Volunteer In King’s Lynn

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The Purfleet Trust | Recipients of the King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Why Volunteer?

The Purfleet Trust have always relied on volunteers to help us to provide our services in across King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. We have been so proud of what we have been able to achieve over the past 30 years, and this is all down to the dedicated volunteers that have put their hard work and dedication into supporting vulnerable people in our community. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to treating every person who comes to us with compassion, respect, and dignity. We believe that by providing a welcoming and supportive environment, we can help individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve their full potential.

What Volunteering means…

Being part of Purfleet’s wonderful community!

Using your spare time to help others.

Supporting vulnerable people in our area.

Tackling homelessness in West Norfolk.

Joining a friendly team of volunteers!

Download our Volunteer Pack!

Volunteering helps me help others. I love giving back to the community and enjoying the friendships you make volunteering.

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Katie
Volunteer

Find the role that suits you…

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Van Driver/Support

Van Driver/Support

This role involves you supporting us by collecting food for our meals at the Health & Wellbeing Centre and stock for the Purfleet Pantry, or by collecting furniture for the Pantry and our House2Home project. You will be representing the Trust on these collections and you will be interacting with businesses and the public on our behalf!

volunteer with the van outside our warehouse
Van Driver/Support

This role involves you supporting us by collecting food for our meals at the Health & Wellbeing Centre and stock for the Purfleet Pantry, or by collecting furniture for the Pantry and our House2Home project. You will be representing the Trust on these collections and you will be interacting with businesses and the public on our behalf!

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Purfleet Pantry Sales Assistant

The Purfleet Pantry need volunteer sales assistants to help stock shelves, serve customers and be a kind and welcoming face in the shop. If you have experience working in retail we would love to have you join our friendly team as we provide a crucial and ever-growing service to the community in South Lynn and beyond.

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Donation Sorter

We rely on donations for the Purfleet Pantry, House2Home project and emergency support for our clients, such as food, clothes and essentials. You will help sort and log the donations dropped at our Pathways warehouse, and prepare our House2Home packages for vulnerable people moving into their new accommodation. Being able or willing to learn PAT testing would be a bonus!

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Online Shop Assistant

Have you got a knack for selling clothes, furniture and electrical goods? We need volunteers to photograph and post listings for items on platforms like eBay, Vinted and Facebook Marketplace.

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Activities

Do you have a skill you’d like to share? You can run a one-off or regular activity or skills workshop to teach our clients useful skills that will help them make sustainable life choices and grow in confidence.

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Events

Would you like to support us at events across King’s Lynn and West Norfolk? We are always looking for people to represent the Trust at events and be able to spread the word to the public of our work and ways they can get involved.

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Reception/Admin

Can you be the friendly face on reception that greets our clients? Can you answer be the person to give help and direction when someone comes to us with a homelessness situation? Support from volunteers to build a welcoming and supportive environment can help individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve their full potential.

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Kitchen

The Health & Wellbeing Centre is the hub of our core services and always needs volunteers to help provide services to our clients. Can you help in our kitchen to prepare and cook meals that help our clients every day? If you can volunteer just 1 day per week, you can help provide a hot, nutritious meal to the people who need it most.

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Garden

We have a new allotment project at Wardles Chase, King’s Lynn! If you’re interested in helping us to grow fresh, healthy, and seasonal produce, as well as helping the community to learn vital healthy living skills, please consider volunteering at our allotment!

I started helping out with delivering vegetables to the Health & Wellbeing Centre through my church group. Being around Purfleet I heard more client stories and I wanted to get more involved, so I decided to become a volunteer in July 2018 and I’m loving it!

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Anne
Volunteer
Sign up now and change lives today!
Please follow the link below to apply through our online application form. If you prefer a paper copy, you can download and print a paper application form through the Volunteer Application Form page.

Click here to apply now!

Submit your online application form today

Unsure if volunteering is for you? Enquire now!
Fill in your details and we will be in touch!

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    volunteers pose with the purfleet photo frame at the cake stall at norton hill
    Loading our van
    volunteer cooking our christmas dinner
    purfleet pantry volunteer stocking shelves
    volunteer at norton hill fete
    purfleet pantry team photo at our 30th anniversary at sandringham
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    Hairdresser with a client
    norton hill cakes
    ferry lane raffle
    Pantry cooking session
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    The support you’ll get…

    We want to make sure you’ve got all the resources you need to get the most out of your volunteering role.

    As a volunteer for The Purfleet Trust you’ll get:

    Ongoing training and personal development

    Regular organisation and sector updates

    Opportunities to try different roles and use learn new skills

    A chance to express yourself and have your voice heard

    There is never a dull moment at Purfleet! When volunteering on reception, it’s nice to see the difference in new clients who may arrive uncertain and anxious but leave with relief and purpose.

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    Virginia
    Volunteer
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