Volunteering at the Marylebone Project

Volunteers play an important role in the work we do at the Marylebone Project and mean that we can offer a variety of activities and increased support to the women we work with. Volunteering is a great chance to make use of your skills and gain experience whilst giving something back to the community.

"Since I have started volunteering, when people ask me how I am, I don't just say 'I'm fine', I also say 'I'm happy'" - Time for God Volunteer

How to Apply

Please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the Marylebone Project has suspended in-person volunteering temporarily. However, we still welcome applications for all our volunteering opportunities! Some of our activities can be delivered virtually at the current time, and others will begin once it is safe and appropriate to resume our volunteering programme.

Individual Volunteers

To apply for any of our volunteering opportunities, please complete a Volunteer Application Form and e-mail it to volunteer@maryleboneproject.org.uk.

We're regularly developing new opportunities for volunteers to get involved. If you don't see anything that's right for you this time, check back in a couple of weeks or submit a general application and we'll do our best to match you with a volunteering opportunity. Similarly, if you have a skill not listed here that you think could positively impact our service users or the Marylebone Project, please complete an application form to let us know!

Corporate or Group Volunteers

We offer a wide range of corporate and group volunteering activities here at the Marylebone Project, including the one-off and group opportunities listed below. If you'd like to see our full list of opportunities , or believe your team has talents or skills that would be beneficial to the Project, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@maryleboneproject.org.uk.

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Current Volunteering Opportunities

The following volunteering opportunities are available at the Marylebone Project. To help us ensure the safety of the women we support, many of these roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and receipt of two satisfactory references. We hope that applicants for our volunteering opportunities will be able to volunteer with us for at least three months, as this ensures volunteers get the most out of their experience and minimises disruption.

Resettlement Team Assistant

*Female Workshop Facilitator to join the Resettlement Team

The role:

Provide twice a week Private Rent Scheme (PRS) workshop to women ready for independent living in the community.
Deliver the workshop in an IT room to 8-10 women.
Show the women how to search for properties on websites.
Show the women how to arrange viewing appointments.
Keep a weekly record of: attendance register, the tasks completed by each resident and the outcome of each session.
Feeding back to the Manager on the above.

Skills required:

Knowledge on how to use a PC and troubleshoot minor issues.
Experience navigating various websites.
Adept in managing any difficulties which may arise during the session.
Awareness of the challenges faced by homeless people, and in particular, homeless women.

Availability required:

Two sessions per week:

One 4-hour session either Saturday or Sunday.
One 2-hour session late afternoon/early evening Monday-Friday (this can be negotiated).

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.

Marylebone Day Centre

The Marylebone Day Centre is for homeless women, including refugees and asylum seekers. The centre runs a Rough-Sleepers Drop-In and the Meaningful Activity Programme. Ladies registered with the Day Centre have access to:

Showers (Mon-Fri).
Laundry (Mon-Fri).
Breakfast (Mon-Fri) (subject to availability).
Housing advice.
The meaningful Activity Programme includes classes and workshops about: volunteering, learning & development, health & wellbeing, creativity and socialising.

Below is a list of volunteering roles needed in the Marylebone Day Centre. Please note that our Day Centre opportunities are open to female volunteers only.

Guitar Tutor

Do you play the guitar? Music lessons are incredibly popular with the ladies at the Marylebone Project and we are currently looking for a talented musician to share their gift with our women.

Availability required:
We would be delighted to offer weekly small group tutoring sessions, taking place on a weekday or evening convenient for you.

To apply:
Please email a completed application form to our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@maryleboneproject.org.uk, outlining any previous experience of playing the guitar or music tuition. This opportunity is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references.

Language Tutor (Italian or Spanish)

We would like to offer beginners level tutoring in either Spanish or Italian language to the ladies at the Marylebone Project. As a Volunteer Language Tutor, you would support our ladies to gain the confidence and basic skills required to speak, read and write in Italian or Spanish.

If you're confident in your use of either language, would be comfortable leading a weekly tutoring session for a small group of service users, and are interested in empowering homeless women to learn new skills, we'd be delighted to hear from you! Although previous tutoring experience is not essential, some experience of skill sharing may be beneficial.

The Marylebone Project will provide any resources required to deliver the tutoring and we reimburse all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for our volunteers.

To find out more about our language tutoring opportunities, please see the volunteer profiles for our Italian Language Tutor and Spanish Language Tutor.

Please note that, due to the nature of the activity, these opportunities are open to female volunteers only.

Availability required:
A regular two-hour tuition group each week. Many of our activities take place on weekdays, but we may be able to accommodate an evening or weekend tutoring session.

To apply:
Please email a completed application form to our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@maryleboneproject.org.uk, highlighting your preferred language and any experience of tutoring or skill sharing. This opportunity is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Services (DBS) check and references.

Additional One-Off or Group Activities

Clothing Giveaway. We regularly have a lot of clothes donated which can be given to residents in a session
Breakfast Club. Cooking for rough sleepers
Poems / Literature and Creative Writing Workshops
DIY Workshops
Tidying, cleaning and painting our courtyards
Financial Workshops
Arts and Crafts. Making Christmas / Crackers etc
Career Advice

If you have other skills and talents that you would like to share with our women, we are always open to ideas! Please submit a completed application form suggesting ways in which you could help, and we will let you know if we have a role for you.