With our services team
We have a range of volunteering roles available to directly support our service teams who are there for the children and young people facing cancer. These are special roles and we’re looking for special people to join our team. Interested? Scroll down to see what’s available near you.
Volunteering with our services teams and with the children and young people we support is an important part of what we do. Each role is designed to blend with the service our staff team are already delivering to create the best possible impact. For these roles we do ask for a level of commitment and for you to bring certain experiences and skills – it’s important that you are the right person for the role and that the role is the right one for you. In return we’ll make sure you have a full induction and training, as well as ongoing support and reports on the impact you are making.
As an Events Coordinator in the South West Social Work team, you will plan and coordinate a range of events throughout the year; working directly with the families we support and partner organisations. we hope to run events across the region including end of treatment celebration days, sibling days, festive events and bereavement support events
What you give as a volunteer goes far beyond practical support; it’s reassurance, kindness, and hope at a time when it’s needed most. Your time and commitment can help make the cancer journey a little lighter and leave a lasting, positive impact on the families you support.
What you’ll be doing:
•Helping to organise, co-ordinate and run events.
Attendance of events as a welcoming presence; helping people feel comfortable, supported, and gently connected to one another.
• Working alongside social workers as a valued member of the team and reporting back to your volunteer manager.
We are looking for people who:
• Are friendly and confident in approaching conversations with new people.
• Are organised and able to manage information.
• Have basic understanding of Microsoft office
• You need to be 18+ to volunteer for this role.
Any or all of the following would be desirable but not essential:
• Experience of working or volunteering with children and young adults (0-24years).
• Experience of working or volunteering in ‘person led’ social care
• Experience organising and/or facilitating small scale events.
• Some understanding of the experience of children and families affected by cancer.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it.
We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background. We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.
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