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Volunteer With Us

Make a difference in your community while building skills, confidence, and experience.

At Elswick Community Pool and Gym, we welcome over 4,000 people every week. As a charity, volunteers are at the heart of everything we do — helping us create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for everyone.

Whether you’re looking to gain experience, meet new people, or give back to your community, there’s a role for you here.

Benefits of volunteering with us:

🎯 Gain real-world experience
🤝 Meet new people
📈 Build confidence
💼 Boost your CV

🌟 Ways You Can Get Involved

Find a role that suits your interests, skills, and goals — no experience needed.

🏊 Poolside Helper

Support our lifeguards and help keep the pool safe, clean, and welcoming.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Assist lifeguards with general poolside duties
  • Help maintain cleanliness and hygiene
  • Monitor poolside and report concerns
  • Provide a friendly presence for customers

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Responsible and reliable
  • Comfortable around water
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Willing to help with practical tasks

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Experience in a leisure facility
  • Insight into lifeguarding and pool operations
  • Pathway into future roles
💻 Reception Support

Support our reception staff and create a welcoming atmosphere for customers.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Provide basic information about activities and facilities
  • Direct customers to the correct areas of the centre
  • Support staff with simple administrative tasks
  • Help maintain a tidy and organised reception area

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Friendly and approachable
  • Good communication skills
  • Organised and reliable
  • Comfortable interacting with members of the public

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Customer service experience
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working in a busy community environment
📱 Marketing & Social Media

Support our marketing manager and help raise awareness of the centre through social media and promoting activities.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Assist with creating social media content and basic marketing tasks
  • Help capture photos or short videos of activities and events
  • Support promotion of community programmes
  • Help share positive stories and achievements from the centre

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Interest in marketing or social media
  • Creativity and enthusiasm
  • Basic knowledge of platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Practical marketing experience
  • Portfolio content for future job applications
  • Experience working with a community organisation
🤝 Community Outreach

Support our community development manager and help spread the word about the centre.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Help distribute promotional materials in the community
  • Promote activities and events to new audiences
  • Assist with community events and outreach initiatives
  • Encourage community participation in health and wellbeing programmes

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Friendly and confident in speaking to people
  • Interest in community development
  • Positive and enthusiastic attitude

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Community engagement experience
  • Networking opportunities
  • Experience supporting a local charity
💰 Fundraising & Partnerships

Support our marketing manager and help in generating additional income to sustain our programmes.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Support fundraising campaigns and activities
  • Help organise small fundraising events
  • Research potential funding or sponsorship opportunities
  • Assist with building relationships with local businesses

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Good communication skills
  • Organisation and initiative
  • Interest in charity fundraising or business partnerships

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Experience in fundraising and charity work
  • Insight into how community organisations generate funding
  • Opportunity to contribute to meaningful local projects
🔧 Maintenance Support

Support our duty manager and help keep the centre safe and functional through basic maintenance and improvement tasks.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Assist with general maintenance tasks around the centre (e.g. electrical or technical work where appropriate)
  • Support painting, decorating, and basic refurbishment projects
  • Help with minor repairs and upkeep of facilities and equipment
  • Carry out basic checks and report any faults or issues to staff

👤 What We’re Looking For

  • Basic DIY skills (painting, repairs, maintenance)
  • Any experience in trades (e.g. electrical, plumbing, carpentry) is beneficial but not essential
  • Reliable and willing to follow procedures

🎯 What You’ll Gain

  • Practical experience in maintenance and facilities management
  • Opportunity to use and develop hands-on skills
  • Potential pathway into maintenance or facilities roles

💙 Ready to get involved?

If any of these roles appeal to you, send us an email at info@elswickpool.co.uk. For any additional questions, give us a call at 01914814101.

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Get in touch

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Elswick Community Pool and Gym
Elswick Park
Beech Grove Road
Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6RS


0191 481 4101


info@elswickpool.co.uk

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm
Saturday 8am – 5.30pm
Sunday 8am to 3pm

Our car park is accessed from Beech Grove Road. It does get busy at times but there’s ‘on street’ parking just a short walk away on Westmoreland Road and there’s a car park near the shops on Elswick Road.