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 | ||
| Events Volunteer | National Tramway Museum | Crich |
| Events & Engagement Volunteer | National Trust | Hardwick Hall |
| Activity Volunteer | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Day Trip Helper | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Activity Facilitator | Springs Nottingham | Brinsley |
| General Volunteer | National Trust | Hardwick Hall |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Shipley Project Partnership | Derbyshire |
| Mobile Information Van Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Fundraising Event Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Event Organiser | CT4TC | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Community Listener | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Community Arts Event/ Workshop Volunteer | Junction Arts | Bolsover District |
| 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 |
| Official Happy Person | Our Alfreton – Happy Fest | Alfreton |
| RSPB Local Group Leader | RSPB Midlands | Chesterfield |
| OFTON Festival Crew | Platform Thirty1 | Alfreton |
| ADMINISTRATION/ OFFICE / RESEARCH/ TRANSLATION/ HELPLINE | ||
| Regional Support Coordinator | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| Secretary | Crimestoppers | Home Based/ Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Energy Adviser | Citizens Advice Bureau | Amber Valley |
| Data Processing/ Admin | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| Telephonist/ Call Handler | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| Help Line Volunteer | No Panic | Work from Home |
| Volunteer Office Staff | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Website and Social Media Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Home Based |
| Telephone Gateway Assessor | Citizens Advice | Derbyshire |
| 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 |
| Admin Support | The Royal British Legion | Derbyshire |
| Child Contact Co-ordinator | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| Administrator for small charity | Alfreton Party in the Park | Alfreton |
| Volunteer marketing assistant | Go Wild in Wirksworth | Home based |
| Administrator | Accessible Belper | Belper |
| ADVOCACY / LEGAL | ||
| Welfare Rights Volunteer | Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre | Derbyshire |
| ANIMALS | ||
| RDA Riding Leader Volunteer | Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA | Scropton, South Derbyshire |
| RDA Side Walker Volunteer | Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA | Scropton, South Derbyshire |
| Yard Volunteer | Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA | Scropton, South Derbyshire |
| Animal Care Volunteer | Brinsley Animal Rescue | Brinsley |
| CATERING | ||
| Kitchen Assistant | Marlpool Luncheon Club | Marlpool |
| Lunch Club Volunteer | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| 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 |
| CHILDREN/ YOUNG PEOPLE | ||
| Young at Heart Inter-generational Stay & Play Volunteer | Derbyshire Toy Libraries | Holbrook/ Belper |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Session Volunteer | Morton Monkeys | Morton, Alfreton |
| School Liason Volunteer | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Activites and Groups Volunteer | Ripley Childrens Centre | Ripley |
| Child Contact Co-ordinator | Belper Community Cottage | Belper |
| Home Visiting Volunteer | Home Start | 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 for NSPCC Schools Service | NSPCC | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Youth Worker | Railway Carriage Youth Club | Ironville |
| CRIME | ||
| Campaign Coordinator | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| Fearless Rep | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| Ambassadors Coordinator | Crimestoppers | Home based |
| 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 | Medical Detection Dogs | Amber Valley |
| 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 |
| Mobile Information Van Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| Driver | Contact the Elderly | Derbyshire |
| Volunteer Driver | Amber Valley CVS | Belper and surrounding areas |
| ELDERLY | ||
| Befriender for female resident | Morton Grange Nursing Home | Morton (near Alfreton) |
| Resident Visitor/ Friend | Ashmere Care Home | Ripley/ Codnor |
| Lunch Club Assistant | CT4TC | Amber Valley |
| Telephone Befriending | Crich Careline | Crich |
| Footcare Volunteer | Tootsies Footcare | Amber Valley |
| Befriender | AVCVS | Amber Valley |
| Coordinator | Contact the elderly | Derbyshire |
| Driver | Contact the elderly | Derbyshire |
| Tea party host | Contact the elderly | 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 |
| Volunteer Charity Box Coordinator | The Shaw Mind Foundation | Home Based |
| Fundraising Group Member | Marie Curie | Heanor/ Ilkeston |
| 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 |
