If you are still volunteering during these Covid times what are you doing? Anything done online? I’m looking for ideas as volunteer positions have almost completely dried up around my area (I search the local volunteer website, Do-It, local charities etc).
I’ve been looking for voluntary positions for the past 12-18 months and not getting far at all. I want to return to work after being a SAHM and volunteering is a good way to get back into work mode as well as hopefully helping people in some way.
I joined the school PTA last year and have helped with a few things but I have a distinct feeling of being a square peg in a round role compared to the other parents. I was an active member of an employee forum (fundraising, promotional stuff) in my last job for years and always enjoyed that but this PTA just makes me feel tolerated and not particularly welcome.
I was DBS cleared and did training to volunteer at SureStart and then Lockdown 1 happened and all volunteers were cancelled and not yet started again.
Applied to volunteer as a reader in DC school but they were cancelled too due to Covid obviously; DC has started at Beavers but parents are rostered to volunteer when meetings start again in two weeks so that’s not a regular thing either.
Looked at NHS Responders last year but they are closed to new applicants plus I’d need a car to do shopping and collect prescriptions etc so that’s not an option.
CAB want people with specific skills ie lawyer, accountant, and marketing in my area whereas my skills and experience are not in these areas.
Charity shops are not an option, and office work I’m assuming has either dried up or gone online. I’m presuming things will pick up this year but I just find it hard to believe there are hardly any volunteers working anywhere at the moment.
I’d like to do anything based in an office, from home or at an actual office. I have solid PC skills, background in sales admin and logistics etc.