Volunteering is a great way for you to make use of your skills, give back, meet new people and gain valuable experience while supporting the work of Solent Mind. Explore ways to get involved below.
Use your experiences or passion for mental health to help our services deliver the very best information and support. These roles may have set hours each week or month, come with training and might be the first step towards a career at Solent Mind.
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.
See below for specific vacancies we are currently recruiting for.
If you'd like to express an interest in a role not advertised, please complete our expression of interest form and we can keep your details on file for when something suitable becomes available.
We ask for a minimum commitment of six months for volunteering roles, due to the training and consistency needed. If you cannot commit to this, see the 'events volunteer' section below.
We publicise all our volunteering roles here. If there is a role you would like to apply for, please complete and return the application form. If there are no role profiles, please check back at a later date to see if there are any current vacancies
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For more information please contact::
Sarah Harrison (Portsmouth Volunteer Co-ordinator)
Email: sharrison@solentmind.org.uk
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.
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Are you passionate about supporting young people's mental health? Do you have a skill to share? Are you friendly, supportive and chatty? We are looking for a volunteer to support our wellbeing team to deliver our weekly 18-30 group. This group supports young people experiencing mental health concerns and provides a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space to learn self-help skills, overcome isolation and get involved in a range of activities. From offering emotional support to co-delivering the activities, you’ll gain invaluable experience in the mental health and charity sector. Our Wellbeing Centre is a welcoming, informal space where people with shared experiences can meet, support one another, and work towards better mental health. As a Solent Mind volunteer, you will receive an induction half day and access to ongoing learning opportunities. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. |
For more information please contact::
Sarah Harrison (Portsmouth Volunteer Co-ordinator)
Email: sharrison@solentmind.org.uk
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.
How to apply
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Are you passionate about supporting people with their wellbeing? Do you have a skill to share? Are you friendly, supportive and chatty?
We are looking for a Weekend Wellbeing Volunteers to support our weekend team. This group supports adults experiencing mental health concerns and provides a safe, supported and non-judgemental space to learn self-help skills, overcome isolation and get involved in a range of activities. From offering emotional support to co-delivering the activities, you’ll gain invaluable experience in the mental health and charity sector.
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Katrina Young - kyoung@solentmind.org.uk |
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Role Purpose:
Are you passionate about supporting people with their wellbeing? Do you have a skill to share? Are you friendly, supportive and chatty?
We are looking for a Weekend Wellbeing Volunteers to support our weekend team. This group supports adults experiencing mental health concerns and provides a safe, supported and non-judgemental space to learn self-help skills, overcome isolation and get involved in a range of activities. From offering emotional support to co-delivering the activities, you’ll gain invaluable experience in the mental health and charity sector.
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Katrina Young - kyoung@solentmind.org.uk |
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To run and co-facilitate a gardening group for our service users within our outdoor space at Winchester Wellbeing Centre.
This will include guiding the group in tidying up the space, weeding, general maintenance of the space and caring for the garden. The group may also include potting, planting, upcycling and other more creative mini projects for the group to collaborate on. Ideally we would like someone with a passion for gardening and wellbeing, who would have the creative vision for our garden on a tight budget!
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DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced and Barred level of disclosure.
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To express your interest in this role complete an application form here: Solent Mind - Volunteering application form
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Are you passionate about supporting men’s mental health? Do you have a skill to share? Are you friendly, supportive and chatty?
We are looking for a volunteer to support our wellbeing team to deliver our weekly men’s group. This group supports men experiencing mental health concerns and provides a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space to learn self-help skills, overcome isolation and get involved in a range of activities. From offering emotional support to co-delivering the activities, you’ll gain invaluable experience in the mental health and charity sector.
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Katrina Young - kyoung@solentmind.org.uk |
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Join colleagues for a volunteering day with Solent Mind. Mayfield Garden Centre offers a huge variety of activities including general repairs, decorating, gardening, clearance and more. Be part of our mission, to bring about positive change for people struggling with their mental health through gardening.
To celebrate campaigns like Mental Health Awareness Week or fundraise for our vital services, we're out and about at events all over Hampshire.
You might come along to help our Fundraising team carry out a bucket collection, help wave the rainbow flag at a Pride event, cheer for our runners at a local marathon or paint faces on a charity stall. Share your details with us and you'll be first to know about new opportunities.
Please send us your name and address and we will let you know if any opportunities arise.
Sign up as an event volunteerSolent Mind is really pleased to be able to support student placements which are highly beneficial to our organisation and to the students involved. We work with Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Reading Universities to offer a set number of student placements each year. These placements are agreed and organised directly between the University and Solent Mind.
We don’t have the capacity to offer other placements but students are very welcome to apply for any of our existing volunteer vacancies. All of our current vacancies are advertised on our website – see above. Please state on your application form what course you are doing and what the requirements of your volunteering might be for example between which dates you can volunteer and how many hours you may need to complete. We will do our best to accommodate you wherever possible.
Lived experience participation means involving people with mental health conditions across our work. This is slightly different from volunteering, in that we offer an optional payment for time and travel expenses for lived experience participation, to encourage as wide a variety of people to get involved as possible.
We particularly want to hear from current and former Solent Mind service users.
Find out more - lived experience participation
A passionate Psychology student at Southampton Solent University, Hannah has a strong interest in mental health and cognitive wellbeing. Eager to gain hands-on experience, she began volunteering with Solent Mind’s Remind service, supporting individuals living with dementia.
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With a passion for horticulture and psychology, Cristina leads the gardening group at our Eastleigh wellbeing centre, helping others discover the therapeutic benefits of looking after nature. Her work is already making a meaningful difference in the lives of those who attend.
Read more about Cristina's storyUnite with us for better mental health and engage your staff, raise your profile and support your community.
Hannah, a 34-year-old volunteer at Mayfield Garden Centre, has faced immense challenges due to long Covid, which has significantly impacted her mobility and overall health. Despite these difficulties, she has found a sense of purpose and connection through volunteering.
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