Solace Women's Aid

Volunteering for Solace Womens Aid (SWA) can be immensely challenging but very rewarding and can provide an opportunity for you to learn new skills and develop exisiting ones whilst supporting women and children who have experienced or are experiening domestic violence.

As a Volunteer you will be making a positive difference to our organisation in both the lives of the women and their children as well as the work of all our staff. You will find a variety of opportunities at SWA from working directly with Women and children, to playing a key role in our support services.

Volunteers bring with them a wealth of experience along with fresh perspectives and ideas that benefit the work of SWA.

Recruitment For ‘general’ volunteering, we recruit throughout the year and both the Counselling Service and the Board of Trustees Volunteers are recruited on an ad-hoc basis, when vacancies arise

We recruit women of all ages and backgrounds and are always, in particular looking for women who have, themselves been affected by Domestic Violence and would like to gain skills and experience supporting other women and their families.

Women only may apply for these volunteer posts. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies. These volunteer posts are exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 and subject to CRB checks.

You can also benefit from our wide-ranging volunteer training programmes (accredited training is also available) and you would receive regular support and supervision. You will also be reimbursed for your travel costs (except for Student Placements – see below).

Some volunteer roles are more flexible than others however, we will do our best to find a role for you that will fit your interests and enable you to volunteer at the times that suit you, wherever possible. We ask that a volunteer can offer a commitment of at least six-month (and up to a year for the Counselling Service), volunteering at least 2 half days or 1 day a week and at present, all our volunteering opportunities are Monday to Friday within office hours. *

(*Board of Trustee Volunteers meet approximately once a month, normally on a weekday evening and sub-groups meet on a Saturday)

SWA are often in the position to offer students a work placement therefore, if you would like to enquire about a placement, please make your initial enquiry by emailing volunteering@solacewomensaid.org outlining the course you are attending, along with the learning outcomes and your support needs, to enable us to assess whether we would be in a position to support you. Please note we are unable to pay for any travel or general expenses incurred by the student whilst on placement.

Thank you for your interest in becoming involved with Solace Women’s Aid as a potential volunteer.

If you would like to apply for a General Volunteer Opportunity, please complete the Application Form above and return it to:

When we receive your complete form, we will contact you to take your application further.

Thank you for your interest in becoming involved with Solace Women’s Aid as a potential volunteer.Please click on the documents below for more information on volunteering:

If you would like to apply for a Counselling Volunteer Opportunity, please complete the Application Form above and return it to:

When we receive your complete form, we will contact you to take your application further.If you have any questions or would like to discuss your options further, please contact us on:-

Thank you for your interest in becoming involved with Solace Women’s Aid as a potential volunteer.Please click on the documents below for more information on volunteering:

If you would like to apply for a Board of Trustees Volunteer Opportunity, please complete the Application Form above and return it to:

When we receive your complete form, we will contact you to take your application further.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your options further, please contact us on

020 7428 7656

Current Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteer Play/Art/Drama Therapist/Psychologist or

Psychotherapists Wanted.

We are a specialist Childrens Service offering emotional & therapeutic support to children living in refuges whose lives may have been affected by domestic violence and parental drugs and alcohol use. We deliver our service to 33 London boroughs and are currently looking forward to offer clinical placements for volunteer therapists particularly in Camden, Islington, Enfield and Lambeth boroughs. Are you training to be a counsellor or therapist and require a clinical placement? Are you a qualified practitioner, clinical or educational psychologist, play or creative art therapist wanting experience of working with children??? Then why not join SWA as a Volunteer Play Therapist/Child Counsellor. Subject to CRB Enhanced Disclosure. Clinical Superivision will be provided.

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