Volunteer with us

We wouldn’t be able to run without the help of our amazing volunteers and always need more helping hands! Our volunteering opportunities will be available below very soon and you can find any vacancies advertised on our social media!

Our volunteers get free membership, training opportunities, learn about the circular economy and how a cooperative works - and become part of our community!

For general volunteering enquiries please email

volunteering@shrubcoop.org

Current opportunities

Our Working Groups

There are so many ways you can get involved at SHRUB! You can join whichever working groups best match your skillset or what you want to learn more about. Take a look at our Working Groups below and see what would suit you best!

Repair What You Wear

We run free drop-in sewing sessions to show people how to mend or alter their clothes.

Food Sharing Hub

We re-distribute excess food from businesses to the community through our Food Sharing Hub.

Wee Spoke Hub

We organise DIY workshops for you to learn how to fix your own bike with help from trained mechanics.

Communication

We promote the coop’s activities and keep members informed about what’s happening.

Workshop & Events

We organise events and upcycling workshops to educate the community about sustainable living.

Finance & Admin

We oversee general administration, maintaining financial records and forecasting. The group includes Monitoring and Evaluation, Bookkeeping, Management Accounts, Social Enterprise and Funding subgroups.

Trustees

We are the legal guardians of the Coop, responsible for oversight of risk & compliance, human resources, monitoring & evaluation, funding, and member engagement.

Fundraising

We research and bid for grant funding to support SHRUB’s projects and core operations.

Welfare

We ensure the wellbeing of members, if you are experiencing any problems within the community, you can get in touch with us at welfare@shrubcoop.org.

Governance & Policy

We take care of the Coop’s decision making processes and other working practices and policies.

Human Ressources

We ensure the wellbeing of our staff and offer them feedback and support.

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Current Volunteering Opportunities

Sewing & Mending Volunteer

Join our sewing group as a volunteer! Help share mending and sewing skills, assist at our weekly Repair What You Wear sessions, or welcome visitors with tea and biscuits. Come along and chat with our regular volunteers to get started.

More Info

Trustee

Help guide our charity through 2025! Trustees are responsible for overseeing development of the organisation's strategic framework and long-term planning.

More Info

Finance and Enterprise Volunteer

The team is responsible for keeping the core of the organisation going and supporting and developing future projects for our community.. We support bookeeping, finance reporting, project monitoring and evaluation, fundraising and enterprise development. We need a variety of skills in different roles!

More Info

Communications Volunteer

Ensuring we are being well-promoted is essential to keep us running. If you have some communications experience, we would love to hear from you.

More Info

Space Engineer

The Wee Spoke Hub has a huge heart, but it lives in a tiny space - to work effectively we need to make the best use of it. That's where our space engineers come in. They are happy to operate behind the scenes to make the Wee Spoke Hub spin.

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Assistant Bike Wrangler

The assistant bike wrangler is perfect for you if you've always wanted to know more about bike maintenance, but didn't think yourself suitable. Come and have fun, get your hands dirty.

More Info

Bike Wrangler

Bike wranglers love working with bikes, and would like to give back to the community. Empathy and patience are helpful attributes.

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Admin Volunteer

In order to help a charity of our scale succeed, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that needs done. If you are a super organised person with a bit of time, please get in touch!

More Info

Volunteer with us

Our Working Groups

Wee Spoke Hub

Communication

Finance & Admin

Trustees

Fundraising

Welfare

Governance & Policy

Human Ressources

Current Volunteering Opportunities

Sewing & Mending Volunteer

Join our sewing group as a volunteer! Help share mending and sewing skills, assist at our weekly Repair What You Wear sessions, or welcome visitors with tea and biscuits. Come along and chat with our regular volunteers to get started.

Trustee

Help guide our charity through 2025! Trustees are responsible for overseeing development of the organisation's strategic framework and long-term planning.

Finance and Enterprise Volunteer

Communications Volunteer

Ensuring we are being well-promoted is essential to keep us running. If you have some communications experience, we would love to hear from you.

Space Engineer

The Wee Spoke Hub has a huge heart, but it lives in a tiny space - to work effectively we need to make the best use of it. That's where our space engineers come in. They are happy to operate behind the scenes to make the Wee Spoke Hub spin.

Assistant Bike Wrangler

The assistant bike wrangler is perfect for you if you've always wanted to know more about bike maintenance, but didn't think yourself suitable. Come and have fun, get your hands dirty.

Bike Wrangler

Bike wranglers love working with bikes, and would like to give back to the community. Empathy and patience are helpful attributes.

Admin Volunteer

In order to help a charity of our scale succeed, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that needs done. If you are a super organised person with a bit of time, please get in touch!

Our community has saved 2200 tonnes of carbon from being added to the atmosphere since 2013.

Our Funders

Volunteer with us

Our Working Groups

Wee Spoke Hub

Communication

Finance & Admin

Trustees

Fundraising

Welfare

Governance & Policy

Human Ressources

Current Volunteering Opportunities

Sewing & Mending Volunteer

Join our sewing group as a volunteer! Help share mending and sewing skills, assist at our weekly Repair What You Wear sessions, or welcome visitors with tea and biscuits. Come along and chat with our regular volunteers to get started.

Trustee

Help guide our charity through 2025! Trustees are responsible for overseeing development of the organisation's strategic framework and long-term planning.

Finance and Enterprise Volunteer

Communications Volunteer

​Ensuring we are being well-promoted is essential to keep us running. If you have some communications experience, we would love to hear from you.

Space Engineer

​The Wee Spoke Hub has a huge heart, but it lives in a tiny space - to work effectively we need to make the best use of it. That's where our space engineers come in. They are happy to operate behind the scenes to make the Wee Spoke Hub spin.

Assistant Bike Wrangler

The assistant bike wrangler is perfect for you if you've always wanted to know more about bike maintenance, but didn't think yourself suitable. Come and have fun, get your hands dirty.

Bike Wrangler

​Bike wranglers love working with bikes, and would like to give back to the community. Empathy and patience are helpful attributes.

Admin Volunteer

In order to help a charity of our scale succeed, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that needs done. If you are a super organised person with a bit of time, please get in touch!

Our community has saved 2200 tonnes of carbon from being added to the atmosphere since 2013.

Our Funders

Ensuring we are being well-promoted is essential to keep us running. If you have some communications experience, we would love to hear from you.

The Wee Spoke Hub has a huge heart, but it lives in a tiny space - to work effectively we need to make the best use of it. That's where our space engineers come in. They are happy to operate behind the scenes to make the Wee Spoke Hub spin.

Bike wranglers love working with bikes, and would like to give back to the community. Empathy and patience are helpful attributes.