Volunteering at our training centre

We are often looking for help from volunteers to help us at our national training centre in Sheffield. Current volunteering vacancies based at our centre are listed below:

Volunteer Driver
We are looking for drivers in our local area to help with pick-ups and drop-offs of dogs to foster carers'. More info

Volunteer Photographer
We are looking for skilled photographers to help us with still shots or films of our support dogs. More info

E-Commerce Volunteer
We are looking for someone to help us raise more funds from our online shop. More info

Latest

Foster Carer - Short term/holiday cover

At Support Dogs, we do not use kennel facilities. We need our dogs to stay in a loving home environment throughout their training period. Therefore, our volunteer foster carers are absolutely vital for us to be able to provide this and continue our work.
Brighton Marathon

Sea, coastal views and running with sea views, what better place than Brighton to take on a marathon!
Puppy Tea Party in aid of Support Dogs
Marley and me

Kym Stretton, who has had four life-transforming support dogs, explains the incredible importance of donations left in wills to this charity.

Autism assistance

Our autism assistance dog programme works to increase safety and the ability to have more socially inclusive life for children aged between 3 and 10 years of age with autism and their families.
Disability assistance

Our disability assistance dogs are trained to support their owners by carrying out tasks tailored to their needs such as dressing and undressing, loading and unloading the washing machine, and raising the alarm. They also enable clients to lead more sociable, independent lives.
Epilepsy seizure alert

Our seizure alert dogs are trained to provide a 100% reliable warning up to 50 minutes prior to an oncoming epileptic seizure, enabling clients to get to a place of safety, and enabling them to live more independently.
What we do

Support Dogs is a charity training autism assistance dog, epilepsy seizure alert dogs and disability assistance dogs for those affected by a wide range of physical conditions including MS, Cerebral Palsy and fibromyalgia.
Job vacancies

Search here for Support Dogs' jobs' vacancies.
Foster Caring - Bed and Breakfast

As Support Dogs doesn't use kennel facilities for its dogs-in-training, we are always looking for evening and weekend and stay-at-home foster carers to provide a loving home for our canine trainees.
Could you be a puppy socialiser?

Could you do something amazing in 2022? We are looking for volunteer puppy socialisers to join our team in Spring/Summer 2022 to provide a loving home and help us prepare our puppies over their first year in training.
Volunteering with our dogs
How much does it cost to train and maintain a Support Dog? .
Sponsor our puppies

Meet our heroes in training! These amazing pups are currently in their first stage of training to become a support dog. Find out more about our puppies.