Product Design and Crafter Volunteer

- Design and craft high-quality handmade products including sewn gifts, greeting cards, keepsakes, notebooks, fabric bookmarks, and wooden items
- Research trends and share fresh, creative ideas with the team
- Develop products that can be efficiently reproduced to a consistent, professional standard
- Collaborate with fellow volunteers in a supportive, creative environment

We welcome new ideas and suggestions—your input helps shape what we create!

- Arts and crafts experience (essential)
- Creativity and an eye for design
- Ability to produce uniform, high-quality finished products
- Enthusiasm for trying new ideas and adapting to customer demand

Mondays Only - 9.30am - 12.30pm

St. Margaret's Centre
The Old School
Margery Lane
Durham
DH1 4QJ

We can offer Safeguarding adults training upon request.

Bus fares/train fares will be reimbursed upon receival of your receipt.

Petrol/diesel will be reimbursed at 34p per mile up to a maximum of £10 a day

Every item you make and sell directly supports our mental health charity. Your creativity and craftsmanship will make a tangible difference to people's lives.

We run a yearly volunteer Appreciation Day to share thanks with all of our wonderful volunteers.

We are based in the City Centre, located on Crossgate. We have a small private car car park on site. There is a bus stop just around the corner, located on "The Peth, Crossgate".

Our building has a lift.

St. Margaret's Centre is a registered charity as an activity and training hub for adults who need support with their mental wellbeing. The main aim of the Centre is to improve the health and wellbeing of the community, by providing a safe, therapeutic environment for people to regain their confidence, motivation and self-esteem while earning new skills and meeting new friends.

You must be 18 or over for this role due to volunteering with and around vulnerable adults.