OTR volunteers are crucial to the work we provide for young people and their emotional health and wellbeing.
The expertise and commitment they each bring to the young people they support enables us to have a hugely diverse range of support available.
Current opportunties to volunteer
Independent Visitors (IVs)
This is a role which gives young people living in foster care someone to spend time with who is independent and outside of the care system. Being an IV means befriending and spending time with the young person. Doing fun activities, creating space to talk, mentoring, and sometimes advocating for the young person.
You will receive all training and support needed for the role. We are ideally looking for long-term befrienders.
This will be a 3-hour monthly commitment, for at least a year.
We are currently recruiting new volunteer IVs with an application deadline of Wednesday 3rd April. For a copy of the application pack please email office@offtherecord-banes.co.uk
Find out more on our IV page here.
Community Fundraisers and Events volunteers
Do you like a creative challenge? Are you a people person and happy to engage with the public? We are looking for volunteers to help plan, organise and promote fundraising events in the local community.
You will receive an initial induction to OTR’s work and the role, and then you will work as a team to generate fundraising opportunities.
This is an ad-hoc commitment depending on when events take place
If you have any questions about volunteering, please email office@offtherecord-banes.co.uk or call 01225 312481.
Administration and finance – OTR is a busy office, we always welcome any help with admin, data or finance.
Become a Trustee – our Trustees are volunteers that ensure the organisation is delivering what we’ve set out to, and work to set the strategy for the organisation. Keep an eye out for posts on social media indicating when we are recruiting.
Children and young people can get involved in helping Off the Record continue to develop our services, interview staff, help in fundraising and work with us to improve our publicity, including via our Participation projects.
