Make a difference… become a volunteer

Our passionate, volunteers help us to empower young people in a variety of meaningful ways. From frontline fundraising, to cooking up a storm in our cooking classes; from sitting on the board of trustees, to standing in as Goalkeeper on the football pitch; from coaching in the boxing ring, to just having a meaningful conversation with a young person – our volunteers really do cover all the bases!

We really believe in the value of volunteering. Our volunteers are integral to our success and truly are part of the team. We encourage our staff and volunteers to work collaboratively to enrich the lives of the young people we serve, as best we can.

Volunteers bring a wide range of unique skills, experiences and expertise to the table. We recognise that this directly benefits our Youth Zones and strengthens us as an organisation at the forefront of first class youth work. We couldn’t do it all without our volunteers and we wouldn’t want to either!

Mission

Our mission is to create truly meaningful, well supported volunteer roles that directly or indirectly enrich the lives of young people. We want every volunteer to know how their contribution is affectingreal change for the young people within their community.

Commitment

Unitas Youth Zone committed to ensuring that all of our volunteers have the necessary support to fulfil their role. This includes:

• Ensuring that all volunteers understand their role and the difference the role makes to the lives of young people
• Recognising the contributions of our volunteers
• Recognising the expansive skill set and valuable experiences of our volunteers and making use of these where possible
• Providing access to the relevant policies and information for volunteers to perform their role effectively
• Proving training and ongoing guidance for our volunteers to perform their role confidently
• Assigning each volunteer a main contact, who will support them through their time volunteering with us
• Continually investing in our volunteering programme to make sure it is in line with best practice and meeting the needs of the young people who use our youth zone
• Where possible and appropriate, including volunteers in conversations about the future of the organisation
• Ensuring that all legitimate expenses are reimbursed in a timely manner
• Ensuring that our volunteers are covered by our public liability insurance
• Ensuring that all reasonable steps are taken in order to protect the health and safety of our volunteers

Training

We want our volunteers to make the most of their time with us which is why we provide a diverse package of training and development opportunities. Some of these are in house and delivered from our skilled team however, other are sourced in externally.

“Volunteering at Unitas is incredible, you are the people making a change, encouraging young people to be ambitious, kind and positive influences in the world. Each week is different and challenging with Unitas constantly working to expand what they are doing and how they are reaching young people. You can take the lead on projects and activities and can really have fun, in the last month I’ve been a face painter, a hair stylist and led galaxy painting in the arts and crafts room!” – Nayna

Why Volunteer

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