The Staffordshire Moorlands Volunteer Centre has a large database with the details of local organisations and the type of volunteer roles that they currently have available. We can support you in searching via an area of interest, a geographical area, even the time of day that you are available - to find a volunteering opportunity specific to you.

Whether you are looking for something indoors or outdoors, long-term or as a one-off, the Staffordshire Moorlands Volunteer Centre will be able to support you. Volunteering is a great way of meeting new people, learning new skills and trying something completely different. It opens up new doors, allowing both you as an individual and the group that you are volunteering with, to benefit. By taking on a new challenge, you never know - you may even unearth a talent that you didn't know you had - and at the very least - it will give you a sense of pride, achievement and involvement in your local community.

Being a volunteer can help boost your confidence, provide a sense of achievement and help you gain experience in a new field. Volunteering is an excellent way of learning new skills, gaining a reference for your CV and improving future employment job prospects.

Volunteering - something for everyone!

The great thing about volunteering is that everyone can offer something. It doesn't matter what time you have to offer - an hour a month or two days a week - there is always a suitable opportunity to be found.

There are many reasons why people may want to volunteer. It may be that you feel strongly about a particular subject and want to support an organisation that tackles the issues concerned. It may be that you just want to fill your time or give something back to your community. 

If you are unemployed you will find that volunteering is a great way to keep skills alive, to develop new skills and to keep up with what is going on in a modern organisation. It’s also a great thing to put on a CV. Volunteering often provides a route out of depression and loneliness and can help bring back confidence and self-belief.

If you are a student and need to gain experience to go alongside the theory, then volunteering is a great way to put the theory to practice. Also, having volunteering on your UCAS application will make you stand out from the crowd. Most organisations welcome volunteers from 16 years of age and above.

If you are retired, then use your newly gained spare time to volunteer. You will find that your skills, wisdom and experience are really appreciated by the voluntary organisations concerned.

Even if you are employed full time or part time volunteering can be a great way of giving something back to your community or allowing different skills to be exercised or interests to be pursued. We have opportunities that you can get involved in from home, during the evening or on an ad-hoc basis to fit around your busy lifestyle.

How do I  find relevant volunteering opportunities?

There are many volunteering opportunities available on the do-it.org website. Using the website is easy but you will need your own e-mail address and be in the habit of checking your e-mails regularly. You just type in your postcode and it will bring up opportunities around where you live. Using the advanced search will enable you to say how far you are prepared to travel and what sort of things you are interested in.

You can search the opportunities in your area there (please note: this will open in a new window):

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