Black Country Women's Aid
Donation Support Volunteer
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Volunteer with us for 2-4 hours monthly (or more or less regularly – depending on what suits you!)
Closing date: 19/6/2026
BCWA reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date.
Are you passionate about the work that BCWA does and want to be a positive representative in your community? Are you keen to make a difference and contribute to the impact our fundraising team makes?
We’re looking for friendly and welcoming volunteers to join us, who are enthusiastic and excited to help our clients and supporters. Whether you’re a confident communicator who wants to engage with your local community or a reliable and honest volunteer looking to help us sort our donations, we’d love to have you on board as a Donation Support Volunteer!
Donation Support Volunteers will volunteer within the BCWA Fundraising Team, assisting with their day-to-day activity, whether that’s helping sort our valuable donations, tidying and keeping our donation cupboards clean, supporting the team with tasks or helping with collections in the community. Fundraising at BCWA can be a busy, high-pressure environment – our volunteers are integral at our busiest times of the year to ensure our clients and services get the support they need.
Volunteering With Our Fundraising Team Might Look Like
- Supporting with processing donations – including moving and handling and carrying a variety of items.
- Helping keep our storage areas for donations clean and tidy.
- Getting involved with your local community and coming up with creative new ideas for fundraising drives.
- Assisting with collections if you are comfortable and have a valid UK Driving License.
- Being an advocate for BCWA!
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To Keep Everyone Informed, Supported, And Working Towards Shared Goals, All Fundraising Volunteers Are Invited To Join Our Quarterly Team Meeting. These Sessions Will
- Share upcoming events and new fundraising opportunities
- Give updates on current projects and campaign progress
- Offer a clear focus for the months ahead
- Provide space for volunteers to share ideas, feedback, and experiences
- Strengthen team connection and celebrate achievements
You’ll always know what we’re aiming for and how your contribution fits into the bigger picture.
As a BCWA Donation Support Volunteer, You’ll Get
- All the training you need to understand and be prepared for your role with us, so you can use your time with us to grow and learn!
- Regular check-ins and contact with our Volunteer Coordinator as an opportunity to catch up, reflect and feedback on your volunteering experience with us.
- Access to the Wisdom App and the BCWA wellbeing provision.
- Access high quality support and advice from BCWA whenever you need it.
- Your travel to and from sessions expensed.
- A reference to support you in your next steps, whether that is a voluntary or paid role elsewhere.
- The knowledge that you’re making a real difference to the lives of victims and survivors of violence and abuse as you volunteer alongside a team of passionate and experienced fundraisers!
If you’re interested, please complete an application form and send it to volunteers@blackcountrywomensaid.co.uk. Please see the full Role Description for all the information. Please see the full Role Description for all the information. You can find the Role Description and application form below. These are in Word Document format, please let us know if you require them in an alternative format.
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Role Description
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Important information for all positions
Black Country Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.
Volunteering checks
Responsibilities
As a responsible volunteer provider we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our volunteers are subject to the following checks:
Right to volunteer in the UK
To avoid discrimination we treat all volunteer applicants equally.
We therefore ask all volunteers to confirm they have a Right to Volunteer in the UK.
References
If offered a volunteer role, we will seek 2 references. Ideally, one of these should be your current or last employer, however we understand this isn’t always possible. We ask that one of your referees has known you at least a year.
Examples Of References Could Include
- a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
- GP or health visitor
- a character reference from a person who knows you (so familial relations or partners)
- a civil servant from a government agency
- a bank manager
DBS
All volunteer roles are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.
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