Volunteering opportunities
Amber Valley Volunteer Centre
Below is a list of all the volunteering opportunities currently available in Amber Valley.
You can click on the title of each opportunity to be taken to the www.do-it.org website for more information and to apply, alternatively, if you would like to talk to us about applying for this opportunity or any new or personalised opportunities, please contact us on 01773 512076 / admin@avcvs.org.
| ACTIVITIES/ EVENTS | ||
| Role Play Volunteer | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service | Derbyshire |
| Events & Campaigns Volunteer | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service | Derbyshire |
| Events Volunteer | National Tramway Museum | Crich |
| Learning Volunteer | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills | Cromford |
| Events Volunteer | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills | Cromford |
| Events & Engagement Volunteer | National Trust | Hardwick Hall |
| Event Volunteer | Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group | South Wingfield |
| Activity Volunteer | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Day Trip Helper | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Events Coordinator | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Garden Party Organiser | Friends of Babington Hospital | Belper |
| Car Boot Sale volunteers | Friends of Babington Hospital | Belper |
| Trolley Shop Supply purchaser | Friends of Babington Hospital | Belper |
| Event Support Volunteer | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| Weekend Activity Volunteer | Leonard Cheshire Disability | Alfreton |
| Activity Facilitator | Springs Nottingham | Brinsley |
| General Volunteer | National Trust | Hardwick Hall |
| Events Coordinator | Shipley Project Partnership | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Shipley Project Partnership | Derbyshire |
| Aeroplanes and Activities Sidekick | Mencap | Belper/Derby/East Midlands Airport |
| Sports Sidekick | Mencap | Belper/Derby |
| ADMINISTRATION/ OFFICE / RESEARCH/ TRANSLATION/ HELPLINE | ||
| Regional Support Coordinator | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Secretary | Special Olympics Derbyshire | Home Based |
| Minute Taker | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| Secretary | Crimestoppers | Home Based/ Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Energy Adviser | Citizens Advice Bureau | Amber Valley |
| Digital Administration Volunteer | Amber Valley Dementia Action Alliance | Home Based |
| Data Processing/ Admin | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Telephonist/ Call Handler | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| Volunteer Researcher | Muscular Dystrophy Campaign | Amber Valley |
| Cultural Exchange Visits Regional Organiser | HOST UK | Home Based |
| Help Line Volunteer | No Panic | Work from Home |
| Secretary | Crich Glebe Field Centre | Crich |
| Volunteer Office Staff | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| School Liaison Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Home Based |
| Telephone Gateway Assessor | Citizens Advice | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer stock processor and admin assistant | FareShare East Midlands | Holmewood |
| Reader to record local newspaper to cassette tape | Amber Valley Talking Newspaper | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Administration Manager | The Genesis Academy | Alfreton |
| ADVOCACY / LEGAL | ||
| Welfare Rights Volunteer | Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre | Derbyshire |
| ANIMALS | ||
| Volunteer Horse Care Assistant | Spirit and Soul Equine Centre | Kirk Langley |
| Dog Walker | Babbington Rescue | Babbington (Awsworth) |
| CATERING | ||
| Volunteer Front of House Assistant | Rumbletums Cafe | Kimberley (Notts) |
| Kitchen Volunteer | Rumbletums Cafe | Kimberley (Notts) |
| Kitchen Assistant | Marlpool Luncheon Club | Marlpool |
| Lunch Club Volunteer | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| Food Bank Volunteer | Salcare | Heanor |
| CHILDREN/ YOUNG PEOPLE | ||
| Volunteer Group Leader for Parent and Toddler Group | Langley Mill Childrens Centre | Langley Mill |
| Young at Heart Inter-generational Stay & Play Volunteer | Derbyshire Toy Libraries | Holbrook/ Belper |
| Youth Volunteer | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service | Amber Valley |
| Family Support Befriender | Derbyshire County Council | Amber Valley |
| Children’s Play Leader | Messy Kidz | Pinxton |
| Child Contact Centre Volunteer | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| Scout Section Leader/ Assistant Scout Leader | 1st Alton Manor Scouts | Belper |
| Scout Section Leader/ Assistant Scout Leader | Ripley 1st Scouts | Ripley |
| Scout Group Assistant | Sitwell 1st Scouts | Horsley Woodhouse |
| Baby and Toddler Group session volunteer | NCT | Belper |
