
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.
If you find you are not able to download or have difficulty downloading a volunteer application form and full volunteer role description for any of the volunteer roles shown below, you can request these to be sent to you by either:
Telephoning our main office: 023 8202 7810 and speaking to Reception staff
Emailing: volunteering@solentmind.org.uk
Writing to: Volunteering, Solent Mind, 15-16 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XF
View our current volunteer vacancies
Mayfield Nurseries Trustee / Director
Location: Southampton
When: Ongoing
Commitment Required: 4-5 meetings per year
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 Gardener – New Milton
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