Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer with us

Have you got some time to spare each week?
Do you want to make a difference in your local community?
Have you ever thought about volunteering?

Our projects rely on our team of dedicated volunteers.  If you’re interested in donating your time and commitment, take a look at our current opportunities listed below, or contact our Volunteer Coordinator to arrange an informal chat.

Our current volunteering opportunities

We are currently recruiting volunteers across our projects:

  • The Shed volunteers – based at our woodworking shop in Queen Street, Redcar – various times/days.  Opportunities for general session volunteers, workshop and community project volunteers. Previous woodworking experience desirable.
  • Art/Craft volunteers – various opportunities Monday to Friday daytimes and potential evenings/weekends. Opportunities to help support our Artspace group and Community Wellbeing Partnership’s art and craft wellbeing sessions at various venues across the Redcar area.
  • First Steps project – based at our warehouse in Dormanstown – Mondays 8.30am-12noon (and/or some Thursdays 8.30am-12noon).  This role involves sorting donations and fulfilling referrals.
  • Redcar Area Foodbank (Foodbank Centres) – various opportunities within our nine foodbank centres across the Redcar & Cleveland area – Monday – Friday daytimes. Welcoming clients, packing food parcels, preparing snacks/drinks and general help.
  • Redcar Area Foodbank (Warehouse) – based at our warehouse in Dormanstown – Mondays and/or Thursdays 8.30am-12noon. Sorting and weighing-in donations of food and making-up orders to go out to our nine foodbank centres across the area.
  • Footprints Community Cafe based on Redcar High Street – various opportunities Monday to Friday 11am-2pm. This role may involve serving customers, clearing tables, operating the till and some food preparation.

If you think volunteering with Footprints could be for you, please email volunteer@footprintsinthecommunity.co.uk or telephone 01642 484842 to arrange an informal chat with Rachel, our Volunteer Coordinator.