Volunteer


Location
Colchester, England
Profession
Volunteer
Deadline
15 Sep 2027
Contract Type
Honorary
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

2 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Essential

    Has spare time to volunteer

  • Essential

    Lives local to volunteer position

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Essential

    Previous skills, experience or knowledge of Provide or area interested in

  • Essential

    Previous experience or knowledge of Provide and its services e.g service user

Have you got some spare time?

Do you want to make a difference for your local community?

Volunteering with Provide Community offers a rewarding opportunity to develop new skills, build confidence, and make a meaningful difference to people who need physical and emotional support. While volunteering is about giving your time to support others, it is also a chance for you to grow, learn, and connect with your local community. We offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities across both hospital and community settings. Roles include welcoming and supporting patients, families, and visitors, helping colleagues with tasks, providing refreshments as well as organising ward activities and events. We are always developing new roles, so if you feel inspired and have some unique skills and experience that you would like to put to good use, we can look to develop a role to suit. To become a volunteer, you will need to:

  • Be aged 18 or over
  • Be willing to complete a standard DBS check If you feel you could contribute, or would simply like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For more details email provide.volunteer@nhs.net or complete the application form below.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Volunteer with Provide CIC in Colchester, England. It is listed as a Volunteer role. The contract type is Honorary. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2027.

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