Amber Valley Volunteer Centre

Due to seasonal changes some of the volunteer opportunities will not be available, however you are able to see what type of opportunity you will be able to take part in in the future. Currently available opportunities are listed on Volife Amber  Valley volifeambervalley   or   www.do-it.org website for more information and to apply. Alternatively, if you would like to talk to us about applying for any of these opportunities or discuss new or personalised opportunities, please contact us on 01773 512076 /admin@avcvs.org. Below is a list of all the volunteering opportunities generally available in Amber Valley.
OPPORTUNITIES INDICATING VOLUNTEERING IN AMBER VALLEY 
Couch to 5 X Motivator GOGA Amber Valley
Walk Derbyshire Volunteer Walk Leader Amber Valley Borough Council Amber Valley – Ripley and Belper
Volunteering Reading Coach Read Easy Amber Valley
Attic Shop Volunteer Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Costumed Interpreter Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Events Volunteer Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Learning Volunteer Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Promotions Assistant Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Visitor Experience Volunteer Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Cromford
Civilian Instructor Royal Air Force Cadets – 620 Derwent Valley Squadron Amber Valley
Board of Trustees Padley Group Derby
Trustees Shipley Parish Room Trust Shipley
Shipley Woodside Community Gardener Shipley Eco Action Group Shipley
Volunteer Treasurer Amber Valley NCT Amber Valley
Volunteer Team Leader Amber Valley NCT Amber Valley-Remote
Social media and digital content volunteer Grow Outside CIC From home
Leaders and Helpers Girl Guiding Amber Valley Area Amber Valley
Befriending the Elderly and/or socially isolated by telephone Crich Careline From home/ Crich
Bookings and programme coordinator SISU Ripley
Retail Liaison SISU Ripley
Trustee Amber Valley CVS / various local organisations Ripley
Fundraiser Crimestoppers Trust UK from home
Media and Marketing Volunteer Crimestoppers Trust UK from home
Support Volunteer Crimestoppers Trust UK Derbyshire
Telephone Befriending Crich Careline Crich/ From home
Fearless Representative Crimestoppers Trust UK Derbyshire
Shop Retail Volunteer Lighthouse Charity Shop Alfreton
Fundraising Volunteer Strutt’s North Mill Belper Belper
Gardening and Outdoors Shipley Eco Action Group Shipley
Trustees Shipley Parish Room Trust Shipley
Treasurer Pentrich & South Wingfield Revolution Group Home/ South Wingfield
Collection Tin Coordinator Alzheimer’s Research UK (Amber Valley) Amber Valley
Community Speaker Alzheimer’s Research UK (Amber Valley) Amber Valley
Digital Champion – ‘Cyber Buddy’ Rural Action Derbyshire – Digital Hubs (Amber Valley) Derbyshire
Branch Administration Officer Samaritans Derby Branch Derby
Animal Care Volunteer Helping Hooves Derby
Community Garden Volunteer Helping Hooves Derby
Practical Task Volunteer Helping Hooves Derby
Woodland Volunteers Waingroves Community Woodland Trust Waingroves
Shining Cliff Centre Hostel Volunteer Group Shining Cliff Centre C.I.C Ambergate
Business Development Person Belper Community Cottage Belper
ACTIVITIES/ EVENTS
Events Volunteer National Tramway Museum Crich
Activity Facilitator Springs Nottingham Brinsley
Event Organiser CT4TC Derbyshire
Volunteer Community Listener Healthwatch Derbyshire Derbyshire
Lunch club front of house volunteer Marlpool United Reformed Church Luncheon Club Marlpool, Heanor
Village Carnival Helper Ambergate Carnival Ambergate
Summer Festival Volunteer Wildwood Adventure Camps Derbyshire
Events Volunteer Heage Windmill Heage
RSPB Local Group Leader RSPB Midlands Chesterfield
Meet and Greet Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Matlock
