Young People’s Panel Volunteer

Young People's Panel Volunteer

Time commitment: Minimum of 1 hour plus prep per month for online meetings, maximum of 2 face-to-face meetings per year
Travel: Possible travel and overnight stays

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?

We are currently recruiting for Young People’s Panel Volunteers across the UK. We'd love you to volunteer with us!

About the role

The Young People’s Panel is a space for young people aged between 18-24 living with arthritis/arthritis related conditions to shape and take part in the support, influencing and research work of Versus Arthritis – helping us deliver our mission.

Getting involved in policy and campaigning work
Running events/activities for children, young people and families
Raising awareness through blogs and awareness days.

Download the role profile for a Young People’s Panel Volunteer (PDF 139KB)

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

How to apply

Please complete and submit the Volunteering Application Form online, please include the relevant code for the location of the role you are interested in:

Young People’s Panel Volunteer (120)

When we have received your application we will be in touch, our safer recruitment process will include:

An informal chat to discuss the role, get to know you and understand your motivations for volunteering
Two references
An enhanced criminal record check – including Children and Adult Barring Lists or Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme in Scotland. This requires three identification documents e.g. Passport, driving licence and formal documentation with your address.
Photo identification.

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. 