Volunteer

Volunteers play a vital role at the hospice

Volunteers are also a much-valued part of our hospice team and work alongside staff to create a welcoming environment at our hospice; support patient services; help organise community fundraising events; support our retail hub, and connect with local businesses.

As we are a charity, every volunteer who gives their time and skills 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.

Volunteer roles at the hospice

The roles our volunteers carry out are essential to the daily running of the hospice. For example:

volunteering at our hospice retail hub, taking and sorting donations and supporting sales.
gardening, to maintain our beautiful and relaxing hospice gardens for patients and families
supporting our events and fundraising team by helping with mail-outs, marshalling, parking, raffles, refreshments and more
collecting our collection boxes from businesses and venues across the borough and counting all those pennies.

Other opportunities

we also love to hear from you if you have a particular skill or talent you think would help the charity and would like to volunteer your time and expertise
and we welcome approaches from businesses about organising one-off group volunteer activities as part of CSR commitments and team-building

Find out more

For information about volunteering, please contact the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.

You can see our current vacancies with details of how to apply here.

FAQs

How old do I have to be to become a hospice volunteer?

You must be 18 or over to volunteer at the hospice or Retail Hub.

Can I volunteer for a one-off event or a short period of time?

Yes, some of our volunteers help at particular events and fundraisers for set periods of time, for example over the summer holidays. See our current vacancies here.

Can I volunteer as part of my Duke of Edinburgh Award?

Unfortunately, we are unable to take volunteers as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award at this time.

Do I need a DBS background check to become a hospice volunteer?

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.

Can I organise a volunteer work placement at the hospice?

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.

Get in touch

If you would like more information about volunteering, please contact the team at volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org or on 01226 244 244.