Volunteer
Help us work alongside people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination to make a positive impact and help change lives.
We believe that volunteering should be a mutually beneficial experience where volunteers can contribute to our strategic goals and enjoy a fulfilling experience while also learning new skills.
We love that our volunteers have such a huge benefit on our organisation, bringing with them a range of skills and experience – and a huge amount of enthusiasm too!
We’re committed to providing a supportive environment for our volunteers, managing our relationships in a way that ensures the needs of both parties are met.
We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organisation – with a warm welcome guaranteed for everyone who joins our team.
Our Opportunities
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Supported Volunteer | We want Supported Volunteers to be able to learn new skills, support the local community, and meet new people by volunteering with our Lalley Centres allotment and/or food pantry. All our Supported Volunteers must be supervised at all times by a supp | Ongoing | View Details |
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Volunteer Accessibility Advocate (Think about dis-ability) | Lead the way to making a more accessible project with Caritas or in parishes within our Diocese. | One-off | View Details |
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Gardening Volunteer - Bury Red Door | Come and help at our Red Door centre in Bury to support the maintenance of our garden and allotment! | Ongoing | View Details |
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Gardening Volunteer - Cornerstone | Come and help at our Cornerstone Day Centre in Hulme to support the maintenance of our garden! | Ongoing | View Details |
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Volunteer Van Driver (Friday only) | Make a difference in your community by joining our team of volunteer drivers. Help transport donations and other materials in our new electric van, meet new people and gain valuable experience while supporting a great cause. | Ongoing | View Details |
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Lalley Centre Support Volunteer | The volunteer will join a dedicated team, to support the running of a busy drop-in centre in North Manchester | Ongoing | View Details |
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Conversation and Centre Volunteer | Help create a welcoming environment for the learners in our Caritas Aspire Education project, and support them to develop their conversational English skills. | Ongoing | View Details |
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Caritas Parish Representative | Parish representatives help promote and raise awareness of the work of Caritas, our partners, and our campaigns | Ongoing | View Details |
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Food Provision Volunteer (Thursday and Fridays only) | Join our community pantry volunteers to support people in North Manchester with discounted food and toiletries. You’ll be part of a dedicated team, managing donated stock and ensuring everyone visiting feels welcome and treated with dignity. | Ongoing | View Details |
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Community Allotment Volunteer (Thursday and Fridays only) | Grow and harvest healthy fruit and vegetables, learn about nature-friendly gardening, meet new people and help our community to eat more locally and sustainably grown food. | Ongoing | View Details |
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Cornerstone Service Volunteer | Volunteering at Caritas Cornerstone will enables you to support those people who are facing a wide range of social issues including homelessness, poverty, social isolation, drugs, and alcohol addiction. | Ongoing | View Details |
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Caritas Project Accessibility Advocate | Help make Caritas accessible for all! | Ongoing | View Details |
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Accessibility Advocate | Help make our diocese accessible for all! | Ongoing | View Details |
Your stories
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Supporting Jo*
Jo was homeless and sleeping rough at Manchester airport when they came to our Cornerstone centre for support. Unable to claim benefits, work or secure a place to call home, they asked our team to help. -
Staff and volunteers supporting people locally: Samantha
Samantha is the manager of our Lalley Centre in Collyhurst, North Manchester. It’s a busy hub in the local community providing a wide range of support for families and individuals. -
Staff and volunteers supporting people locally: Kirstie
Kirstie, works at Caritas as our individual giving officer, building relationships with our donors and supporting them as they raise money for our charity. She also raises money through our various campaigns and fundraising activities.
“It’s great for me to have the volunteer work in the lovely Caritas allotment, where I can grow different vegetables and meet different people. As a newcomer from Hong Kong, I wish to continue to help people in need and contribute to this country too.”
Volunteer
It’s really easy to become a volunteer with us…
From supporting our services to gardening, driving or helping at fundraising events, we’ve lots of opportunities whatever your availability, skills or interests.
Other ways to support us
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Caritas means love in action. There is no better way of ensuring your love lives on through practical action than by leaving a gift in your Will to Caritas Salford. Find out how to do that today.
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Give thanks for special occasions, everyday blessings and prayers answered, whilst supporting local people in crisis. Give the world something to celebrate.
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There are many ways you can remember someone special and know that you are supporting people in our local communities facing poverty, disadvantage, homelessness and isolation. For those who share our love and concern for others, make a donation to help transform lives today as a lasting tribute.