Youth 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 or online.
Locations: Throughout Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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?

If so, we would love to have you as a volunteer. Apply today - make a positive difference to people’s lives and help us to achieve a future free from arthritis.

About the role

You will be supporting the Young People and Families’ team to develop and provide support and self-management activities for young people living with arthritis.

You will co-lead events, residential's and workshops with the aim of reducing the isolation many young people with arthritis feel. Building their confidence and supporting them to better manage their condition.

Supporting the events, such as activity weekends, training, planning sessions and family days, run by the Young People and Families’ Service, for children and young people with arthritis (aged up to 25 years old) this may also involve occasional work with families.
Taking part in and leading workshops to increase children and young people’s knowledge and skills to self-manage their condition.
Helping with developing information and resources about how arthritis affects young people.
Shaping our Young People and Families’ service offer.
Act where necessary to ensure a safe and inclusive environment.
Reimbursement for reasonable out of pocket expenses..

Download the role profile for a Youth Contact Volunteer (Word 95KB).

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

How to apply

Please fully complete and submit the Volunteering Application Form online.
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.
On your application form you will need to quote the advert code and the opportunity you are applying for. You can find the relevant code below:

Where are you located?

VR2024/77 - Wales.
VR2024/07 - Northern Ireland.
VR2024/62 - Scotland.

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. 