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Want to volunteer?

Fuse volunteer role

A Volunteer Youth Worker is the main volunteer role within Fuse. This position involves:

  • Assisting in the Junior and Senior drop in sessions

  • Building a good relationship with the young people and being a good listener

  • Facilitating and participating in games and activities with the young people

  • Helping staff with the set-up and clean-up of various programmes/activities

  • Commitment to attend team meetings, training opportunities and individual support and supervision

Do you have what it takes?

  • Approachable and responsive to the young people’s needs

  • Supportive of young people’s participation

  • Reliable and trustworthy

  • To have a sense of fun

  • Helpful, enthusiastic and motivated

  • Willing to learn new skills and develop your own programmes

Principles

Fuse Youth Café’s volunteering policy is underpinned by the following principles:

  •  Volunteers are made an integral part of the organisational structure and are valued and respected

  • Volunteers will receive guidance and support from the volunteer coordinator and Fuse staff they directly work with

  •  Volunteering will lead to personal growth and development as well as have a positive impact on the young people and wider community

What do you get out of it?

  • Gain experience working with young people

  • Develop team and leadership skills

  • Access to further training and accreditation opportunities

  • Enhance your CV and career prospects

  • Learn to develop and deliver your own activities for young people thus increasing your skill set

  • Gain confidence and build a real sense of achievement

There are also other volunteering opportunities available depending on your skills
and experience. You may want to volunteer for a specific programme, help out in our
office or fundraise for us.

 

For more information please contact Laura Maguire
(Volunteer Coordinator) on 0141 778 4477 or via email at laura@fuseonline.org.uk
Please watch our video below showing how appreciated the volunteers are to the
staff and young people from both Fuse and Pavillion youth clubs.

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