Volunteering can be an excellent way to further your studies and enhance your career prospects. To compete effectively in the current economic climate, and to enhance your employability, it’s crucial that you can provide evidence to employers of the transferable skills you possess, many of which can be gained as a volunteer. The competencies demanded by graduate recruiters commonly include:

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• ​people skills – teamwork, good communication, networking and empathy

• management skills – leadership, use of initiative, delegation, planning and organising

• business skills – commercial awareness and an understanding of how organisations operate.

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No experience is required. All we ask is that you are open minded and like to meet new people. You will need to be available to volunteer during normal office hours and to commit a minimum of 2-3 hours a week.

We currently have volunteering opportunities in numerous schemes. This could include befriending service users on a one-to-one basis and accompanying people on trips, interviews and social events. We have a variety of schemes including outreach services where we support people in the community. For further information please call us for a chat and to answer any questions. We will send you out more detailed information and ask you to fill in a very simple application form. You will need to attend a brief interview, supply us with the names and addresses of two referees and if accepted will need to undergo a Criminal Records check which Community Foundation will pay for.



To find out more about what voluntary roles are available, call us on 0121 643 6490 or send us an email to: info@thecommunityfoundation.org.uk