Volunteer charity jobs in United Kingdom

We are a charity organization based in Barnsley dedicated to giving back to the community by providing essential support to elderly individuals who are unable to afford the home care they need. Our mission is to ensure they receive the care and attention they deserve. We are currently seeking volunteers to join our team. As a volunteer, you will play a vital role in supporting our community's elderly population, but please note this is a volunteer position with no obligation for permanent employment. Key Details: - Volunteer Role: Support for elderly individuals in their homes. - Requirements: - A valid driving license (you will need to move between locations). - No prior experience is necessary—we are happy to train you! - Ability to be compassionate, patient, and reliable. - Benefits: - Travel expenses covered. - All necessary amenities and training provided. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. If you’re willing to give your time and energy to help those in need, we would love to hear from you! If you are interested or would like more information, please contact us with your full CV. Thank you for considering this opportunity to give back to the Barnsley community!

** Job Type: Full Time** ** Salary: £15.00 to £16.00 per hour** Located within the iconic St Pancras International Station, St Pancras Brasserie by Searcys is home to the longest Champagne bar in Europe and offers the ideal escape to sit back and soak up the charm of the magnificent station. As a Waiter you will receive the following industry leading benefits: - 50% discount across Searcys venues - Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme - Up to 38 days annual leave (dependant on job role) - Access to everyday discounts and communication portal - Employee assistance programme - Enrolment into Searcys Champagne School - Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue. - Discount off overnight stays in London - Your birthday off to celebrate in style - A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice Job Description We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Waiter to assist the restaurant managers in the day to day running of the Business. As a Searcys waiter you will be required to run the floor, understanding and delivering all guests requirements and offering seamless service, food and drink.

Islamic Association of North London (IANL) Post Title: IANL Operations Manager Location: Finchley, London Salary Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience and qualifications Hours Full-time: 40 hours per week (Flexibility required) Start Date 01 February 2025 Reporting to Board of Trustees Are you an experienced leader with a passion for operational excellence and community development? The Islamic Association of North London (IANL) is seeking a motivated and dynamic Operations Manager to lead the efficient management and growth of our vibrant organisation. About Us IANL is a registered charity established in 1977, serving the Muslim community in Barnet and beyond. Our mission is to advance education, provide religious services, and offer support to those in need, all within the framework of Islamic values. With exciting expansion plans, we’re poised to extend our impact and better serve our diverse congregation. The Role As Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering IANL's mission. The successful candidate will have the following key priorities: • Drive forward IANL’s mission, vision, and values. • Strengthen IANL’s reputation. • Provide management and organisational support to ensure efficient operations. • Ensure IANL is well-run and remains compliant with Islamic values, internal governance and charity commission regulations. You will be responsible for delivery or delegation of the following areas: • General Management: Policy maintenance and oversight, compliance, business planning, financial management, and organisational design. • Staff Management: Recruitment, performance management, training, and team development. • Facilities Management: Ensure timely maintenance, security, and health & safety compliance for all premises. • Service Delivery: Oversee a range of services, including educational programs, Ramadan/Eid management, counselling, matrimonial services, and community outreach. • Stakeholder Engagement: Foster strong relationships with local authorities, MPs, community organisations, congregants and external charities. • Reporting: Establishing KPIs and reporting against them to the Board of Trustees The Person We are looking for a dedicated and proactive individual who demonstrates the following: 1. Proven experience in management or organisational leadership roles. 2. Experience of working in the third sector, ideally with charitable organisations. 3. Experience of line management of staff and leadership of teams or departments. 4. Positive ‘can do’ attitude to getting things done. 5. Ability to think proactively, prioritize work, and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders. 6. Flexibility to occasionally attend out-of-core-hours meetings with volunteer-based teams on evenings and weekends to meet organisational needs. 7. Understanding of key issues surrounding Muslim communities across the UK from a variety of traditions and ethnic backgrounds. Why Join Us? • Be part of a growing organisation making a real difference in the community. • Work in a supportive and collaborative environment rooted in Islamic values. • Take on a challenging role with opportunities for professional growth. Please note that we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates. This job description reflects the core activities of the post. As the services and the postholder develop, there will inevitably be some changes to the duties, and possibly the emphasis of the post itself. We expect that the postholder will recognise this and will adopt a flexible approach. This could include undertaking relevant training where necessary. The management will consult the postholder if significant changes to the job description become necessary. The successful candidate will have to go through an Enhanced DBS check prior to being offered the final offer of employment. Start your journey with IANL and help us shape a brighter future for our community!

