Volunteer with us

Please complete the application form Mind BLMK Application Form – Trustee Dec 2025 and return to Volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk also if you wish to have a informal conversation with our CEO please email caroline.lewis@mind-blmk.org.uk 

Please complete the application form Mind BLMK Application Form – Fundraising Trustee Nov 2025 and return to Volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk also if you wish to have a informal conversation with our CEO please email caroline.lewis@mind-blmk.org.uk 

📍 Location: HQ – based at the Rufus Centre, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, MK45 1AH. (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

🕒 Time Commitment: Flexible/ to be agreed with the team

📅 Duration: 6 months minimum (did you know, even though our wonderful volunteers give their time for free, it still costs us to recruit and train volunteers? That is why we ask that those who want to support us do so for a minimum of six months).

💼 About the Role

We are looking for volunteers to join our Fundraising and Engagement team! We’re a relatively small team, but with big ambitions. We’re a friendly and committed bunch, open to new ideas and thinking.

In a time when funding is squeezed, our team exists to increase revenue and increase awareness around what we do, to enable Mind BLMK to deliver more quality mental health and wellbeing services in our local communities. By volunteering with us you will help Mind BLMK widen our reach.

We are looking for someone who likes working with people, promoting what we do, and advocating for mental health. You don’t have to be a mental health expert but have a genuine interest in it and love engaging in your local community

For more information about the role and who we are looking for, please take a look at our application form which sets out the skills we are looking for in a volunteer Fundraising-and-Engagement-Volunteer-1

✨ What You’ll Gain

• Learn new skills and gain valuable experience and knowledge
• Be part of a supportive team driven to support better mental health and wellbeing for all
• Give back to your local community and feel the wellbeing benefits yourself
• Support us in raising vital funds to help more people who require access to mental health and wellbeing services
• Receive training and ongoing support
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed 

📝 How to Apply

Download our application form Fundraising-and-Engagement-Volunteer Application and submit this to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

📍 Location: HQ – based at the Rufus Centre, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, MK45 1AH. (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

🕒 Time Commitment: Flexible/ to be agreed with the team

📅 Duration: 6 months minimum (did you know, even though our wonderful volunteers give their time for free, it still costs us to recruit and train volunteers? That is why we ask that those who want to support us do so for a minimum of six months).

💼 About the Role

Are you highly organised, reliable, and keen to support a mental health charity that’s making a real impact in the community?

For more information about the role and who we are looking for, please take a look at our application form which sets out the skills we are looking for in a volunteer Business Suppport-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

✨ What You’ll Gain

• Gain valuable office and administrative experience
• Be part of a friendly, supportive team making a real difference to mental health in your community
• Receive training and ongoing support
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed 

📝 How to Apply

Download our application form Business Suppport-Volunteer-Role-and-Application and submit this to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

📍 Location: Luton Wellbeing Centre, 46-56 Dumfries Street, Luton, LU1 5BP

 (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

🕒 Time Commitment: Please check the application form for the role you would like to apply for and check the days and times the service would like you to commit to

💼 About the Role

Help create a safe, supportive space for people on their mental health recovery journey

For more information about the role and who we are looking for, please take a look at our application form which sets out the skills we are looking for in a volunteer:

Peer Support Group Volunteer: Peer-Support-Group-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

Walking Group Session Volunteer: Walking-Group-Session-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

✨ What You’ll Gain

• Experience supporting people with mental health needs
• Ongoing support from Mind BLMK staff
• The chance to develop confidence, communication and teamwork skills
• The satisfaction of making a real difference in your community
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed 

📝 How to Apply

Download our application form :

Peer Support Group Volunteer: Peer-Support-Group-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

Walking Group Session Volunteer: Walking-Group-Session-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

and submit this to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

📍 Location(s): Dunstable, Biggleswade, Apmthill and Leighton Buzzard (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

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Please complete the application form and send this back to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!

📍 Location: Leighton Buzzard, Ampthill, Dunstable and Biggleswade (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

🕒 Time Commitment: Please check our application form for the times we would require volunteers to be available for each location

💼 About the Role

Feel you have a valuable lived experience of mental health illness and recovery? Looking to start your journey in supporting those with Mental health illness? Feel you can contribute to Mind BLMK’s support of those struggling with their Mental health and wellbeing?.

