VOLUNTEERING
Make a Difference by Volunteering with The Air Ambulance Service
Looking for meaningful volunteering opportunities? At The Air Ambulance Service, volunteers play a vital role in helping us deliver lifesaving care across the UK. Whether you’re supporting our charity shops, events, offices or community work, every hour you give helps keep our service flying.
Explore how you can volunteer with us and join a team that’s making a real impact.
Latest Roles
THE HEART OF OUR CHARITY
Every year, our volunteers give thousands of hours to help keep us flying. In 2023 alone, they donated over 224,000 hours, directly supporting more than 4,000 lifesaving missions.
Put simply, we couldn’t do what we do without them. Volunteers are a vital part of our crew. Together, we save more lives.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
Available roles
Find the right volunteering role for you in the categories below.
Instore Volunteering
Our charity shops are more than just places to pick up a bargain. They’re vital to funding our lifesaving missions. As an in-store volunteer, you’ll help with everything from sorting donations and serving customers to creating eye-catching displays. Every shift you give helps us raise the funds we need to keep flying.
Community Volunteering
Out in the community is where you can help us spread the word, raise funds, and build local support. Whether you’re helping at events, collecting donations, or representing us at talks and stalls, you’ll play a key role in connecting people to our cause.
Onsite/Office Volunteering
Behind the scenes, we rely on organised, dedicated volunteers to support our teams with admin, marketing, finance, supporter care and more. If you’ve got skills you want to use, or new ones you’d like to learn, our offices offer a great way to contribute where it really counts.
READY TO MAKE A real DIFFERENCE?
Volunteering with The Air Ambulance Service isn’t just about giving time, it’s about saving lives.
From charity shops to community events, office support to fundraising, every role helps keep our crews in the air and delivering critical care where it’s needed most. You don’t need previous experience. Just a willingness to get stuck in, a bit of spare time, and the desire to be part of something that truly matters.
Join a team that’s friendly, supportive, and driven by purpose. Learn new skills, meet new people, and know that every shift you do helps save lives.
Apply today and become part of our volunteer crew.
Volunteering with The Air Ambulance Service means making a real impact. You’ll help save lives, meet new people, build skills, and grow in confidence.
Enjoy training, support, and access to perks like the Blue Light Card and up to 25% off in our shops. However much time you can give, it all makes a difference.
You need to be 16 or over to volunteer with us. If you’re under 18, you’ll also need to complete a Young Person’s Risk Assessment.
At the moment, we’re unable to accept volunteers under 16.
It’s simple. If you’ve got time to spare and want to support a cause that saves lives, we’d love to have you on board. Just apply online for a role that suits you, and our team will be in touch.
WHY WE VOLUNTEER
Hear from Ron and Alex—two of our incredible volunteers—on what giving their time to The Air Ambulance Service means to them. From school talks to starting young, their stories show how anyone can make a difference.
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ALEX
Alex is part of our Supporter Experience team, and in this video, he shares what inspired him to volunteer with The Air Ambulance Service and why it’s such a rewarding experience.
I have a real passion for planning and organising fundraising events. So, to be able to do this whilst working for a national charity is excellent.
