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Can't find the role you're looking for?

Find out how you can be a part of our lifesaving work and express your interest in volunteering for the RNLI.

The RNLI couldn’t save lives at sea without the thousands of volunteers who make our lifesaving work possible. From crewing and launching lifeboats, to running our shops and organising fundraisers – there are so many different ways to get involved. If you would like to become a volunteer and help our lifesaving work, we would love to have you.

Take a look at some of the volunteer roles we currently have available on our volunteering opportunities page.

Can’t find a suitable position for you? You can also let us know that you want to help by filling out the form below. A member of our team will be in touch to help find a suitable volunteer role for you.

All fields are mandatory unless stated otherwise.

I'm under 18 years old

Any

Lifeboat station

Water safety education

Fundraising and events

Shop

Promoting the RNLI

Office and support

Heritage and museum

Trustee, advisory and council

Quick ways to volunteer

I'm not sure

Other

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Keep in touch

Your support saves lives, and we'd love to keep in touch with you sharing our news, activities and appeals.

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If you would rather not hear from us, or would like to change how we contact you, please get in touch. Just visit RNLI.org/preferences or call 0300 300 9918 (from the UK), 01 511 9837 (from Ireland) and +44 1202 663234 (from any other country).