Volunteering opportunities
Volunteer for Fight for Sight, and we'll put your time to good use, whether working in one of our charity shops, supporting our e-commerce channels or offering your knowledge about second-hand books. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, develop new skills and forge lasting friendships.
Volunteer and help us Save Sight. Change Lives.
Are you enthusiastic and engaging? Do you love meeting new people? Are you interested in learning more about the charity sector and passionate about making a real difference in people’s daily lives?
If so, Fight for Sight is waiting to hear from you.
From volunteer mentor to Marathon cheerleader, shop assistant to vintage treasure-seeker, there are loads of ways you can volunteer your time and skills with Fight for Sight.
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- 89%
- of people who volunteer enjoy it.
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- 87%
- of volunteers say they meet new people
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- 72%
- of volunteers say that volunteering gives them new skills and experience
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- 89%
- of volunteers say they feel they are making a difference.
"We take pride in what we do and we enjoy ourselves."
Give your CV a boost...
Besides being incredibly sociable and personally rewarding, volunteering is fantastic for giving a CV standout. And the training opportunities will impress prospective employers too. Our roles enable people to:
- Learn to process donations (invaluable to charity retail)
- Build customer service skills and experience
- Train to use an EPOS system; till training is an incredibly transferable skill for people wanting to work in any retail capacity.
- Understand Gift Aid, which an increasing number of charities are signed up to.
- Train on safeguarding, which is really valuable for understanding how organizations look after each other.
- Benefit from online training in subjects like IT, retail and management skills, which we’re offering as part of our volunteering roles.
How to apply
To apply for the Retail roles, please email Beth at volunteering@fightforsight.org.uk and include the role in the subject.
To apply for the Fundraising and Events roles, please contact the team at events@fightforsight.org.uk
We would appreciate you filling in this Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form when applying for our volunteer roles. These answers are anonymous and will not affect your application.
Inclusion and accessibility
Fight for Sight is passionate about giving everyone equal opportunities to volunteer, and we welcome your application whoever you are and whatever your needs. We work hard to ensure our volunteer opportunities are accessible to and inclusive of disabled people and other minority groups.
Blind and partially sighted volunteers
Lots of blind and partially sighted volunteers support Fight for Sight and our delivery partners. We particularly welcome volunteers who have lived experience of sight loss.
Expenses
No one should be out of pocket for volunteering, so we reimburse travel and lunch expenses for roles where this is relevant.
Contact us
If you are interested in volunteering with Fight for Sight, work with a community group who could support us or have any questions about our opportunities, please do drop us an email at info@fightforsight.org.uk or call us on 020 7620 2066.
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