Volunteer with us
Each year, our wonderful volunteers dedicate around 5,000 hours to Portland College in a variety of different volunteering ways.
We are very lucky to be based on a beautiful woodland campus that offers many opportunities to volunteers. Whether you are looking to develop personal skills, knowledge, friendships or just to give back to your community, together we can help each other.
What you might be doing
We are grateful for any support that you can offer, whether it’s as a one off or long term.Â
Available Volunteer Roles (subject to availability):
- Activity Support – helping with event setup and supervision during Newstart Activities and Club Nights.
- Education – providing support to learners with special educational needs in classroom activities.
- Farm – supporting animal care, feeding and horticultural tasks.
- Hospitality and Catering – assisting with food preparation and customer service in the Coffee Shop and dinning room
- Maintenance – assisting with ground upkeep, pathway maintenance and landscaping in the grounds and Woodland Adventure Zone
- Fundraising – supporting event setup, participant engagement leafleting, selling raffle tickets
Benefits of volunteering
- Direct impact on the lives of young people with disabilities
- Helping us reduce staffing costs so funds can be invested in our learners
- Giving back to your local community
- Developing new skills and enhancing your CV Great for health and well-being
- Meeting new people
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in other areas of the college, so please get in touch with the team if you have any other ideas.
Check out our current vacancies
Enquire about Volunteering
If you want to find out more, get in touch with Jordan Booth, Fundraising & Volunteer Coordinator at jordanbooth@portland.ac.uk, call 01623 499111 or fill in our Contact Form