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?​
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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.

Our services are operating differently to normal due to the pandemic. However, our volunteer team is still doing vital work running the services listed below. We are slowly taking on new volunteers, so please do apply to us if you’re interested in joining the team. There is a waiting list, but we will get back to you as soon as possible.  
  • Food service volunteers Each week we provide almost 100 households with essential food items
  • Advice volunteers Our remote advice team supports people to navigate a wide range of issues including housing and homelessness, benefits and debt, health and wellbeing and immigration issues. 
  • Website, social media and IT support Helping to run our social media, communications, and website. 
  • Garden Volunteers: Helping out in our wellbeing gardening spaces. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of working with vulnerable adults. 
  • ESOL Volunteer: Our ESOL classes are currently on hold, but we are beginning to offer online classes and we hope to start in person classes soon. Please apply if you are interested, but bear in mind there will be a wait. 
  • Fundraising Volunteer: Helping to identify funding opportunities and writing and reviewing funding applications.. ​

How to apply
If you would like to apply to volunteer, please fill in the application form on line here.

If you prefer to return your form by post please contact maddy@sdcas.org.uk for a paper copy. 

If you would like to discuss any of these roles with us further before applying then please e-mail us at maddy@sdcas.org.uk. You should hear back from us within 14 days.



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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 maddy@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 14 days.