Volunteering

• You’ll be supporting children who are seriously unwell and their families – with some roles having direct interaction with those we support.
• You’ll develop your knowledge and skills.
• It’s good for your mind and your body; there is a large body of evidence  showing that volunteering has a positive impact on your health.
• You’ll experience fun and fulfilment; volunteering can be a great way to explore new interests, feel valued and be part of a team whilst making a vital contribution to our cause.

• This depends on the role you are applying for. The time commitment will always be listed on the role description.
• To provide consistency to the families we support, our family-facing roles require a minimum of a 12-month commitment.

We provide a comprehensive training programme to give our volunteers the skills and confidence to feel prepared for their role before starting. Our volunteer on-boarding training covers everything you need to know to become one of our volunteers. This includes content on what we do at Noah’s Ark, volunteering with our families, our policies & safeguarding and much more! We also offer a range of volunteering opportunities once you’ve fully registered to help enhance your skills, try out other volunteering roles, or just to learn something new! 

Depending on the role that you apply for, it can take between 1-2 months to become a fully trained volunteer. This is also dependant on your availability to attend and informal interview and our training dates. 

We have a range of roles both in at our hospice building in Barnet and out in communities across North West London and Hertfordshire. 

For our volunteer roles at our hospice (e.g reception, kitchen, marketing and gardening), our address is The Ark, Byng Road, Barnet, EN5 4NP. Free parking is available at the rugby club at the end of Byng Road.

For our volunteer roles in communities (e.g Home Support, Drivers, Fundraising events and most Families Activities events) the areas we work in are: Barnet, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Islington and Hertsmere. 

Yes! We believe a volunteer’s gift of time should not involve a financial cost to them. We also want volunteering to be accessible to everyone, not just those who can afford it! We reimburse reasonable out of pocket travel expenses by volunteers in line with our volunteer expenses policy.

All of our volunteer roles require a volunteers to be 18 years old or older. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept volunteer applications for people aged under 18. There is no upper age limit!