Volunteer With Us
If you’re looking to help us in our mission to enable people with mental health challenges to live their lives to the full, then you’ve come to the right place.
We have volunteering opportunities available for individuals and businesses looking to make a positive impact.
We're looking for individuals to help support at our fundraising events, which are raising money to improve our mental health services. This is an enjoyable and simple way to support our efforts and create a profound difference in the lives of our residents.
Many businesses now offer their employees opportunities to give back to the community through volunteering days. At Response, you can have a huge impact on the lives of our residents through supporting our decorating and gardening projects. This is an excellent opportunity for your company and employees to collaborate as a team or individually, with the afterglow feeling of the impact they have made to the lives of people's with mental health challenges.
Find out about current volunteering opportunities below.
1. Volunteer at Events
We're always on the lookout for help!
Future events that you could get involved with include Quizzes, Barbecues, Fetes, Fun-Runs, Gala Dinners and many more!
Find out more about volunteering at events below.
We're currently looking for organisations to support with the renovation of outdoor spaces in a handful of our properties. We would love for your organisation to gather a team of people and spend a day at one of our supported housing locations, making the gardens into a relaxed and therapeutic space for residents to use.
What we are looking for:
Is this something your organisation would like to help with? If so, contact us at: Response.Fundraising@response.org.uk
2. Offer up your venue!
Do you have access to some gardens, a school playing field or grounds which would be suitable for a fundraising barbecue, garden party or picnic? Do you have a venue we can use? No matter how big or small your venue, get in contact and let's collaborate!
2. Become a Trustee
We are also particularly interested in finding individuals who can volunteer their time as Trustees for the organisation. Join our board of Trustees and help shape the strategic direction of the organisation. If you have a genuine passion for our mission, and can dedicate your time to us over a longer period of commitment as a Trustee, have a look at our vacancies area below.
Other opportunities to Volunteer
- Individual donator – Response welcomes funding directly from donators. Contact us for more details on how to do so or Donate directly here.
- Reading panel – As a registered charity, working with people in a broad variety of ways, carefully worded and professional documentation and reporting is important to us. You may have certain skills or experience that can help us produce documents of a high quality.
- Interview panel – Support our recruitment teams to find the best possible candidates to work with us.
- Sponsorship – Climbing a mountain? Running a marathon? We’d love for you to represent and fundraise for Response if you are. Find out more about raising money for Response here.
- Work Experience or placement– If you’re looking for your first experience of work in Health and Social Care or want to undertake some community work to achieve your Duke of Edinburgh award or similar, please get in touch as we may be able to support you on your journey.
