Working as a volunteer with young people can be demanding and challenging, but very rewarding and fun. Volunteers need to be able to relate well to young people and enjoy their company.

Working as a volunteer with young people can be in a variety of roles. Many youth groups are run by and/or staffed by volunteers. As most youth groups run in the evenings, this could be useful to volunteers who work in the day.

Some youth clubs also offer specific activities such as personal development programmes for young people, internet cafes or activities for young people with special needs.

Youth Federation in Wirral can help to train and support volunteers in youth work. People who want to go on to be youth workers and social workers, often get involved in volunteering to gain the experience they need for further training and employment.

This is one of the areas that short term project volunteering can be useful. There are often summer schemes run where volunteers can get involved with running or facilitating various sporting, cultural, creative and educational activities.

If you have a period of time available, there are youth camps and residentials locally, nationally and internationally. Youth camps can be educationally themed or more of a holiday for young people.

Other organisations run specific programmes to support young people who face difficulties and volunteers can help with young carers projects, befriending and mentoring schemes, literacy and life skills programmes.

 

Call Nikki on 0151 644 7577 for more information