Join us as a volunteer in our Peer Support service where we provide a safe space for people with similar lived experiences of Mental health illness and recovery to come together to share and support each other. Here at Mind BLMK, we pride ourselves on having local volunteers helping local people to take the next steps in their recovery journeys.

For more information about the role and who we are looking for, please take a look at our application form which sets out the skills we are looking for in a volunteer Mind-Peer-Support-Group-Volunteer-Role-and-Application

✨ What You’ll Gain

• Gain long term first-hand experience in supporting in a community based mental health service
• Improve your CVs and higher education applications
• Meet new people and be part of a supportive team
• Make a positive impact in your community
• Receive training and ongoing support
• Travel expenses reimbursed 

📝 How to Apply

Download and complete our application form Mind-Peer-Support-Group-Volunteer-Role-and-Application and submit this to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

Recovery Lounge Volunteers

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Please note that applicants who live no more than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!

Please email your application to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

📍 Location: Queensway Clinic 226 Queensway Milton Keynes MK2 2TE (Please note that applicants who live less than 5 miles from the place of volunteering are highly desired!)

🕒 Time Commitment: Our Crisis Cafe is open 7 nights a week 5:00 – 11:00pm. We require our volunteers to attend a full shift from 5:00 – 11:00pm so please specify in your application which days you can offer.

💼 About the Role

If you’re passionate about helping others and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you—apply today and join our supportive volunteer community!

Volunteers play a key role in creating a welcoming and supportive atmosphere at our weekly crisis service. You’ll help set up the space, greet service users, and offer compassionate, active listening to those who need someone to talk to. By promoting wellbeing, offering gentle encouragement, and signposting individuals to helpful groups and services, you’ll make a real difference in their recovery journey. You’ll also help maintain a safe environment by upholding confidentiality, reporting any concerns, attending training, and supporting the team with general tasks—becoming a valued and appreciated part of our service.

For more information about the role and who we are looking for, please take a look at our application form which sets out the skills we are looking for in a volunteer Crisis-Cafe-Volunteer-Role-Description-Application-Form

✨ What You’ll Gain

• Make a meaningful difference to people experiencing crisis.
• Develop valuable skills in mental health support, safeguarding and communication.
• Receive training, guidance and ongoing support from experienced staff.
• Meet new people and become part of a supportive, friendly team.
• Enhance your CV and career prospects in health, social care or community work.
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed 

📝 How to Apply

Download and complete our application form Crisis-Cafe-Volunteer-Role-Description-Application-Form and submit this to volunteering@mind-blmk.org.uk

Anyone can volunteer and we’d really appreciate your help. We have a range of opportunities so if there isn’t anything here for you right now, keep checking our volunteering page or pop us an email if you have a skill or experience you feel could be valuable to our work.

Yes. We believe that anyone with a lived experience of poor mental health has the potential to be a valuable member of our volunteer team. Lived experience is a worthy tool in supporting others and so we encourage those with experience of living with a mental health condition to apply to volunteer.

We will support you throughout and make sure your own mental health is the top priority but it is important that you feel well enough before committing to volunteering.

You can commit however much time suits you. It can be as little as a couple of hours per week.

We understand if our volunteers have other commitments. Some opportunities are less flexible by nature but we will try our best to accommodate the role around your availability.

Each of our roles have different schedules and time commitments and so we have several that take place in the evenings and weekends.

Due to the nature of our work and the client group we work with we can only accept volunteer applications from those aged 18 and over.

The skills required for a role depends on the opportunity and the nature of the project.

For some roles, there is no specific set of skills required and we only look for enthusiasm, commitment and workplace values. The role requirements will be clearly stated in the role description.

As long as you still meet the conditions and inform the Job Centre that you are participating in voluntary work volunteers who are unemployed have the right to volunteer their time at Mind BLMK without having their benefits affected.

Doing voluntary work shows commitment to gaining experience and new skills as well as your own recovery. This in turn can help you get paid work.

We will provide the necessary training to help you perform your role effectively. All volunteers will receive an induction and training depending on their role when they start. The training provided will be appropriate for the demands of the position and the capabilities of the volunteer.

It depends on the motivations and reasons you have chosen to volunteer. Volunteering is a great way to use your existing skills or further your skills and knowledge, as well as meet new people and gain confidence. And it is also a good addition to your CV.

Many volunteers get huge satisfaction out of making a difference to the lives of anyone with a mental health problem.