Volunteer
Volunteer with KeynshamMencap
Volunteering Opportunities with Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
We run 9 weekly clubs year round (plus a gardening club in the summer), 6 for adults and 3 for children. Our clubs are supported by a team of volunteers and we are always looking for more people to get involved. Volunteering with Keynsham and District Mencap Society is great fun and a very rewarding experience.
Volunteer with Adults
Support adults with learning disabilities
Volunteer with Children
Support children with learning disabilities
No experience is necessary!
Opportunities
Available opportunities
We have lots of different opportunities volunteering with children or volunteering with adults. All for just a couple of hours a week – either on a weekday evening or a Saturday morning. Our clubs are located in Keynsham and Bath.
Why volunteer with Keynsham Mencap?
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and are all ages from 14 to 60s. Reasons why people volunteer are usually quite personal to them. Maybe they want some work experience. Maybe they are already carers and appreciate the value of the time they can give to others. Maybe their kids have left home and they have an ’empty nest’ feeling. Maybe they just want to give a little back to society and do something useful that makes them feel good.
Increase your confidence
Learn new skills
Meet new people and make new friends
Have fun & Feel good
What makes a great volunteer?
If we created a job advert for our volunteers
Possessing the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving people is of utmost importance. The ability to remember the names of many members and sometimes their pets are a key component of this job.
A high level of comfort with being asked personal questions by members is essential. You will regularly be asked questions regarding what you are having for lunch, whether you are willing to share your lunch, whether or not you are married and if not, why you are not married, what you are doing tomorrow and what you are doing the day after that.
You must have an understanding that the members you have a strong relationship with during the week, may completely and utterly refuse to talk to you when you see them at your local shop. Your feelings must not be hurt. Finally you must be prepared to feel loved special and important to many members and their families. There is simply no other opportunity like it!
Testimonials
What Our Volunteers Say…
Neil P
Super Saturday Club
“Becoming a volunteer at Keynsham Mencap was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
It’s as much rewarding as it is great fun (especially the holidays!). The members are fantastic and I just feel like I’m hanging out with friends!”
Jade W
Club25
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