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Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering is a fantastic way to make a difference, meet new people and get involved in your local community. 

Not sure how to start volunteering? The LSE Volunteer Centre is here to inspire and empower you to volunteer for causes that you are passionate about!

To get started:  

The Volunteer Centre holds an annual Volunteering Fair in October, and also has a variety of events going on throughout the year that you can get involved in, designed to fit your schedule.  

Email them at volunteer@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about getting involved in volunteering. 

The feed below is the most recently added volunteering opportunities from LSE Volunteer Centre. You can check out the whole range of volunteering opportunities by logging onto CareerHub and search “volunteering opportunities".  

  • Sylheti Speaking English Tutor Volunteer - Female Only (Brent)
    Employer: Hestia
    Application closing date: 18 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Brent, London London, England United Kingdom
    Are you a fluent Sylheti speaker with a passion for helping others? We are seeking dedicated volunteers to assist women in improving their English language skills. Improving someone’s understanding and spoken English language.
  • Theatre, Talks & TV – Volunteering with Free Film Training
    Employer: WORLDwrite - Citizen TV
    Application closing date: 18 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: London London, England United Kingdom
    Volunteer opportunity, would be film-makers to make video. No prior skills required. Our spring 26 train and shoot volunteer package will make factual programmes. Open to everyone, regardless of experience. We will be filming readings of C.L.R James' Black Jacobins play and Hackney Film Festival.
  • Photographer/ Videographer Microvolunteer
    Employer: St Mungos
    Application closing date: 20 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: London, England United Kingdom
    Do you have experience or interest in photography and/or videography. Help our team to take photos and create films to use in our campaigns using videos, photos, or animation so that everyone becomes aware of homelessness and its effect on people as well as of the work we do.
  • Volunteer Befriender to a Young Person with Serious Illness
    Employer: Bright Futures UK
    Application closing date: 20 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: United Kingdom
    Bright Futures UK are looking for warm and energetic volunteer befrienders to provide support and a fun, safe space for young people with serious illness.
  • Marie Curie London Marathon Cheer Station Volunteer
    Employer: Marie Curie
    Application closing date: 20 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: London London, England United Kingdom
    Join #TeamMarieCurie and volunteer at one of our six cheer stations at this year’s TCS London Marathon. You'll be helping to ensure our incredible runners feel supported as they take on this iconic challenge, playing a vital role in raising awareness and helping us reach more people who need us.
  • Intergenerational Cooking Day Volunteer
    Employer: Grandma's Soup - Foundation
    Application closing date: 20 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: London London, England United Kingdom
    Join Grandma’s Soup on a mission to reduce loneliness among older adults by bringing generations together through cooking and connection. Join fun, flexible cooking sessions where students and seniors make soup together, chat, and build real connections. Open to all LSE students.
  • Dementia Wellbeing East London Volunteer
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 21 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: London England United Kingdom
    Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people living within your community? The Namaste Care Service needs volunteers to offer practical, social and emotional support to people living in their homes in Newham, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets affected by advanced dementia.
  • Compassionate Neighbours Volunteer
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 21 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: East London Greater London United Kingdom
    Could you be a Compassionate Neighbour?
    Compassionate Neighbours is free community-led support for anyone living with or caring for a person with a serious, long-term or terminal illness.
  • Pets as Therapy Volunteer
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 21 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Hackney, London London, England United Kingdom
    We are looking for compassionate individuals to provide comfort, companionship, and emotional support to our patients, families, and staff by visiting the hospice with your trained and registered Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog.
  • Volunteer Massage Therapists and Reflexologists
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 21 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Hackney Greater London United Kingdom
    St Joseph’s Hospice Hackney are recruiting skilled, dedicated enthusiastic complementary therapy practitioners to join the hospice team. We currently require massage therapists and reflexologists.

 

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