Youth and Community Volunteer
Working at part of a small frontline team, you will support the delivery of quality youth work, which engages young people.
Volunteers are continually needed across our programmes to enable exciting experiences for young people. As a youth & community volunteer you will be on hand to engage young people in conversation, share your skills or support programmes in practical ways. You will build voluntary and trusting relationships to facilitate non-formal and information education, to build ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ skills. Ready to start making a difference?
Download our youth & community work volunteer recruitment pack for more details on the role and how to apply
Key objectives of the role
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Engaging Young People
Participate in youth activities, including drop-ins, outreach and detached, with flexibility for evening and weekend commitments
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Creating a Safe Environment
Ensuring young people can access safe and respectful environments which value differences and promoting acceptance, in line with agreed codes of conduct, health & safety and safeguarding guidelines
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Building Purposeful Relationships
Work directly with groups or individuals; share your skills with young people, engage young people in activities or provide a listening ear to those who need to talk
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Youth Participation
Enable young people to express their passions, concerns, and aspirations, and where appropriate facilitate opportunities for them to make express this in their community
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Safeguarding and Further Support
Participate in safeguarding training to ensure you are ready to raise concerns in line with our process and refer young people to more experienced staff
FAQs
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Do I need qualifications?
Not usually. Some volunteering opportunities require qualifications such as counselling and some need particular skills and experience but relevant training will be provided where necessary.
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Will I get training?
Inspire will offer training to prepare you for the role and how much training you need, will depend on the role. If you are working with children or adults who are vulnerable you will get Safeguarding Training and will be required to have a Volunteer Enhanced DBS Check undertaken.
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How much time do I need to volunteer?
This is really up to you. You can find volunteering opportunities that only take one hour per month, to five days a week – or more. While a lot of volunteering takes place during office hours, you can volunteer at evenings and weekends too, again depending on what you want to do and what opportunities are available. Think carefully about the amount of commitment you are able to give before choosing your role. All volunteering vacancies will appear on the Inspire website.
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Can I claim benefits while volunteering?
Volunteering will not affect your benefits so long as you are still able to meet the conditions for receiving those benefits e.g you need to be free to attend job interviews etc. It is always advisable to let your Benefits Advisor know that you are volunteering.
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How old do I have to be to Volunteer?
There are no age limits for volunteering generally but age restrictions are often set to reflect the level of responsibility or experience needed for the role.
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How do I apply to become a volunteer at Inspire?
If you are interested in volunteering at Inspire you are asked to complete a volunteering application form via the link at the end of a volunteering role information pack. If you are interested in volunteering in a role that we are currently not advertising for please get in touch.
Please fill in the form below to register your interest and we’ll be in touch!
Enquire today!
For further detail please contact Rachel Reddington, HR Manager at rachelr@inspiresuffolk.org.uk
