Activity Volunteer (Springfield Hospital)

Job overview

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges? Join us as an Activity Volunteer at Springfield Hospital, where you’ll help service users engage in meaningful activities that promote recovery, resilience, and hope. This is a rewarding opportunity to gain firsthand experience in a clinical setting while making a real difference in people’s lives.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities

We’re committed to supporting volunteers in achieving their career goals. This role offers a pathway into Bank positions and includes access to ongoing training in key areas such as Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and Equality and Diversity. Volunteering with us provides valuable experience that can support progression into paid employment, and we’re happy to provide references for volunteers who complete their volunteering.

Main duties of the job

As an Activity Volunteer, you’ll build relationships with service users, encourage participation in group and individual activities, and support staff in setting up and running sessions.

You’ll help service users explore meaningful hobbies, provide positive feedback, and when confident, co-facilitate a group with support from the Occupational Therapy team.

This role requires empathy, resilience, and a commitment to personal development.

Flexible working

In this role, you will be able to volunteer on a day that is suitable for you, giving you a great balance between volunteering and other commitments.

Please note, volunteers must undergo reference and ID checks and complete mandatory training before starting the role which can take several months.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• As an Activity Volunteer at Springfield Hospital, you’ll support group and individual activities on psychiatric wards to help service users stay engaged and promote recovery.
• You’ll build relationships, encourage participation, and assist staff with setting up and running sessions.
• When confident, you may also co-lead activities that reflect your own interests or skills.
• This role requires empathy, reliability, and a commitment to personal development within a supportive team environment.

All public facing roles require a proportionate level of English language proficiency for written and verbal communication and the Trust is required to verify results of certain English language competency tests relied upon. When the fluency duty is met by the provision of a sign language interpreter, the interpreter should be registered with the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD).