Volunteering is a great way to enhance your University experience. It's a great way to make new friends and become part of the local community as well as developing new skills and experiences which will look great on your CV when you start job hunting.
There are a wide range of opportunities to get involved. These range from activities that support other students and improve the University community as a result, through to getting involved in charities and not for profit organisations in the wider community outside of campus.
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University of Manchester Volunteering Team | Volunteer Day – Allotment work with Together Dementia Support – Monday 3 April | Fixed / Short term | Community Work, Environment and Gardening, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Older People, Practical Work and DIY | About the project: Together Dementia Support are here to help people to live positively with Dementia in Manchester and Trafford. There are an... |
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University of Manchester Volunteering Team | Volunteer Day - VegBox harvesting at the Firs Botanical Gardens - Monday 27 March | Fixed / Short term | Community Work, Environment and Gardening, Health and Wellbeing, Practical Work and DIY | At the Firs Botanical Grounds, we have been busy sowing seeds, repotting and caring for a wide range of vegetables. Now that the seedlings have grown... |
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University of Manchester Volunteering Team | Volunteer Day: Crochet for our local Premature Baby Ward - Wednesday 22 March | Fixed / Short term | Art and Design, Children, Health and Wellbeing, Hospitals and Hospices, Practical Work and DIY | At this Volunteer Day, we will be making blankets to donate to the Neonatal Intensive Care Ward that is based right here on the Oxford Road.... |
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Anumana Limited | Anumana Code Academy Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Children, Education, IT, Science and Technology, Teaching, Training and Coaching | The Anumana Code Academy is a volunteer programme to teach disadvantaged children python in schools around Greater Manchester. The course is CPD... |
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Citywise | Spring Camp Mentor | Fixed / Short term | Children, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Education, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Sports and Outdoor Activities , Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People | During the Easter break we will be having a Citywise Spring Camp. The theme is 'Science and Growth Mindset.' When: 3rd - 7th April (Monday... |
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W.E.L.Safe CIC | Festival Welfare Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Caring, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Alcohol and Addictions, Event Support, First Aid, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Youth Work and Young People | W.E.L.Safe CIC is a not for profit organisation that provides confidential and non-judgemental information and support around issues such as drugs... |
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Oxfam - Withington Shop | Social Media Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Administration, Business Management, International , Marketing, PR and Media, Retail | We are looking for a social media volunteer to join our Oxfam Withington shop on Wilmslow Road, Manchester! Together we can help people facing... |
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One Manchester Housing Trust | Gardener | Ongoing / Long term | Environment and Gardening | Do you love to garden or spend time outdoors? Grow organic and nutritious fruits and vegetables? Create and maintain fragrant flowering plants?... |
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The Widows Empowerment Trust | Research Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Administration, Campaigning and Lobbying, Community Work, Culture, Counselling and Listening, Health and Wellbeing, Heritage, Human and Civil Rights, Languages, Marketing, PR and Media, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Older People, Research | This volunteer position will work in a team in the Widows Empowerment Trust in order to fulfil the new National Lottery Heritage Project; this... |
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S.A.L.V.E. International | Homeless child research volunteer | Fixed / Short term | Administration, Campaigning and Lobbying, Community Work, Homeless and Housing, Human and Civil Rights, International , Research, Youth Work and Young People | S.A.L.V.E. International is a UK and Ugandan partnership charity supporting children to be able to leave the streets of Uganda and return to a safe... |
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Woodhouse Park Family Centre | Media Coordinator | Ongoing / Long term | Marketing, PR and Media | We are a small charity supporting vulnerable children and families in South Manchester. We are looking for someone to put together a short monthly... |
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The University of Manchester - Firs Botanical Grounds | Veg Box Harvesting - weekly volunteering opportunity | Ongoing / Long term | Community Work, Environment and Gardening | At the Firs Botanical Grounds, we have been busy sowing seeds, repotting and caring for a wide range of vegetables. Now that the seedlings have grown... |
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Lymphoma Action | Lymphoma Awareness Community Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Community Work, Event Support, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Hospitals and Hospices | Lymphoma is still not widely recognised or understood. Your time and support can make all the difference to the success of our community activities,... |
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University of Manchester Volunteering Team | Volunteering from Home: Crochet for our local premature baby ward | Ongoing / Long term | Art and Design, Children, Health and Wellbeing, Hospitals and Hospices, Practical Work and DIY | Crocheters and knitters wanted! Following a series of crochet Volunteer activities this year, we are now calling upon all crocheters to assist us in... |
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Smart Works Greater Manchester | Outreach Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Community Work, Event Support, LGBT+, Youth Work and Young People | We are a charity that exists to give women the confidence they need to reach their full potential, secure employment and change the trajectory of... |
