yourself, I highly recommend it.” – Gary from Motability Operations

If you are looking for a place to give back, enquire for yourself or your team about corporate volunteering.

Please use our volunteer form or email Leanne at volunteering@paulsplace.org.uk

Meet volunteers Sam and Pepper from Pets As Therapy

Pepper Wearing Yellow Bandana with the Pets as Therapy on it Sam and Pepper are regular visitors in our day facility. Pepper’s calming influence and sweet nature are helping people feel relaxed and happy. Pets as Therapy Dogs are an organisation with a vision to ensure that everyone in the UK, no matter their circumstances, has access to the companionship of a friendly pet.

We’re grateful for Sam and Pepper’s visit, as well as his ongoing friendship with all the members (service users).

Meet Sue Weaver, Daycare Volunteer

“They enrich my life. I have given the members (Service Users) a special gift of my time, my talents and my skills. In return, I have gained friendships and much satisfaction in helping this charity. I have shared in their laughter and their tears during our incredible journey together. From the weekly onsite small group activities, supporting individuals to achieve their goals, to helping during short breaks and holidays, every moment spent together is creating special memories for us all.”

She has been a volunteer for over 10 years and we wanted to permanently recognise just how much this wonderful person has done for our small charity over the years. Not only has she been a constant happy face around the day facility, on day trips and short breaks, she has also become a dear friend to all at Paul’s Place.

Thank you, Sue, we’re so lucky to have people like yourself dedicating themselves to our mission to help disabled adults live life to the full.

Current Vacancies

Local Collection Tin Coordinator

Hours: Fully Flexible depending on you, could be 1 hour a month, could be more!

Location: Remote, within your local Area. (This Boundary will be discussed)

We are looking for Volunteers to coordinate our Fundraising Collection Tins in their local area.

This role involves approaching your local shops/restaurants/pubs etc and asking them to host a Collection Tin on behalf of Paul’s Place. Once they agree, you will build a relationship with the premises and return to collect the tin when it is full and replace it with a newly sealed one along with a Thank you postcard. You will then drop off the full tins to us for counting.

Collection Tin fundraising is a vital source of income for Paul’s Place and this role really will be making a huge difference to the physically disabled adults we support.

The role is fully flexible depending on the time you’d like to give, you could manage one shop or you could manage the whole of your town, it’s completely up to you! So if you are friendly, approachable, honest and trustworthy, we would love to hear from you! It is preferable for you to hold a full driving licence and have use of a vehicle.

This is a remote-based volunteer role, where you can claim expenses for the mileage you have used. We will issue you with an expense form to complete when you deliver the collection tins.

We supply a free enhanced DBS check and training to all our volunteers.

Daily Activities Volunteer

Do you have joy, patience, commitment, understanding, a fun-loving nature and are happy to have a laugh and a joke? (as requested by the people we support).

You could be an activities volunteer! Our day facility would not be the fun and caring space it is without the support of our volunteers. Get involved with our daily activities, create lasting friendships and help us in our mission to enhance the lives of physically disabled adults.

Gardening Volunteers

We are looking for a volunteer to create a garden our members (service users) can enjoy. You can support us in this and provide recreational activities for disabled adults at the same time. They love to help in the garden by planting seeds, pruning, watering and painting plant pots. Together you will be making a beautiful and relaxing space!

Volunteering will involve being on-site to assist our members (service users) during activities, but we’re also looking for volunteers to work with each other to keep up with the weeding and progression of plants.

You will need to:

To assist members (service users) in achieving their outcomes by gardening.
To create a welcoming and tidy garden space, which will support our members (service users) mental and physical well-being.
To understand the issues that can affect the disabled community.
To be a good listener with a friendly and approachable personality and a warm manner.
To be keen to find out about members; their interests and hobbies and discuss them.
To have a caring nature; be patient; respectful and have good empathy skills.
To be able to give at least a morning or afternoon of your time a month.
To a commitment to volunteering with us for at least 3/6 months.

For any questions about volunteering at Paul’s Place, please contact our team at info@paulsplace.org.uk or call our office.