Why volunteer with us?
- Make a difference in your local community, by giving people the opportunity to speak up about their health and social care
- Develop new skills and confidence by exploring new opportunities and ways of working
- Learn more about how health and social care services work, and meet new people living in Sheffield
- Join a friendly team of staff members and other volunteers
- Use your skills to contribute to work that is making a difference to people in the city
100+ days
Our 28 volunteers contributed over 100 days of their time last year, supporting us to carry out our work.
Engagement volunteers
Volunteers are an important part of our engagement team, going out to events and talking to people about Healthwatch. You would help people to share their own experiences of health and social care, so we can work to make services better.
This might include carrying out surveys, having more open conversations, creative activities, or online engagement.
Find out more about this opportunity on Kinetic, Sheffield's volunteering platform:
Project volunteers
Volunteers work with us on a whole range of specific projects - from creating information leaflets about health services, to carrying out online research or mystery shopping, or even creating a survey then going out and speaking to people about their care. You could join an existing piece of work we are focusing on, or be supported to design and carry out your own project.
Find out more about this opportunity on Kinetic, Sheffield's online volunteering platform.
Share your skills
There are lots of other ways to get involved. Volunteers are an important part of everything we do, from our Strategic Advisory Group, to helping with admin, to doing photography. The skills you bring to the team help to shape our work.
Watch the video to see Liz, one of our volunteers, sharing the range of projects she's been involved in, from visiting care homes to taking a lead training other volunteers.
If you'd like to share your skills, get in touch.
Learn new skills
Charlotte volunteered with us as part of a University placement. She was a great addition to the team, helping us to reach out to even more people during our time with us.
She also gained a lot from the experience - increased confidence, a chance to try out new skills, and a new perspective on the city she studies in.
She shared her experience of volunteering with us below - read her blog to find out more:
Volunteering has gifted me with skills I never thought I was capable of developing. I would recommend this volunteer opportunity to anyone
