We always have a variety of volunteering opportunities. Below are a selection of specific roles for which we are currently recruiting. We are also open to  proposals if you have skills/ideas which might meet our needs.

Please click the links on each role for further information or email volunteer@themulberrycentre.co.uk to discuss options.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable gardener (tools and equipment will be provided) to volunteer to support The Mulberry Centre by helping to provide ongoing regular maintenance and development of our beautiful, secluded garden for the benefit of our clients, staff and volunteers. This role requires a regular commitment of one half day per week, preferably on a Wednesday morning.

We are looking for someone with previous gardening experience, either professionally paid, as a volunteer, or as an enthusiastic hobby. The successful candidate must be reasonably fit and willing to work out of doors in all weathers. A friendly and professional manner, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a positive, organised and flexible approach to work is needed. You’ll work as part of a team and take direction, but also able to use initiative.

You can find view the role description here.

We are looking for a volunteer to facilitate a regular weekly 45–60 minute mindfulness-based health walk for clients around the local area of a weekday during the daytime (weather permitting), at a mutually agreed time. The successful applicant will  guide participants through gentle mindfulness techniques during the walk, such as breath awareness, sensory engagement, and/or grounding exercises, encouraging a deeper connection with nature and the natural world. They need to be adaptable to the physical and emotional needs of the participants, depending on individual health conditions and energy levels, including offering seated or shorter alternatives if required. They also need to create a welcoming, calm, and inclusive atmosphere, offering compassionate conversation and encouraging clients to engage mindfully with their surroundings.

This role would suit someone with experience of leading or facilitating health walks and nature-based activities, or mindfulness sessions. Someone who has an interest in and understanding of mindfulness, sensory engagement and connection to nature and has strong interpersonal skills with the ability to create a welcoming environment for individuals of varying health backgrounds, making them feel welcome, comfortable and motivated.

You can find view the role description here.

This role aims to support The Mulberry Centre by managing our small, private car park once a month on the morning of the first Thursday of each month and other busy times during the year such as our Open Day, and other public events.

This role would suit someone local with the right availability, preferably with some customer service or similar experience, who has good communication skills and can deal with the public in a calm, pleasant and empathetic manner. Full training will be provided.

This role aims to support The Mulberry Centre by facilitating table tennis sessions for our clients on alternate Thursday afternoons from December. We are looking for someone who actively plays and/or coaches table tennis and can make the sessions fun and inclusive for all.

You can read the role description here.

This role aims to support The Mulberry Centre by acting as an ambassador for The Mulberry Centre sharing information about the services and support provided by The Mulberry Centre, using case studies and real examples. You need to be confident public speaking to a variety of audiences to spread the word and about our services and encourage and inspire them to fundraise for us.

You can read the role description here.

The Fundraising & Engagement Team has been reviewing its volunteer needs and roles and has identified the following tasks which volunteers could assist us with going forward:

1. Ad-hoc Events Volunteers – bucket shakers, helping to set up and/or run a stall at community events, in Richmond, Hounslow or Ealing.
2. Events Volunteers – Those who want to be part of a ‘Friends Of The Mulberry Centre’ type group of volunteers that can go out to events and hold stalls and do collections on our behalf and host shopping mall events for us – you would need to feel comfortable volunteering as part of a small team, speaking to the public about our services, shaking a collection can, leafleting and volunteering usually without a staff member present.
3. Volunteers who can take time to place and/or collect our collection cans and deliver leaflets in their local postcode area in Richmond, Hounslow, Ealing or Spelthorne.
4. Volunteers who can take time to obtain prizes and gift in kind donations – confident calling, emailing or visiting local businesses/corporates to try to persuade them to donate prizes such as vouchers, tickets, hampers, etc.
5. Admin volunteer 2-3 days a week that can help regularly with a variety of tasks – This role is currently filled.
6. Any current users or ex-users of the Centre that are happy to volunteer to come and speak at events about their experience of the Centre and its services to inspire others to support us.
7. Grants, Trust, Major Donor, community and corporate researchers – previous experience or understanding of these funding streams and how to search for and apply for current funding opportunities required.
8. A data & insights volunteer – someone who has used the Beacon system before, or similar fundraising data system and can critically analyse fundraising data. We have just filled this vacancy so we are ow only interested in applicants with previous Beacon experience.

For more details about any of these roles please email volunteer@themulberrycentre.co.uk stating which role(s) you are interested in and why you think you’d be a good candidate.

