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Occasional  
volunteer roles

Do you want to offer your time as a volunteer, but do not have a set time commitment to give?

Occasional volunteering is a great way to get involved, but on a flexible basis. We are looking for volunteers to help at events and collections, where you decide how much time you would like to offer. If you would like to offer your time, you will be provided with full support and an event briefing so you feel adequately supported to carry out your role.

The skills you need

What's in it for you

What you will be doing

  • Being part of a local community
  • Work well within a team environment
  • Enthusiastic
  • Understand and maintain confidentiality
  • Happy to work on our own or within a team
  • Meet new people
  • Learn a new skill or experience
  • Improve employment prospects
  • Evidence suggests that volunteering has a positive impact on your health and wellbeing
  • Assisting with events in the community
  • Marshalling
  • Manning Water Stations
  • Bucket Collections
  • Dressing up as our mascot
  • Event Set up/Packdowns
 

Take a look at our upcoming events below, but if there isn't something suitable for you at the moment you can still sign up as an occasional volunteer and we will be in touch with more opportunities.

Transformer at Chelmsford Takeover with Havens Hospices bucket.

Chelmsford Takeover

Calling All SUPER-Volunteers! Saturday, 12th April 2025

Calling All SUPER-Volunteers! Saturday, 12th April 2025

The Chelmsford Takeover is back and bigger than ever! Join Chelmsford For You and Essex Cosplayers as they bring your favourite characters, heroes, villains, and iconic film & TV cars back to Chelmsford city centre for a day of joy, wonder, and amazement!

We need SUPER-Volunteers to support us on Saturday, 12th April 2025, by being a bucket collector and helping raise vital funds. Choose from the following shifts:
🕙 10am-12pm
🕛 12pm-2pm
🕑 2pm-4pm
Or join us for the whole day!

By volunteering, you’ll be making a real difference to the amazing families at Little Havens, who rely on our support every day.

Be a hero and volunteer today!

Sign up now and help make this event unforgettable!

Graphic reads 'It's going to be flippin' fantastic'

Waddle-on-Sea

Join the Penguin Patrol! Summer 2025

Join the Penguin Patrol! Summer 2025

We’re looking for volunteers to join our Penguin Patrol and help keep our penguins safe! Your role will be to engage with our supporters in this spectacular public art event helping them find their way around plus checking on our penguins and reporting any damages to us .

If you are interested in joining our Penguin Patrol register your interest via the link below, and we will be in touch at the start of 2025. 

Sign Up Today

Volunteers handing out medals

Southend Half Marathon

We need volunteers to help out at the Southend Half Marathon 2025!

We need volunteers to help out at the Southend Half Marathon 2025!

The Southend Half Marathon is back for another year on Sunday 8th June 2025 and will be raising vital funds for Havens Hospices specialist care and support to families across Essex. 

There are various roles available, including Event Set-up Assistant, Event Pack-down Assistant, Route Marshal, Water Station Attendant, Registration Attendant, and Baggage Attendant.

Sign up now to volunteer and help us make every day count for families across Essex!