We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities for you to get involved in - choose to filter by area of interest or course relevance.
To apply for the opportunities below, please make sure you have set up your volunteering profile.
HALLAM STAFF: Sheffield Hallam University staff are encouraged to volunteer, and can do so via the Students' Union. Staff are entitled to the same support as students when they volunteer with us, and are also entitled to one day of volunteering leave per year. Use the "Roles suitable for Hallam staff" filtering option on the left hand side of the screen. To apply for a volunteering opportunity, staff will first need to create a guest account for our website. Click the log-in button in the top right of the page, and follow the links for "guest account".
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Cafe Volunteers run our cafes. With the help from our trained chefs, you will create nutritious and affordable meals that are accessible to everyone and show what can be done with surplus food. Creating over 100 meals per day saves tonnes of food from going to waste all while feeding the community. The main activities include meal preparation, serving food and drinks, using a coffee machine, serving customers and keeping the front of house clean and tidy.
- Area of InterestCulture, Environmental action, Financial Instability, Homelessness, Human Rights, Social Isolation
- Academic Course RelevanceEnvironmental Sciences, Health and Social Care, Journalism, Medical Care, Research
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Leadership
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Organisation
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Team Work
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Time Management
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Warehouse Volunteers manage the daily running of Food Works Handsworth. They sort intercepted food, pack orders for cafe’s and run the market. We save around 10 - 12 tonnes of food every week and serve around 100 customers per day in our market. Tasks include sorting, weighing and storing intercepted food as well as serving customers.
Food Works is a not-for-profit organisation with the aim to create a more sustainable food system in Sheffield while reducing food waste. Our warehouse is the heart of the operation. Based in Handsworth our van drivers bring all the intercepted food here. As a warehouse assistant there are many roles you can undertake on any day. In the market these include: Serving customers, helping select their items, taking payments using our till system and packing market boxes. On the Intercept side: sorting the food into categories, weighing the food and sorting into stores, ensuring the food is stored correctly.
During your time volunteering you will always be supported by an experienced Hub manager. In this role there is an opportunity to learn about: stock taking and management, customer service and till use, storing food safely, packing orders, as well as building a sustainable food system that works for everyone!
We ask you to sign up through our website! Use this link Volunteer – Food Works (thefoodworks.org)
- Area of InterestCulture, Environmental action, Financial Instability, Homelessness, Human Rights, Social Isolation
- Academic Course RelevanceEnvironmental Sciences, Health and Social Care, Journalism, Research
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Innovation and Creativity
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Organisation
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Problem Solving
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Team Work
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Time Management
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The Cafe Volunteers are responsible for running our cafes. They work with our trained chefs to prepare nutritious and affordable meals that are accessible to everyone. The meals are made using surplus food to show what can be done with food that would otherwise go to waste. By creating over 100 meals per day, tonnes of food are saved from being wasted while also feeding the community. The main activities involved in the role include meal preparation, serving food and drinks, using a coffee machine, serving customers, and keeping the front of the house clean and tidy.
- Area of InterestCulture, Environmental action, Financial Instability, Homelessness, Human Rights, Social Isolation
- Academic Course RelevanceEnvironmental Sciences, Health and Social Care, Journalism, Research
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Organisation
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Partnership Working
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Team Work
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Time Management
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St Luke’s is Sheffield’s only hospice, with a vision to support and care for everyone affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. This role includes customer Service, Queue Busting, Meet & Greet, Gift Aid sign up, Accepting Donations, Shop floor merchandising, Monitoring customers in shop with current distancing guidelines
- Area of InterestCulture, Elder Care, Human Rights
- Academic Course RelevanceBusiness, Health and Social Care, Journalism, Research
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Cultural Awareness
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Organisation
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Team Work
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Time Management
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St Luke’s is Sheffield’s Hospice, with a vision to support and care for everyone affected by terminal illness in Sheffield. The majority of our shops do not have a lot of space to store donations, so our new Donation Centre is a vital resource to enable us to retain more stock, recycle items to generate income and help us continue to be there for Sheffield people when they need us most.
- Area of InterestElder Care, Human Rights
- Academic Course RelevanceJournalism, Research
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Innovation and Creativity
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Team Work
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Time Management
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Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. We are tackling the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. Our trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in English or maths.
Action Tutoring is a national education charity that offers free maths and English tutoring to pupils facing disadvantage.
By volunteering as a tutor at a local school or online, you'll be supporting children to build their confidence and help ensure they leave school with the grades needed to build a bright future.
What will I be doing?
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Tutoring 1-3 pupils in Year 5 or 6, or Year 7, 10 or 11.
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Commit to one hour a week, for up to 20 weeks. You choose the day and time to sign up to.
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Use our tutor workbooks to guide your pupils through activities that will boost their confidence and grades.
What you'll gain:
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Develop sought-after skills like communication, leadership, and problem-solving.
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Receive induction training, tutor workbooks and ongoing support.