Bertie Badger Mascot Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Matlock
Events Volunteer Wirksworth Heritage Centre Wirksworth
Group Helper Amber Valley Stroke Group Ripley
Activity Facilitator Amber Valley Stroke Group Ripley
Group Trip Assistant Amber Valley Stroke Group Ripley
Support Group Coordinator Parkinson’s UK Ripley
Volunteer Host Re-engage Belper/ Ripley areas
ADMINISTRATION/ OFFICE / RESEARCH/ TRANSLATION/ HELPLINE
Regional Support Coordinator Medical Detection Dogs Amber Valley
Telephonist/ Call Handler British Heart Foundation Alfreton
Help Line Volunteer No Panic Work from Home
Social Media and Marketing Volunteer Exercise Roadshow Derbyshire
Volunteer Secretary Riddings Park Community Centre Riddigns
Website and Social Media Volunteer Riddings Park Community Centre Working from home
Volunteer marketing assistant Go Wild in Wirksworth Home based
Membership and Admin Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Middleton
Data Mapping Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Middleton
Social Media Volunteer Wirksworth Heritage Centre Wirksworth/ from home
Research and Campaign Volunteer Citizens Advice From home/ Belper/ Heanor/ Ilkeston
Digital / Information Assistant Citizens Advice Belper/ Heanor/ Ilkeston
Telephone Assessor Citizens Advice Ilkeston
Face to Face Assessor Citizens Advice Heanor / Belper / Ilkeston
Face to Face Adviser Citizens Advice Heanor / Belper / Ilkeston
Branch Publicity Officer The Samaritans Derby / homebased
Business Development Person Belper Community Cottage Belper
Branch Administration Officer Samaritans Derby Branch Derby
ADVOCACY / LEGAL
Welfare Rights Volunteer Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre Derbyshire
Volunteer Citizen Advocate Dimensions Derby
ANIMALS
CATERING
Kitchen Assistant Marlpool Luncheon Club Marlpool
Food Bank Volunteer Salcare Heanor
Kitchen Assistant Salcare Heanor
Coffee bar volunteer Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA Scropton, South Derbyshire
Catering Assistant Midland Railway Trust Ltd Ripley
Catering Assistant RSPB Midlands Sherwood Forest
Cafe Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Matlock Bath
Cafe Volunteer Wirksworth Heritage Centre Wirksworth
CHILDREN/ YOUNG PEOPLE
Young at Heart Inter-generational Stay & Play Volunteer Derbyshire Toy Libraries Holbrook/ Belper
Family Support Befriender Derbyshire County Council Amber Valley
Child Contact Centre Volunteer Belper Community Cottage Belper
Scout Section Leader/ Assistant Scout Leader 1st Alton Manor Scouts & similar Belper
1:1 or 2:1 volunteer support Derbyshire Autism Services Group Amber Valley
Groups Volunteer Support Derbyshire Autism Services Group Amber Valley
Meet and Greet Buddy Derbyshire Toy Libraries Crich/ Belper
Stay and Play Support Volunteer Derbyshire Toy Libraries Crich/ Belper
Youth Project Volunteer Support MASSIVE Community Youth Project Duffield
School Groups Activity Assistant National Stone Centre Wirksworth
School Liaison Volunteer Friends of the Cromford Canal Cromford
Activities and Groups Volunteer Ripley Childrens Centre Ripley
Child Contact Co-ordinator Belper Community Cottage Belper
Home Visiting Volunteer Family Support Derbyshire Derbyshire
Forest School Volunteer Assistant Go Wild in Wirksworth Wirksworth
Summer Festival Volunteer Wildwood Adventure Camps Derbyshire
Allotment Host for Saturday Club Derbyshire Autism Services Ripley
Volunteer Youth Worker Railway Carriage Youth Club Ironville
Education Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Carsington Water/ Shipley
Education Volunteer Wirksworth Heritage Centre Wirksworth
Helping young people with learning difficulties Oyster Club Alfreton
Saturday Club Volunteer – Computer Games Derbyshire Autism Services Ripley
CRIME
Campaign Coordinator Crimestoppers Home based
Fearless Rep Crimestoppers Home based
