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Volunteer with Us

Join the Green Revolution in Sussex!

The climate emergency affects us all – but here’s the empowering truth: every one of us has valuable skills and knowledge that can create positive change. By joining Sussex Green Living, you’ll become part of a dynamic community making real environmental impact right here in our region.

We offer diverse ways to make a difference:

    Drive change with our iconic eco-ambassador – a beautifully retrofitted 1974 milk float that turns heads and starts conversations at community events
  • Share your passion at our monthly Sussex Green Hub, where we connect with neighbours and inspire sustainable living
  • Shape young minds through our school programmes, planting seeds of environmental awareness in the next generation
  • Professionals collaborate with us in our Green Business Network, lets work together to build a happy, healthy and fairer future.

Exciting new initiatives for 2025 will focus on:

    New event and services in energy conservation and home retrofitting
  • Events and education about real, healthy food which is free from plastic packaging
  • Expanded our community outreach programmes

Your skills, enthusiasm, and time can help create a greener future for Sussex. Ready to join our movement? Meet us in person at the Sussex Green Hub, reach out through our contact form, or complete our volunteer survey here or by using the QR code.

Together, we can build a more sustainable community – one person, one action, one day at a time. Join our green team and be part of the solution!

Would you like to join our volunteer team? Please complete this short survey.

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Composting expert volunteer wanted

This year our charity is focusing on food waste prevention and encouraging people to start or improve their home composting.

Do you want to make a difference? Do you have the talent to inspire others? Come and join us and encourage the residents to think more widely about reducing, reusing and recycling waste! With a focus on hf so we would love you to join our team of volunteers.

The ideal candidate is someone who is committed to working with others to help  deliver community engagement to reduce climate emissions and protect our natural world. The successful individual will need to be self-motivated, very organised with excellent communication and time management.

If you would like to help please contact us using this contact form. Or share this with anyone you know who might be interested in helping. 

Social Media Marketeer

Do you use a social media platform? We’re seeking proactive and enthusiastic community connectors to discreetly engage in the social media. The goal is to share ideas about lifestyle changes, possibly extracted from our newsletter or Facebook or Instagram, and to inspire individuals to take action and attend our monthly Sussex Green Hub and forthcoming events.

Nextdoor is a free, private social network that connects neighbours in a local community. It’s available in the United Kingdom and other countries. In the past, utilising this platform for volunteer recruitment has introduced fantastic new members to our tribe.

Tik Tok users can you help us to reach out to the younger generations, especially Gen Z and millennial’s to share our social media communications? If so please contact us here.

We have profiles on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, can you help share our communications?

Volunteer Repairers Needed

Amberley Eco Hub launched with our support in 2023, it takes place every month and is a thriving community event. It includes repairs, bottle refills and recycling. It takes place on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10 am to 12 pm at the Church Hall.  They are looking for another textile repair volunteer.  Learn more here or contact .

Other repair volunteers

Do you have knowledge of electrical or mechanical repairs or are you a master of the sewing machine? We are looking for volunteer repairers to help at Repair Cafes within Horsham District, learn where they are here.

If you would like to learn more and or volunteer contact us here.

Sussex Green Hub

Sussex Green Hub Volunteers

Our monthly hub hosts a number of green initiatives from repair cafe, Community Fridge, to a Refill service and Recycling advise. We need help with staffing the activities, set up and pack up. Time involved: one Saturday a month. Learn more HERE

A Word from the Volunteers

Volunteering is fun and really rewarding but don’t take our word for it! Watch the video opposite of our volunteers explaining why they give up their time for us.

Get Involved

If you would like to get involved but these opportunities aren’t quite for you, don’t despair! We have lots more opportunities and experiences we can offer. To find out more, contact Carrie at .

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you can download our Volunteer Policy HERE

Download the Expense Form