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A reference at the end of your programme.
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Travel expense reimbursement (up to £5 per session).
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Free DBS check.
This volunteer role is perfect for you if you:
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Are passionate about making a tangible difference to educational equity and boosting the life chances of young people facing disadvantage.
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Are looking for invaluable, CV-boosting experience that directly enhances your graduate prospects, honing essential skills like communication, mentorship, problem-solving, and leadership – highly sought after in any career.
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Need a flexible opportunity that fits seamlessly around your studies and busy university life, allowing you to contribute meaningfully with just one hour a week, either in-person locally or conveniently online.
We look for volunteers with:
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Solid subject knowledge in the area they wish to tutor, which may be demonstrated by a degree or grade B at A-level qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
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The ability to explain concepts clearly and patiently.
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A commitment to supporting pupils’ academic progress.
We recognise that valuable experience can be gained through diverse routes, so if your qualifications differ from those mentioned - we still encourage you to apply! Please highlight any relevant experience or skills in your application.
We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: this is a volunteer, unpaid position.)
- Area of InterestChildren, Teaching, Tutoring
- Academic Course RelevanceAccounting/Finance, Administration, Art, Business, Childcare, Communications, Computer Sciences, Education, English, Environmental Sciences, Events Management, Fashion, Film and TV, Health and Social Care, Humanities, Information Technology, Journalism, Languages, Law, Marketing, Maths, Medical Care, Music, Psychology, Research, Sciences, Sports Studies
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Assertiveness
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Leadership
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Meeting Skills
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Problem Solving
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Public Speaking and Presentations
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Reflection
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Session Planning
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Team Work
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Time Management
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People Skills
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Teaching/Tutoring
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We are looking for football coaches / organisers who can help our refugees and asylum seekers to develop their football skills and potentially get a group ready to join a league / take part in competitions. Pre-pandemic we normally had a tournament at least once a year and training sessions once a week and would like this to restart.
- Area of InterestCommunity Sport, Human Rights, Men's groups, Outdoors, Social Isolation, Social Justice, Sports
- Academic Course RelevanceSports Studies
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Event Management
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Leadership
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Meeting Skills
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Networking
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Organisation
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Partnership Working
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Problem Solving
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Project Management
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Team Work
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Time Management
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People Skills
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Teaching/Tutoring
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Long term befriending for a child in care or who has recently left care
As a volunteer you will be matched with a young person and will meet them once a month to do fun activities - this could be going to the cinema, arts and crafts, theme parks, bowling, archery, football, swimming, horse-riding, tennis, museums, art galleries - whatever you and the young person would like to do. You would have up to £30 to spend on each visit. Volunteers need to be over 21 and be prepared to commit to the scheme for at least 2 years - this is because some young people in care would benefit from a regular, consistent and reliable relationship. Please get in touch for further information.
- Area of InterestArts, Arts and Crafts, Befriending, Children, Communities, Cooking/Food, Culture, Mental health, Outdoors, Social Isolation
- Academic Course RelevanceChildcare, Education, Health and Social Care, Languages, Psychology
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Meeting Skills
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Networking
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Organisation
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Session Planning
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Time Management
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People Skills
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We are looking for 4 male volunteers, who are fun, reliable, and enthusiastic, to be long term friends and role models for young male unaccompanied asylum seekers aged between 16-21.
- Area of InterestBefriending, Children, Communities, Human Rights, Mental health, Social Isolation
- Academic Course RelevanceChildcare, Education, English, Health and Social Care, Languages
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Communication and Listening
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Meeting Skills
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Networking
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Organisation
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Time Management
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People Skills
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Teaching/Tutoring
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We are looking for volunteers, who are fun, reliable, and enthusiastic, to be long term friends and role models, to children and young people in care and who have recently left care. Experience of supporting young people would be desirable - we welcome interest from care-experienced volunteers
As a volunteer you will be matched with a young person and will meet them once a month to do fun activities - this could be going to the cinema, arts and crafts, theme parks, bowling, archery, football, swimming, horse-riding, tennis, museums, art galleries - whatever you and the young person would like to do. You would have up to £30 to spend on each visit. Volunteers need to be over 21 and be prepared to commit to the scheme for at least 2 years - this is because young people in care need people who are regular, consistent and reliable. Please get in touch for further information.
- Area of InterestArts, Arts and Crafts, Befriending, Children, Communities, Cooking/Food, Culture, LGBTQ+, Mental health, Outdoors, Social Isolation, Social Justice, Sports
- Academic Course RelevanceArt, Childcare, Communications, Computer Sciences, Film and TV, Languages, Music, Psychology, Sports Studies
- Roles suitable for Hallam StaffThis role is suitable for Hallam Staff
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Assertiveness
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Communication and Listening
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Cultural Awareness
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Initiative
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Innovation and Creativity
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Meeting Skills
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Networking
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Problem Solving
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Reflection
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Time Management
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People Skills
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