Volunteering with Wirral Ark

Wirral Ark has relied on volunteers to deliver our mission ever since we were founded in 1991 as a completely volunteer-run organisation. These days we are far larger than we ever were and employ about 30 staff, but volunteers remain a crucial part of our work. There are volunteer roles suitable for every type of person, every interest and every skill.

We put together a list of some of the key roles that we feel we could benefit from support from volunteers below. 

If you’re interested in a role but feel you don’t quite tick every box on the descriptions below, don’t worry, just give us a call and we’ll see if we can find a way you can contribute. 

If you are interested in applying for a role, please complete the following form and send it back to us, Volunteer Registration Form.

Roles

At the current time we are looking for volunteers for the following roles.

Hostel reception – helping out at the front of house at our main hostel, you’ll be meeting clients, helping out support team and getting a look at the work we do day to day

Activities Volunteer – working with our activities coordinator, the supporting volunteer will help deliver our arts, music, training and coaching sessions at Mary Cole House

Fundraising Volunteer – raising funds to do our work is a core part of what we do. In this role you’ll be working with our fundraiser to plan and run activities and events like coffee morning and bucket collections.

Gardening Volunteer – we have a number of outdoor spaces that we need to tidy and trim, to enhance the atmosphere our our projects. Often working from your own steam, this role requires a green fingered volunteer.

Kitchen Volunteer – our main hostel provides three meals a day. Volunteers are used to help make and serve food, alongside helping clean the kitchen and dining space.

Maintenance Volunteer – buildings means maintenance jobs. While the big jobs are handled by professionals, there are always plenty of smaller tasks around the buildings that need taking care of.

Outdoor events volunteer – throughout the year we do larger fundr

Wirral Ark Dinghies workshop volunteer – our innovative dinghies projects is based in a nearby workshop. We refurbish boats and sell them on, with our clients being supported to learn the skills they need in a supportive friendly environment. Volunteering here will enable you to get involved in the refurbishment as well as join a friendly group enjoying the work.