Volunteer Opportunities

Be part of our ‘Speak Out, Stay Safe' flagship programme delivered to primary schools across the UK to protect children. Why join us?Half a million UK child experience abuse every year, that's 7 children in every classroom before they turn 18. But together we can stop this. As one of our trained Speak Out Stay Safe volunteers, you'll play a vital opportunity in protecting a generation of children, by helping them understand abuse and giving them the confidence to speak out if they need help. As a Speak Out Stay Safe volunteer you'll get the opportunity to:learn valuable new skillsbe part of a friendly team of like-minded peoplemost importantly, make a huge difference to children within your local area About volunteering for the schools service:Our volunteers visit local primary schools twice a month and run our age-appropriate Speak Out Stay Safe workshops. You'll work alongside other volunteers to make sure at the end of each session the children feel empowered and know who they can speak out to if they are worried. When you volunteer with us, we'll be here to support you throughout. You'll get lots of initial training which includes practice sessions, home study and multiple visits to schools to help you learn how to use all of the workshop materials. When you start delivering the sessions, support will be on offer from both your supervisor and other experienced volunteers. Time commitment:A minimum of 2 schools per month (plus initial training) plus attendance at team training events and other role related tasks as required. Minimum commitment 12 months. What you'll do:Our Speak out. Stay safe. workshops are age appropriate and memorable and need an energetic and enthusiastic person to deliver them. You'll work alongside other Speak out. Stay safe. volunteers to make sure at the end of each session the children feel empowered and know who they can speak out to if they are worried. In some session's children may speak up and disclose abuse, so you will also be required to sensitively handle this and report any concerns you have about the child. But don't worry you'll get plenty of support and training on this. What we're looking for:passionate about helping young people and childrengreat communication skillsempathetic and perceptiveto be sensitive and supportiveable to think on your feetwork well within a team What we'll need from you:Signing up to be a school service volunteer, is very rewarding but it's also a big commitment, which requires a lot of training, and you will need to deliver a minimum of two school visits every month, plus attendance at team training events and other role related tasks as required. We'll also need to do some routine safeguarding checks, including an enhanced criminal record check and at least two satisfactory references with at least one covering a period of five years or more with no gaps. It's nothing to worry about, and we can answer any questions you have about this. Who's right for the role? While we think this role is suitable for a whole range of people, we are particularly looking for those with the following qualities and experience:Committed to NSPCC values and representing NSPCC in the role and beyondPassionate about children's rights, including their right to be safeEmpathic and perceptiveA Lifelong learnerFlexible and adaptableFeel comfortable talking to large groups of childrenA team player and able to work independentlyBasic IT skills, this includes being able to use email, powerpoint presentations, our Volunteer Hub and online meeting platforms such as zoom or MS TeamsWilling to rise to a new challenge