We always have a wide variety of volunteering opportunities. Below are a selection of specific roles for which we are currently recruiting and we are 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.

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 volunteers for events and collections – bucket shakers, helping to set up and/or run a stall at community events, leafleting in Spelthorne, Richmond, Hounslow or Ealing. This is similar to the Community Engagement Volunteer previously advertised.
2. Volunteers who can take time to place and/or place or collect our collection cans in their local area in Spelthorne, Richmond, Hounslow or Ealing.
3. 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.
4. Admin volunteers that can help regularly with writing and recording birthday cards, thank you cards, in memory cards and thank you letters to deadlines.
5. 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.
6. 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, shake a collection can, leaflet and volunteer usually without a staff member present.
7.  Those who want to be part of an ‘Ambassadors’ Group’ that will go out and talk at events that we are unable to attend, especially as there will be a real focus on holding talks with community groups going forward and getting them to fundraise – you would 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.
8. Grants, Trust, Major Donor, community and corporate researchers – previous experience or understanding of these funding streams and how to search for current funding opportunities required.
9. A data & insights volunteer – someone who has used the Beacon system before, or similar fundraising data system and can critically analyse fundraising data.
10. Volunteer medical professional (someone with relevant medical background/knowledge) who is happy to go out and speak about cancer awareness to corporates as part of our fundraising strategy.

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.

The Fundraising & Engagement Team is looking for a volunteer, with previous face painting or body art experience, who could provide face painting services for us for a few hours at a number of local fetes and fairs across the summer months. Face painting is a fun activity that both adults and children enjoy, and it can help us to raise important funds for our charity. Most of these events take place at weekends so we ae looking for someone with flexible availability, with the right skills who could give us their time and expertise at these fun events.

For more details about this role please email volunteer@themulberrycentre.co.uk  with your availability and experience.

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 currently particularly looking for massage therapists who might be prepared to volunteer for us as we have significant demand for that therapy.

 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 are looking for a volunteer to manage the smooth running of our small, private car park once a month on the first Thursday of each month in the morning when we are particularly busy. This role is suitable for anyone age 18+ with good communication skills who is physically able to monitor the car park and deal calmly and empathetically with visitors to ensure the smooth entry, parking and exit of vehicles on a fair basis. For more information you can call 02083216300 and ask for Debbie or Kam or email volunteer@themulberrycentre.co.uk.

We look for suitable qualified volunteers to lead regular, weekly (or fortnightly) classes  for clients in Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi or similar light exercise/dance 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  facilitator who ca provide a weekly light exercise/dance class and 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.

All our Welcomer slots are currently filled  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.