At SCDA volunteers are at the heart of everything we do – without our dedicated team of volunteers, many of our services simply wouldn’t run. You find up to date volunteering opportunities further down this page, or to arrange to speak to someone and find a placement that suits you, please email [email protected]
Download a copy of our Volunteer Application Pack.
What you can expect as an SCDA volunteer
We Will…
- Offer training & ongoing support
- Welcome you and respect you
- Cover your travel expenses
- Support and listen to you
- Value your feedback
- Keep you safe and free from harm
Volunteers Will…
- Be committed
- Let your coordinator know if you can’t make it to a session
- Give ample notice if you wish to stop volunteering
- Follow SCDA guidelines & policies
- Complete required training
- Respect other volunteers, staff and service users
We All Will…
- Meet regularly to discuss support and development
- Respect our own boundaries and be clear about our needs
- Follow the procedure if any problems or complaints arise
- Share a sense of community and solidarity
- Treat SCDA service users with dignity, compassion & respect
Current Volunteering Opportunities
SCDA Shop
Our shop provides useful income for our community projects as well as a friendly space for people to meet up and to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer for a few hours a week or even just now and again, we would like to hear from you! Please contact Eve Collins on 01273 514139 or email [email protected]
Community Supermarket Volunteers
Strong hands needed at our Community Supermarkets! We need some extra support with setting up and packing down Newhaven Community Supermarket on a Tuesday. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to know more!
Any questions, please contact [email protected] or 01273 517250.
Denton Island Community Centre: Gardening Volunteer
We are fortunate to have our own outdoor space and, we’re eager to make the most of our green areas. We would benefit from support from someone who knows what they’re doing when it comes to planting and composting! This would contribute towards our Community Supermarkets, which are a low-cost food provision for local families struggling to afford bills. We also have a community café, where attendees can have a hot meal, as well as hosting professionals from other services to provide advice and support.
It would be excellent if we could utilise our little allotment to grow fruit/veg/herbs that will support the running of our provision.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Cat Croft on 01273 517250 or email [email protected]
Community Food Communications Volunteer
Are you passionate about reducing food waste and ending hunger? Are you creative and a skilled
communicator? We are looking for some to volunteer for up to 80 hours between February and May
2025.
As an SCDA Community Food Communications volunteer you will create new and engaging online
and physical content (including posters and display boards), promote and share our community food
projects, build a strong and invested online community and celebrate our fabulous team of
community food volunteers. There is also the potential to develop other skills such as video creation,
and web content.
Any questions, please contact the food team at [email protected]
Positive Activities Volunteer
Are you passionate about supporting young people’s emotional health & wellbeing? Are you
interested in learning about trauma informed approaches? We are looking for some to volunteer for
up to 80 hours between February and May 2025.
As an SCDA Positive Activities volunteer you will support a team who are working directly with
children and young people from Ukraine. You will support with administration, events organisation
and gathering feedback from participants.
Please see the Postive Activities Volunteer Role Description and for more information contact Suzi McCaig, Youth Services Project Manager on 01273 519419 or [email protected]
Opportunities outside Newhaven
For volunteering opportunities with community food projects across Lewes District please visit the Lewes District Food Partnership website.
