Volunteer with us
Could you give your time to help local blind and partially sighted people?
We are always looking for friendly and dedicated people to join our team of volunteers. Whatever skills and experience you have, we’d love to hear from you. We have a wide range of volunteer roles available, including office roles, befrienders, fundraisers and designers.
Accessibility is of course very important to us. We are really happy to discuss how to make any volunteer role accessible to you. We can provide training if you’re looking to develop new skills. And of course, there will be lots of support from our friendly team.
In November 2021 we opened our first charity shop, in Salisbury. We are now looking for volunteers in the area to help out in the shop. It’s a chance to be part of an exciting new venture!
Our volunteering roles are listed at the bottom of this page. If you’d like an informal chat about opportunities, please email volunteering@sightsupportwest.org.uk or call our Volunteer Coordinator, Becs, on 07849 833 047.
“The team at Sight Support are friendly and approachable. The organisation’s personal touch makes me feel informed and valued.”
“I’ve learnt a huge amount about how sight loss can change your life, but I did not realise how volunteering would add an extra dimension to my own life. I’ve loved every minute!”
Volunteer Role Profiles
Reception and Services Support
As the first point of contact for clients accessing our service, the role will involve greeting visitors, answering the phone, data entry, ensuring resources are kept up to date, general research tasks, and sending out mail to members.
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Community Representative
We are looking for people to help raise awareness of our vital services within their local area and in so doing increase our reach and support.
Local Community Grants Fundraiser
An important source of income for us are local grants provided by town, borough and parish councils to support vulnerable people within their boundaries. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent written communication skills to make these applications for us.
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Event Supporter
This rewarding, flexible opportunity is a great way to help us raise funds, increase awareness of our services and ensure that clients feel welcomed and supported when they attend our events.
Social Group Facilitator
We are looking for friendly, outgoing individuals to facilitate our social groups across the region, whether this be supporting existing groups or helping to set up new ones.
Supporter Care Assistant
We are incredibly grateful to all our supporters and looking after them is vital to our financial future. We are looking for an organised and friendly person to support our Fundraiser in providing excellent care to our supporters.
Technology Support
We are looking for friendly, outgoing, “tech-savvy” individuals to help unleash the power of technology so that our clients who are blind or partially sighted can make the most of the digital world.
Audio Library Assistant
We are looking for an organised team player to provide admin support to the Audio Library Coordinator in our Devizes office. The role would involve ensuring titles are properly catalogued, postage and returns and other general admin tasks as required.
Graphic Designer
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual with a passion for design to support our communications officer in the production of high-impact online and print materials that will help to increase our reach, impact and support.
Driver
Our volunteer drivers provide a friendly, familiar face and help our clients get out and about in their community to attend events and social activities. If you are friendly, courteous & reliable then this is the opportunity for you.
Befriender
Our befrienders provide crucial social interaction for our clients who are isolated and can’t reach our centres. By popping by once a week or fortnight, befrienders can make all the difference to their lives.
Telephone Befriender
Telephone befrienders provide crucial social interaction for our clients, by having a friendly chat on a regular basis at an agreed time, tele-befrienders can make all the difference to a person’s life.