What’s involved in volunteering?
Our volunteers are aged 18 to 80 and come from all walks of life to play a vital role in keeping Anawim’s services running smoothly.
With varied work that ranges from counselling, casework, admin and outreach projects, there is something to suit everyone.
We’re very lucky to have a network of enthusiastic, committed and passionate volunteers working with us, and are always on the lookout for other people to join us – could that be you? We’re currently looking for volunteers for our centre, to work with our Champions and to help with fundraising.
Find out more:
Champion Supervisor
The Champion Supervisor is responsible for the safe, supportive, and effective management of Champions—women with lived experience who volunteer their time to support service delivery at Anawim Centre. The role ensures Champions are well‑supported, appropriately trained, and working within clear boundaries, while promoting their wellbeing, development, and meaningful involvement.
The Champion Supervisor plays a vital role in safeguarding, quality assurance, and maintaining Anawim’s trauma‑informed, strengths‑based approach.
There is more on the roles and responsibilities here.
Duty Receptionist Volunteer
A Duty Receptionist serves as the first point of contact for visitors and clients. This role is responsible for creating a positive first impression, managing front-desk operations, handling communications, and providing administrative support to ensure smooth day-to-day functioning of the organisation. A receptionist must demonstrate professionalism, excellent communication skills, and strong organisational abilities.
There’s more on the role and responsibilities here.
Fundraising and Communications Volunteer
You will support and collaborate with the fundraising team, to plan events and campaigns, and identify potential donors, sponsors and partners. The role will involve getting involved with our online communications, as well as our community outreach work, and helping to produce marketing materials. There is more information on the roles and responsibilities here.
Events Volunteer
You will be supporting the Fundraising and Communications team, with events in the community. The work is expected to be ad-hoc and will involve evening and weekend work. This is a vital role, helping to increase awareness of Anawim in the local area. There are more details here.
What our volunteers get out of it
Volunteers get involved for many reasons – whether it’s to develop new skills, gain experience to find a job, meet new people or find a renewed sense of purpose. That’s why we invest time in every volunteer, to ensure that their individual interests, ideas and goals are heard and supported.
All volunteers, students and placements receive an induction, supervision and free training. On top of this, we have shadowing positions available so volunteers can develop their skills across a wide range of departments and we create opportunities aimed at boosting their confidence and responsibilities.
We aim to make our volunteers feel valued and appreciated so we celebrate them through annual awards and by rewarding them with certificates of achievement. We hold an Investing in Volunteers accreditation.
If you’re interested in becoming an Anawim volunteer, take a look at our volunteering opportunities above – if you’d like to get involved, please complete an application form and send it to volunteering@anawim.co.uk.
I believe it is important for the women, especially those on their initial visits, to be ‘received’ into a friendly and safe space and for them to ‘receive’ me too. When a woman arrives in the common room in a low place (emotional, anxious or fearful), a listening ear, a non-judgmental attitude, a friendly face, acceptance and assurance of confidentiality can diffuse the emotional pain, at least temporarily. Karen
Anawim volunteer
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