Serving the people of Bradford, Harrogate, Selby and Craven Districts
Have a look at our list of volunteering opportunities below. These cover a range of activities, skills, time requirements and locations. If you see one or more that appeal to you, please fill in a Volunteer Enquiry Form.
Once you start volunteering with Carers’ Resource you will be given a full induction and training. Throughout your time volunteering with us, you will receive full support from the whole team. Volunteering with us is a very positive experience.
If you can’t see something that appeals to you, but you are enthusiastic about volunteering for Carers’ Resource or believe you have skills or knowledge that would enhance what we do, then please get in touch – contact Andrew Parkin, Volunteer Coordinator, on aparkin@carersresource.org or 07761 510603.
We’re keen to expand the range of volunteering opportunities we offer and will do our best to help you help us.
As well as being vital to the Carers’ Resource mission to help carers and other people in the community, volunteering has many benefits for the volunteer.
And most important of all volunteering can be enormous fun.
“Since becoming a volunteer I have been given a new focus to my life and a chance to make a difference. A chance to meet a new circle of friends amongst the staff and ‘clients’. So I feel that I am the fortunate one.”
Please view our current volunteering opportunities below.
For further information on any of these roles or any enquiries about volunteering with Carers’ Resource, please contact Andrew Parkin, Volunteer Coordinator, on aparkin@carersresource.org or 07761 510603.
If you are interesting in volunteering in any of these roles, please complete the Volunteer Enquiry Form. We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: Bradford East
Purpose of role: To help maintain and develop the Carers’ Resource allotment.
Qualities required: Hard working, enjoys being outside, likes working with others, enjoys gardening
Time commitment: Flexible to meet the needs of the volunteer
Possible tasks: Digging, planting, building, seed sowing / potting, pruning, watering & weeding, grass cutting.
Location: Bradford, Airedale, Craven, Harrogate
Purpose of Role: Carers’ Resource delivers a wide range of groups across Craven, Bradford and Harrogate to encourage carers to have time with other carers; in turn giving them time for themselves.
Volunteer group hosts are relied upon to ensure the smooth delivery of these groups. Groups could be anything from arts and crafts to simply having a coffee, cake and a chat
Qualities required:
Support provided:
Time Commitment: Variable to suit volunteer/groups
Possible tasks:
Benefits of volunteering:
Location: Skipton, Harrogate or Selby
Purpose of Role: To give carers of a partner, a family member or friend, the opportunity to have a break from their caring commitments by providing 2-4 hours of caring cover in or outside of the home on a regular or occasional basis during the day, evening or weekend. To offer a positive experience to the person being supported.
Qualities required:
Support provided:
Tasks you may be responsible for:
Expenses: Agreed expenses will be reimbursed.
Activities DO NOT include:
Location: The service is provided in and outside of the person’s home as agreed.
Time Commitment: Each carer requires a personalised service therefore the time of day and day of the week a volunteer will be expected to attend will be negotiated with the carer and agreed by the volunteer before they commence their first visit. The normal time is between 2-4 hours.
Training: Training and Information will be offered on a variety of appropriate topics on an on-going basis and in a variety of ways and will always be free to the volunteer.
Benefits of volunteering:
Location: Bradford, Shipley, Skipton, Harrogate
Purpose of Role: Carers’ Resource delivers a wide range of activities across Craven, Bradford and Harrogate to encourage carers to have time with other carers; in turn giving them time for themselves.
Volunteer Drivers are needed to transport carers to groups if they are not able to journey there themselves.
Qualities required:
Support provided:
Time Commitment: Variable/flexible
Possible tasks:
Expenses: Agreed expenses will be reimbursed
Benefits of volunteering:
Location: Bradford, Shipley, Skipton or Harrogate
Brief Description of Role: To help ensure the smooth delivery of Young Carers’ activities. Activities could be anything from arts and crafts to mentoring, from youth clubs to trips and groups.
Qualities required:
Time Commitment: Flexible to meet volunteer requirements
Possible tasks:
Name of Mentor: Laura Ives
Name of Team: North Yorkshire Young Carer Team
Location: Various – depends on volunteers interests.
Purpose of Role: To support our fantastic fundraising team to deliver a range of campaigns and events to help raise the profile of Carers’ Resource and generate funds to support unpaid carers.
Qualities required:
Support provided:
Time Commitment: As much or as little as you are able to give. We ask volunteers to choose one or two events or campaigns they are interested in supporting in an area that suits them.
Tasks you may support with:
Expenses: Agreed expenses will be reimbursed
Benefits of volunteering:
Carers’ Resource is looking for new Trustees to join the board. The Board is particularly interested in adding trustees who have substantial experience in charity or public sector finance.
Suggested time requirement: 6 meetings a year
Location: Offices in Harrogate, Shipley and Skipton
Among other responsibilities, board members:
If you think this could be you, please get in touch! If you know someone else you think might be ideal for our board – pass this on to them!
Whatever your background or experience, being a trustee is interesting and rewarding. To find out more about what the role involves, please contact Chris Whiley, Chief Executive on 07912 250741.
This is a voluntary (unpaid) position. The minimum commitment is six meetings a year, plus time to read papers and reports.
Find out about our current team of trustees. To enquire about this role, please complete a Volunteer Enquiry Form.
