Volunteer
Our Volunteers are legends and we are always looking for more. We wouldn't be able to do all that we do without the amazing work and support of our volunteer team. There are several different ways in which you can volunteer for us at The Gap. We offer training and volunteers working with young people will need a recent DBS check.
Venue Volunteers
The Venue is our drop-in that opens after school/college on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 15:30pm - 17:30pm, throughout the year including school holidays, except for bank holidays. The Venue is a safe space for young people to come hang out, play games, chat and make friends.
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Venue volunteers should ideally be 18 or over and available for at least one Venue session a fortnight. It is really important to be consistent in building relationships with the young people. Venue volunteers help set out the room before a session, assist with health and safety checks, engage with young people during the sessions and help clear away afterwards.
HeadSpace Mentors
HeadSpace is a project supporting young people in schools and colleges with their mental health and well-being by offering one-to-one support from one of our trained mentors.
Volunteers for this role need to be at least 18 years of age and available for a minimum of a few hours each week, mostly in the mornings and term time, and may also be in the summer holiday. We require a minimum of a recognised Level 3 qualification in mentoring, and The Gap may be able to help fund training costs. The main issues are around poor mental health, anxiety, trauma, self esteem and general mental well-being. Sadly this is a growing phenomenon and we need more volunteers to help our children and young people.
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Mentoring Supervisors
If you have experience in supervising mentors and providing peer-to-peer support for mentors working with children and young people we would love to hear from you. If you can volunteer a few hours each month to help support our mentoring team you can help make a real difference.
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Admin and Social Media Volunteers
If you have admin and/or social media skills you can help us to help young people. Every role is important.​
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Safeguarding Roles
Keeping children and young people safe is at the heart of The Gap. If you have hands-on experience in safeguarding and working with children and young people in particular, or hold a qualification as a designated safeguarding lead (DSL), and can spare a few hours a month then you could join our panel of safeguarding experts.
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If you would like to volunteer or just find out about The Gap volunteering opportunities with no obligation please contact us to find out more.