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.
Could you help bring moments of joy to families facing cancer?
Families supported by the Young Lives vs Cancer Service are going through some of the most challenging times of their lives. With the care, time, and compassion of our volunteers, we can help them feel supported and less alone.
As a Charity Support Coordinator, you’ll work directly with young people children and their families to help them access grants, treats, wishes, and special opportunities that can make a real difference. You’ll help open doors to practical help and meaningful moments.
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 young people and families access grants, treats, wishes, and special opportunities
- Researching and approaching charities and organisations that offer extra support
- Guiding young people and families to access the right support for them
What skills or experience you’ll need
- Lots of enthusiasm and a genuine passion for our work
- You need to be 18 or over to join us in this role.
Experience working with families with a child with a life threatening or limiting illness, or working with a family support organisation is desirable but not essential
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.