Our volunteers come along for a couple of hours a week on Wednesday or Friday evening and get involved in facilitating our varied program for the youths, typical activities include games, sports and arts & crafts. We often participate in competitions, go on outings and arrange camp for our youths. We have various opportunities for training for our volunteers at local and national level. You can volunteer from 14+ as a Young Leader, with a wider range of roles for those aged 18+. There’s no upper age limit. We really do welcome applications from all ages. All volunteers working with youths are required to have a PVG. This will be facilitated by the company.

Our volunteers come along for a couple of hours a week on a Friday evening and get involved in facilitating our varied program for the youths, typical activities include games, sports and arts & crafts. We often participate in competitions, go on outings and arrange camp for our youths. We have various opportunities for training for our volunteers at local and national level. You can volunteer from 14+ as a Young Leader, with a wider range of roles for those aged 18+. There’s no upper age limit. We really do welcome applications from all ages. All volunteers working with youths are required to have a PVG. This will be facilitated by the company. We are looking for new volunteers to join and assist between the times of 7.15pm - 9.30pm, with Children and youths from age 5 and above.

Our volunteers come along for a couple of hours a week on a selection of evenings and get involved in facilitating our varied program for the youths, typical activities include games, sports and arts & crafts. We often participate in competitions, go on outings and arrange camp for our youths. We have various opportunities for training for our volunteers at local and national level. You can volunteer from 14+ as a Young Leader, with a wider range of roles for those aged 18+. There’s no upper age limit. We really do welcome applications from all ages. All volunteers working with youths are required to have a PVG. This will be facilitated by the company. We are looking for new volunteers to join and assist during either or both session timings:- Tuesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm - children ages 5 - 8 Thursday 6.30pm - 8.00pm - age group 8 - 11 Friday 7.30pm to 10pm - youths age 11 and above

The Ayr Ark has 3 main aims: Engage, Equip and Empower young people in South Ayrshire specifically the Ayr and Prestwick areas. We have Multiple youth clubs on during the week and our main one being a Friday night. Alongside this we are in 5 schools across Ayr and Prestwick, mentoring young people to make positive decisions. The Ayr Ark is a safe and supportive environment for young people where they can build life skills and confidence. CURRENT OPPORTUNITES At the Ark we have multiple clubs and activities, and we are looking for volunteers for all areas: Craft club (October- April) - Tuesday 4pm-5pm Empower Autism- Wednesday 4pm-5pm Empower Autism- Thursday 4pm-5pm Friday night drop in- Friday 6pm-9pm We are looking for vibrant individuals who have a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds. To get alongside them, chat to them and support them. The Ark is a safe place for young people and our volunteers must be friendly and approachable to our young people. All volunteers will be expected to comply with our volunteer policy and handbook. PVGs will be given to volunteers over 16. Other opportunities: The Ark is very busy behind the scenes. If working face to face with young people isn’t really your thing, we are still looking for lots of other volunteers with skillsets like fundraising, design, social media, finance. Please get in touch if you would like to take up a non-face to face volunteering role here at the Ark! EXPERIENCE No experience is required but a willingness to get involved and learn is desired. WHY SHOULD I VOLUNTEER? Opportunity to gain a Saltire/ SQA qualification Training opportunities (first aid, child protection) Good experience and a reference for your CV To meet new people and connect with your community