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Access All Areas - FunFair | Funfair Volunteer | Fixed / Short term | Administration, Art and Design, Children, Education, Event Support, Practical Work and DIY, Science and Technology, Youth Work and Young People | Funfair is part of Access All Areas, the Students' Union's Widening Participation Outreach program. Funfair aims to give underrepresented... |
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The Widows Empowerment Trust | Bag Packing 16th December 2023 | Fixed / Short term | Caring, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Education, Event Support, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Older People | • Participating in organised bucket collections, providing information about The Widows empowerment trust and our work, and/or offering customers... |
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The Widows Empowerment Trust | Bag Packing 23rd & 24th September 2023 | Fixed / Short term | Caring, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Event Support, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Older People | • Participating in organised bucket collections, providing information about The Widows empowerment trust and our work, and/or offering customers... |
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The Widows Empowerment Trust | Bag Packing 25th March 2023 | Fixed / Short term | Caring, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Event Support, Fundraising, Health and Wellbeing, Marketing, PR and Media, Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Older People | • Participating in organised bucket collections, providing information about The Widows empowerment trust and our work, and/or offering customers... |
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Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford | Sports coach, family sports sessions | Fixed / Short term | Children, Community Work, Health and Wellbeing, Sports and Outdoor Activities , Teaching, Training and Coaching | We are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing volunteers to run after school/weekend/school holiday sports sessions, eg rounders, football, tennis,... |
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The Access Project | Volunteer tutor | Ongoing / Long term | Education, Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People | The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities. We are looking for undergraduates, postgraduates,... |
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Talk Listen Change | Talkshop Youth Work Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Caring, Community Work, Counselling and Listening, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Alcohol and Addictions, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Homeless and Housing, LGBT+, Youth Work and Young People | At Talkshop we provide many services for a variety of Trafford young people aged 11-19 (or up to 25 for those with additional needs or care leavers... |
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Dignity in Dying | Local Campaigner | Ongoing / Long term | Campaigning and Lobbying, Community Work, Culture, Hospitals and Hospices, Legal and Justice, Mental Health, Older People | We have an exciting opportunity for students at the University of Manchester to be a part of a winning campaign to legalise assisted dying for... |
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Mustard Tree | ESOL Supporting Facilitator | Ongoing / Long term | Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Homeless and Housing, Languages | Mustard Tree are looking for volunteers to support our on-site ESOL classes, to help deliver basic language lessons to the Greater Manchester... |
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STITCHED UP COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETY LIMITED | Repair Cafe Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Community Work, Event Support, Practical Work and DIY | A Repair Café is a free meeting place where people get together to - you guessed it - repair things! The first Repair Café was held in Amsterdam in... |
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Rethink Rebuild Society | Teaching English to Arabic-speaking Refugees and Asylum seekers | Ongoing / Long term | Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Community Work, Education, Languages | Our organisation has free English classes for asylum seekers and refugees, aiming to support them settle well into British society. We currently have... |
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Noah's A.R.T. | Volunteer Outreach Assistant | Ongoing / Long term | Animals, Children, Counselling and Listening, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Older People | We require volunteers to support our therapeutic and educational outreach visits. This is a client-facing role supporting animal-assisted... |
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Revive Charity UK | Case Work Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Domestic Violence, Homeless and Housing, Human and Civil Rights, Legal and Justice, Race and Ethnicity | As a Casework Volunteer, you will support the Case Work Coordinators to deliver our advice service to clients. You will be part of a small and... |
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Together Trust | Volunteer Gardener | Ongoing / Long term | Environment and Gardening, Youth Work and Young People | We involve Volunteer Gardeners in a variety of our services, including in our special education schools and residential homes. We are fortunate to... |
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Together Trust | Music Technology Assistant | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Children, Education, Music | At Ashcroft School we provide special education for children and young people aged 8 to 18 years who have struggled to cope in other settings because... |
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Access All Areas - STEMSoc TraveLab | Travelab Project Co-Leader | Ongoing / Long term | Education, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Research, Science and Technology, Youth Work and Young People | We are looking for someone to co-lead Travelab, an educational outreach project that delivers live demonstrations of STEM related experiments to... |
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DENTMAN | Mouth Care Talk | Fixed / Short term | Health and Wellbeing | Mouth care talk delivered to carers of disabled adults. Topics covered : - why mouth care is important - links between oral health and general health... |
