Volunteering
We have a fantastic team of dedicated and talented volunteers – we'd love you to join the team!
Why volunteer?
Volunteering is a fantastic way to give back to your community and it is incredibly rewarding – but it isn’t just about doing good. Giving your time to charity can help you develop new skills, boost your confidence, give you a chance to meet new people and open up new career opportunities. It can also make you really feel like part of something – especially at Launchpad where we consider our volunteers as one of the team.
What is a typical volunteer role at Launchpad and how much time do people give?
There isn’t a typical role! Our volunteers work in both client-facing or back office roles – they provide counselling, support homeless people at our drop-in service, run activities at our Work and Life Skills Centre, cheer on runners at our events, give community talks about the charity, and help with office-based administration.
Our regular volunteers work with us for a few hours or even days a week, and other volunteers support us on a more ad-hoc basis at fundraising events such as Carols by Candlelight and the Pancake Race.
Our current volunteer vacancies
Volunteer Ambassador
Launchpad Trustee
Activity Support Volunteer Work and Life Skills Centre
Admin Volunteer Work and Life Skills Centre
Facilities Support Volunteer Work and Life Skills Centre
Drop In volunteer
Fundraising events volunteer
To apply for any of these roles, please complete this short form and email it to volunteers@launchpadreading.org.uk – thank you!
Meet some of our fabulous volunteers
Kate is one of our regular volunteers, working one morning a week in our Floating Support team.
Steve is one of our charity ambassadors, regularly giving talks representing Launchpad around the Reading area.
David volunteers twice a month at our work and life skills centre. He runs our ‘Get Online’ sessions and is brimming with IT experience.