Kairos Women+ is a community-led organisation. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. Our volunteers influence every aspect of Kairos Women+: delivering groups, making food for our community, developing new projects, reviewing new projects, developing training and making sure we run effectively. We believe in volunteering and offer an in-depth training package, roles focussed on your interests and support with employment such as references and links to employment and voluntary opportunities.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life. They are like an extended family, chatting over WhatsApp every day and supporting each other through difficult times. If you’re looking to give back to your community and find a group of like-minded women at the same time, we’d love to hear from you!
I love, love, love Kairos. I have attended several groups elsewhere and I have not come across one that would be able to stand par with Kairos. In a world filled with materialism, fakeness and social ladder climbing, Kairos stands like a lighthouse, a beacon of hope for all us ships fighting the relentless seas of life.
A Kairos Women+ volunteer is someone who is accepting, compassionate and kind. We are most interested in your values even if you have no prior experience working with communities. We want to know you will be kind and welcoming to every woman+ who arrives at Kairos Women+, no matter what their experience or situation. Our roles are flexible so you can give as much or as little time as you like, most of our team volunteer once a week.
Do you believe in equality, diversity and inclusion?
Are you passionate about the community-led approach?
Do you want to work towards building a world where women achieve their potential?
A volunteer role at Kairos Women+ is very varied and we will try and match opportunities to suit your passions and interests. You might be supporting in-person groups such as our weekly drop-in, making tea and greeting new women. You might be behind the scenes, cooking food for our community. Or you might join our Change Makers Group to campaign for change or join support at events or outreach activity across Renfrewshire.
We want to make the experience as valuable and fulfilling as possible.
Our recruitment is open all year round so you can complete the expression of interest form by clicking the button below. After that, here’s what happens:
I went from someone who couldn't handle interacting with people to being able to stand up in front of a group and speak confidently. Taking on responsibilities and pushing myself a little more everyday, but knowing that if I falter on my path, I have many supportive hands to pick me up and help me forward.
We are committed to our volunteer team. This means we offer a variety of in-house training workshops as well as sessions from partners. When you first start you will complete a Volunteer Induction and Supporting Women Training. These sessions will give you the knowledge and skills to support Kairos activity.
We also offer a full Equalities Training Package for free to our volunteers, some of which is open to partner organisations and the wider public for a small fee.
To find out more about training opportunities go to our Training and Events page.
