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<p><strong>Be a hero to a young person in care!</strong></p><p>Are you looking for a meaningful, long-term volunteering role where you can make a positive difference in a young person’s life?</p><p>If yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you!</p><p>We’re seeking compassionate, reliable adults to become Independent Visitors - volunteer mentors and trusted friends to children and young people in care.</p><p><strong>What is an Independent Visitor?</strong></p><p>An Independent Visitor (IV) is a volunteer befriender and mentor who visits a young person in care once a month, usually on weekends, to enjoy fun, supportive activities together. As an IV, you’ll be a consistent, caring adult outside their professional network - someone who chooses to be there, just for them.</p><p>This is a long-term role, and we ask volunteers to commit to <strong>at least two years</strong> to help build a strong, stable relationship.</p><p>We’re especially keen to hear from volunteers based in or near <strong>London and Kent</strong>, where many of our young people live.</p><p><strong>Why it matters</strong></p><p>Young people in care often face instability and frequent change. Having a consistent adult who listens, encourages and simply spends time with them can be life changing.</p><p>“My IV is the one person who’s always there for me. They make me feel like I matter.” Young Person in Care.</p><p><strong>Who can volunteer?</strong></p><p>You don’t need previous experience - just the right values and commitment. We’re looking for caring people who are:</p><ul><li>Friendly and approachable</li><li>Patient, empathetic and consistent</li><li>A good listener</li><li>Committed to visiting once a month for at least two years</li><li>Willing to complete training and safeguarding checks</li></ul><p><strong>We particularly welcome applications from male volunteers and individuals from Black, Asian and other underrepresented communities.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>What will you be doing?</strong></p><p>As an Independent Visitor, you’ll:</p><ul><li>Meet your young person once a month for activities like going to the cinema, bowling, exploring parks or just having a chat</li><li>Suggest age-appropriate outings based on their interests</li><li>Keep in touch between visits with a weekly call or message (if they’d like)</li><li>Occasionally join in on group events</li><li>Create meaningful, lasting memories</li></ul><p><strong>Please note that all travel and activity expenses will be covered.</strong></p><p><strong>Training &amp; ongoing support</strong></p><p>Before you start, we’ll provide:</p><ul><li>Full initial training</li><li>Ongoing support and one-to-one supervision</li><li>Access to additional training through Southwark’s volunteer resources</li></ul><p><strong>Contact information</strong></p><ul><li>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sav D’Souza via email at Sav.D'<a href="mailto:Souza@southwark.gov.uk" target="_blank">Souza@southwark.gov.uk</a></li></ul><p><strong>Recruitment timeline</strong></p><ul><li>Applications reviewed on an <strong>ongoing basis</strong>.</li><li>Interviews: To be confirmed.</li></ul><p><strong>The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.</strong></p><p><strong>Ready to make a difference?</strong></p><p>If you’re looking for a rewarding, long-term volunteering opportunity where you can support a young person one to one and help them thrive, we’d love to receive an application from you today!</p>





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Southwark Council

Independent Visitor - Volunteer Opportunity

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<p>Please apply online via the link provided.</p>
<p>Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).</p>
<p>Please fully complete the online application form.</p>
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<p><strong>An exciting opportunity has arisen as we are looking to recruit Outdoor Activity Development Coaches to add to our pool of Instructors. Your primary role will be the delivery of water sports and land-based outdoor adventurous activities and courses at the newly refurbished Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>CLAC now has a 78-hectare marine lake, a health and fitness suite, two fitness studios, meeting rooms and a newly opened Bunk Barn which can accommodate 40 guests. As well as being next door to the recently opened Lake House hotel and bistro, this facility is one of Sefton’s primary assets situated in the stunning Crosby Coastal Park area of Sefton, Merseyside.</strong></p>
<p>As a member of the coaching team, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality sessions and courses, and the facilitation of our Pay &amp; Play hire. We are looking for enthusiastic instructors/coaches, who are passionate about the benefits of the outdoor experience and can deliver safe and fun sessions. In addition to activity delivery, you will be required to assist in the general running of a busy leisure and outdoor activity Centre eg equipment storage and maintenance.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Our current activities include canoeing, kayaking, sailing, raft building, bell boating, team building and archery and more are in the pipeline. Whether you're new to the industry or an old hand, if you have qualifications and/or experience in these activities, are a team player and an excellent communicator, and can adapt your style to work with different age groups and a diverse variety of people, we'd like to hear from you.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As a valued member of our team we will look for opportunities to develop your personal and coaching skills in a variety of watersports &amp; adventurous activities. After all, it's great to share our passions!</p>
<p>The post includes evenings and weekend work.</p>
<p>Intervies to be held shortly after receipt of application.</p>

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Sefton Council LGA Peer Review - 2022

