We have a wide range of volunteer roles available at our main site in central Winchester. Whether you want to give specific skills or experience or you would rather be part of a regular rota of volunteers, we would love to hear from you. Join our compassionate team of local volunteers and help us keep our doors open every day and night of the year.
Overnight Volunteers
Volunteer Hours: 9pm – 8am
As an overnight volunteer, you play a vital role supporting our evening Project Worker and providing essential care to people experiencing homelessness.
Your role as an Overnight Volunteer
- Evening support: Arrive at 9pm and assist with key tasks like preparing a warm cup of tea, tidying up common areas, and chatting with residents. Your friendly presence helps create a welcoming environment.
- Overnight stay: At around 11pm, you will be able to relax in a private bedroom equipped with a freshly made overnighter’s bed, free WiFi and access to our staff bathroom. You are required onsite until 8am.
Weekend Volunteers
Various shifts: 9am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 3pm-6pm
Weekends at The Winchester Beacon have a relaxed, laid-back feel, giving residents a chance to unwind and enjoy some quiet time. As a Weekend Volunteer, your presence is vital—without volunteers, we simply wouldn’t be able to open.
Your role as a Weekend Volunteer
With a staff member always on duty, volunteers assist in various ways such as helping to prepare vegetables for the evening meal, having a tidy up and making sure it is a welcoming space, sorting through donations or keeping our residents company in the communal areas.
Evening Volunteers
6pm-9pm
Volunteers support our staff during the evenings to ensure things run smoothly.
Your role as an Evening Volunteer
Working alongside the member of staff on duty, you will help out around the building with tasks such as assisting the cook with laying tables and serving up, sorting through donations and laundry, tidying up the drinks station and communal areas, making hot drinks for people coming to the reception window for support, answer the phone and receive visitors.
Ambassadors
Flexible hours
Can you help to spread the word about our vital work? Do you like meeting people across the community?
We value help from our volunteers to attend events and organisations in our local community to represent The Winchester Beacon. This is the perfect role for someone who loves meeting people, is comfortable public speaking and is passionate about gathering support for people experiencing homelessness.
Fundraisers
Flexible hours
The Winchester Beacon needs to raise over £600,000 each year to remain open and provide essential support to people experiencing homelessness.
We would love to hear from you if you have ideas of how you could help us to achieve this goal. Perhaps you would like to form a fundraising group and organise events in your local area.
Volunteers with skills to share
Flexible hours
Do you have a specific skill that might benefit the charity and our residents? We are fortunate to have the support of a hairdresser, a life coach and a psychotherapist who all give their time and expertise to help our residents. Would you like to join this team of people making a real difference?
If you have an idea for a way that you might be able to help, please get in touch with our Volunteers Administrator, Nicci – nicci@winchesterbeacon.org.uk.
