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What you can expect volunteering for WRVS

You will work with other volunteers and we will make sure that you are trained for the particular services you support.

WRVS has been delivering services through volunteers since 1938, and we want to make sure that anyone who volunteers with us finds a well-managed organisation, working to the highest standards of good practice. We have a whole framework – The Volunteer Agreement, a Code of Practice and so on, and have good practices for mentoring and sharing and on-line learning to make sure everyone can access training on health and safety, or food hygiene, and a range of other topics.

WRVS reputation depends on the work of our volunteers, so we expect anyone who is wearing our badge also to display behaviour in line with our values: practical, personal, positive and professional, so that the WRVS name is trusted and respected.

If you volunteer for us, people will rely on you.

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Help us to do more to make Britain a great place to grow old

We want older people to live the life they want to live.

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To find out more about volunteering, call our volunteer team on 0845 601 4670 or register your interest in becoming a volunteer.

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If you know a family member, friend
or neighbour who is lonely or
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