Volunteering
KCU has been supported by volunteers since it was launched in 1984.
Through the support of the volunteer team, KCU can achieve its charitable aims.
We have four areas where volunteers can help us as well as develop or gain skills.
KCU is heavily reliant on our volunteers who help us function.
Simply, without our volunteers we do not have a charity!
The benefits of volunteering include:-
- Social support
- Personal development
- Employment up skilling
- Access to a mentor/befriender
- Shop discounts
- Priority place on all KCU training and education courses
Please see the types below and if you feel like you are able to help, please apply now !
1. Community Events Volunteer
Our community events volunteers represent KCU and attend events such as awareness stands / jobs fairs / supermarket drives and bucket collections.
This list is by no means exhaustive but it shows the range of tasks that are available.
Community events volunteers work as part of a team and are led by the volunteer engagement manager.
Volunteers need to be flexible as they support events for 3 / 4 hours at various times of the day or week-ends
If you have the following skills, you could build on them while volunteering, if not we do provide training.
You must:-
- Be able to represent KCU positively
- Have a friendly personality
- Have some flexibility as to when you could be available
- Have the ability to work with a team
If you are interested please click APPLY NOW and complete the form and somebody from KCU will get back to you.
2. Low Cost Shop Volunteer
Currently we have a low cost clothes plus much more shop in the Newlands Centre and are always looking out for volunteers to help out there.
The shop is open 9am to 4pm 5 days a week, Monday to Friday.
If you have the following experiences you could build on them while volunteering:-
- Serving customers
- Researching and fair pricing
- Preparing stock for sale
- Maintaining the overall look of the shop
- Operating the till
- Arranging deliveries and collections
If you want to help and do not have those skills we do provide training.
If you are interested in helping If you are interested please click APPLY NOW and complete the form and somebody from KCU will get back to you.
3. KCU Mentor / Befriender Volunteer
KCU mentor/befrienders are a trained team of KCU volunteers who share their skills with other volunteers who wish to upskill and develop confidence or enhance their employability.
If you feel you need help from our team please reach out by emailing kcu@kcultd.org.uk or sending us a message from the contact page.
If you feel like you could help volunteer in this area then the main tasks are below:-
Mentors/Befrienders are tasked with:-
- Working 1-1 every week with their mentee / befriendee.
- Setting goals.
- Focusing on their own personal development.
- Attending exclusive training events.
An informal interview, DBS check, training, and support are provided to undertake this role.
If you are interested in becoming a KCU Mentor/Befriender Volunteer please click APPLY NOW and complete the form.
4. Foodbank Volunteer
We require volunteers to help in our warehouse where we store some of the Foodbank items and our distribution centres, where the food is actually collected by those in need.
More information about the actual foodbank process and the location and partners of KCU please visit the foodbank pages on our website.
If you think you are able to help at all, please complete the form below and somebody will get back to you.
