Volunteering

Coastline Welcomes Volunteers

We recognise and appreciate the positive contribution volunteers make to the organisation and that volunteering gives opportunities for individuals to achieve their own personal development goals.

Our Volunteer Scheme

Established in 2013, Coastline’s Volunteer Scheme has gone from strength to strength and in 2024 it was successful for a fourth time in obtaining the nationally recognised Investing in Volunteers accreditation.

Why Volunteer

Greater self-confidence
Improved self esteem
Learning new and developing existing skills
Training and Shadowing opportunities
Reimbursement of travel expenses
Opportunities to win vouchers
Celebrations throughout the year

How to Volunteer

At Coastline we offer a variety of volunteer opportunities within our extra care services, homeless services, administrative roles and more. Check our current vacancies or contact the volunteer team and we can help create a role that suits your goals and skills.

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Current vacancies

Day Centre Volunteer- Redruth

By volunteering to support our extra care day centre, you’ll help create a warm, welcoming environment that reduces loneliness and supports wellbeing.

Whether you’re making refreshments or offering a helping hand with our regular activities, your time and enthusiasm can make a real difference.

What you could be doing:

Supporting group activities
Preparing and offering refreshments
Chatting with customers and helping them feel included

Time Commitment: Tuesdays or Wednesdays 9:30am - 3:30pm (full or half days available)

Events Volunteer (as and when)

Help bring Coastline communities together by supporting the planning and delivery of community events and projects, including at Miners Court Extra Care scheme and Coastline’s Homeless Service.

What you could be doing:

Supporting with event set up.
Assisting with refreshments & event activities.
Recording attendance & asking customers for feedback.
Making connections and chatting with customers.

Time Commitment: Approximately once/twice per month but dependant on event dates.

Current vacancies

Bingo Volunteer - Redruth

We have recently introduced a popular Saturday afternoon bingo session at our Extra Care scheme and are looking for a friendly, reliable volunteer to support our customers in delivering and enjoying this activity. .

What you could be doing:

Supporting customers to run the bingo session
Brewing the drinks and cracking open the biscuits.
Making connections and chatting with customers

Time Commitment: Every Saturday 1pm - 3pm

Please see role profiles in the more information section down the page. If you are interested in these opportunities or would like to find our more about our volunteer scheme then please call our Volunteer Manager on 01209 200200 or contact us in the usual ways.

Ways to volunteer

Across our teams

We provide roles for volunteers across a number of Coastline’s teams including our Homeless Service, Miners Court Extra Care and Housing Services. These roles are open to all, including customers and non-customers.

Partner Programme

This enables customers of Coastline's Homeless Service to volunteer within the service with additional support. It provides essential employability skills and a positive focus during their stay.

Miners Minders

This group of customers living in Miners Court Extra Care befriend new customers, assist with events and help staff with keeping the scheme a welcoming place to live.

Customer Voice

This group of customers are supported to donate their time by getting involved in the scrutiny of the organisation, shaping service design and delivery as part of the wider involvement and engagement model. The Customer Voice group is at the heart of what we do at Coastline. With a wide range of skills, they ensure that Coastline is upholding our commitments to customers, through reviewing our services and making recommendations to the Customer Experience Committee that reflect our customers’ priorities.