Sports Development Coach (Outdoor Instructor) Casual

<h4> Location </h4> Forcewide <h4> Business Area </h4> Volunteering <h4> Department </h4> NA - Volunteers in Policing Team <h4> Rank </h4> N/A <h4> Grade </h4> N/A <h4><p>Salary</p></h4><p>N/A - N/A</p><h4> Market Supplement </h4> N/A <h4> Market Supplement Review </h4> N/A <h4> Hours per Week </h4> This is a flexible role and hours (in amount and when) are subject to local agreement. <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Part Time <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Volunteer <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> NPPV LV2 <h4> Description </h4><h4><strong>Volunteer Cadet Leaders Wanted – Join Leicestershire Police’s Cadet Programme!</strong></h4><p>Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Leicestershire Police is looking for dedicated <strong>Volunteer Cadet Leaders</strong> to support our thriving <strong>Volunteer Police Cadet (VPC) Scheme</strong>.</p><p>Since its launch in 2015, the VPC programme has grown significantly, now supporting nearly 120 cadets across four active units in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. Our Volunteer Cadet Leaders play a vital role in guiding and mentoring these young people.</p><h4><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h4><p>As a Volunteer Cadet Leader, you’ll:</p><ul><li>Support and supervise cadets during their activities and deployments</li><li>Help build confidence, discipline, and community spirit among young people</li><li>Be a positive role model and part of a supportive team</li></ul><h4><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></h4><p>To join us, you’ll need:</p><ul><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>A team-oriented mindset</li><li>To be aged 18 or over</li></ul><p>No prior experience is necessary – we’ll provide you with tailored training, ongoing support, and guidance from our Force VPC Lead Coordinator.</p><h4><strong>Why Volunteer?</strong></h4><p>As a Police Support Volunteer, you’ll be giving back to your community in a meaningful way. You’ll help bridge the gap between policing and the public, all while gaining valuable experience and making a real impact.</p><h4><strong>Cadet Unit Details</strong></h4><p>Our cadet units meet weekly for two hours, typically from 6pm to 8pm. You’ll be able to indicate your preferred location when applying:</p>UnitLocationAddressDay &amp; TimeCentral CadetsOrchard Mead AcademyKeyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RTTuesdays, 18:00–20:00KibworthKibworth MeadSmeeton Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0LGMondays, 18:00–20:00North LeicesterWoodbrook Vale SchoolGrasmere Road, Loughborough, LE11 2STMondays, 18:00–20:00HinckleyHinckley CollegeLower Bond Street, HinckleyWednesdays, 18:00–20:00<h4><strong>Ready to Apply?</strong></h4><p>Before starting your application, we recommend visiting the <a href="https://careers.leics.police.uk/find-your-place-in-the-force/volunteering/police-cadets" target="_blank">Cadets page </a>on our website for more information.</p><p>If you think this could be the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! </p><p>Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.</p><p>To learn more about careers with Leicestershire Police, visit our <a href="https://careers.leics.police.uk/" target="_blank">careers website</a></p><p><strong>Application deadline: Sunday, 8th February 2026 at 23:55</strong></p><h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/candidate/download_file_opp/8785/56782/1/0/1cd83dc1aa827e0dc503ed6cbb0a65e73a1ea017" target="_blank"> Volunteer Police Cadet Leader JD.pdf – 179KB </a><br>





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Leicestershire Police

Leicestershire Police Cadet Leader Volunteer (LE 2025)

<h4> Location </h4> Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop, Ripley <h4> Business Area </h4> Volunteering <h4> Department </h4> N/A <h4> Rank </h4> N/A <h4> Grade </h4> N/A <h4><p>Salary</p></h4><p>N/A - N/A</p><h4> Hours per Week </h4> Minimum of 4 hours per week. <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Suitable for Job Share, Flexi-time, Part Time <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Volunteer <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> NPPV LV2 <h4> Description </h4><p><strong>Help to develop our Cadets in active citizenship.<br></strong>This is an amazing voluntary opportunity at either Derby, Ripley, Chesterfield or Glossop, and a great way to learn more about policing, with training provided.<br>You’ll be passing along the information you learn about police procedure, criminal law and crime prevention to our cadets, and take part in team building activities and local community events.<br>You will be a vital member of the cadet team, coaching, supporting and helping our cadets to develop their character and confidence, while building up your own!<br><strong>What do I need?</strong></p><p>You don’t need previous experience with policing to apply, but if you can volunteer 4 hours per shift to fit in with a regular rota to suit you, you can help us to provide vital support and mentoring to our cadets. All we ask is that you:</p><ul><li> Have the ability to supervise a team of young people and help them to achieve set objectives</li><li> Have good organisational skills and basic IT skills</li><li> You are aged 18 years or older</li></ul><p>Please read the job description for more information.</p><p>As a Police Support Volunteer, you'll be making a real contribution to the success of the organisation by bringing communities into policing and policing into communities. Using your spare time to do something worthwhile and that really makes a difference.<br>Learn more about these roles on our <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/what-you-could-be-doing/police-support-volunteers" target="_blank"><strong>Police Support Volunteer page.</strong></a><a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/what-you-could-be-doing/police-support-volunteers" target="_blank"></a>Or, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@derbyspolice/video/7358451123809717536" target="_blank">click here </a>to learn more about what it means to be a Cadet Leader.</p><p><strong>What’s next</strong></p><p>If you want to talk to someone in more detail about the role, please get in touch with our recruitment team. </p><p>Read through the job description and then click apply!</p><p><strong>To support you with your application we have provided some </strong><a href="https://view.pagetiger.com/Leadership-and-Talent/application-guidance" target="_blank"><strong>application guidance</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/find-job/our-recruitment-process" target="_blank"><strong>our recruitment process</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our </strong><a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>careers website</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>As a Disability Confident Leader, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in. Get in touch to chat about how we can support you.</p><h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/xf-f004f3d79248/candidate/download_file_opp/8040/56782/1/0/7f13a1f5adc8f05f018325f959c524cf4b3f99e1" target="_blank"> Cadet Leader.pdf – 187KB </a><br>





