Are you thinking about volunteering, but can’t decide which role is best for you?

Do you like meeting people? Are you a good listener? Maybe you’re a fantastic organiser or someone who loves to get stuck into admin? We’ve got volunteering opportunities for everyone. Do you have time to spare? Then you could volunteer with us. Whether you can volunteer for a couple of days each week, month or year we have a role to suit you. We need people with a wide variety of skills and experience and embrace diversity, offering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our volunteers.

We run ‘Introduction to Volunteering’ sessions regularly throughout the year. Each session lasts about 1 hour and includes a short presentation about who we are, as well as an overview of currently available volunteering roles. After the presentation, you will have the chance to speak with our Volunteer Team, ask any questions you may have, and discuss which volunteering role is best suited for you.

Upcoming sessions:
Wednesday 14 October 2026 6pm
Thursday 19 November 2026 2pm

To reserve your spot at the event, simply fill out the short form via the button below. For further details about our roles please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

Our Shop Volunteers are an important part of the work we do at Princess Alice Hospice. On your local high streets, they help our shops turn takings directly into outstanding care.

Volunteering in one of our shops not only makes a difference to those we care for, it will make a difference to your life too. In our vibrant, sociable shops you will find new friends, colleagues, whilst gaining a wealth of valuable experience and also bagging a bargain for yourself!

If you’re comfortable interacting with the public, enjoy working as part of a team, and have an eye for tidiness and detail, we’d love to hear from you.

Full training and guidance will be provided to support you with your volunteering journey at Princess Alice Hospice.

Find your local shop here

For further details on how you can get involved, please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or [email protected]

Every January, our community comes together to collect Christmas trees from people’s doorstep and recycle them, in exchange for a donation to the Hospice. The more volunteers we recruit, the more trees we can collect, meaning the more funds we can raise to continue delivering our free expert, compassionate end of life care and bereavement support for local patients and families whenever and wherever they need it most.

By becoming a Christmas Tree Collection Volunteer, you will enable us to raise funds that support the Hospice’s mission to expand its excellent care to more people across our community. With your help, our goal this year is to collect more than 1,400 trees and raise over £35,000.

 You’ll be either driving your own van or assisting the van driver and visiting residential properties to collect trees, pruning them to enable easier loading, loading them onto a van, and offloading them at drop-off locations for recycling.

This is a short-term volunteering role, taking place between 8 January – 12 January 2027 in 22 different postcodes across our care area. You can sign up to help us for a half day or as many shifts as you would like! 

For further details about this role please get in touch with the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

The online marketplace is a fantastic way to support our fundraising efforts and boost vital donations for the Hospice. When selling items online, we take the time to research each item, snap some great photos, set fair prices, and list them on the right platforms. If you enjoy online shopping, have a good eye for detail and a flair for photography, then this could be the perfect role for you!  

Ideally, you will commit to a 4 hour shift between 10am and 2pm on either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and/or Fridays.

You’ll be comfortable using online marketplace platforms (especially Ebay), confident writing product descriptions, and taking photos with the provided smartphone on a white background. By volunteering as an E-commerce Assistant Volunteer, you’ll not only gain new skills, knowledge, and social networks, you’ll be making a difference in your local community.

For further details about this role, please get in touch with the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

As a Community Fundraiser Volunteer, you will commit to a few hours a month in your local area to assist with our tin collection. This will involve visiting various shops, pubs and cafes on your local high street to collect the full tins and replace them with new ones at least every 3 months. You can also get involved in various fundraising events or help distribute posters and leaflets to your local Princess Alice Hospice Shops. Your role will be crucial in supporting our fundraising team.

We are particularly interested to hear from potential volunteers who can cover one of these areas: Addlestone, Ashford, Ashtead, Barnes, Bookham (Great), Chertsey, Chessington, Cobham, Dorking, Epsom, Ewell, Feltham, Hersham /Halfway, Hinchley Wood, New Malden, Shepperton, Sunbury, Sutton, Tadworth, Teddington, Thames Ditton, Twickenham, Weybridge, Worcester Park.

By volunteering as a Community Fundraiser Volunteer, you’ll not only gain new skills, knowledge, and social networks; you’ll be making a difference in your local community.

For further details about this role please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

Our Compassionate Cafés are open to everyone in the community, whether you are navigating loss, facing an illness or simply want a warm space to connect with others.  Compassionate Café Volunteers can help enable those people to feel connected, seen and valued by spending quality time over a hot drink and a slice of cake during challenging times.

We have just opened the doors to our newest Compassionate Café at The Malden Centre, led by Places Leisure, and we are urgently looking for volunteers to support running it. The café will take place on the first Monday of every month, from 1pm to 3pm.

As a Compassionate Café Volunteer, you’ll not only gain new skills, confidence, and social networks; you’ll be making a difference in your local community.

Full training and support is provided. Training for our next intake will be held at the Hospice on the following dates:
Saturdays 7 & 14 November 2026, 9:30am – 3:30pm

If you are unable to attend the above dates, we have scheduled training dates for later on in the new year:
Tuesday 19 and Friday 22 January 2027, 9:30am – 3:30pm

For further details about this role, please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

Be the difference on your doorstep.
Compassionate Neighbours are trained volunteers offering friendship, support and listening ear to people living in their local community, sometimes with serious, long-term or terminal illness who often struggle with loneliness.

By popping round for a cup of tea or a friendly chat once a week you can make a world of difference. You will be a good listener, kind and have a genuine interest in other people.

As a Compassionate Neighbour Volunteer you’ll not only gain new skills, confidence, and social networks; you’ll be making a difference in your local community.

Full training and support is provided. Training for our next intake will be held at the Hospice on the following dates:
Saturdays 7 & 14 November 2026, 9:30am – 3:30pm

If you are unable to attend the above dates, we have scheduled training dates for later on in the new year:
Tuesday 19 and Friday 22 January 2027, 9:30am – 3:30pm

For further details about this role please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

From sports events to summer fetes, car park marshalling to open gardens…being a volunteer can make a real difference to someone’s life and to your life too.

As an Events Volunteer, you provide support at our events taking place throughout the year and quite simply, we couldn’t do these without you. The role is fun and varied – from helping to set up and running a stall at our fete, to keeping our Santas on track at the fun run. Just a few hours a day, month or year can help us raise those vital funds for your local hospice. You’ll need be able to commit to a few hours for at least 1 event per year.

By joining us, you’ll discover new friends, new skills and confidence whilst knowing you’re supporting people in our community with life limiting illnesses and their families too.

Discover the difference your time can make to people for whom time matters most.

For further details about this role, please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

Our hub in Hersham is at the heart of our retail operations. Donations are centrally stored at the hub and then distributed to our 40+ shops across our care community.

We are looking for volunteers to assist our van drivers (you’ll be not driving) in collecting and delivering donations to various shops across our care community.  If you would enjoy being out on the road with our van drivers, travelling between shops, and transporting donated goods, then this could be the role for you!

You will be able to commit to one shift per week which is a full day with relevant breaks. You’ll be comfortable with moving and handling bulky items, friendly and approachable.

For further details about our roles please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]

If you’re interested in volunteering at Princess Alice Hospice but don’t see any current opportunities that you are interested in, please complete our online Application Form below. We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities in the Hospice itself and throughout our care area of Surrey, South West London and Middlesex. Have a think about your interests and skills and the time that you will be able to commit. Whether it’s 4 hours a month or 4 hours a week, we can support you in deciding what role will work best for you.

For further details about our roles please contact the Volunteering Team on 01372 461856 or email [email protected]