| Adult Volunteer | Derbyshire Army Cadet Force | Ripley |
| Befriender | Derbyshire Autism Services Group | Amber Valley |
| Saturday and Holiday Volunteer | 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 |
| Activities & Groups Volunteer | Ironville Children’s Centre | Ironville |
| Parent & Carer Forum Volunteer | Ironville Children’s Centre | Ironville |
| Youth Project Volunteer Support | MASSIVE Community Youth Project | Duffield |
| School Groups Activity Assistant | National Stone Centre | Wirksworth |
| Play Scheme and Trips Out volunteer | Umbrella | Derbyshire |
| Community Activity Activator Volunteer | Amber Valley Borough Council | Amber Valley |
| Helping young people with learning difficulties | Oyster Club | Alfreton |
| Schools Service volunteer | NSPCC | Derbyshire |
| Session Volunteer | Morton Monkeys | Morton, Alfreton |
| Volunteer Mentor/ Teaching Assistant | The Genesis Academy | Alfreton |
| CRIME | ||
| Campaign Coordinator | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| Fearless Rep | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| Ambassadors Coordinator | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| Safe & Secure Volunteer | Hearing Help | Amber Valley |
| Belper Street Angel | Belper Street Angels | Belper |
| Volunteer Victim Case Worker | Derbyshire Victim Derbyshire | Derbyshire/Derby |
| Circles Volunteer | Safer Living Foundation | Whatton, Nottinghamshire |
| DRIVING | ||
| Driver | Making Space | Amber Valley: Belper, Ripley, Quarndon & Alfreton |
| Driver | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Driver | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Mini Bus Driver | Ashmere | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Driver | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Mini Bus Driver | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Passenger Assistant | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Part time driver | DDCIL | Derbyshire |
| Passenger Escort | DDCIL | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Car Driver | EMAS | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Driver | British Heart Foundation Alfreton (Clothing) | Alfreton |
| Mini-bus Driver | P3 Charity | Derbyshire |
| Mini Bus Driver | The Genesis Academy | Alfreton |
| Driver | FareShare East Midlands | Holmewood |
| Driver’s Assistant | FareShare East Midlands | Holmewood |
| ELDERLY | ||
| Group Supporter | Making Space | Amber Valley: Belper, Quarndon, Ripley & Alfreton |
| Befriender for female resident | Morton Grange Nursing Home | Morton (near Alfreton) |
| Resident Visitor/ Friend | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Home from Hospital volunteer | Amber Valley CVS | Belper/ Ripley/ Heanor/ Langley Mill |
| Befriender | Leonard Cheshire Disability | Alfreton |
| Lunch Club Assistant | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Shopping Assistant | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Passenger Assistant | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Telephone Befriending | Crich Careline | Crich |
| Footcare Volunteer | Tootsies Footcare | Amber Valley |
| Befriender | AVCVS | Amber Valley |
| Phone Buddy | AVCVS | Ripley |
| Befriending – telephone friend | The Silver Line Helpline | Home based |
| Coordinator | Contact the elderly | Derbyshire |
| Driver | Contact the elderly | Derbyshire |
| Tea party host | Contact the elderly | Derbyshire |
| FUNDRAISING / MARKETING / PHOTOGRAPHY/ WRITER/ SPEAKER | ||
| Social Media Volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Home Based |
| Speaker | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Writer | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Photographer | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Fundraiser | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Collection Box Coordinator & Leaflet Distributor | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Charity Box Coordinator | The Shaw Mind Foundation | Home Based |
| Volunteer Fundraiser | The Shaw Mind Foundation | Home Based |
| Volunteer Fundraiser | Disability Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living | Ripley |
| Fundraising Group Member | Marie Curie | Heanor/ Ilkeston |
| Head of Fundraising Team | Spirit and Soul Equine Centre | Kirk Langley |
| Volunteer Fundraising Assistant | Spirit and Soul Equine Centre | Kirk Langley |
| Committee Member (Marketing & Events) | Heanor 50+ Forum | Heanor |
| Fundraising and Support Volunteer | Alfreton Party in the Park | Alfreton |
| Car Boot Sale & Store Money Collector volunteer | Leonard Cheshire Disability | Alfreton |
