Home Group

Home Group is an award-winning national housing association, social enterprise and charity. We commit to looking after not only homes but our Customers, their physical and mental wellbeing, supporting vulnerable and non-vulnerable people alike to get the most out of life. Our Volunteers cover Group and individual projects as diverse as allotment gardening, arts and crafts, Wellbeing Walks, general support needs, pathways into work - a real range of opportunities and activities for Volunteers at all levels, including our own Befriending Service.

Join us, find out more about our indoor and outdoor range of Volunteer involvement, make new friends, learn new skills, build confidence, add to your work experience and CV. Perhaps even follow up one of our Apprenticeship opportunities for all ages or find out for yourself why we are regularly in the top few of the UK’s Best Workplaces.

Active opportunities

Activity Lead

Consett   Chester le Street   Stanley  
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