Updated 14 March 2024
Volunteering is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to a local cause, can be beneficial to your mental health and wellbeing and is a great addition to your CV.
You can search for all available volunteering opportunities on our online database, or take a look at our round-up below, featuring roles with VODA, opportunities with groups and organisations across North Tyneside and Trustee vacancies.
Opportunities available with VODA
Grow & Eat Projects: Grow & Eat seed-sowing session volunteer description
Help Me Be Digital: Help Me Be Digital Volunteer description
DiscoverME Young Person’s Recovery College – Anyone aged 16 to 25 who would like to get involved via this link.
Good Neighbours
Gardening volunteers urgently needed! If you can help, please contact [email protected] or call 07596806378 / 0191Â 643 2625.
- Shopping/Prescriptions Volunteer description
- Buddy Volunteer description
- Happy to Chat Volunteer description
- DIY & Odd jobs Volunteer
- Gardening Volunteer description
- Moving Furniture Volunteer description
Volunteer opportunities with North Tyneside VCSE groups and organisations
- The Late Shows 2024: Event Steward Volunteers
- Friends of Brierdene: Volunteers to help maintain the site. Contact [email protected].
- Pathways4All: Minute Taker at Trustee meetings
- The Bay Foodbank:
- Age UK North Tyneside:Â
- Stroke North:Â Group volunteerÂ
- Sarah’s Star: Digital content support
- Quadrant Leisure CIC: Pretendy Chef Volunteer
- North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau: Volunteer Advisors
- RNIB: WhatsApp Communication AssistantÂ
- Readeasy: Reading Coach
- Stephenson Steam Railway: Tea Rooms Volunteers
- Cedarwood Trust
- GardenerÂ
- Store Volunteer (from aged 16+)
- Bistro Assistant – Front of house
- St Oswald’s:
- YMCA North Tyneside: For an informal chat email [email protected] or apply here.
- Science Club Volunteer (around 2 hours per month on a Saturday) – must have an interest in working with children and in science
- Children and Young People Volunteer (hours vary depending on your availability) – must have an interest in working with children
- Theatre Club Volunteer (up to 2 hours per week on a Saturday) – must have an interest in drama/ the arts and working with children.
- Peer Talk North Shields: Support Group Facilitator
- Whitely Bay Big Local (Hub)
- The Girls Network: Volunteer Mentor
- Guide Dogs for the Blind:Â Fundraiser
- Tools With a Mission (TWAM):
- Forest Hall Young People’s Club:Â
- Age UK North Tyneside
- St Oswald’s:
- NSPCC Speak Out: NSPCC Speak out. Stay safe. Volunteer
- 5th Tynemouth Scouts:Â Assistant Section Leaders
- ReadEasy:Â Reading Coordinator
- Northern Cancer Voices: Involvement and Engagement Officer
- Inclusion Sports Foundation Hadrian: Administration Support
- Teakisi: Warm Hub Volunteer
- Healthwatch North Tyneside:
- Inclusion Sports Foundation Hadrian: Administration Volunteer
- Guide Dogs for the Blind: Training Dog Fosterer
- The Royal Air Forces Association:
- Connections for Life Friendship Calls
- Volunteer Caseworker to carry out welfare work
- Host Nation: Befriender
- Depaul: Nightstop Volunteer Host
- Nepacs: CIRCLES – Circle of Support and Accountability
- North East Netball:
- British Red Cross: Customer Service Volunteer (Newcastle upon Tyne)
- North Tyneside Council Community Protection & Public Space Team: North Tyneside Council Community Protection Support Group volunteers
- Men’s Pie Club: Pie Club Leaders (you do not need to be a skilled cook, just have an interest in food).
- Beach Access North East: Volunteers to support the loan of access equipment by appointment. Based at Whitley Bay or Blyth.
- Macmillan Cancer Support – Macmillan Buddies Service:
- National Childbirth Trust:
- Gingerbread: Single Parent Gingerbread Group Lead Volunteer (this role is for single parents)
- Meadow Well Connected: The Barn Joinery Volunteer
- Citizens Advice Witness Service: Citizens Advice Witness Service Volunteer & Witness Service Outreach Volunteer
- Whitely Bay Young People’s Centre requires 2 experienced Youth Work Support Volunteers to support the development of their monthly youth committee.
- Old Low Light –Café Assistant & Welcome Desk Volunteers
- The PDSA:
- Independent Visitor Service North Tyneside Council needs Volunteer Independent Visitors to befriend a child or young person living in care.
- Anthony Nolan is recruiting Education Volunteers (Presenters) makes sure potential lifesavers know exactly what they’re signing up for, by delivering their education programme, The Hero Project. They are also interested in Donor Recruitment Event Volunteers.
- Safe Families for Children: Family Friend & Host HomeÂ
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Northumbria Voluntary Services Shop
- Altering Images of Mentality (AIM) Group: Membership Volunteer
- Garden at The Hub: Assisting in the maintenance within the Community GardenÂ
- MHA Communities North Tyneside:
- Tyneside Outdoors: Business support volunteer
- Useful Vision: Activity Volunteers
- North East Ambulance Service
- Tin On A Wall looking for volunteers ​in North Tyneside, Gosforth & Wideopen, Walker ​and their surrounding areas to collect non-perishable food and living essentials left outside on their street(s) on their monthly Saturday collections (you only sign up one collection at a time).
- North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau:Â Volunteer AdvisorsÂ
- Smile for Life Children’s Charity:Â Volunteer Mentor at Cafe BeamÂ
- Springfield Community Association: Art Group Support
- Family Gateway: Project Assistant – affordable food service
- New York Community Superstars Football Club: Volunteer Coaches, Welfare Officers and Funding Secretaries
- Mindstars CIC: Cuppa & Chat Facilitator
- Families 1st 4 Additional needs has various roles available, including Administration, Social Media, Stock and Food Dist Februaryribution.
Trustee Vacancies in North Tyneside
- Walking With In North Tyneside: Trustee
- Stroke North: Treasurer
- North Tyneside Art Studio – Treasurer & Trustees
- Independent Advocacy North East
- Vice Chair for North East Child Poverty Trust
- Cullercoats Watchhouse
- Justice Prince Trustee
- Coping with Cancer North East TreasurerÂ
- Wallsend Kinship Carers Chair
- Forest Hall Young People’s Club
- Cedarwood Trust
- The New Bridge Project
- CureUsher
Keep up to date with volunteer news by following the North Tyneside Volunteer Centre on Facebook.