| Fundraising Group Leader | British Heart Foundation | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Collection Box Coordinator | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Fundraising Marketing Coordinator | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Fundraising Team Member | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Press/ Media Coordinator | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Speaker | Muscular Dystrophy UK | Amber Valley |
| Poppy Collectors | Royal British Legion | Amber Valley |
| Divisional Secretary | SSAFA Forces Help | Work from Home |
| Marketing & Fundraising Volunteer | Riddings Park Community Centre | Home Based/ Riddings |
| Fundraiser | Codnor Castle | Codnor |
| Creative Display Volunteer | Ironville Children’s Centre | Ironville |
| My Guide promotion and recruitment volunteer | Guide Dogs | Derbyshire |
| Fundraising Volunteer | Dogs for Good | Derbyshire |
| Registered Speaker | Dogs for Good | Derbyshire |
| Fundraiser/ Events Organiser | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Sooty Box Collector | RNIB | Amber Valley |
| Publicity and promotions volunteer | Ironville Childrens Centre | Ironville |
| Fundraiser | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Volunteer Sales and Marketing Manager | The Genesis Academy | Alfreton |
| Marketing Officer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| Funding Officer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| HEALTH/ WELLBEING | ||
| Volunteer Tutor – Living with a Long Term Condition Programme | Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau | Amber Valley |
| Volunteer Support Worker | WISH (Wirksworth In Support of Health | Wirksworth, Derbyshire |
| Heart Helper | British Heart Foundation | Amber Valley |
| Cultural Exchange Weekends – Short term Host | HOST UK | Home Based |
| Cultural Exchange Days – Short term Host | HOST UK | Home Based |
| Case Worker Volunteer | Royal British Legion | Derbyshire |
| Health Champion | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Critical Friend | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Befriender | Sight Support Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Caseworker | SSAFA Forces Help | Amber Valley |
| Communication Befriender | Stroke Association | Amber Valley/ Derby |
| Communications Support Volunteer | Stroke Association | Heanor/ Mickleover |
| Listening Volunteer | The Samaritans | Derby |
| Belper Street Angel | Belper Street Angels | Belper |
| Community Listener | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| Healthwatch Promoter | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| Mystery Shopper | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| Consultation & Evaluation Volunteer | Ironville Children’s Centre | Ironville |
| Enter and View Authorised Representatives | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Mentor to our Specialist Learning Disabilities Enter and View Authorised Representatives | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| My Guide (supporting visually impaired people to complete activities) | Guide Dogs | Derbyshire |
| Friendship First Volunteer | Our Vision Our Future | Amber Valley |
| Derbyshire Emergency Volunteers | Derbyshire County COuncil | Amber Valley |
| Home visiting volunteer | Home Start Derby and Amber Valley | Amber Valley |
| Gap Year Social Care Volunteer | Volunteering Matters | National |
| Eye Clinic Point of Contact | Sight Support Derbyshire | Ripley |
| General volunteer | Accessible Belper | Belper |
| Matinee Publicity Support | Dementia Friendly Matinee Screenings | Derbyshire |
| Matinee Event Support | Dementia Friendly Matinee Screenings | Derbyshire |
| Street Buddy | P3 Charity | Derbyshire |
| HISTORY | ||
| Costumed Interpreter | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill | Cromford |
| Visitor Centre Host | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill | Cromford |
| Guide | Heage Windmill | Heage |
| Meet and Greet Hosts | Heage Windmill | Heage |
| Miller | Heage Windmill | Heage |
| Visitor Centre Volunteers | Heage Windmill | Heage |
| General Volunteers | Codnor Castle | Codnor |
| Various opportunities | Strutts North Mill | Belper |
| Work Party/ Restoration Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Volunteer Office Staff | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Volunteer Crew Member | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Helmsman | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Fundraiser | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Boat Master | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Research Volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| LITERATURE | ||
| Book Sorter | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| OUTDOORS/ GARDENING/ HANDY PERSON | ||
| Allotment Volunteer | P3 Charity | Swanwick |
| Volunteer Horticulture Assistant | Spirit and Soul Equine Centre | Kirk Langley |
| Local Nature Reserve Volunteers | Groundwork | Amber Valley |
| Grounds Maintenance | National Stone Centre | Wirksworth |
