Get Involved as a Volunteer
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering not only benefits the organisation or sector where an individual is volunteering through shared skills, ideas and lived experiences, but it can also have a profound impact on the volunteers themselves. This includes increased confidence, learning new skills, making new friends and opening up opportunities.
Become a member of one of our Sight Loss Councils
We have a number of volunteering roles available for blind and partially sighted people as part of ourSight Loss Councils
Become a volunteer
TPT has several volunteer programs which provide a forum for blind and partially sighted people to have a voice on matters important to them and their communities.
Sighted Guide Volunteers: you will guide blind or partially sighted delegates around, e.g., to workshops, photo shoots, and meals.
Skills, experience, and qualities needed
- Confident communicator
- Great people person
- Friendly and approachable
- Reliable with excellent time management skills
- Have a good level of mobility to be able to guide another person
- Sighted guide training will be provided
- Willingness to be around assistance dogs
How you will benefit
- Opportunity to network with others.
- Opportunity to observe and learn through the workshops.
- A chance to understand more about disability.
- Opportunity to complete our online learning for this role and be trained as a sighted guide.
Learning requirements
- Sighted guiding
- Involvement/Boundaries
- Safeguarding
- Attend briefing before the conference
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Volunteer zone
A dedicated section for our valued volunteers to access free training and development opportunities.