Volunteering with Umbrella
Volunteering with Umbrella is the greatest way of making a real difference to someone else.
As a volunteer you can gain new skills, have fun and know that you are supporting Umbrella’s work to transform the lives of disabled children and their families.
Do you enjoy making a differencein the lives of others? If so, why not consider a role as an Umbrella volunteer?
We offer lots of great volunteering opportunities.
Some roles need lots of time, some a little, some are regular, some are occasional, some are out and about, and some are office-based but rest assured, there is something here for you.
Our wonderful volunteers deliver over 4000 hours each year to Umbrella front-line services, trips, events, and activities.
Why volunteer?
It’s fun, you can make new friends, develop new skills, make a difference, gain valuable experience, enhance your CV and you get to try something new and rewarding.
We have Volunteering roles to suit most people
Everything makes a real difference to us.
Volunteering with children and young people
Umbrella runs a number of groups for disabled children and young people during evenings, at weekends and during school holidays. We are always looking for volunteers to help run these groups. We ask you to bring along your energy and enthusiasm to help children and young people to have fun.
Volunteering with parents
We run a number of parent support groups and we need volunteers to meet, greet and make refreshments. We are developing one to one support to parents, where we are looking for volunteers who are parents or carers of disabled children to support other parents.
Office support and fundraising
Umbrella welcomes volunteers to support the smooth running of the organisation, such as helping with admin or helping us claiming gift aid.
We also have opportunities for enthusiastic people to help raise funds, from bucket collections to organising events to raise money.
Interested in volunteering?
You will soon discover that we are a friendly, helpful and supportive team. We are passionate about what we do and hope you will join us on your journey to improve the quality of life for disabled children, young adults and their families.
We offer training and support to help you in your volunteering role.
For volunteers with regular contact with vulnerable children and young people, all applications will be followed up with reference requests and in most cases an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Contact us to find out about our volunteering roles
