Volunteering with Age UK Oxfordshire
Age UK Oxfordshire could not exist without the help and support of our many volunteers – the services we run are all maintained by our 500 volunteers along with members of staff. All our volunteers are fully trained and are in regular contact with their supervisors.
For more information on any of these opportunities, please contact 01235 849400 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
All of our volunteers will primarily go through a registration process which includes the request of two references and a Criminal Records Bureau check.
We have a varied selection of volunteering opportunities available. Please click on each service for more information.
Opportunities in Oxfordshire
- Sole Mates – a non medical service helping older people with their footcare
- Flexible Care – spending quality time with older people with mental health needs
- Local Link– acting as an important link between the local community & Age UK
- Receptionist – providing a warm and friendly welcome for visitors to our office
- Day Centres – helping with activities, serving lunch and talking with older people
- Mental Health Day Centre – day centres for older people with mental health needs
- Lunch Clubs– providing companionship & activities for older peoples as well as a meal
- The Place– helping in our exciting and bustling café in the heart of Banbury
- Phonelink – making regular phones calls to older people who are housebound & isolated
- Health & Social Care Panel – meeting to discuss the latest issues for older people
Volunteers needed in Oxford City
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Sole Mates
We offer a simple footcare service to help maintain and improve independence and mobility of older people in our community. This is not a medical service but a common sense approach to basic footcare and is provided by our trained volunteers who bathe and refresh tired and aching feet, trim toe nails and give a gentle foot massage. Working in various locations including community venues and private homes, you will receive training, insurance, support and out-of-pocket expenses.
Volunteers needed countywide
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Back to OpportunitiesFlexible Care
This award-winning service works to improve the lives of older people with mental health needs throughout Oxfordshire. The service supports people over 65 who may be suffering from a wide range of mental health problems, from depression to dementia. Trained volunteers regularly visit clients in their own homes. Our volunteers do not undertake any personal care, but befriend, give quality time, and encourage their client to engage in activities, which they enjoy.
Volunteers needed countywide
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Local Link
Local Links support their own community by informing local older people of information and services that may be available to them. Acting as a signpost they communicate, through notice boards, local newsletters, local organisations or wherever appropriate. Local Links need to be sensitive to the needs and difficulties faced by older people and be willing to refer requests for help and/or information promptly to our head office.
Volunteers needed countywide
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Receptionist
Volunteers will be based at our Abingdon and Banbury offices and are needed to answer the phone and direct calls, providing a welcoming and friendly atmosphere to all visitors and giving assistance where needed. Volunteers may also be asked to undertake administrative duties as well.
Volunteers needed in Abingdon and Banbury
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Day Centres
Our day centres enable older people to have a day out, social contact, a wide range of activities and a good meal. Volunteers may be asked to help with organising activities, be a friendly listening ear, and serve lunch and refreshments and clear up afterwards. Volunteers will receive training and support, as well as lunch, refreshments and all reasonable travel expenses.
Volunteers needed in Oxford City, Faringdon, Nettlebed, Banbury and Shipton-on-Cherwell.
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Mental Health Day CentresOur mental health day centres enable older people with mental health needs, which may range from depression to dementia, to have a day out, social contact, enjoy a wide range of activities and a good meal. You may be asked to help with organising activities, serving lunch and refreshments, or just to chat. You will receive training and support, lunch and refreshments, and reasonable travel expenses.
Volunteers needed in Watchfield, Henley, Thame and Hinton Waldrist
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Lunch clubs
We need volunteers to assist the lunch club staff to provide care for older people attending the club. The aim of the lunch clubs is to improve the lives of older people by providing companionship and enjoyable activities when possible. Volunteers may be asked to help to set up the lunch club and help with the serving and clearing up of refreshments and meals.
Volunteers needed in Barton, Cowley, Burford and Chilton
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The Place
Our exciting and bustling café is in the heart of Banbury – and we need people who would like to put their time to good use and make a difference to the local community. If you have a few hours a week spare between Monday and Friday, we are looking for volunteers to help with:
- Meeting and greeting people as they arrive
- Setting up the café and clearing up at the end of the day
- The preparation and serving of meals and refreshments
- Assisting the Coordinator in planning an activity programme
Volunteers needed in Banbury
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Phone Link
Volunteers are needed at our Abingdon and Banbury offices to provide lonely, housebound older people with a friendly contact to the outside world by making regular telephone calls from our Abingdon and Banbury offices. Volunteers needed in Abingdon and Banbury
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Health & Social Care Panel
Are you interested in Health and Social Care Services? Are you concerned about the plight of older people in today’s society? We are looking for volunteers to join our Older People’s Health and Social Care Panel. The Panel meets 10 times a year and discusses many topics including transport, NHS services, Social Services, the environment and many more. There are also guest speakers from many different organisations who are always keen to hear the opinions and suggestions from the older people on the panel.
Volunteer needed countywide
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