Whether you want to volunteer on a regular basis or now and again, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities available…
View our latest opportunities below or use the search options to find your ideal role. If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need some extra help, get in touch.
- Anywhere in Kirklees
- Volunteer from Home
- Flexible
Why Re-engage?
As we get older, our social circles diminish, and we find ourselves with fewer and fewer people to turn to. Imagine realising one day that all your friends and family have gone from your life. Loneliness can be cruel, and it affects millions of people over 75 who live in social isolation.
Re-engage is making life less lonely for thousands of older people every year. Older people tell us that our volunteer-led activities make them happier and more able to trust others.
Our tea parties are monthly social groups open to people aged 75 and over, and give older people regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages.
“Something to look forward to each month”
Call companions is our telephone befriending service ensuring older people stay connected to the outside world. Call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who’s socially isolated and would like a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer.
”Before this, I used to feel so lonely”
Our activity groups give people 75 and over the chance to do gentle exercise as they make connections with other people. Our activity groups in Wales, West Yorkshire, Birmingham, and Bristol and the South West take place both face to face and online.
“Friendly, kind, helpful, happy people to mix with”
All our services are free to older people.
As a call companion, you will make regular telephone calls to an older person experiencing loneliness and isolation. These calls provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated.
Over time, you and the older person you have been matched with will get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter and stories.
You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role.
Tasks include:
- Calling the older person you have been matched with two to four times per month at an agreed time.
- Following the guidance in your call companion training modules to ensure that your calls are enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.
- Keeping in regular contact with your call companion coordinator and letting them know how everything is going.
- Completing monthly online reports about your call companion calls.
- This is a flexible, homebased voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability.Call companions call the older person they are matched with between two and four times per month, and each call lasts around 30 minutes. During your first call with the older person, you will decide together how often the calls will take place and at what time.This is a long-term voluntary role, so we are ideally looking for individuals who are able to commit to volunteering with us for at least 12 months.Please note that you must be at least 18 years old to volunteer as a call companion.
Reengage
- Application form required
- References required
- 18+
We are looking for call companions with the following skills and attributes: Good conversation skills An enthusiasm for speaking on the phone and making connections remotely A friendly, empathetic approach The ability to really listen to people Patience A passion for improving the lives of lonely and isolated older people The ability to volunteer as part of a mutually supportive team of call companions Basic computer literacy (including the ability to use email) If this sounds like you, then please use our online application form and get in touch.
01/05/2026