| Woodland Volunteer | Waingroves Community Woodland Trust | Waingroves |
| Volunteer Gardeners and Landscape Manager | Alfreton Hall | Alfreton |
| Practical Conservation Volunteer | DerwentWISE (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) | Lower Derwent Valley (Matlock Bath to Derby) |
| Community Centre Volunteer | Riddings Park Community Centre | Riddings |
| General Volunteer | Codnor Castle | Codnor |
| WatersideCare Volunteer | WatersideCare | Amber Valley (Ripley, Somercotes and Ironville) |
| Tram Conductor | Crich Tramway Museum | Crich |
| Outdoor Volunteer | Go Wild in Wirksworth | Wirksworth |
| Land Volunteer | Springs Nottingham | Brinsley |
| Work Party/ Restoration Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Leawood Pumphouse Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Volunteer Crew Member | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Helmsman | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Boat Master | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Handy Person | Babbington Rescue | Babbington (Awsworth) |
| Maintenance Volunteer | The Genesis Academy | Alfreton |
| Conservation bank volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Park, Heanor |
| Garden and nursery volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Park, Heanor |
| Volunteer painter and decorator | Salcare | Heanor |
| RETAIL | ||
| Retail Volunteer | Lighthouse Charity Shop | Riddings |
| Arkwright’s Attic Shop Volunteer | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Mills | Cromford |
| Volunteer Warehouse Operative | Valley CiDS | Alfreton |
| Shop Assistant | Age UK | Heanor |
| Shop Assistant | Age UK | Duffield |
| Sales Floor Assistant | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Sales Floor Assistant | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| Stock Generator | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Stock Room Assistant | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Warehouse Assistant | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| Sales Assistant | Give for Good Charity Shop | Swanwick |
| Retail Assistant | Relate | Alfreton |
| Retail Assistant | RSPCA | Ripley |
| Charity Shop Volunteer | Salcare | Heanor |
| Lighthouse Charity Shop Volunteer | Valley CIDS | Swanwick |
| Charity Warehouse Volunteer | Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children | Heanor |
| Retail Assistant | Oxfam | Belper |
| Shop Volunteer | Friends of The Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Charity Shop Team Member | Give for Good | Ripley |
| Warehouse Volunteer | Salcare | Heanor |
| Shop floor volunteer | British Heart Foundation (Clothing) | Alfreton |
| SPORT | ||
| General Helper, player, coach | Amber Valley Rugby Club | Somercotes |
| Junior Leader/ Coaches | Marehay Cricket Club | Marehay |
| Community Activity Activator Volunteer | Amber Valley Borough Council | Amber Valley |
| Coach/ Fitness Coach | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| First Aider | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Matchday Assistance | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Support volunteers | Belper Town Football Club | Belper |
| Marshal | Shipley Park Run | Shipley Country Park |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Function Tester | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| Environmental Events and Advice Volunteers | Marches Energy Agency | Derbyshire/ Nottinghamshire |
| TRUSTEESHIP | ||
| Trustee | Strutts North Mill | Belper |
| Volunteer Treasurer | Disabilty Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living | Ripley |
| Committee Member (Marketing & Events) | Heanor 50+ Forum | Heanor |
| School Governor | Ripley Nursery School | Ripley |
| Trustee | Age UK | Derbyshire |
| Executive Committee Member | 1st Ripley Scouts | Ripley |
| Trustee | SSAFA Forces Help | Work from Home |
| Trustee | Amber Valley CVS | Ripley |
| Treasurer and General Committee Members | Salcare | Heanor |
| Trustee/ Project Manager | Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group | Home based/ South Wingfield |
| Treasurer | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Committee Member | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Treasurer | Shipley Project Partnership | Homebased |
| Secretary | Amber Valley Stroke Group | Ripley |
| Secretary | Shipley Project Partnership | Homebased |
| Treasurer | Horsley Woodhouse Community Association | Horsley Woodhouse |
| VARIOUS | ||
| Various opportunities | Strutts North Mill | Belper |
| Volunteer office cleaner | Salcare | Heanor |
| Various opportunities within a family entertainment centre | Genesis Centre | Alfreton |
| Warehouse Assistant | FareShare East Midlands | Holmewood |
| Derbyshire Refugee Support Group Volunteers | Citizens UK | Derbyshire |
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