Volunteer opportunities
Volunteering is a great way for you to make use of your skills, get involved in your local community, meet new people and gain valuable experience while supporting the work of Solent Mind.
By volunteering with us you can help us make sure that anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support.
We invest in volunteers and are rewarded by committed people, without whom many services could not operate.
Many of our volunteers have a personal interest in mental health and bring with them their knowledge and experience, which is invaluable. We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds particularly those who have experience of using mental health services. It is recognised that service users have specific skills gained from experience and that they enrich the services that the organisation is able to offer.
Please click here to read about some of our volunteers and how they have found volunteering at Solent Mind.
If you would like to apply for any of the volunteer roles listed below you will need to complete and return a volunteer application form. Click on a role below to show more information and a link to the form.
Please click here to read our privacy notice for volunteer applicants.
View our current volunteer vacancies
VOLUNTEER – QUICK REACTION FORCE (VETERANS SERVICE)
Location: Portsmouth
When: Ongoing
Commitment Required: One to twelve days/nights per month depending on your availability
VOLUNTEER – WELLBEING PEER SUPPORT
Location: Wellbeing Centre, Winchester
When: Starting from October for 6 months
(with review after 4 months and chance of extension)
Commitment Required: 4 Hours Tuesday’s 10.00am – 2.00pm
(extra 1.5 hours once a month for Wellbeing Peer Support Volunteers’ Group)
VOLUNTEER – COMMUNITY ADVOCATE
Location: North Hampshire and the New Forest
When: From September/October 2019, Ongoing
Commitment Required: 2 hours per week but negotiable around availability
VOLUNTEER – CARERS SUPPORT GROUP
Location: Winchester Wellbeing Centre, Winchester
When: June 2019 until further notice
Commitment Required: 2-3 hours, once a month (currently a Wednesday evening)
VOLUNTEER – VICTIMS OF CRIME, PEER SUPPORT
Location: Community settings in Southampton and Portsmouth
When: Ongoing (minimum until 31 Jan 2020)
Commitment Required: Minimum of 2.5 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months
Volunteer Community Peer Navigators
Location: Community settings in the Southampton districts of; Thornhill, Townhill Park, Harefield, Bitterne and Bitterne Park
When: Ongoing
Commitment Required: Variable – to be agreed with volunteers
Volunteer – Heads UP
Location: Southampton City, New Forest and Surrounding Areas
When: Ongoing
Commitment Required: Flexible; Between 1 Session to 4 Sessions per Month
Peer Supporter
Location: Community settings in the Southampton & New Forest areas
When: Ongoing
Commitment Required: Variable – to be agreed with volunteers
If you have any difficulties in downloading an application form, please contact Recruitment on:
Phone: 023 8202 7839
Email: recruitment@solentmind.org.uk