Volunteer

Volunteer Programme

Volunteer and help be the change, you would like in your community

Would you like to help children, young people, and adults achieve their
goals, aspire to be the best they can be, support those most in need,
and contribute to the regeneration of the community. Come and join us so
we can help more people and make a positive impact within our
communities.

Raise has an ever increasing number of volunteers who give up their time to support and work with young people.

Raise volunteers can expect a clearly defined role within the organisation. You’ll have a dedicated volunteer coordinator to provide you with induction, training and ongoing support so that you are given feedback and opportunities to develop your skills. We will also respect the knowledge and experience you bring to the role, ensure you have a voice within the organisation, and appreciate your contribution.

We make our training more accessible by looking at when and how it is delivered so that we can make better use of distance learning. Plus you will receive full training and ongoing support by Raise the Youth.

Raise will reimburse all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by you in relation to your volunteering. If you do not wish to claim your expenses, you are welcome to donate them back to the organisation.

Our volunteers don’t need to have any experience, specialist skills or qualifications for the majority of our roles. The qualities we look for in volunteers are:

• Reliability
• Ability to relate to and empathise with young people and their aspirations
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially listening skills
• Ability to be non-judgemental, self-aware, patient, understanding, flexible, positive and supportive attitude in all situations
• Ability to challenge own assumptions and any negativity