Volunteering with Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers

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​Are you:
  • sensitive to the issues around working with people from diverse backgrounds?
  • committed to asylum and refugee issues?
  • reliable and punctual?
  • free during daytime hours on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday?
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If so, would you enjoy working as part of our team of volunteers?

Volunteer roles
Volunteers have a crucial part to play in our work at Southwark Day Centre by filling a number of roles, listed below.
If you are keen to put your skills to work for us in one of these roles, then please get in touch!
  • Allotment Volunteer: Helping on our Gardening Project, working with our clients to maintain our community allotment plot (Tuesdays) and the garden space at our Peckham Park Day Centre (Wednesdays). See the ROLE DESCRIPTION
  • Art Volunteer: Overseeing or assisting at art workshops with adults and families at a local hostel for asylum seekers. For this role we would need someone who has previous experience of leading art workshops and who has previously worked with vulnerable people. Sessions are held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
  • Day Centre Assistant: Helping the Day Centre Worker in the running of the weekly drop-in sessions, welcome clients and help them access our services (Tuesdays or Wednesdays or Thursdays). See the ROLE DESCRIPTION
  • ESOL Volunteer: Providing English classes to a mixed ability group of adult learners and helping the Day Centre worker running the weekly drop-in sessions (Tuesdays or Wednesdays or Thursdays). See the ROLE DESCRIPTION
  • Fundraising Volunteer: Helping to identify funding opportunities and writing and reviewing funding applications (This role is not tied to day centre opening times but you may be asked to attend occasional meetings to discuss funding issues). See the ROLE DESCRIPTION

How to apply
If you would like to discuss any of these roles with us further then please do not hesitate to phone our office which is usually open weekdays except Thursdays between 10am and 4pm. If you would like to apply, please complete and return our application form and monitoring form. We would be happy to discuss the Day Centre in detail on receipt of your completed application form. Thanks for your interest in our work.



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Student placements
We offer a unique opportunity for students to be involved at our daycentres on placement as part of course work requirements.
We cannot always guarantee a placement as opportunities are limited and subject to negotiation with the course provider – we welcome the opportunity to consider your request.
If you are interested in applying for a placement, please email us with the following details:
  • Name of student
  • Name of university/college and contact details
  • Name of course & year
  • Length of placement/start and end date
  • Supervision requirements
  • Specific learning requirements
  • Your knowledge of asylum issues
  • What motivates you to work with asylum seekers and refugees
We would appreciate it if your response overall is less than 300 words. Thank you.
Please email us at office@sdcas.org.uk with the above details or if you would like to ask for further information. You should receive a reply from us within 7-14 days.