Volunteering Opportunities with St John Ambulance
If you want to help save lives in your community, we’d love you
to join our team. Whatever you enjoy doing, and however much time
you can commit, there’s a volunteer role for you.
Step 1: find the right role
Whatever your skills, there’s a volunteer role for you.
First aider
Be part of a team that saves lives. As a first aider, you’ll
deliver care to people in need at public events in your
community.
Find
out more
Medical volunteering roles
Nurses, doctors and paramedics play a vital role for us at
larger events. Clinical leaders support the professional
development of our first aiders and help us keep our standards
high.
Find out more
Working with young people
Can you inspire the next generation of life savers? As part
of our youth team, you’ll encourage and inspire young people
from all walks of life to develop their potential.
Find out
more
Support roles
We’re also looking for volunteers who can lend a hand behind the
scenes, including roles in safeguarding, human resources,
quality assurance,
fundraising and communications, and health and safety.
Find out
more
There are many more roles available - find the one for
you:
Browse all volunteer
roles
Step 2: search vacancies
Once you’ve found a role that’s right for you, use our postcode
search tool to find a volunteer vacancy near you, and submit an
application.
Search
vacancies
Step 3: we'll be in touch
If you're shortlisted for the role, we'll get in touch to
arrange an interview. Our
recruitment process page has more information about
what to expect.
What you’ll get in return
Volunteering is a fantastic way to enhance your CV, meet new
people and connect with your community. Volunteer with us, and
we’ll teach you first aid (whatever role you’ve signed up to), and
provide you with equipment and uniform if required.
We’ll make sure that you get all the training and support you
need to excel in your role.
Who can get involved?
Adult volunteers need to be over 18 years old – if you’re not
yet 18, visit our young
people section to find out about opportunities for to
you.
St John Ambulance (England) covers all of England. If you don’t
live in England, find out about volunteering opportunities near
you.
Contact us
Phone: 0121 392 6500 (option
1)
Email: volunteeringnational@sja.org.uk
Please note: we are unable to support work experience at this
point in time.