Volunteering
You can now apply for our next Youth Support Volunteer course:
Closing date for application forms: Monday 28th May 2012
Selection Day: Monday 11th June 2012
Interviews: Monday 18th June 2012 or Tuesday 19th June 2012
Training Dates: Monday 2nd July - Thursday 5th July 2012 (inclusive) and Monday 9th July - Wednesday 11th July 2012.
What is a Youth Support Volunteer?
A Youth Support Volunteer is a volunteer who has completed our Youth Support Volunteer Training and works as a volunteer providing support and information to young people at the Zone for at least half a day a week.
There is not one type of person who is a Youth Support Volunteer. We have people who are Youth Support Volunteers who want to gain experience working with young people; who are returning to work after having children or facing challenges in their lives; who are thinking about changing their jobs , who fell in to it, and many more reasons.
The most important thing for a Youth Support Volunteer to know is it can be a very rewarding job but it can also be very hard and emotionally demanding, especially when the help you can offer a young person is limited. It is not a volunteering position to consider for a person who is emotionally vulnerable and who thinks it will make them feel better to help others as sometimes that is not possible or the young people choose not to accept the help.
Interested in becomming a YSW volunteer?
To become a volunteer please read Information and application pack carefully, complete the application form and return it to us by email or post. All candidates must be over 18 and must not have used The Zone services in the past 6 months.
Please note that we will be in contact with successful applicants via email. If this is not convenient for you please state clearly on your application form how you would like to be contacted.
Important Documents:
Rehabilitation of Offenders Policy
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