People volunteer for all sorts of reasons. They might want to meet new people who share their interests, or get to know their local community. They might be driven by their own values or beliefs.
Some want to develop or use particular skills but most want to help others and make a difference.
Whatever your motivation for volunteering, we will work with you to identify the opportunities that can help you realise it and achieve your goals.
Our volunteer befrienders support our tenants in their home or out in the community. They might spend their time going for a drink in a local café, batch cooking or baking or going shopping.
This role would suit somebody who likes working one to one with people, who enjoys lots of different activities and has an interest in working with people with learning disabilities or autism.
Our activities volunteers support the staff at our monthly coffee and chat sessions where we invite the tenants to join in activities such as board games, arts and crafts and anything that they want to have a go at!
This role would suit somebody who likes to work as part of a team, enjoys being indoors or
outdoors and has a lot of energy. Our sessions give our tenants the opportunity to meet with each other in an informal and fun environment.
Our gardening volunteers help our tenants to run the gardening club and look after one of our gardens. They share their knowledge and skills through planting, pruning and other gardening tasks. They are also supported by our own gardener.
This role would suit somebody with an interest in gardening, a love of the outdoors and an interest in working with people with autism and learning difficulties. This is a great opportunity to share gardening skills and have a positive effect within the community.
We are looking for people who are:
If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved with volunteering with us, please get in touch.
You can call us at the office and ask to speak to Alison on 01539 720082 or you can email enquiries@fairoakhousing.co.uk
You can also download our Volunteer Application Form and, once completed, email to Alison to start your application process.
If you’d like to find out more about Fairoak Housing Association, how to become a tenant, renting your property to us or any other matters, please get in touch.
People volunteer for all sorts of reasons. They might want to meet new people who share their interests, or get to know their local community. They might be driven by their own values or beliefs.
Some want to develop or use particular skills but most want to help others and make a difference.
Whatever your motivation for volunteering, we will work with you to identify the opportunities that can help you realise it and achieve your goals.
Our volunteer befrienders support our tenants in their home or out in the community. They might spend their time going for a drink in a local café, batch cooking or baking or going shopping.
This role would suit somebody who likes working one to one with people, who enjoys lots of different activities and has an interest in working with people with learning disabilities or autism.
Our activities volunteers support the staff at our monthly coffee and chat sessions where we invite the tenants to join in activities such as board games, arts and crafts and anything that they want to have a go at!
This role would suit somebody who likes to work as part of a team, enjoys being indoors or
outdoors and has a lot of energy. Our sessions give our tenants the opportunity to meet with each other in an informal and fun environment.
Our gardening volunteers help our tenants to run the gardening club and look after one of our gardens. They share their knowledge and skills through planting, pruning and other gardening tasks. They are also supported by our own gardener.
This role would suit somebody with an interest in gardening, a love of the outdoors and an interest in working with people with autism and learning difficulties. This is a great opportunity to share gardening skills and have a positive effect within the community.
We are looking for people who are:
If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved with volunteering with us, please get in touch.
You can call us at the office and ask to speak to Alison on 01539 720082 or you can email Alison.Barnes@fairoakhousing.co.uk
You can also download our Volunteer Application Form and, once completed, email to Alison to start your application process.
If you’d like to find out more about Fairoak Housing Association, how to become a tenant, renting your property to us or any other matters, please get in touch.
Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in Fairoak Housing Association. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how we might help you, a member of your family or a person with a learning disability or Autism that you support.
