We have a variety of different volunteering roles available at Coping with Cancer. Whether you can spare a few hours once or week or want to help at our events, there’s something for everyone.
Our main volunteer roles are outlined below. In addition, we are currently recruiting volunteers for Macmillan One Stop Support at Coping with Cancer, an innovative new project in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, and The Men's Shed, our allotment-based support group for men affected by cancer, launching this Spring.
Whilst we have opportunities for the roles below all year round, we often also recruit for specific volunteer roles, in specific areas or at specific times of the week. To find out what we're currently looking for, click here.
Our main volunteer roles
Befrienders
Coping with Cancer’s volunteer befrienders provide practical and emotional support to our clients in their own homes, visiting patients and their families. Volunteers provide a range of support, from helping with a trip to the shops or a hospital visit, to providing a ‘listening ear’ - someone to talk to. For many clients, visits from our befrienders can help alleviate feelings of loneliness and isolation. You’ll visit the same client on a regular basis, once a week, fortnight or month, for an hour or two.
Our Volunteer Befrienders - Information about the role
Telephone Support Volunteers
Coping with Cancer’s telephone support line offers a private and confidential support service to clients and carers. It isn’t a counselling or advice line, but provides a ‘listening ear’ so that clients can discuss any issues or problems. You’ll call clients on a regular basis, and can volunteer for a couple of hours once a week or fortnight.
Our Telephone Support Volunteers - Information about the role
Complementary Therapists
If you are a qualified therapist and can spare a few hours why not join our team? We aim to offer an extensive range of therapies to our clients, helping to relieve the emotional and physical symptoms that cancer can have on the body. Volunteers are able to provide treatments from our well equipped rooms at Helen Webb House in Leicester, at any of our drop-in therapy groups around the county, or in client’s own homes.
Our Volunteer Complementary Therapists - Information about the role
Counsellors
Many of our clients benefit from counselling. If you are a counsellor, or a counsellor in training, and can spare a few hours a week, we’d love to hear from you. We provide supervision to all counsellors, and you can volunteer to see clients at Helen Webb House either during the day or in the evening.
Our Volunteer Counsellors - Information about the role
Group support
Coping with Cancer runs a number of self help support groups and activities, and volunteers are needed to help run the groups, organise activities, make refreshments, and support clients. You can volunteer at Helen Webb House in Leicester, or at our support groups around the county.
Our Volunteer Group Supporters - Information about the role
Drivers
Many of our clients need help with transport, to enable them to access support groups or counselling at Helen Webb House. Volunteer drivers are especially needed on Tuesdays and Fridays, when our most popular support groups are running.
Our Volunteer Drivers - Information about the role
Reception Assistants
Our reception volunteers help with meeting and greeting clients, take telephone calls, post and general behind the scenes tasks.
Our Volunteer Reception Assistants - Information about the role
Fundraisers
Our volunteer fundraisers help us with various events throughout the year. Including sales, psychic nights, curry evenings, can collections and lots more.
Our Volunteer Fundraisers - Information about the role
Local Fundraising Group Volunteers
We’re looking for people to organise local fundraising groups to meet regularly, organise and support fundraising initiatives in their local area. It’s a great way to meet new people, get involved and have fun.
Our fundraising team will provide support and expert advice so you have everything you need to carry out your fundraising activities and make them a success.
Local Fundraising Groups - More information
Ambassadors
Our Volunteer Ambassadors help to promote the work of Coping with Cancer in the local community. There's a number of ways you can get involved, from setting up displays of leaflets in your local area, to manning a stall at an event and representing Coping with Cancer.
Our Volunteer Ambassadors - Information about the role
Activity Group Leaders
Our Volunteer Activity Group Leaders run some of the social and activity groups we provide for cancer patients, their families and carers. These groups include arts and crafts, Tai Chi and meditation - if you are qualified or have a skill you think would be beneficial to our clients, and would be interested in helping us to start a new group, please get in touch.
Our Volunteer Activity Group Leaders - Information about the role