Salary - £14 to £15 p/h 35/40h per week Located within the iconic St Pancras International Station, St Pancras Brasserie by Searcys is home to the longest Champagne bar in Europe and offers the ideal escape to sit back and soak up the charm of the magnificent station. We’re currently looking for a personable Receptionist to join our team here at Searcys ST Pancras Station, King's Cross, who will perform and assist in the smooth running of the reception desk and ensure all of Searcys standards and client requirements are adhered to at all times. - 50% discount across Searcys venues - Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme - Up to 33 days annual leave (dependent on job role) - Access to everyday discounts and communication portal - Employee assistance programme - Enrolment into Searcys Champagne School - Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venues. - Your birthday off to celebrate in style - A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice

Job Title: WK Events Manager Days/Hours This is a 18-22 hour/ 4 day a week role. You will work up to 45 hours in 'peak season' per week (roughly May-September) but off peak will be considerably less. 4-5 day working week as standard. Mondays off when weekend work is required. Event work can happen at irregular times! Location: SW18 based and other locations (on events) London locations + outside of London events travel Salary Offered £15ph (admin and small events) Up to £20ph (larger events) Reporting to: Ops Manager/ MD Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving License, Confident driver with various vehicles. OVERVIEW OF WELL KNEADED Company Overview Well Kneaded Ltd is a unique farm-table pizzeria, events company and Charity based in South West London. We serve an exciting and innovative seasonal menu of sourdough pizza, amazing pasta, locally-sourced salads, small plates and top quality drinks. We’ve won awards recognising our sustainable sourcing and supply chain, and are a charity because of our employment practices offering opportunities to young people who have faced barriers to employment. Well Kneaded has a great team culture and we’re committed to a supportive and enjoyable working environment for all our team. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS ROLE The events manager role combines client and on-event management with business development and event ops. It is a hands on role for someone who wants a great combination of management & office based work with practical on-event management. We have a busy calendar of weddings and events, especially from May- September but you will help us fill that all year round. You will be able to hit the ground running, making sure our events setups outfits look the part, are well organised, and are health and safety compliant. The events we cater span weddings, birthdays, street parties, festivals, in-house pizzeria events and corporate workshops (more recently) and more. You will be responsible for creating the amazing Well Kneaded experience ‘off-site’. A key part of your role will be clear communication with the head chef at the pizzeria and the event teams, in order that events operations are well planned and smoothly executed. The role requires your high capacity for planning and organisation.! You will be strategic and able to quickly understand the bigger operational picture of Well Kneaded for diary management and coordination, and will be an excellent team player and motivator. You will be a natural problem solver, managing both client and team expectations with an energetic flair, in the lead up to an event, and also the wind down. Responsibilities PRIMARY - Being the first point of contact for all event enquiries, responding promptly and clearly communicating how Well Kneaded can provide great food to employ great people for a greater planet and converting those enquiries into bookings. - Clarify with the client and put in place specific requirements for event logistics and staffing. - -Maintain clear records of past and upcoming events and pro-actively communicate these with accountants & internal team when needed. - Responsible for execution of our events work in line with WK Vision & values to give our clients the best events experience (internally and externally) in London