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University of Manchester Volunteering Team | Heart Heroes 2022-23 - for current Instructors only! | Ongoing / Long term | Health and Wellbeing, Hospitals and Hospices, Youth Work and Young People | For logging hours for the Heart Heroes 2022-23 year |
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Student Action - PWP Tuesdays | People with People Wednesdays Volunteer | Fixed / Short term | Community Work, Event Support | We are looking for volunteers who are willing to spare a few hours on a Wednesday evening to support a group of adults with learning disabilities in... |
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Home Start Manchester | Family Support Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Caring, Children, Counselling and Listening, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Alcohol and Addictions, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Youth Work and Young People | Home Start Manchester is looking for volunteers to offer emotional and practical support to families, usually in their own home. Are you a good... |
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Travelteer | Turtle Conservation Programme (Costa Rica) | Ongoing / Long term | Community Work, Fundraising | Volunteer in Costa Rica! We prioritise sea turtle conservation in the rural town of, Osa Peninsula, in and around the beaches of Carate, Pejeperro,... |
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Bolton Hospice | Charity shop volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Retail | As a Bolton Hospice charity shop volunteer you’ll help run one of our charity shops; sorting stock, replenishing the shop floor and selling donated... |
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Zero Gravity | Zero Gravity Mentoring | Ongoing / Long term | Children, Community Work, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People | Zero Gravity is a social impact organisation with a funded 1:2:1 mentoring platform that has supported 3,000+ students from areas of low opportunity... |
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Think Pacific | 1-Month Volunteering Project in the Fiji Islands - Summer 2023 | Fixed / Short term | Community Work, Culture, Education, Environment and Gardening, Health and Wellbeing, International , Mental Health, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Sports and Outdoor Activities , Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People | Think Pacific is a UK social enterprise and registered Fijian charity, which works with local government partners to achieve ethical, responsible and... |
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Tales To Inspire | Volunteer Video/Youtube Content Creator | Ongoing / Long term | Community Work, Health and Wellbeing, Heritage, Homeless and Housing, LGBT+, Marketing, PR and Media, Mental Health, Older People | We are currently looking for one volunteer to take up the lead with our video content creation for our Youtube Channel. Tales to Inspire has now... |
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Conversation Over Borders | Volunteer English Tutor | Ongoing / Long term | Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Languages, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Teaching, Training and Coaching | We are looking for volunteer tutors to work one-to-one with refugees and asylum seekers online delivering our English conversation classes. You will... |
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STEMSoc Code Club | Code Club Volunteer (Official) | Ongoing / Long term | IT, Teaching, Training and Coaching | Code Club is looking for volunteers! We are looking to set up weekly online/in-person classes to teach year 5 or 6 students the Scratch programming... |
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Bolton Lads And Girls Club | Sport Development Volunteer | Ongoing / Long term | Children, Sports and Outdoor Activities , Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People | You will be a crucial part of delivering our sports activities in our Youth Club, working with young people aged between 8 and 19 years old. We offer... |
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Bolton Lads And Girls Club | Volunteer Youth Worker | Ongoing / Long term | Art and Design, Children, Community Work, Health and Wellbeing, Music , Youth Work and Young People | You will be a crucial part of delivering our Youth Club activities for our Youth Club Sessions, engaging with young people to provide fun and... |
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Bolton Lads And Girls Club | Volunteer Independent Visitor | Ongoing / Long term | Children, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying | All local authorities have a statutory duty to provide an Independent Visitor’s service in accordance with the Children Act 1989 (Schedule 2... |
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Bolton Lads And Girls Club | Volunteer Mentor | Ongoing / Long term | Children, Community Work, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Youth Work and Young People | Our Mentors make a huge difference to the lives of our young people. You will be matched with a young person who needs support in building their... |
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The Mix | Digital Connector | Ongoing / Long term | Advice, Information and Support, Mental Health, Youth Work and Young People | You’ll support vulnerable young people and connect them to vital further help. You could be the missing link between a young person and the help they... |
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Student Action - The Burkhart Women's Centre | Burkhart Shelter Volunteers | Fixed / Short term | Art and Design, Caring, Mental Health | Women can be the hidden victims of homelessness. In this project, we are looking for passionate volunteers who want to help at a local housing and... |
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Student Action - Intergenerational Project | Film Afternoons- Intergenerational Project | Ongoing / Long term | Caring, Catering, Community Work, Older People | The Film Afternoons Project, which is part of the Intergenerational Projects aims to create a space for the elderly in Manchester to interact with... |
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North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust | Patient and Public Panel Member | Ongoing / Long term | Administration, Advice, Information and Support, Campaigning and Lobbying, Culture, Disability , First Aid, Marketing, PR and Media, Race and Ethnicity, Trusteeship and Committee Work , Youth Work and Young People | We established a Patient and Public Panel to give members of the public a voice and the chance to have their views acted upon. The panel is made up... |