Parent Contact Volunteer

Time commitment: Flexible, depending on when/where the meetings/training/events are held and would be discussed with you.
Travel: In your area/region.

Are you passionate about supporting others and looking for a way to get involved in your local community? Do you love working as part of a team, and would like to give something back while enjoying meeting people and making new friends?

Although we are not currently recruiting for this role, please keep checking this page as we regularly update our volunteer opportunities.

About the role

You will be helping the Young People and Families’ team to provide information and support to other parents and carers of young people (aged 0 – 24) living with arthritis. The role involves sharing your experiences and offering feedback to the service from a parent’s perspective.

This is an exciting opportunity which will enable you to make a huge difference in the lives of other parents living with a child with arthritis. It will give you the opportunity to share your experiences with others and increase your personal development.

Attending and contributing to training events, family days and meetings run by the Young People and Families’ Service.
Empowering people by giving them information and support to find solutions that suit their situation, without telling them what you think they should do.
Attending workshops to increase knowledge and skills of working with young people and families, self-management and rheumatic conditions.
Developing information and resources, such as information for teachers about how arthritis affects young people and how they can be supported in school.
Providing occasional feedback to donors about the impact of the service.
Raising awareness of the service with other families such as within a hospital setting.
Phone calls to support other parents.
Act where necessary to ensure a safe and inclusive environment.
Reimbursement for reasonable out of pocket expenses.

Download the role profile for a Parent Contact Volunteer (PDF 96kb)

If you have any questions about this role, please contact volunteering@versusarthritis.org.

The Application Process

You will need to fully complete and submit an online application form.
This role has been assessed as requiring a criminal record check according to nation specific requirements and guidelines.
We will ask you to provide the names of two people, one of which must have known you for at least two years, who can offer a reference for you; this could be a colleague or a friend but not a family member.

About Us

We have made a commitment in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.  We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.   

There are over 10 million people living with arthritis. That’s one in six, with over half of those living in pain every single day. The impact is huge as the condition slowly intrudes on everyday life – affecting the ability to work, care for a family, to move free from pain and to live independently. Yet arthritis is often dismissed as an inevitable part of ageing or shrugged off as ‘just a bit of arthritis’. We don’t think that this is okay. Versus Arthritis is here to change that.  

Versus Arthritis is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process we will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. 