Volunteer Opportunities
Our volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization, generously dedicating approximately 20,000 hours annually to create positive change. With a diverse array of volunteer opportunities available—from supporting our retail efforts to fund our mission, to combating loneliness with our befriending program—there’s a place for everyone to contribute.
To apply for a role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Location: Around the region
Hours per Week: Flexible around when our members are travelling
To provide support and assistance to our members while using transport to and from the centre and to accompany on day trips and occasional outings.
Volunteer minibus drivers will be required to drive around the local community picking up and dropping off members, also assisting members on and off the minibus. Some driving experience is preferred and you would need to have a category D1 on your driving licence.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Sedgley (currently on hold), Bilston, Bloxwich, Wednesfield, Penkridge, Pattingham
Volunteering in one of our shops is an opportunity to learn and develop in retail, work as part of a great team and support Beacon at the same time. Tasks will involve arranging window displays, shelves and rails, serving customers on the till, maintaining the tidiness of the shop and steaming and pricing clothing. Volunteers will also receive certificated training.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Volunteer(s) needed to help support a Book Club. We meet once a month, on a Thursday at Beacon Centre Sedgley. You will need to have an interest in reading and be comfortable communicating with people and supporting with providing refreshments. It is a very relaxed and enthusiastic group with a great passion for reading.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Volunteers will support our visually impaired and blind cyclists who take part in our Tandem cycling group, supporting cyclists as pilots as well as guiding them to the Cafe afterwards. Tandem cycling takes place from Halfpenny Green Airport car park usually on Monday, depending on members and the weather.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Volunteers needed to help support our members from the minibus to the Centre, assist them round the changing rooms and to the lockers and guide them to poolside. You have the option whether you want to go into the pool or not. There is always a qualified swimming instructor in the pool. You are not expected to teach anyone to swim. You not expected to help anyone get changed. All members are independent but need support getting round a new environment. We currently swim twice a month on a Monday and a Wednesday.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Volunteers are required to help support visually impaired people to walk round a secure outdoor environment. Some of our members need guides which will be the volunteers main role. We walk once a month on a Friday (usually the fourth Friday of the month) around West Park for an hour at a slow steady pace, stopping at a café for refreshments after the walk.
Must be happy to engage/chat with the members on the walk.
West Park, 11am – 12 – Connaught Road gate entrance.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
Volunteers are needed to assist and support our visually impaired and blind bowlers. We visit Castlegate, Dudley on a Friday once a month. Volunteers will support bowlers by guiding them to the lanes, help with positioning etc.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
This opportunity is available within our Income Generation team. The role requires a full driving licence and can be flexible with days/hours. You will be required to collect the contents of Beacon branded collection boxes from shops, newsagents, pubs and restaurants, around the Wolverhampton, Dudley and Stourbridge areas.
A basic DBS check and two references will be required.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.
We are looking for Befrienders to provide telephone and/or face to face support to lonely and isolated people living within the local area. This will involve making weekly phone calls or home visits to offer a listening ear and social contact, keeping a log of phone calls and brief details of conversations. Befriending volunteers must be able to make calls from their own devices that incur no cost to them (unlimited minutes, free landline calls etc). No experience is needed, however a polite, friendly and empathetic manner is essential.
It’s preferable that Befrienders, wherever possible, are able to commit to a period of befriending of at least 6 months, though this is not essential. Good communication and listening skills and a friendly, approachable manner are essential, as are reliability and a commitment to confidentiality. Once telephone befriending is established, volunteers can go on to ‘in person’ befriending if required and if agreed by both parties.
An enhanced DBS check and two references will be required for this role.
To apply for this role please contact people@beaconvision.org or call 01902 880111 and ask for a member of the People Team.