See current opportunities to volunteer near Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and across the West Midlands.
What you need to be an IMB volunteer
Be over 18 years of age.
Live within 30 miles of the prison or a reasonable distance for travel.
Commit to around 2 – 3 visits a month (sometimes more during the induction period) and regular attendance at monthly board meetings.
You do not need any special qualifications or experience. We provide all necessary training and support.
Shropshire volunteer opportunities
HMP/YOI Stoke Heath
Type: male, category C
Location: Market Drayton, TF9 2JL
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP/YOI Stoke Heath is a category C training and resettlement prison and young offender institution for men over the age of 18.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI Stoke Heath.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
Staffordshire
HMP Dovegate
Type: male, category B
Location: Uttoxeter, ST14 8XR
Accessibility: visitor car park available
HMP Dovegate is a privately operated category B training prison for adult males, currently run by Serco. It also houses a purpose built therapeutic community.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Dovegate.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP/YOI Drake Hall
Type: female, closed
Location: Stafford, ST21 6LQ
Accessibility: visitor car park available
HMP/YOI Drake Hall is a closed prison for women over the age of 18.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI Drake Hall.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP Stafford
Type: male, category C
Location: Stafford, ST16 3AW
Accessibility: local parking and public transport options available
HMP Stafford is a category C training prison for adult males who have been convicted of sexual offences.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Stafford.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP/YOI Swinfen Hall
Type: male, category C
Location: Lichfield, WS14 9QT
Accessibility: visitor car park available
HMP/YOI Swinfen Hall is a category C training prison and young offender institution for men over the age of 18, including those who have been convicted of sexual offences.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI Swinfen Hall.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMYOI Werrington
Type: male, young offenders
Location: Werrington, ST9 0DX
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMYOI Werrington is a young offender institution for young people aged between 15 and 18.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMYOI Werrington.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
Worcestershire
HMP Hewell
Type: male, category B
Location: Redditch, B97 6QS
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP Hewell is a category B local prison for adult males.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Hewell.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP Long Lartin
Type: male, category A
Location: South Littleton, WR11 8TZ
Accessibility: visitor car park available
HMP Long Lartin is a category A high-security prison for adult males. Provision includes a psychologically informed planned environment (PIPE) unit.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Long Lartin.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
West Midlands
HMP Birmingham
Type: male, category B
Location: Birmingham, B18 4AS
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP Birmingham is a category B reception prison for adult males. Provision includes a social care wing for older and severely disabled prisoners.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Birmingham.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP/YOI Brinsford
Type: male, category C
Location: Wolverhampton, WV10 7PY
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP/YOI Brinsford is a category C resettlement prison and young offender institution. It predominantly holds young male adults between the ages of 18 and 25, with some adult men up to the age of 29.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP/YOI Brinsford.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP Featherstone
Type: male, category C
Location: Wolverhampton, WV10 7PU
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP Featherstone is a category C training and resettlement prison for adult males.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Featherstone.
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
HMP Oakwood (Wolverhampton)
Type: male, category C
Location: Wolverhampton, WV10 7QD
Accessibility: visitor car park and public transport options available
HMP Oakwood (Wolverhampton) is a category C training and resettlement prison for adult males, including those who have been convicted of sexual offences. It is a privately operated prison, currently run by G4S.
Board members are expected to undertake around 2-3 visits a month and attend Board meetings, flexibility will be considered where possible to accommodate work and care commitments. You need to work well as part of a team, be enthusiastic and open minded, with the ability to make sound objective judgments. Candidates are required to live within 30 miles of HMP Oakwood (Wolverhampton).
We are not currently recruiting at this location. Please register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.
If there are no opportunities in a prison or immigration detention facility near you, register your interest. We will let you know as soon as the next campaign opens.