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Volunteering

Becoming a volunteer can be very rewarding for yourself and your commuity. You can gain valuable skills that could help you in your work  and home life.

Volunteers wanted

Peterborough Appropriate Adult Service are looking for volunteers to help vulnerable and young people in custody who often need support and guidance, and a caring hand to ensure they are treated properly. Usually parents will attend, but there are times where this doesn’t happen and the local Youth Offending Service is required to provide this function.

Are you . . .

  • Motivated?
  • Reliable?
  • A good communicator?
  • Able to work with young people?
  • Committed to working as a member of a team?
  • Prepared to work on a Rota at least twice per month?
  • Willing to undertake training?

This is part of the voluntary work carried out for the Youth Offending Service, with recruitment and training initially being carried out by Better Together and the YMCA.

Further information about becoming an Appropriate Adult Volunteer can be found in the leaflet below:

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Peterborough Volunteer Centre

Peterborough Volunteer Centre provides signposting and advice to anyone wishing to volunteer. The Centre also supports volunteer involving organisations. Having supported the local communities for 30 years we have a large range of volunteering to suit all needs. The Volunteer Centre maintains and supports the Peterborough work for the national volunteer database.