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Derbyshire Constabulary

Cadet Leader

<p><strong>Location: </strong>Opportunities across districts in Hertfordshire. Please specify your preferred location at application stage.<br><strong>Salary: </strong>£12.85- £13.52 per hour<br><strong>Hours:</strong> Opportunities for 5, 7.5 or 10 hours per week term-time; in the evenings.<br><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent<br><br></p><p><strong>Are you passionate about helping young people develop the skills and confidence they need to get the best start in life?</strong></p><p><strong>Are you energetic and creative with skills and knowledge to share?</strong></p><p><strong>Our excellent training and ongoing support will turn your passion into expertise that can change lives.</strong></p><h4>About the Team</h4><p>You will be in one of the 10 Services for Young People district teams and will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the prospects of young people.</p><p>Working with young people locally aged 11 to 17 in groups of 12-25, many of whom face challenges in their home life, education or local community, you’ll help us deliver targeted prevention and early interventions, informal education opportunities and develop their skills. &nbsp;</p><p>Supported by qualified and experienced staff, you will be a key member of our team supporting the delivery of a diverse range of curriculum programmes including independent living skills and emotional wellbeing, to supporting young people in staying away from crime, anti-social behaviour and offering guidance on relationships and sexual health.</p><h4>About the role</h4><p>Our sessions run for 2.5 hours and typically evenings Monday – Saturday during term time which depending on the weekly hours you can commit to could be the following:</p><ul><li>5 hours = 2 sessions a week</li><li>7.5 hours = 3 sessions a week</li><li>10 hours = 4 sessions a week</li></ul><p>We’re looking for people from a wide variety of backgrounds who have worked with Children and/or Young People in a voluntary or paid capacity.</p><p>Additionally, we are keen to hear from those who have skills to share in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art &amp; crafts, media, music, health as a tool to establish a relationship and engagement with our young people.</p><p>If you’re passionate about working with young people, keen to learn, have good communication skills and are a team player, you’ll fit right in to our friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment.</p><p>Whilst a driving license is not essential some of our locations can be a little challenging on public transport so a car and license would be preferrable.<br><br> In return, amongst many benefits and training Hertfordshire can offer you, we will offer you opportunities to develop your youth work practice.</p><h4>About you</h4><p><strong>Essential:</strong></p><ul><li>Willingness and ability to work regular weekly evening sessions including Fridays.</li><li>Having worked or currently working in a role with children and/of Young People (paid or voluntary capacity)</li><li>Ability to develop professional relationships with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li><li>Good knowledge, interests, skills or training that would enable you to contribute to positive informal educational activities with young people and vulnerable young adults.</li><li>Understanding of the key issues which young people and vulnerable young adults face and the ability to identify their needs.</li><li>Experience of working as a member of a team and evidence of successful contributions you have made to a team's work.</li><li>Willingness and ability to complete the compulsory Certificate in Youth Work, a commitment to undertake ongoing professional development and to put what you learn into practice.</li><li>An understanding of equal opportunities and knowledge of how you would put that into practice.</li></ul><p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><ul><li>Skills in areas such as sports, outdoor learning, art &amp; crafts, media, music, health</li><li>Full UK driving licence &amp; regular access to a vehicle.</li></ul><p>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.</p><p>Questions? Then feel free to email <a href="mailto:SfYP@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">SfYP@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> or visit our website to find out more information&nbsp;Work for Services for Young People.Interviews will take place throughout the advertising period on an on-going basis.&nbsp;</p><p>Be the person who makes a difference to young people. Join us today.<br><br>Benefits of working for us</p><h4>How to apply</h4><p>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job outline, to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.</p><h4>Additional information</h4><p><strong>Disability Confident<br></strong>We are proud to be a <strong>Disability Confident employer</strong>and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.</p><p><strong>Safeguarding<br></strong>This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check.<br><br><strong>English Fluency<br></strong>The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.</p><h4>Available documents</h4><ul><li>YSW 5-8 Job Outline.pdf</li></ul><br>





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