Where we need help
You do not have to be an expert, an elder, or free every evening. Most of our volunteers give two or three hours a month.
| Role | What it involves | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Circle host | Convene a hearth circle once a month, in your home or online, and keep the round. | About three hours a month |
| Foster mentor | Be a steady, friendly guide to one newcomer for a year. | One conversation a month |
| Lore Circle facilitator | Lead a reading group through one text for a ten-week term. Training is given. | Two hours a week for one term |
| Translator | Help to put our statements, guides, and essays into another language, or check a translation. | As you are able |
| Journal reviewer | Read essays submitted to The Distaff and check their claims against the sources. | A few hours per essay |
| Lecturer | Give a Distaff Lecture on something you know well. | One evening, plus preparation |
| Frithkeeper trainer | For those with experience in safeguarding, mediation, or pastoral care: help to teach our twice-yearly course. | Four sessions a term |
| Disting crew | Help to run the annual assembly: hosting sessions, keeping time, taking minutes, welcoming newcomers. | One weekend in February |
What we ask of volunteers
- Be a member, or a Friend of the Hearth, and keep the Hearth Pledge.
- Do what you say you will do, or tell us in good time if you cannot. That is what keeping your word means.
- Keep what you learn about other members in confidence.
- For roles that involve supporting others, take our short orientation on listening and boundaries.
What we promise in return
- You will be told clearly what the role involves before you take it on.
- You will have a named person on the Council to turn to.
- You may step back at any time without having to explain.
- Your work will be credited by name in your working group's report to Disting.
How to offer
Write to us at info@heathenwomenunited.org with "Volunteer" in the subject line. Tell us what you would like to do, or simply what you are good at, and we will find the place where it is needed.