Our volunteer complementary therapists provide complementary therapies for people with a diagnosis of cancer, their carers and bereaved.  Therapies offered are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms.  Currently, the touch-based therapies offered are: Aromatherapy / Massage / Reflexology / Reiki / Shiatsu or Acupuncture. Each therapy is adapted to the needs of the individual, depending on the client’s condition. Therapies offered are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms and supporting our clients’ wellbeing.

We are currently particularly looking for therapists who specialise in Reiki orReflexology who would be prepared to volunteer for us for half a day weekly at Meadow House Hospice in Ealing. 

The role description can be found  here.

Our volunteer complementary therapists provide complementary therapies for people with a diagnosis of cancer, their carers and bereaved.  Therapies offered are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms.  Currently, the touch-based therapies offered are: Aromatherapy / Massage / Reflexology / Reiki / Shiatsu or Acupuncture.

We are continually looking for CNHC registered massage therapists who might be prepared to volunteer for us as we have significant ongoing demand for that therapy. We have a vacancy for a Shiatsu therapist for 3 hours a week. We also have a vacancy for a volunteer acupuncturist to start in September, interviews for that role are in progress.

 Each therapy is adapted to the needs of the individual, depending on the client’s condition. Therapies offered are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms and supporting our clients’ wellbeing. The role description can be found  here.

We look for suitable qualified volunteers to lead regular, weekly (or fortnightly) classes  for clients in Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi or similar light exercise classes. Classes can be arranged at mutually agreeable free times within our timetable and we are looking for a minimum commitment of six months. We run these classes here or at local community at venues.  All our classes are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms through relaxation, improved breathing and increased activity.  We are particularly looking for a Yoga teacher who can demonstrate a class at events/provide cover when others are away. Previous experience of facilitating such classes and an ability to adapt to the needs of clients and their health conditions is required. A role description can be found here.

Our Volunteer Complementary Therapists provide complementary therapies for people with a diagnosis of cancer, their carers and bereaved.  Therapies offered are recognised as having positive benefits and are given with the aim of relieving stress related symptoms and encourage relaxation.

We are ideally seeking those with a minimum of one year’s therapist experience . However, if you are newly qualified with under a year’s practical experience you can apply for our Volunteer Mentoring (massage, aromatherapy or reflexology). This enables newly qualified therapists who do not have one year’s practical experience but are fully qualified and insured, the opportunity to join our team of volunteers. As part of this training you will be guided through specific cancer care initial consultation, contraindications, treatment adaptation, additional techniques, body mechanics, cross contamination, and Health & Safety for complementary therapies.  The mentoring programme is not an oncology massage qualification, but it does count towards points for your Continued Professional Development allowing you to volunteer with us immediately after completing the programme. The role description can be found here.

Welcomers are crucially important in being the first people visitors meet on coming to The Mulberry Centre.  They are responsible for welcoming visitors to the Centre, the checking in process, offering refreshments, helping them to find information about our services and ensuring their visit to the Centre is always a warm and positive experience. Welcomers also assist with a number of housekeeping duties, basic admin tasks, helping clients with their evaluation surveys and donations, and other day to day tasks which support the smooth running of the organisation.  This is an ideal role for warm, friendly people with empathy and excellent communication and listening skills who enjoy being in a dynamic and varied environment. Previous customer service experience is an advantage.

This is a popular role and all our 21 permanent Welcomer slots are currently filled  together with 4 ad-hoc positions but we are looking for suitable people who might wish to be added to our waiting list for an ad-hoc or permanent slot as and when they arise in future. The role description can be found here.

We are looking for volunteer counsellors who can provide one-to-one person-centered counselling half a day per week or up to 3 clients, remotely or face-to-face, to individuals affected by cancer (patients, carers and the bereaved). We offer seven sessions to cancer patients, carers and anyone who has been bereaved.

Our volunteer counsellors must be in, or have completed, a BACP or equivalent accredited course; a minimum of 60 hours of one-to-one counselling hours are required and, if in training,  the support of the training organisation to start client work. Personal liability cover, enhanced DBS and membership of a professional body for counselling and psychotherapy is also required. We offer ongoing professional development as well as in-house group supervision. The role description can be found here.

If you have a particular skill to offer or an idea or an idea about an activity or workshop you could offer to us on a voluntary basis which might meet our needs then please email volunteer@themulberycentre.co.uk  or call 0208 321 6300 and ask to speak to the  Volunteer Lead.