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Volunteer with Herriot

Support us with your valuable skills and time

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We'd love to hear what you can offer

At the heart of hospice care

Our volunteers are at the heart of almost everything we do. We have plenty of interesting and rewarding volunteering opportunities available. So, if you can offer a few hours a week to help us, we'd love to hear from you. Full training and support is provided.

See which roles we currently have listed for volunteer and paid positions.

View our current vacancies

Ways you can volunteer with us

Here’s just a selection of the many ways you can help out. Check our listed vacancies to see if we’re currently recruiting for roles which may suit you. If not, you’re welcome to express your interest via our form below and we’ll get back to you.

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Community Hub refreshments

Help serve food and drinks to patients, clients and members of the community at Herriot Hospice@The Lambert in Thirsk.

Complementary Therapists

Offer expert skills in massage, reiki, hypnotherapy or aromatherapy to give patients and loved ones a relaxing experience. This could be in patients' homes or from Herriot Hospice@The Lambert.

Fundraising

Help out at our exciting events such as Light up a Life or Herriot Hike, collect collection boxes from supporting businesses or even start your own fundraising group.

Charity shops

Volunteer with our retail team on the till, sorting stock, creating displays or even listing items online.

Wellbeing

Provide reliable social and emotional support. Volunteer support can range from help with simply being there with people in their own homes and listening, to a short drive or walk out. Volunteers can also assist with light practical tasks such as gardening, or a lift to an appointment.

Bereavement support

Join our Just 'B' emotional and wellbeing team supporting adults and young people.

Express your interest in future roles

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Why our volunteers love it

“If you are thinking about volunteering, I can highly recommend it as there is always a friendly face and a cuppa waiting for you!”

“It's a worthwhile thing to do and keeps your mind and body active, and you meet new people each time you're in!”

Lyn, Richmond charity shop volunteer

The difference our volunteers make

Elaine says: “What our volunteers tell us is how much they really value making a difference to people’s lives.”

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Find out more about the areas you can volunteer in

Explore our service pages to get a feel for ways you could help.

Herriot Hospice at the Lambert

Local people, organisations and groups have shaped this very special space, a...

Wellbeing Volunteers

Herriot’s range of volunteer-led community services are delivered by traine...

Just ‘B’ bereavement and emotional wellbeing support

At Herriot, we provide specialist emotional wellbeing and bereavement support...

Shop

Whether it’s shopping in one of our six community shops, donating your prel...

Fundraise

Find out how you can support our care for families across Hambleton and Richm...

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