including developing relationships with new venues/ clients and working with online platforms to market our events offerings. - -Maintain WK Events storage areas, including the WK lockup and any areas used in the pizzeria. - Responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety procedure on events, ensuring 100% operationally safe events, and that all events team are trained and prepared in this. This includes responsibility for regular maintenance of all events set up - -Weekly meetings with Events/Ops team to discuss anything events based. - -Manual handling of events equipment and food - SECONDARY - Grow our KERB opportunities as well as our regular client database and communications/ marketing strategy. - Take responsibility for events P&L (after 6 months in role) - Develop marketing materials (alongside ops & marketing manager) including promotions for events offerings in order to retain and grow events stakeholders (clients, venues, tasting participants, potential partnerships with local schools/ mums groups/venues, etc) - Weekly meetings with Head of Food to develop events offerings where you see gaps, within budget - If capacity, develop and market downstairs basement kitchen and/or garden for pizzeria private events together with Ops Manager and head of front of house. - Add posts directly to Instagram/ Facebook that are pertinent to events/ the team and also the pizzeria if required. - Position Type - Event role has possibility to be a job share between a senior event manager and events coordinator where the events manager has overall oversight & a focus on driving growth and coordinator has on-event/ day to day ops focus. This means role could be 2-2.5 days/ week. - EXPECTATIONS & LIMITING FACTORS - Be able to handle emergencies and last-minute changes of plan under pressure. - There is an event-staff holiday freeze in July (No holiday can be taken in July due to the full nature of the WK calendar) - The nature of the job involves a lot of weekend and evening work, so days off are generally Sundays and Mondays, with one full weekend off per month (except June/July). In quieter seasons there will be more flexibility on this. - Being able to confidently drive a manual vehicle - PERSON SPECIFICATION - The Events Manager will be committed to the Well Kneaded vision and values, with a keen interest in sustainable food and amazing event creation and will have the following: - Previous experience in events or managing/ leading a team. Including examples of responsibility for running events from start to finish. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Confident to take initiative and is pro-active in project and event management. Is as good at starting a project as well as is at finishing it, and feeding back in. - Highly organised and excellent at planning. - At least an active interest in sustainability - English; strong in both written & verbal communication, if not your first language - UK Drivers License - confident to drive multiple vehicles including a vintage van. - Strong relational skills PERKS/ BENEFITS/ HOLIDAY - 29 days holiday (statutory plus an extra for your birthday) + sick pay + pension (holiday increases 1 days/ year worked with WK after year 2, up to 4 extra days) pro rata if not full time. - 6-8 weekly reviews with line manager. - Friends and family discount (20% off bill when you eat in with f&f) - Christmas day & Easter Sunday off - If full time- Management/ Leadership training plus up to 2 team days per year Free delicious food - Being part of a team who champions each other. - 2 Complimentary tickets per year for friends and family to in-house events - Seeing transformation in the lives of young people - Pension contribution and sick pay Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour Additional pay: Yearly bonus Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Store discount Work from home Schedule: 10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Overtime Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: South West London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Event Management or Leadership: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: UK FULL MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in South West London Expected start date: 06/01/2025

