Volunteer with us

We value every one of our volunteers.

Volunteers are an integral part of what we do at St. Margaret’s House. They help us engage and inspire both individuals and community groups to achieve their own goals. Some of our volunteers have even gone on to become paid members of staff at St Margaret’s House.

We also take work experience students across the year from Tower Hamlets Secondary Schools through The Switch.

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    AYOKA retail volunteer

    Ayoka would not operate without the dedication and support of our volunteers. They’re the reason we’re able to open seven days a week and are a huge part of why our customers keep coming back again and again.

    If you’d like apply or know more, enquire below.

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    Repair Cafe volunteers

    In 2024 we are working with venues across Tower Hamlets to provide a monthly touring repair cafe. We need volunteers who have skills for repairing items including clothes mending, broken household items, and IT / tech.

    Help your local community, share your knowledge and learn new skills!

    Next Repair Cafe: 25th May 10am - 1pm, St Margaret’s House

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    Women's Wellbeing volunteer

    Every Tuesday during term-time, we offer morning wellbeing sessions at the Tramshed for women in the local community to come together and enjoy mindful movement and meditation in a welcoming one-hour session.

    We are looking for volunteers to support the SMH team to deliver arts-based activities for young children who attend, providing a fun space to engage in activities, and ensuring parents and carers are given the opportunity to fully engage in wellbeing activities.

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    Live Programme volunteers

    We host a whole range of live events across our different spaces, from our regular open mic nights to children’s shows, theatre performances, gigs and more.

    Our Live Programme volunteers help us to ensure these events run smoothly, from welcoming audience members to supporting with stage set-up. This role gives you the opportunity to see some highlights from our programme for free.

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    Afterschool Games club

    Every Tuesday during term-time, from 3:30pm-4:30pm, children can take part in a variety of games depending on their mood on the day, ranging from active drama, to more focused board and card games

    We are looking for volunteers to support the SMH team and games club facilitator in the running of this weekly club,

As a volunteer, you can expect …

  • Your gift of time, skills, and experience will be utilised so that you can make a difference to the charities and organisations that benefit from the work St Margaret's House does.

  • You will be provided with all the information and guidance required for you to carry out your volunteering, and encouraged to develop in your volunteering role.

  • St Margaret's House will reimburse you for the main expenses your volunteering incurs.

  • Your volunteering will be appreciated and recognised.

  • You will volunteer in an organisation that is non-discriminatory and consistently aims to be more diverse and representative.

  • You are free to stop volunteering at any time.

We appreciate every application. However, due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to each individual applicant, and it can take up to five working days for us to read your CV.

St. Margaret’s House is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be judged according to an equal opportunities policy.

Trustee Opportunities

Do you have a background in arts, cultural programming or the creative industries? Or are you a wellbeing professional who has worked with organisations at a leadership level?

We are looking for new Trustees to join our board and help us keep our unique community charity thriving!

It's an exciting time for St. Margaret's House as we are working on our arts & wellbeing strategy as well as building a new centre on our premises. We would benefit significantly from the expertise of professionals with a fresh outlook to guide our programme to respond to the ever-changing needs of our community.