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Wick Care Farm
Volunteer
Wick Care Farm is supported by a wider team of wonderful volunteers, whose diverse skills, knowledge and experience continues to shape the farm today.
Volunteering with Wick Care Farm gives you an opportunity to both learn new skills & share your existing skillset; join a wonderful community; and do something rewarding with your spare time. There are many ways to get involved...
Client Support
During our regular client hours, volunteers can work alongside staff to facilitate activities (animal care, horticulture, cooking, etc) and provide support to clients over the course of the day. Client-support volunteers have constant support and guidance from the full-time staff team. If you're interested in working directly with our diverse client group and making a difference, this could be the opportunity for you. To download the full Client Support Volunteer Specification, click here.
Volunteer
Wick Care Farm is also supported by a wider team of wonderful volunteers, whose diverse skills, knowledge and experience continues to shape the farm today.
Volunteers can get involved with the farm in any number of ways depending on their skills, interests and aims. This may include:
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Client support volunteering: During our regular client hours, volunteers can work alongside staff to facilitate activities (animal care, horticulture, cooking, etc) and provide support to clients over the course of the day. Client-support volunteers have constant support and guidance from the full-time staff team.
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Weekend / out-of-hours volunteering: Some volunteers work on the farm outside of a client-facing role. This may include weekend / out-of-hours animal care, or supporting the farm with general DIY / maintenance. We also welcome volunteers who may be interested in behind-the-scenes support with things like admin, marketing or social media.
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Offering skills/training: If you are a trainer in any relevant skills such as First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Manual Handling, Fire Safety or a specific Mental Health Condition and would like to offer a session in a voluntary capacity, please get in touch. Similarly, if you have experience in teaching anything else that might be applicable to WCF — such as rural crafts or care skills, we'd love to hear from you!
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Steering Committee: Our Steering Group meet quarterly, providing valuable support, guidance, advice to our directors.
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Fundraising Committee: Our Fundraising Committee help to coordinate our fairs, community events and other fundraising efforts. They also manage grant applications – previously successful grant applications include the People's Postcode Lottery and the National Lottery Awards for All England!
We are able to support a limited number of placements for Occupational Therapy students. Volunteering enquiries from young people undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh award are also welcome.
If you'd like to enquire about volunteering, please contact us!
Note: Wick Care Farm is unable to provide short-term work experience.
