Become a volunteer

Box Coordinators are responsible for coordinating a local network of collection boxes. You’ll inspire supporters in your area, who have a collection box in their home or workplace, to collect loose change for children and young people.

You'll collect donations from your amazing network once or twice a year, sending the donations back to us.This is a key role that raises money to support our work.

Setting up a network in your area is a fantastic way to get out, meet others, and raise awareness of what we do.

We’re looking for Community Ambassadors to help us reach new audiences, raise awareness and generate income so we can reach our goal of overturning the damaging decline in children’s well-being.
 
Ambassadors will seek out opportunities to build relationships with community groups, organisations and businesses, raising awareness of our work and encouraging action through giving, campaigning and volunteering.
 
In addition to public speaking opportunities, you may attend events on our behalf, such as business networking meetings, fundraising events, community fetes, galas and more.
 
You will work closely with your local Children’s Society Relationship Manager for support and mapping out opportunities within your community.

Fundraising Group Leaders help run our network of fundraising groups, promoting our work to local communities and inspiring people to take action to transform the lives of young people.

Fundraising Groups plan their own activities and share responsibilities. Alongside leading the group, activities for this role could include Event Management, Marketing and Finance (counting and banking money).

This is a great opportunity for an organised, friendly and outgoing person to gain experience of leadership and event management whilst making a real difference to the lives of young people.

Our Fundraising Groups bring the community together whilst increasing the charity’s profile in the local area.
 
Each group is different and so are their events. Some organise multiple events each year, ranging from coffee mornings and garden parties to craft sales and Christmas fayres. Others do fewer, larger events, such as a sponsored walk or gala dinner and auction.
 
Group members play a vital part in organising events and raising support for The Children’s Society, so this role would be a great fit for someone who enjoys event planning and has good organisational skills.

• Time: few hours per month
• Skills: basic IT skills, organised, self-motivated, confident communicator who enjoys speaking to new people

As a volunteer speaker coordinator, you will be on the lookout for opportunities in your local area where someone can come and speak about the important work we do with children and young people. 

You could do this online or face-to-face in the community. When you've found on opportunity, you will then liaise with our Volunteer Speakers and book them in.

• Time: four talks per year
• Skills: passionate, friendly, organised, able to travel around local area, happy to speak publicly

Volunteering as a speaker is the perfect way to share your experiences, make people aware of the serious issues faced by children in the UK, and improve and strengthen your speaking skills.

No previous experience is necessary. We provide training on how to be a confident and effective speaker. When you feel ready, you will deliver talks to large audiences in community groups and at local businesses. You can also arrange your own talks to inspire groups and raise awareness of our work with children facing poverty, neglect or family crisis.

As a children’s charity, our top priority is the protection of the children, young people and adults with care and support needs who interact with us in any way and we take all necessary steps to safeguard them and promote their welfare.

This includes obtaining information about criminal convictions and, if the role is supporting young people in our services, a criminal records check before offering a volunteer role.

The information is processed and stored securely and confidentially in line with General Data Protection Regulations. It is used for assessing the volunteering application only and will not be shared with any third parties.

We assess every case individually in a fair, consistent and compliant way, and in line with Safer Recruitment principles. Applicants will not be prohibited from volunteering because of a conviction which does not indicate they may be a risk in the role for which they are applying