
Current work experience opportunities with us and/our partners
See current work experience opportunities with us and/our partners:
If you’re looking for work but don’t have the experience required, take a look at these adult work experience vacancies from us and/or our local partners. You can learn more about each opportunity currently available by tapping on the tabs below.
Work experience can be useful for anyone, at any stage of their career. It can help you to gain further skills and decide what to do if you’re:
- out of work
- changing career
- looking for your first job
- returning to work after a break
The roles are for anyone aged 18 years and above and offer the opportunity to learn about a job, a company, or a sector to see if it’s for you as well as gaining transferable skills to help you on your career path.

Kickstart Health Safety & Compliance Assistant- 6 month paid role
The main tasks for this role include:
- Visiting various sites alongside members of our team
- Updating and inputting information into spreadsheets
- Liaise with team members and contractors by phone, email and in writing
- Reporting any issues in a timely manner to the Building Safety Team
- Acting as a first point of contact for the team
More information can be found here:
Kickstart-Health-Safety-and-Compliance-Assistant.pdf [pdf] 337KB
Kickstart Leasehold Management Admin Assistant- 6 month paid role
The main tasks for this role include:
- Contacting customers by telephone and email
- Sending out information and application forms
- Data inputting and producing correspondance
- Collating and analysing data from spreadsheets
- Acting as a first point of contact for internal and external customers
More information can be found here:
Kickstart-Leasehold-Management-Administrative-Assistant.pdf [pdf] 334KB
Grounds Maintenance Winter Volunteer - Glendale
Summary:
The main tasks of the work experience opportunity will involve undertaking grounds maintenance work including, but not limited to:
- Strimming and blowing
- General maintenance to shrub beds
- Litter picking
- Fly tip removal
- Hoeing and weeding
Full opportunity details:
WE114 - Glendale-Grounds-Maintenance-Winter-Volunteer [pdf] 119KB
Placement provider:

More volunteering/work experience options
We and our partners have additional options if you'd like other opportunities to gain work experience and/or volunteer (beyond those listed above). Tap whichever tabs apply to you below to learn more.
I'm unemployed and want to volunteer with Bolton at Home to improve my chances of paid work
If you're interested in volunteering with us (Bolton at Home) to improve your chances of paid work, please contact Niki Meikle on 07775 826422 or email niki.meikle@boltonathome.org.uk and we'll explore any available options.
I'm in education (school, college,or university) and want to volunteer with Bolton at Home
If you're currently studying and would like to volunteer with us (Bolton at Home), please contact barrie.hurst@boltonathome.org.uk and we'll explore your options.
I have time to give and would like to volunteer with someone else
We'd recommend checking the volunteering webpages on our partners' websites, listed below:
- Bolton Activities, Health and Movement https://letskeepboltonmoving.co.uk/volunteers.php
- Bolton Wanderers: https://www.bwitc.org.uk/volunteering/
- Bolton CVS: www.boltoncvs.org.uk/volunteering-services
- NHS: www.jobs.nhs.uk (select location, then search, then filter voluntary)
- Bolton Hospice: www.boltonhospice.org.uk/volunteer
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service: www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/join-us/volunteering-and-youth-engagement/become-a-volunteer
- Volunteer PCSO police officer https://www.met.police.uk/car/careers/met/pcso/become-a-police-community-support-officer/
- Army Reserves - The Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band, Thursday 1930-2130 https://jobs.army.mod.uk/army-reserve/find-a-reserve-centre/north-west/bolton-nelson-street/
- Army Reserves - The Bolton Artillery, Tues 1930-2130 https://jobs.army.mod.uk/army-reserve/find-a-reserve-centre/north-west/bolton-nelson-street/
- Volunteer with Preschool Children with Special Needs http://www.specialneedsunderfivessupport.com/become-a-volunteer/
- Or, get matched with roles for you based on your skills, availbility and the causes you care about at: doit.life/volunteer
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The opportunities on this page are delivered in partnership with: