Welcome to the Green Squirrel Volunteering Portal
We are always seeking new people to join our team and help our green community hub, Railway Gardens, thrive. You'll be joining a friendly, welcoming team where your skills and experiences are valued.
On this page you'll find all our current volunteering opportunities. We understand that not everyone is able to make a regular commitment, so you'll find plenty of casual ways to volunteer, as well as regular roles.
If you'd like to volunteer with us please click the 'Fill in an application' button to get started.
We'll ask you a few simple questions to help us get to know you and better understand what you'd like to get out of volunteering with us. Once we've taken a look at your application we'll send you a Welcome Email with your next steps.
👋 Would you like some extra help to sign up and use the portal?
- Click here for our sign up guide and video walkthrough
- Click here for our guide to using the portal once you're signed up
- If you'd like some one-to-one support to sign up please contact us to arrange a time. Please email us on hannah@greensquirrel.co.uk, call or message on 07704 605197, or pop in to Railway Gardens during our opening hours.
I would like to volunteer
1. Regular volunteering roles
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌱 Growing Group team member | 1 | 6/13/2026 | 6/13/2026 | |
| 🍄 After school nature club team member | 8 | 6/10/2026 | 8/25/2026 | |
| 👋 Meet and Greet team member | 52 | 6/4/2026 | 7/30/2026 | |
2. Lead volunteering roles
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✍️ Railway Gardens Circle Secretary | 0 | |||
| ✍️ Secretary to the Green Squirrel Board of Directors | 1 | |||
| 🛠️ Facilities Manager (role share) | 1 | |||
| 🥘 Friendly Friday lead volunteer | 1 | 6/26/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
3. Casual/ one-off volunteering opportunities
This includes opportunities to help at events or support one-off tasks, perfect if you want to get involved but would find it hard to commit to a regular role.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Volunteering | 26 | 6/5/2026 | 11/27/2026 | |
| Play session supervisor | 1 | |||
| Taking flyers to local organisations and businesses | 1 | |||
| This month's practical site tasks: take your pick! | 1 | |||
| Welcoming families to summer holiday activities | 5 | 7/24/2026 | 8/25/2026 | |
4. Training and other opportunities
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Community Events - online training series | 2 | 7/6/2026 | 7/13/2026 | |
| Loneliness and Social Isolation: Self-led online training (30 minutes) | 1 | |||
| New Wall Mural for RG - design ideas workshop with Dora & Rob | 1 | 7/3/2026 | 7/3/2026 | |
6. ☀️ The Community Summer Supper
The Summer Supper is one of our most beautiful events of the year, bringing people together around food and music. It's a lovely event to be involved with. This year it is taking place on the evening of Friday July 10th.
A change to how we're planning this year's event: There was feedback from the volunteer team that you'd like clearer roles for events like this. We're therefore trialling splitting everything up into shorter shifts doing specific jobs. You are very welcome to sign up for multiple roles and shifts, or spend part of the event as a volunteer and part as a guest!
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyering for the Community Supper | 1 | |||
| Helping in the kitchen | 2 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Making decorations for the community supper (+ chips! 🍟) | 1 | 7/1/2026 | 7/1/2026 | |
| Managing food drop offs | 1 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Pack down | 1 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Photography at the Community Supper | 1 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Serving drinks | 3 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Setting up and decorating | 1 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Stewarding | 3 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Supporting the children's area | 2 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Take part in the talent show! | 1 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Washing up! | 4 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
| Welcoming visitors at the gate | 2 | 7/10/2026 | 7/10/2026 | |
We are Green Squirrel
We aim is to support you to create a future you feel good about, for the people, places, and planet you love.
Our vision is a Wales of connected and caring communities, where every individual and organisation is empowered to be part of a greener, fairer future.
