Volunteering Opportunity: Community Outreach Volunteer with Youth Talk

Are you a people person? Do you enjoy meeting new people, supporting others and working as part of a small team to make a real difference?

The demand for our local counselling service has grown exponentially and we need our community to support us. Youth Talk are looking for people to connect, represent
and in some cases deliver presentations (community outreach team) to help raise awareness and funds to enable us to support more local young people.

Youth Talk is here to make sure young people in the St Albans District get the best possible mental health support. Our vision is that every young person can talk to someone, whatever is worrying them. By providing free, confidential counselling services delivered by qualified counsellors, we make sure everyone from 13-25 in the area can access this, whatever their background or circumstances.

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

District: St Albans

Location: Indoor, Outdoor, Event

Time of day: Casual or Intermittent, One Off, To Be Discussed

Practical Considerations: The benefits to you

- That feel good factor from helping Youth Talk raise awareness and funds to continue to provide free counselling to local young people and knowing you are making a difference to your local community

- Strengthen your CV and career pathway

- Improved wellbeing from getting involved in your local community

- Opportunities to meet new people and make new connections
What you can expect from Youth Talk

- Safety and event briefing and support from the event team

- Additional training as and when necessary

- Regular updates about our work, service provision, campaigns and events

- References and/or attendance certificates

Suitable for: 16 – 17 year olds, 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Children, Families & Family Support, Education & Training (young people), Health and Wellbeing, Marketing & Communication, Social Activities, Voluntary & Community Action, Young People & Adolescents

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: Yes

Full Description:
• Connect with an allocated category of community group, e.g. youth groups, faith organisations, sports clubs etc. to raise awareness of our counselling services.

• Represent the charity at events, workshops, and information sessions linked to the category of community group you are supporting.

• Deliver presentations and engage in discussions about mental health and emotional wellbeing for young people, with these communities.

• Help develop partnerships to expand the reach of our services.

• Distribute informational materials to young people, parents, and group leaders within these organisations outlining the counselling services we provide and how to access them.

• Gather insights and feedback from these organisations to help improve our outreach programme.