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