VOLUNTEER
Become a Youth Talk Volunteer
If you have a few hours spare and a skill to share, volunteering is a fantastic way to meet new people, learn something new, develop your skills and make a real difference.
Ways to join Youth Talk as a volunteer
1 Community Champions
Community Champions are supporters who help raise awareness and funds for Youth Talk in their own communities. They speak positively about our work, help us reach new people and encourage others to get involved. Champions choose how they support us, whether that is hosting a small fundraising event, organising their own challenge, introducing us to new supporters or helping spread the word about Youth Talk.
2 Event helpers
Event helpers support us at in person events across the St Albans District. This is an ad hoc role that fits around your availability. Events range from school open days and small business gatherings to community festivals and local sports games. You might help with set up, greeting visitors, handing out materials or supporting simple fundraising activities. You will always be briefed and supported by our team.
3 Ad hoc volunteers
Ad hoc volunteers help with small, practical tasks that pop up through the year. These are usually flexible and ideal for people with limited or irregular time. Typical tasks include posting flyers, moving equipment between locations or helping with simple office or admin work. We share requests through a WhatsApp group and you can respond when you are free.
4 Specialised skills volunteers
Specialist skills volunteers are professionals who share expertise that our small team does not have in house. This might suit people who can offer a few hours each month. At the moment, we welcome support in areas such as graphic design, will writing, AI automation and Google Analytics reporting. Our capacity varies, but we always appreciate hearing from people who want to use their skills to help young people in our community.
Due to the nature of our work and the importance of safeguarding our young people, we do not allow volunteers to work directly with service-users.
This also means that we are unable to support trainee/volunteer counsellors or offer work placements. We only employ counsellors who are fully qualified and BACP accredited.
