BECOME A VOLUNTEER

There are lots of exciting opportunities to volunteer for CHUMS, whether that be directly supporting children, young people and their families or supporting one of the many functions that helps CHUMS operate its many services.

Some opportunities necessitate some training before you are able to volunteer. These include:

Community Support Worker – Bereavement Service

Our accredited training programme is delivered over 10 weeks, commencing in November each year. Completion of the programme means you will be able to directly support children, young people and their families in a bereavement group setting. Groups are offered across the year on a Saturday and a weekday evening. Once volunteers have supported one or two programmes, some choose to undergo further training to enable them to deliver individual interventions to children and young people either in school, at home or at our office base.

Mentor

Our mentoring programme for children and young people aged 5-18 is delivered in Luton. Mentors undergo 2 ½ days of training to enable them to support children and young people on an individual basis either in school or another agreed venue. These young people may be experiencing friendship or relationship difficulties, low self esteem, difficulties with school engagement, health concerns, social isolation etc. For details of our next training dates please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Other volunteering opportunities within CHUMS include:

Driving

Some children, young people and their families are unable to access workshop groups or our office base. We therefore, need volunteers who will pick them up and take them home after an event. Mileage expenses are paid at £0.45p per mile.

Admin support

Our admin team are always appreciative of the extra support volunteers are able to give. This may include photocopying, helping to make resources, completing a database etc

Recreational Therapeutic Service

This services offers therapeutic support using football and music as tools for engagement. If you have a strong musical background or enjoy playing football we would love to hear from you.

Fundraising

Our fundraising team need to raise £400,000 per year to support CHUMS services and always appreciate volunteers to help with or organise events.

APPLY TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER

If any of these areas interest you, or you would like more information, please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator at the office on 01525 863924 or use the volunteer contact form

Volunteer applications

Please download our application form and return to our Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Download Volunteer Pack

Once received, an informal interview will be offered. If a volunteer role is agreed we will take up two references, ask you to complete a form so we can undertake a DBS check as well as an occupational health form.