Barnsley Hospice is a charity and every volunteer who gives their time and skill to support us plays a vital role in keeping our running costs down.
This ensures we can spend as much of the money raised for us as possible on patient care.
Volunteers are also a much-valued part of our hospice family and work alongside staff to create a welcoming environment at our hospice; support patient services; help organise community fundraising events; run our retail hub, and connect with local businesses.
Volunteers are also a much-valued part of our hospice family and work alongside staff to create a welcoming environment at our hospice; support patient services; help organise community fundraising events; run our retail hub, and connect with local businesses.
At the same time, our 180 volunteers say they learn new skills, make new friends and enjoy working together as part of one big happy team. We also want them to feel very proud that they are helping to support and sustain the specialist compassionate palliative care services we provide for the people of Barnsley.
For information about volunteering, please contact the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.
The roles our volunteers carry out are essential to the daily running of the hospice. For example:
If interested in becoming a volunteer, please download and complete the application form below and email it to volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org. Or, collect a paper copy of this form from our hospice reception or our retail hub.
If there is a volunteer opportunity to suit you, you’ll be invited to a short, friendly interview and we’ll take it from there. We’d love to accept everyone straight away as a volunteer, but there are certain processes we have to go through before you can join our team. If you have any queries, please call the team on 01226 244 244.
We are currently working with existing volunteers to review all our volunteering activities as we come out of the coronavirus pandemic and are not advertising for new vacancies at the moment, but please watch this space.
We can accept volunteers from the age of 16 plus at our retail hub or 14plus if you are taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme. At the hospice itself, volunteers can be accepted from age 16 plus. For roles involving contact with patients, you must be over 18.
Yes, some of our volunteers help at particular events and fundraisers for set periods of time, for example over the summer holidays. State your availability on your application form or contact the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.
Yes, we have organised voluntary experience with several young people working towards their DoE awards. Please state this on your application form or contact volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.
Yes, we will organise this for you if you join our team of volunteers in support of the hospice. If you have any queries about this please contact volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.
We have volunteer placements for work experience at our hospice. To find out more, please get in touch with the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.
If you would like more information about volunteering, please contact the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.