Volunteer Centre

Benefits of Volunteering

By volunteering you can...

• Meet new people - volunteering can bring you into contact with like minded people as you volunteer together for a cause. It is also a good way to meet people from different backgrounds.  
• Have fun - many students tell us about the fun they have whilst volunteering. 
  Build confidence - while volunteering you will experience challenges and develop new skills. This can help you to build confidence.  
• Boost your employability - volunteering is a great way for you to develop skills such as communication, organisation, teamwork and time management that many employers look for in today's competitive market. 

Volunteers:

Taunton Deane Volunteer Centre is here to help ‘you’ the volunteer. The Centre offers advice and information about volunteering opportunities in Taunton Deane. We support and promote the ‘quality, quantity and accessibility’ of volunteering at a local level.
We offer potential and existing volunteers free information and    advice regarding appropriate volunteering opportunities, so please contact us for more information; by telephone, email, download from our website, post or please do feel free to call in for a chat. We offer a confidential, one- to-one interview with an adviser, who will be more than happy to discuss your needs. Whatever your age, interests, skills or ability let us help to find the perfect opportunity for you!

If you would like to print a Volunteer Registration Form - click here

To see all our volunteering opportunities please visit www.do-it.org.uk

1-2-1 confidential interviews available on request

Organisations:

Taunton Deane Volunteer Centre encourages partnership working between voluntary, statutory and business sectors. As an agency for the recruitment and placement of volunteers we are able to publicise opportunities, in the local newspaper and on the radio, as well as assess prospective volunteers.

If you would like to print an Opportunity Registration Form - click here

Managing your Volunteers

This information covers volunteer management; a topic often overlooked by many organisations. If care and attention isn’t devoted to volunteers, and their work, they can become de-motivated and the experience of volunteering can become a negative one for all involved. In order to avoid this it is important that volunteers are valued and managed properly by the organisation that they are working with.

Download our guide to Managing your Volunteers - click here

Managing your Volunteers feedback form - click here

Taking on Young Volunteers

Young people make great volunteers. They can bring real enthusiasm, commitment and energy to your organisation. A positive volunteering experience for a young person can lead to a commitment to volunteering that will be sustained throughout their lives.

Download our guide to Taking on Young Volunteers - click here

1-2-1 confidential interviews available on request

Volunteer Centre Opening Times:

10am-4pm Monday-Thursday