Volunteer

Our volunteers provide invaluable support across every area of our work.

Volunteering is a great way to get involved with your local community and make a real difference to FSW’s work. Whether you have an hour a month or a whole day a week to spare, we could find a volunteering role for you.

Volunteering opportunities include:

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FAMILY SUPPORT

You could assist our Practitioners with one-to-one support for families, or by helping out at group activities such as after-school clubs.

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FUNDRAISING

You could join a local deanery committee or arrange your own fundraising and awareness-raising activities

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CHARITY SHOP

You could volunteer at our charity shop in Eastbourne

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USE YOUR SPECIFIC SKILLS

Maybe you are a brilliant social media user, or a 5-star Ebayer? You could volunteer to help with specific projects where we need a particular skill

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HELP AT HEAD OFFICE

You could volunteer to help in the office, by sorting donations to the foodbank or by doing some gardening

By volunteering with us, you can meet new people, develop new skills and feel great about making a positive contribution to your local community. If you’re interested in finding out more about volunteering with Family Support Work, our volunteer co-ordinators Jane (West Sussex) and Alison (East Sussex) would love to talk to you.

Please fill out the volunteer application form below and one of them will be in touch with you very soon.

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Jane Lyons

Community Engagement and Volunteer Co-ordinator (West Sussex)

jane@familysupportwork.org.uk

Volunteer Application 

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We would like to make you aware that FSW has a policy to request each new potential volunteer to undertake an enhanced DBS check, and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position as a volunteer.
Employment Status
As part of our safer recruitment process, used for staff and volunteers, please complete this box regarding employment etc. with details of your experience and the dates involved. This may also include periods of being a caregiver, full-time or part-time education and periods of inactivity. Please ensure that you have covered the last 10 years
Are you registered as disabled?
In relation to Health & Safety, it is important that we know if there are any aspects of volunteering that you would not be able to cope with. A disability or health problem does not necessarily exclude you from volunteering with FSW. All information given will be treated with the strictest confidence.
It is important that you inform us if you should suffer from any illness in the future that may affect your ability to volunteer for the organization or that would put others at risk.
What experience and skills do you bring to FSW?
Please provide Organisation , Date from, Date To, Position and Responsibilities