| Fundraiser/ Events Organiser | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Fundraiser | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Marketing Officer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| Fundraising Collections Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Derbyshire |
| 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 | 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 Belper | Belper |
| HEALTH/ WELLBEING | ||
| Case Worker Volunteer | Royal British Legion | Derbyshire |
| Listening Volunteer | The Samaritans | Derby |
| Belper Street Angel | Belper Street Angels | Belper |
| Community Listener | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| Mystery Shopper | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Amber Valley |
| 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 |
| Matinee Publicity Support | Dementia Friendly Matinee Screenings | Derbyshire |
| Hospital Eye Clinic Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Ripley |
| Activity Group Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Ripley |
| Mobile Information Van Volunteer | Sight Support Derbyshire | Ripley |
| Cultural Exchange Weekend – Short Term Host | HOST UK | Home based |
| Cultural Exchange Days – Short Term Host | HOST UK | Home based |
| Men in Sheds Volunteer | P3 | Swanwick |
| 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 |
| HERITAGE | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Towpath Walker | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Tour Guide | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill | Cromford |
| Promotions Assistant | Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mill | Cromford |
| Research Volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| Carriage/ Wagon Maintenance Volunteer | Midland Railway Trust Ltd | Ripley |
| Museum Assistant | National Stone Centre | Wirksworth |
| LITERATURE | ||
| Book Sorter | British Heart Foundation | Ripley |
| OUTDOORS/ GARDENING/ HANDY PERSON | ||
| Allotment Volunteer | P3 Charity | Swanwick |
| Local Nature Reserve Volunteers | Groundwork | Amber Valley |
| Grounds Maintenance | National Stone Centre | Wirksworth |
| Woodland Volunteer | Waingroves Community Woodland Trust | Waingroves |
| Practical Conservation Volunteer | DerwentWISE (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) | Lower Derwent Valley (Matlock Bath to Derby) |
| Community Centre Volunteer | Riddings Park Community Centre | Riddings |
| WatersideCare Volunteer | WatersideCare | Amber Valley (Ripley, Somercotes and Ironville) |
| Tram Conductor | Crich Tramway Museum | Crich |
| Forest School Volunteer Assistant | 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 |
| Towpath Walker | Friends of the Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Conservation volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Park, Heanor |
| Garden and nursery volunteer | Shipley Project Partnership | Shipley Park, Heanor |
| Cleaning and Maintenance Support Volunteer | Scropton Riding and Driving Centre RDA | Scropton, South Derbyshire |
| Men in Sheds Volunteer | P3 | Swanwick |
| Canal restoration week long holidays | Waterway Recovery Group | Nationwide |
| Casual Weekend Gardener for Children’s Play Area | Derbyshire County Council (Childrens Services) | Ripley |
| Youth Ranger (14-18 year olds) | National Trust | Hardwick Estate, Chesterfield |
| Allotment Volunteer | Derbyshire Autism Services | Ripley |
| RETAIL | ||
| 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 |
| Charity Shop Volunteer | Salcare | Heanor |
| Charity Warehouse Volunteer | Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children | Heanor |
| Volunteer Shop Assistant | Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children | Heanor |
| Retail Assistant | Oxfam | Belper |
| Shop Volunteer | Friends of The Cromford Canal | Cromford |
| Warehouse Volunteer | Salcare | Heanor |
| Shop floor volunteer | British Heart Foundation (Clothing) | Alfreton |
| Stock Processor | The Children’s Society | Ripley |
| Shop Volunteer | National Stone Centre | Wirksworth |
| Retail Assistant | RSPB Midlands | Sherwood Forest |
| SPORT | ||
| Coach/ Fitness Coach | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| First Aider | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Matchday Assistance | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Function Tester | British Heart Foundation | Alfreton |
| TRUSTEESHIP | ||
| Treasurer | Crimestoppers | Home Based |
| Trustee | Amber Valley CVS | Ripley |
| Treasurer and General Committee Members | Salcare | Heanor |
| Treasurer | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Committee Member | Ripley Town Football Club | Ripley |
| Secretary | Amber Valley Stroke Group | Ripley |
| VARIOUS | ||
| Device Maker | Remap | Derbsyhire |
| Reader to record local newspaper to cassette tape | Amber Valley Talking Newspaper | Home based |
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