Ambassadors Coordinator Crimestoppers Home based
General support Transition Belper Belper
Volunteer Victim Case Worker Remedi Derbyshire/Derby
DRIVING
Mini Bus Driver Ashmere Ripley/ Codnor
Mini Bus Driver CT4TC Amber Valley
Volunteer Car Driver EMAS Amber Valley
Volunteer Driver British Heart Foundation Alfreton (Clothing) Alfreton
Volunteer Driver Amber Valley CVS Belper and surrounding areas
Volunteer Stock Collection Driver British Heart Foundation Alfreton
ELDERLY
Telephone Befriending Crich Careline Crich
Footcare Volunteer Tootsies Footcare Amber Valley
Befriender AVCVS Amber Valley
Community Connector  AVCVS Amber Valley
Digital Champion – ‘Cyber Buddy’ Rural Action Derbyshire – Digital Hubs (Amber Valley) Derbyshire
FUNDRAISING / MARKETING / PHOTOGRAPHY/ WRITER/ SPEAKER
Speaker Medical Detection Dogs Amber Valley
Fundraiser Medical Detection Dogs Amber Valley
Collection Box Coordinator & Leaflet Distributor Medical Detection Dogs Amber Valley
Committee Member (Marketing & Events) Heanor 50+ Forum Heanor
Marketing and Fundraising Volunteer Riddings Park Community Centre Home Based/ Riddings
Fundraising Volunteer Dogs for Good Derbyshire
Registered Speaker Dogs for Good Derbyshire
Fundraiser/ Events Organiser Ripley Town Football Club Ripley
Fundraiser Friends of the Cromford Canal Cromford
Fundraising Event Volunteer Sight Support Derbyshire Derbyshire
Social Media and Marketing Volunteer Exercise Roadshow Derbyshire
Marketing Volunteer Exercise Roadshow Derbyshire
Fundraiser Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA Derbyshire
Promotions Assistant Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill Derbyshire
Event Ambassador Derbyshire Community Transport/CT4TC Derbyshire
Volunteer marketing assistant Go Wild in Wirksworth Home based
Community Engagement Assistant RSPB Midlands Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire
Volunteer Fundraiser (Pin Badges) RSPB Midlands Derbyshire
Publicity and Marketing Volunteer Accessible Amber Valley / AV Access Group Amber Valley
Marketing Volunteer Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Middleton
Group Fundraiser 1st Alton Manor Scouts Belper
HEALTH/ WELLBEING
Case Worker Volunteer Royal British Legion Derbyshire
Befriending or Phone Buddy Amber Valley CVS Amber Valley
Community Listener Healthwatch Derbyshire Amber Valley
Mystery Shopper Healthwatch Derbyshire Amber Valley
Enter and View Authorised Representatives Healthwatch Derbyshire Derbyshire
Friendship First Volunteer Our Vision Our Future Amber Valley
Derbyshire Emergency Volunteers Derbyshire County COuncil Amber Valley
Home visiting volunteer Family Support Derbyshire and Amber Valley Amber Valley
Gap Year Social Care Volunteer Volunteering Matters National
Matinee Publicity Support Somercotes Cineroom Derbyshire
Cultural Exchange Weekend – Short Term Host HOST UK Home based
Cultural Exchange Days – Short Term Host HOST UK Home based
Appropriate Adult Appropriate Adult Service Derbyshire
1:1 or 2:1 volunteer support Derbyshire Autism Services Group Amber Valley
Groups Volunteer Support Derbyshire Autism Services Group Amber Valley
Telephone Befriender Derbyshire Carers From home or Ripley office
Befriender for the Royal Air Forces Association RAF Association Belper
Group Supporter Alzheimer’s Society Derbyshire
Allotment Host for Saturday Club Derbyshire Autism Services Ripley
Volunteer Mental Health Patient Assistants East Midlands Ambulance Service Derbyshire
Volunteer Patient Assistants East Midlands Ambulance Service Derbyshire
Community Connector Volunteer Amber Valley CVS Amber Valley
Saturday Club Volunteer – Computer Games Derbyshire Autism Services Ripley
Support Group Coordinator Parkinson’s UK Ripley
Volunteer Host Re-engage Belper/ Ripley areas
Supporting the bereaved Cruse Bereavement Care Derby Derbyshire