Bartender - Full Time Hourly Rate: £14 to £15 hourly 2 Sites available for this position, Kings Cross and Westminster. Surveyors House at RICS Westminster | Searcys Searcys St Pancras Brasserie Restaurant - Book Today | Searcys As a Searcys Staff you will receive the following industry leading benefits: - 50% discount across Searcys venues - Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme - Access to everyday discounts and communication portal - Employee assistance programme - Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue. - Your birthday off to celebrate in style - A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice

Brooklands Museum is the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, and the home of Concorde. Located on the 30-acre site of the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit and the most productive aircraft factories in Europe in the twentieth century, Brooklands Museum welcomes over 185,000 visitors each year these are made up of members of the public, Brooklands Members, VIPs, corporate hospitality guests and school groups. Brooklands Museum is a unique and special place to work, where people’s pursuit of speed, flight and adventure changed the world! We have ambitious plans to fulfil our vision: Inspiring people to shape the future through Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour. As we are a visitor attraction, our priority is delivering a memorable and inspiring experience for all visitors and ensuring we meet our commitment of ‘Brooklands at its best, every day’. So, no matter what role you join us in, you will have a very important part to play in this. Today we are an independent charity that is responsible for the care and maintenance of a range of buildings and structures, including the most complete sections of the 1907 racetrack, that contributed to this amazing history. Our site is truly special, where history was made – and our challenge is to look after it for future generations to enjoy. We are currently looking for a Part Time Caretaker to liaise closely with and support the Property & Estates Manager in the objective of ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running and presentation of Brooklands Museum, dealing with any maintenance issues that arise on shift to ensure that we are always offering a safe, welcoming and secure environment for our Visitors, Staff and Volunteers. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and dynamic person to join tour small Facilities Team to help us deliver Brooklands at its best for our visitors. You will work closely with a range of different individuals within the Museum including our Maintenance Technicians, Operations Manager, Events Manager, Visitor Experience Managers, Hospitality & Catering Manager, Hospitality & Catering Delivery Manager, Café Manager, Contract Cleaning, Contract Security and The London Bus Museum Team so you will need to be able to work well in a team as well as unsupervised. You will have the skills and knowledge required to be able to carry out a broad range of maintenance and service tasks as expected in this type of role. You will be able to prioritise a busy workload while maintaining a strong attention to detail. You will possess a positive approach and a ‘can do’ attitude with a willingness to be flexible and ‘get stuck in’ as needed. The working hours for this role will be 23 per week, working Friday 5 hours, Saturday 9 hours and Sunday 9 hours. How to apply Please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how your experience could help us in this role and how you meet the requirements of our person specification. Please keep your covering letter to no more than two sides of A4. The hiring managers will review all applications once the role has closed on the 9th December 2024 and we will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding an interview shortly after this date with a January 2025 start date anticipated. Please note: If we receive a high volume of quality applicants, we may close this vacancy earlier so please don’t wait to apply! ** Benefits** We offer a number of benefits to suit your lifestyle and include: Annual leave of 25 days in addition to Bank Holidays and Christmas Eve off (pro-rata) Flexible Bank Holiday policy enabling you to take Bank Holidays at a time that suits you Flexible working to help you manage your home and working life 4% employer contribution into your pension Free Onsite parking 20% discount in our onsite café and Museum shop Free access to all that Brooklands Museum has to offer Access to our Reward Website providing access to deals and discounts for hundreds of shops online and in store, helping you save money on everyday shopping Full access to our online wellbeing hub providing access to a 24/7 telephone support line, telephone counselling sessions and expert support Access to our team of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development Working at Brooklands Museum Brooklands Museum is a fast paced, unique and fun place to work, you’ll need to be able to keep a number of plates spinning every day but that just what makes Brooklands the special place it is. We are proud to have been a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021 and a finalist for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022. In line with our charitable purpose, we are active in ensuring that Brooklands is inclusive, so that everyone can feel welcome at, and benefit from, Brooklands Museum, including as visitors, staff, trustees, volunteers, members, partners, freelancers, contractors, participants, schools, and anyone else who wishes to visit or be involved with the Museum. We have invested in our organisational culture over recent years and encourage everyone to be their true self at the Museum. The team have committed to ensuring we all feel involved, supported, and appreciated, by working as one team, communicating thoughtfully, being proactive and showing we care. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Searcys Champagne Bar Battersea Power Station Job Type: Part Time Salary: up to £14.50 Hourly As a Waiter you will receive the following industry leading benefits: - 50% discount across Searcys venues - Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme - Up to 38 days annual leave (dependant on job role) - Access to everyday discounts and communication portal - Employee assistance programme - Enrolment into Searcys Champagne School - Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue. - Your birthday off to celebrate in style - A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice Job Description We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Waiter / Waitress to assist the restaurant managers in the day to day running of the Business. As a Searcys waiter you will be required to run sections, understanding and delivering all guests requirements and offering seamless service, food and drink.

Monday to Friday Searcys can be traced back to one man's vision: Victorian entrepreneur and the Duke of Northumberland's confectioner, John Searcy. He honed his skills by catering at private parties for royalty and high society - and word soon spread of his talent. After ten years of service to the Duke and Duchess, he set up Searcys, in 1847. Before long, he became the first and most sought-after caterer, renowned for his artistry and attention to detail. As a CDP you will receive the following industry leading benefits: - 50% discount across Searcys venues - Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme - Access to everyday discounts and communication portal Employee assistance programme - Meals provided on shift when working within one of our venue Your birthday off to celebrate in style - A day off to volunteer / give back to the charity of your choice Job - Chef Academy with WSH Description Monday to Friday Hourly Rate:£14 to 15 per hour