Volunteering is good for you. Did you know that there are enormous benefits to you, your family and your community? It can help you to meet new people, connect with your community, learn new skills, and even advance your career. Research shows that giving to others can also benefit your mental and physical health. 

Volunteers are vital to helping us as we support families to rebuild their lives. We would love to have you as part of our friendly team of enthusiastic volunteers. 

I have had some lovely experiences whilst volunteering for Child Bereavement UK. I've had the opportunity to do lots of things that I wouldn't usually have had the chance to do. 

Child Bereavement UK volunteer


How can I start volunteering with Child Bereavement UK?

Have a look at our volunteer job board and see if there's a role that interests you and apply. 

What if the role I'm looking for isn't on the volunteer job board? 

It's worthwhile checking back on our volunteer job board or follow us on our social channels (found at the bottom of this page) so you can see when new volunteer roles are advertised.

I only have a couple of minutes/hours, what can I do to help? 

Making a donation is a quick and easy way to make a difference, you can also follow our social media accounts and share our posts to help raise awareness of our work.
 

I only have a day. Do you have one-day volunteering opportunities?

We have lots of one day opportunities throughout the year, from volunteering at a festival and bucket collections through to fundraising events and supporting our runners at cheer points. Keep checking back on the website to see when the opportunities come up. 

I have applied for a volunteer role, what happens next? 

As a children’s charity, safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of everything that we do. This means that we ask all volunteers to go through the following selection and safer recruitment process before they can start volunteering.

    1. Application form

    Complete the online volunteer application form relevant to the role you’re interested in.

    2. Informal interview

    Once we have received your application form, we will invite you to meet us online via Zoom. This is so that we can find out more about you, and you can ask us any questions you have about volunteering.

    3. Reference check

    If your interview goes well, we will ask you for details of two people who can provide a reference for you.

    4. DBS check

    If we are happy with your references, you will be asked to apply for a DBS check. We will guide you through this process.

    Do you have longer-term volunteering roles? 

    We regularly have longer-term volunteer roles available and opportunities for volunteers who'd like to help on a regular basis. Current volunteer roles can be found on our website.
     

    Are there opportunities to work alongside staff directly supporting bereaved families? 

    At the moment, we don't currently have any opportunities to volunteer alongside our staff who support bereaved families. We have lots of other ways to support us by spreading the word of our services for example. The best way to check if we have anything available that interests you is to search our current volunteer roles. 

    I’m looking to get some experience and would like to do an internship. Is this something you offer? 

    On occasion we offer internships such as festival and event internships and challenge events internships. These are a great way to build skills and experience whilst supporting a great cause. Please look at our current volunteer roles to see what’s available. 

    Do you offer counselling placements? 

     At the moment, we don’t currently have any counselling placement opportunities.

    The Charity is committed to creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and one that challenges all forms of oppression or discrimination including those based on age, gender or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race (which includes nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins), religion/faith or belief, sexual orientation (collectively known in law as the ‘protected characteristics’), as well as any oppression or discrimination based on other physical characteristics or impairments, occupation, income, wealth, or unrelated criminal convictions.