Volunteer with us in 2025

Are you tech savvy, a marketing whizz, do you love social media? If so it would be great if you could help us!

Help us create a warm and welcoming space for anyone and everyone to enjoy in our beautiful Arc building. Our cafe helps generate much needed income for our charitable aims and supports our wellbeing programmes. 

Main duties involve:

• Welcoming new visitors to the building with a smile

• Learning how to make speciality coffee on our professional coffee machine (full training provided)

• Taking orders, using the till and taking orders out to customers

• Keeping the cafe space clean and well presented for the general public

• Help serve food and drinks at various fun events throughout the year

• Work with a friendly and welcoming team, supporting each other and having fun

Are you looking to develop skills in hospitality in a supportive and welcoming environment? Or are you looking to be the first friendly face people see when they come into Arc? Either way you could be perfect for our cafe assistant role! We’re looking for volunteers to join the team on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 

Are you the next Gordon Ramsey? Want to sharpen up your skills in the kitchen? Come and help us serve fresh, homemade meals in our cafe and help raise funds for Arc!

Main duties include: 

• Learning how to batch cook Arc’s signature recipes
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen at all times
• Working with the Operations Manager on new menu items
• Assisting with unloading deliveries
• Following food hygiene rules and gaining a qualification in food hygiene
• Preparing and serving food on days Arc is open to the public

Arc is open to the public Thursday-Saturday. There is also the option to work in the kitchen on Wednesdays to help prepare food for the week. Full training is provided, an interest in food and cooking is preferred. 

You enjoy arts and art making, and are a supportive, people-focused person who wants to help others create, connect and feel better. Weekly commitment for a minimum of 12 weeks. An enhanced DBS is required (paid for by Arc) plus a safeguarding and boundaries training session prior to start date. Role may involve: 

• Supporting artist facilitators on our wellbeing programmes; setting up and tidying the studio and supporting participants to engage, relax and have a go at the creative activities. 
• Designing and running creative activities in our cafe space 
• Hosting or assisting on corporate wellbeing away days on an ad-hoc basis
• Running creative wellbeing activities on stalls, at events or in the community

Trustees are vital to the safe and successful running of a charity. Information about volunteering as a Trustee is on our Governance page. If you wish to apply for this role, please click here.

Are you a bit handy? Good with DIY projects? Maybe you have a van/large car that you’d be willing to use to help us deliver/collect things?

Maybe you don’t have the capacity to volunteer every week but still want to give back on a one-off/occasional basis?

We’re always on the lookout for people with the skills above so do get in touch if you’d be willing to help us out. 

Email our Operations Manager at admin@arc-centre.org, call us or pop in.