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Volunteer opportunities

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.

Take on a role within a Solent Mind service

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.

Expression of interest

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.

Volunteering Roles:

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

VOLUNTEER Neurodiversity peer group cofacilitator (Portsmouth)
  • 2 hours on a Thursday afternoon 2.30pm – 4.30pm plus an hour approx. every 6 weeks for supervision. Extra time required at start for mandatory induction and training. To start as soon as possible for a minimum of 6 months
  • Positive Minds, 36-38 Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1NL
  • 6/7/25

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Are you passionate about supporting 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 Neurodiversity group. This group supports neurodiverse 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.

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.


For more information please contact::


DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.

How to apply

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VOLUNTEER 18-30 group cofacilitator (Portsmouth)
  • 2 hours on a Wednesday afternoon 3pm – 5pm plus an hour approx. every 6 weeks for supervision. Extra time required at start for mandatory induction and training.
  • Positive Minds, 36-38 Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1NL
  • 6/7/25

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

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::


DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.

How to apply

Apply Now
Weekend Wellbeing volunteer (Hythe)
  • Up to 6 hours a week on a Saturday 9.30am – 3.30pm (would consider alternate weekends) plus an hour approx. every 6 weeks for supervision. Extra time required at start for mandatory induction and training. To start as soon as possible for a minimum of 6 months
  • Marcella House, Jones Lane, Hythe, SO45 6AW
  • Ongoing

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

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.

For More Information Please Email:




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Weekend Wellbeing volunteer (New Milton)
  • Up to 6 hours a week on a Saturday 9.30am – 3.30pm (would consider alternate weekends) plus an hour approx. every 6 weeks for supervision. Extra time required at start for mandatory induction and training. To start as soon as possible for a minimum of 6 months
  • New Forest Wellbeing Centre, - The Hollies, 1 Barton Court Road, New Milton, BH25 6NN
  • Ongoing

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

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.

For More Information Please Email:




Apply Now
VOLUNTEER Gardening wellbeing group (Winchester)
  • Thursdays 12:00 to 14:30 (additional time required at start for mandatory induction, online training, and role specific training)
  • Winchester

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

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!

DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an enhanced level of disclosure.

For More Information Please Email:


DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced and Barred level of disclosure.

HOW TO APPLY:

To express your interest in this role complete an application form here: Solent Mind - Volunteering application form

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Volunteer Men’s Group (New Milton)
  • 3 hours on a Wednesday morning 9.30am – 12.30pm plus an hour approx. every 6 weeks for supervision. Extra time required at start for mandatory induction and training.   To start as soon as possible for a minimum of 6 months
  • New Forest Wellbeing Centre, The Hollies, 1 Barton Court Road, New Milton, BH25 6NN
  • 28/4/25

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Role Purpose:

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.

For More Information Please Email:




Apply Now

Other ways to volunteer:

Corporate volunteering

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.


Corporate volunteering


Join us for an event

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 volunteer


Student placements

Solent 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

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


Hannah's story

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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Cristina's story

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.

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