Elgin Youth Development Group

Charity registered in Scotland SC028216

To work with young people and offer them place of safety for them to meet in.


Current opportunity

Do you enjoy working with young people? Do you want to gain new skills/experience/training? Do you want to give something back to your community? We are looking for people to volunteer 2-4 hours per week/fortnight to help support our youth work sessions. Our incredible volunteers play an integral role in helping to facilitate our youth work sessions including supporting activities such as cooking, fitness sessions, after school clubs and holiday activities. Our volunteers work alongside experienced youth workers and help create a safe space where young people can be themselves, take part in new activities and build their confidence. What would you get out of volunteering? Make a difference and support young people in your local community Meet new people Learn new skills and give your CV a boost Improve your confidence What would I be doing? Assisting our experienced youth workers with our youth programmes Supporting young people to take part in activities Offering your expertise in other areas such as fundraising, finance, HR or administration Most of the volunteering takes place within our setting but on occasionally we ask if our volunteers would like to join us on youth trips. For these trips, transport is normally provided but agreed out of pocket expenses can be paid if agreed with our team. Our volunteers carry out a thorough induction including PVG check, working through a volunteer induction and handbook and reading through relevant policies. Our induction also includes certain mandatory training including child protection.