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New in Volunteer Roles

04 November 2025
The following volunteering opportunities were added to the CVS Simply Connect platform during October 2025
We have exciting new roles added almost daily onto our system, check out what's new!

 

Young Climate Warriors

Climate Ambassador 

Are you passionate about climate change, positive about the future, and want to inspire the next generation? Join our team of Young Climate Warriors Ambassadors, and help bring climate conversations into primary schools across the UK!

 

Amicus Trust

Chair of Trustees

You will be joining our current Board of Trustees. Trustees have overall control of the charity and have responsibility for ensuring it is solvent, well-run, and delivering the outcomes it was set up to do.

Trustee 

We are looking for compassionate, responsible, and committed people who can provide guidance and strategic input in a variety of areas and will always act with integrity and the best interests of the charity in mind.

 

Biggleswade Community Gardens

Biggleswade Community Gardens Volunteer 

If you are interested in growing your own food, flowers and creating nice spaces for the community and for the environment, please join us! No skills required, but plenty of opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people and enjoy nature!


Friends for Life

Treasurer, Friends for Life Bedfordshire 

As treasurer, you will play a vital role in maintaining effective oversight of the charity’s finances, ensuring that we make best use of our financial resources, and helping to ensure long-term sustainability as we grow our reach and impact.

 

Frederick Ray Trust

Trustee to an Almshouse Charity in Bedford

We have vacancies for up to two new trustees following the recent retirement of two members of the board. Residents in or close to Bedford with knowledge of the town, plus some background experience in legal or accountancy work would be ideal but not essential.

 

Embrace

Trustee  

If you believe you could add value to our board of trustees, be an agent for change and/or bring an analytical approach to problem solving, we would love to hear from you. We have a couple of opportunities, not essential but to maintain our mix of skills it would be an added bonus if you have a background in people development, technology or legal.

 

Headway Luton

Trustee 

The Board of Trustee’s main role is to ensure that Headway Luton meets its legal duties, remains solvent and is well run. We set the strategic direction of the organisation and support the management team with the implementation of agreed operational objectives.

FACES

FACES Trustee (IT experience)            

Trustees of charity boards are the final decision-makers. They have oversight of all the charity’s decisions and to set the charity's direction. The Trustee Board has ultimate responsibility for the strategic direction of the charity, ensuring that it complies with charity law and that it is well run.

 

Flittabus Community Transport Ltd

Assistant secretary  

The Flittabus secretary is responsible for booking meeting rooms for the monthly committee meeting at the Rufus Centre, Flitwick, and taking minutes at those meetings. The secretary is also responsible for keeping our insurance up to date and when necessary liasing with insurance companies.

 

The Steel Charitable Trust

Trustee

The Steel Charitable Trust really wants to hear from people who are enthusiastic, have a philanthropic mindset and a willingness to involve themselves in aspects of charitable work that they may or may not currently know much about.

 

John Bunyan Community Boat

Chair, John Bunyan Community Boat 

The Chair leads business planning and review, risk management, management team recruitment and support, organisational development, business reporting and Trust liaison. The Chair needs to be able to lead with confidence, use management data to inform business decisions, and communicate well with all stakeholders.

 

Age UK Bedfordshire

Trustee

To join the Board of Age UK Bedfordshire with responsibility of supporting the Chief Officer and his Management Team in enabling the organisation to fulfil its commitment to people (over the age of 50) to enjoy later life.

 

Brickhill Scout Group

Trustee 

Our Board of Trustees is a small group who manages the group. We meet every other month to discuss administrative tasks, maintenance and future planning.


4YPUK Ltd

Advisory Board Members / Non Executive Directors 

As a growing social enterprise, 4YP supports young people across Bedfordshire through youth work, mentoring, and careers guidance. Behind the scenes, our Advisory Board plays a vital role in helping us stay accountable, strategic, and aligned with our mission.

 

Bedfordshire Games

Treasurer       

Our new treasurer will join the board of trustees and play an active role in continuing to deliver a much loved and anticipated athletics event for adults with learning disabilities across Bedfordshire.

 

Icknield Way Association

Social Media Officer 

To establish and manage the social media presence of the Icknield Way Association

 

Elisabeth Curtis Centre Riding for the Disabled

Trustee Role - Marketing and Communication  

The board reports back its progress to its ‘members’ through the annual AGM and any ad-hoc meetings that should be called. It is also responsible for reporting back to regulators and government bodies such as Companies House and Charity Commission.

 

Bedford and Ouse Valley Scouts

District Secretary 

A District Secretary helps the team that oversee groups in the area by assisting the District Chair to support the functions of the District Board of Trustees. The Secretary provides administrative support, keeps records, provides a focal point for external communications and is a trustee of the District.

 

Headway Bedford

Directors/Trustees - No pay - Huge Rewards! 

Headway Bedford is a charitable, limited company, affiliated to Headway - the brain injury association. We exist to support and rehabilitate people with acquired brain injuries and their carers in the Mid and North Bedfordshire area. We now need some additional volunteers to join our Board of Trustees.

 

Ladybird Forest Pre-School Ampthill

Trustee 

As Chair, you will join the Board of Directors in ensuring that the Pre-School, a registered charity, maintains and develops its services to children, is well run, and meets its legal and financial obligations.

 

Girlguiding Bedfordshire

Youth Group Treasurer

Youth OrganisationTreasurer 

As treasurer, you have day-to-day responsibility for looking after your group’s money. Together with the youth group leaders you will be part of the team that is responsible for deciding how funds will be raised and spent.

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Call 01234 354 366 or
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