Join us as a Volunteer!
Compass has a wide range of volunteering opportunities; from gardening tasks such as sowing, weeding and watering to practical jobs utilising your DIY skills or driving our e-vehicle to help with transport. With regular week day sessions and first Saturday of the month volunteer days, we look forward to welcoming you onsite!
Who can volunteer?
Everyone is welcome at Compass! Volunteering is great for:
✓ individuals*
✓ corporate groups [away days, team building]
✓ school groups
✓ Duke of Edinburgh & Saltire Award volunteering
✓ those looking to build their employability skills
*Under 16s: If you are under 16 your parent or guardian will also need to agree that you volunteer at Compass by co-signing our parental / guardian consent form. Under 16s generally require an accompanying adult.
Why Volunteer at Compass?
Volunteering at Compass has many benefits.
It can help you:
Make a difference
Help transform Compass for everyone in the community.
Improve your wellbeing
Improve your wellbeing by working outdoors in beautiful surroundings
Develop skills
Discover new talents or build on skills you already have
Build Confidence
Try something new and gain a sense of achievement.
Learn about healthy, sustainable lifestyles
Learn about healthy, sustainable lifestyles through our practical hands-on experiences
Meet new people
Meet people of all ages and from different backgrounds volunteer at Compass
Join our Compass community
A community working together towards common goals
Help the planet
We care for Compass land organically and re-use/recycle as much as possible
Have fun!
At Compass we aim to make sure that everyone has a good experience
Thank-you volunteers!
We are delighted to see the number of volunteers lending a hand to a local project continue to increase – your support is helping transform the Compass site!
The volunteer hours contributed from individuals, corporate groups and school students has just been incredible!
Volunteer Hours
Volunteer Drivers
Thanks to our volunteer drivers, over 100 sustainable journeys have been made transporting our Skills for Health participants and volunteers to and from Compass since May 2023 to end March 2024.
That’s a whopping 2834 sustainable miles used to support the project using our e-vehicle charged with solar power!
Volunteer sessions
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
1.30pm – 4pm
THURSDAY MORNING
9.30am – 12noon
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
9.30am – 4pm
Calling All Young Volunteers
Sign up to the Saltire Awards or Duke of Edinburgh Award and receive recognition of your time onsite with Compass. Find out more on the award websites.
Compass runs dedicated sessions for these awards.
Have you volunteered at Compass before?
We’d love to hear from you!
Complete our Volunteer Feedback Form and help us collate data to support future volunteering experiences. Your feedback also helps us build strong grant applications for project funding!
Volunteer Benefits
As a thank-you for your support onsite, regular volunteers at Compass benefit from a discount on produce prices.
Meet the Volunteers
Find out what it is like to volunteer at Compass
Volunteering Sessions
Find out more about our Volunteering Sessions