Volunteer Vacancies

Completed application forms should be sent to: HR Department, St Helena Hospice, Myland Hall, Barncroft Close, Colchester , Essex , CO4 9JU. All relevant forms are available at the bottom of this page. For further info, please click on a role.

Support Services Administrator
One day per week 9.30am - 3.00pm (any day Monday-Thursday) at Myland Hall, Colchester.

Receptionist(s)
Bank holidays, alternate Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and occasional Saturday evenings at Myland Hall, Colchester

Cashier / General Shop Assistant
Wednesday - Saturday 9.30am - 1pm or 1pm - 4.30pm at all shops.

Driver, Day Services
Weekdays 9am - 10.30am or 3pm - 4.30pm at Tendring Centre, Clacton.

Driver, Day Services
Weekdays 9am - 10.30am or 3pm - 4.30pm at Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester.

Hairdresser
Weekdays am or pm sessions at Tendring Centre, Clacton

Hairdresser
Weekdays am or pm sessions at Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester.

Manicurists
Weekdays 1-2 hour sessions am or pm at Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester

Manicurists
Weekdays 1-2 hour sessions am or pm at Tendring Centre, Clacton

Massage Therapists
Weekdays 1-2 hour sessions am or pm at Tendring Centre, Clacton

Kitchen Helper
Wednesday / Friday 10am - 2pm at Tendring Centre, Clacton

Kitchen Helper
Alternate Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 1-5; Alternate Wednesdays, Thursdays 5-9; or
Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evenings at Myland Hall, Colchester

Laundry Helper
4 hours shifts (21 shifts available)
Either 9am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm (Saturday and Sunday shfts also available)

Assistant to Site Foreman
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm at Myland Hall, Colchester

Bereavement Visitors
Monday to Sunday, Flexible working pattern to cover Colchester and Clacton areas

Day Centre Assistants
Wednesdays weekly 11am-3pm; Alternate Thursdays 12 midday-3.45pm at Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester

Ward Helpers
Weekly Saturday evenings 5-9; Alternate Sunday evenings 5-9; or alternate Thursday afternoons 1-5 at Myland Hall, Colchester

Reflexologists
Late afternoons 3pm-6pm, or evenings 6pm-9pm on all days (particularly at weekends) – Inpatient Unit, Myland Hall, Colchester.

11am-1pm or 1.30pm-3.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on a regular weekly or fortnightly basis – Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester.

Tuesday mornings or afternoons on a regular weekly basis.

Aromatherapy Massage Therapists
Late afternoons 3pm-6pm, or evenings 6pm-9pm on all days (particularly at weekends) – Inpatient Unit, Myland Hall, Colchester.

11am-1pm or 1.30pm-3.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on a regular weekly or fortnightly basis – Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester.

Tuesday mornings or afternoons on a regular weekly basis.

Shiatsu Therapists
Late afternoons 3pm-6pm, or evenings 6pm-9pm on all days (particularly at weekends) – Inpatient Unit, Myland Hall, Colchester.

11am-1pm or 1.30pm-3.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on a regular weekly or fortnightly basis – Joan Tomkins Day Centre, Colchester.

Tuesday mornings or afternoons on a regular weekly basis.

Gardener for Day Centre Greenhouse/ Vegetable Garden
Any weekdays Tuesday-Friday am/pm, flexible hours at Joan Tomkins Centre, Colchester

Volunteer Village Representative
Please Call Heather Buxton, Community Fundraiser on 01206 791740 for more information.

Events Volunteer
Please Call Heather Buxton, Community Fundraiser on 01206 791740 for more information.


Volunteer Ambassador
Please Call Heather Buxton, Community Fundraiser on 01206 791740 for more information.

Calligrapher (Book of Remembrance), Tendring Centre
Tendring Centre, Clacton. For further information please contact Heather Gregory or Mark Cobbin on 01255 221222.


If you would like to apply to become a volunteer and feel that one of the roles shown above is suitable for you, please download our application form.

The following information may also be relevant to your application:

Equal opportunities policy
Recruitment of ex-offenders
CRB (criminal records bureau) information