Volunteer in Solihull
Meet new people. Try something new. Learn new skills. Make a difference.
Volunteering can be a rich and rewarding experience if you have some free time or are looking to improve your employment and career prospects.
There are hundreds of voluntary organisations in Solihull looking for your skills, your time, your enthusiasm. Why not give it a try? It can be a one-off or a longer-term commitment. The choice is yours.
Visit our new drop-in Volunteer Centre open in Chelmsley Wood
Come and meet with one of our trained advisers and find out what volunteering opportunities are available. Our helpful advisers will help you find an volunteering opportunity that suits your interests, availability and aspirations.
Drop in and see us, or contact us for an appointment.
Solihull Connect Offices
Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre
Bluebell Centre
B37 5TN
Near to Asda and the library
Open: Monday to Friday, 10am–1pm
Telephone: 0121 704 6789
Email: volunteering@svcuk.org
Volunteer registration forms
No time to drop in then simply complete and return our volunteer registration form below. We will then contact you to arrange an appointment with one of our trained advisers.
Apply on-line
Local volunteering opportunities can also be found on the Do-It website. Search the national database of volunteering opportunities and apply on-line.
For organisations that involve volunteers.
Do you have volunteer opportunities to promote?
Chelmsley Wood and Solihull Volunteer Centres use the Do-It website – a highly successful way of recruiting volunteers on-line. To add your opportunities, you will first need to register with the Solihull and Chelmsley Wood Volunteer Centres.
Please complete the form below, return it to us and we will do the rest!
Employer Supported Volunteering
Staff from Solihull Council are waiting to share their skills with you now!
In a recent survey of voluntary and community groups in Solihull many who replied said that they are looking for support in things like business planning, forging links with the private sector, finance, funding advice, governance, HR, PR & marketing, web services and all sorts of training.
Solihull Council and other statutory and private sector organisations are now running Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) schemes. ESV is the term used to describe all forms of volunteering carried out by employees which are supported by their employer.
The scheme at Solihull Council entitled Sharing our Skills allows staff to take up to three days (22 hours) a year, out of their day job, to support the local Voluntary and Community Sector.
Solihull Council employees have a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience that they are ready to share with you. In addition to the areas that came out in the survey, their staff can also offer support in administration, archiving, child welfare, IT, legal, project management, research plus other practical skills like cooking, DIY and listening.
Initially Solihull Council employees will only be able to offer a maximum of 3 days as part of their working week but some may wish to continue to volunteer with organisations in their own time.
The Volunteer Centre, who is acting as a broker for ESV in the borough, would welcome your short term opportunities for employees looking for volunteering roles in Solihull. Opportunities can be for any duration up to 22 hours, for individuals or groups. These can be completed in one block of time or spread over a number of weeks to suit your needs.
To register your opportunities now, please complete a simple ESV Volunteering opportunity registration form and we will do the rest!
For more information contact Maureen Shepherd, Volunteer Centre Manager on 0121 711 3148 or email maureen.shepherd@wayc2.org
Join the Solihull Volunteer Forum
The Solihull Volunteer Forum welcomes anyone who manages or supports volunteers. Members are invited to attend regular forum meetings to network, share best practice and successes and keep up to date with developments. Membership is free and you will also receive regular e-newsletters.
Visit the SVF website and join today!