Organisation Name:
York Neighbours
Organisation's Cause(s):
Local Community
Older Adults
Location of voluntary activity:
In individuals homes throughout York.
When are volunteers needed: Our Task and Errands Volunteering is flexible, and can be done whenever you have spare time throughout the day. It happens at a pre-arranged time between yourself and the Neighbour that you are helping. On average we expect Tasks and Errands to take between 15 minutes and 2 hours.
Type of Voluntary Activity:
Community Work
Volunteering with Older Adults
Role description:
Our Task and Errands Volunteers help our Neighbours to continue living comfortably in their own homes. From replacing lightbulbs to curtains, emergency shopping, gardening, tech troubles, and more - we help with those odd jobs that are too small for a tradesperson, but are important.
When a Neighbour lets us know that they need help with something, the office team collect and assess the details, and advertise the task to our volunteers to take. We then pass it over to you to organise and visit, supporting along the way with any issues.
Skills and behaviours needed for the role:
We do not ask for any specific requirements for this role.
The nature of tasks that we are able to help our Neighbours with span from practical DIY, driving, and social visits.
This is a social role and you will be visiting people in their homes. This is often done alone, although we sometimes have tasks that require two volunteers.
Will there be a DBS check? Yes
Driving Licence required? No
Volunteer's own vehicle required? No
Suitable for:
Ongoing Volunteering
What will the volunteer gain/benefit from:
Joining the York Neighbours team means becoming part of a thriving community in York. Volunteering with us will allow you to contribute acts of kindness to those who are isolated, and may not have local support.
We welcome Volunteers and Neighbours from all backgrounds and experiences, meaning you will meet people from all walks of life, particularly from a different generation.
We offer full training as part of the onboarding process, and share further opportunities whilst you are with us. You will grow skills such as communication, self-confidence and practical knowledge. If you have any specialist skills, we will work with you to grow these.
How to get involved:
Please visit our website to complete our Volunteer Application form.
This will be sent to the office team who will then invite you to an introductory session. This will allow us to get to know each other, and provide a space for us to answer any queries you may have.
If you would like to contact us. please email info@yorkneighbours.org.uk or call us on 01904 891 627.
Web link: Click here
Closing date: 26-02-2027