Congratulations! You have joined the thousands of people in the Croydon Area who give up their time to volunteer every year.
Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA) aim to match volunteers to opportunities that best suit them and ensure that all volunteers have the best possible experience and support. We work with a large number of national and local organisations based in Croydon all of which offer a wide range of varied volunteering opportunities.
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Volunteering is a fun and easy way to explore your interests and passions. It helps you gain valuable real-world experience in a subject area that you are interested in. It is your chance to develop new skills that may expand your professional experience and explore new opportunities. Read more
How the system works. Searching for roles
Start your journey to volunteering in 6 simple steps:
Step 1 - Search
Step 2 - Select
Select what you are interested in doing:
- Areas list the types of organisations that you can volunteer for e.g. Animals – Cats protection, Children – Children’s Centre’s
- Activities list the types of volunteering roles that you could do.
- Advanced Search use if you want to be more specific on days or need to know about disabled access etc.
Step 3 - Register
Found a role you are interested in!
Confirm an interest – the system allows you to send a message to the organisation.
Use this as an opportunity to tell them why you are interested in volunteering with them, what skills you may have and what information you would need in order to progress your volunteering journey
You will then be asked to register your details.
Important: Ensure that you complete your personal profile as incomplete profiles will not be accepted.
Step 4 - Search and send
Once registered you will be able to search for more opportunities, however, please note that we only send your details to the organisation recruiting once you are an approved volunteer (this means that you must complete your personal profile) Read our privacy notice
- Please select a maximum of 3 roles
- For roles that you are interested in, send a message to the organisations
Step 5 - Review
We will forward your details (including your message) to the organisation advertising the roles and ask them to contact you within 10 working days.
If you do not hear from the organisation please let us know and we will investigate further.
You will be able to review the details of the roles that you have confirmed an interest in and also see the contact details of the organisation by logging in and going to Your Volunteering Roles (this can be found at the top of the page).
Ready?
Already have an account set up? Simply log in to continue your search.
You can also book a confidential appointment to see an advisor who can help you search for the ideal role.
