Be part of the Dorset Search & Rescue team

Dorset Search and Rescue is a dedicated team of trained volunteers who work alongside the emergency services to help find vulnerable missing people across Dorset. If you’re looking for a rewarding challenge and want to make a real difference in your community, joining DorSAR could be for you. Whether as an operational search technician or a support member helping behind the scenes, every volunteer plays a vital role in helping us respond when it matters most.

Our People

Join us as an Operational Member.

We have concluded our recruiting campaign of operational search technicians for our September training cohort, with assessment on the 25th November.

However we will be recruiting for search technicians later this year/ early next for our spring intake. Could you help search for vulnerable missing persons in Dorset? Do you have spare time to commit to training? Would you be able to attend call outs, some are unsocial hours?

If so why not take the first steps to join our team of dedicated people focused on the search for vulnerable missing persons in Dorset. Get in touch through this contact link Membership Secretary expressing your interest.

A presentation evening and interviews will take place on a date to be announced later in the year (with an alternative date to be arranged for those not able to make the main date).


Join us as a Support Member

We are now recruiting support members.

If operational membership does not sound your thing but you still feel drawn to do your bit please consider Support membership. We have roles from PR events, fundraising, maintainence and many many other tasks that are essential in maintaining the organisation.

If you would like to join in this capacity please get in touch therough this contact Link. Membership Secretary

SUPPORT OUR LIFE-SAVING MISSION

Join us in our vital work to locate and assist vulnerable missing persons across London. Your support, whether through volunteering or donations, makes a significant difference in our community.

Team working together

The strength of our operations lies in the power of teamwork. No single person can conduct a successful search and rescue mission alone — it takes a cohesive, well-coordinated team working in harmony to achieve the best possible outcome for those we are searching for.

Rebekka Welch

Unit Leader

Join us

Your support can help us find missing persons and bring hope to families in need.