We are currently looking to fill the volunteer roles listed below.
How to apply
If you are interested in any of these roles, please let us know by filling in our online application form. Alternatively, you can download a Volunteer Application Interest Form and email it to or post it to the address on the form. To find out more about what it's like to be a Carers in Hertfordshire volunteer please visit our Volunteer page.
Keep in Touch Service VolunteersDue to coronavirus and the support we have needed to offer, we are being more proactive with our carers and seeing real benefits. We need to recruit new Keep in Touch volunteers to help us with this role. The role is based at home and we would ask you to ring 5-10 carers each week. The carers are not expecting our calls and you will get a list with new names each week. |
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Keep in Touch Out of Hours VolunteersDue to coronavirus and the support we have needed to offer, we are being more proactive with our carers and seeing real benefits. We need to recruit new Keep in Touch volunteers to help us with this role. The role is based at home and we would ask you to ring 5-10 carers each week. The carers are not expecting our calls and you will get a list with new names each week. We are now recruiting volunteers who wish to support this service out of hours on Wednesdays weekly 5.30pm - 7.30pm. |
Keep in Touch (COVID-19) Out of Hours Volunteer Role Description |
Carer TrainerCarer Trainers provide training to health and social care professionals and university students to influence and inform future good practice. Through sharing lived care experiences, they offer powerful insights to help organisations recognise how they can support and deliver more carer friendly services. The aim is to seek improved outcomes for both carers and workers in health and social care. |
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Mentor VolunteersMentors support unpaid family and friend carers on a 1:1 basis, providing a listening ear and helping carers to set small goals that will help them feel less isolated, have more social contact, increase their confidence and knowledge about available support. |
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Carer Support Hub Group Leaders and HelpersWe run 16 Carer Support Hub Groups across Hertfordshire which meet once a month at regular times. We are looking for new Leaders to run our groups in Berkhamsted, Borehamwood, and Bishops Stortford. We welcome applications for Joint Leaders if people want to share the role. We are looking for confident people who like working in teams and have an understanding of caring. Good communication skills are important. We would also welcome volunteers to help make drinks or greet carers at the Hub meetings. |
Role description: Carer Support Hub Group Leader Volunteer Vacancy |
Bereavement VolunteersTo work as part of our team of trained volunteers to support bereaved carers to help them to find their own way forward after their loss. |
Bereavement Volunteer Role Description (COVID-19 response) |
If you can’t find anything you are interested in please contact us by email on or ring us on 01992 58 69 69 and we will do everything we can to find you the perfect opportunity.