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Childline helps children and young people 24 hours a day, every day of the year and has been a place for children to turn for 30 years. But right now we can only respond to 3 out of every 4 children who need our help. Just 4 hours out of your week can help thousands of children and young people. Sometimes all they need is someone like you who has the time to listen.
We offer a confidential service for children and young people across the UK. Working in one of our centres, you will engage with children and young people by e-mail. Offering the support that they may need from us; whether it is information, advice or just someone to talk to.
If you have a genuine passion for helping children and are a real people person with a strong focus on delivering a high quality service, then this is the kind of role where you could make a big difference to the lives of children and young people.
In our brand-new email counselling role: you can make a difference by answering emails from children and young people who need help and support.
We are seeking volunteers who can commit to a 2 or 4 hour weekly shift at the same time each week, for a minimum of 40 weeks a year. We ask for a minimum commitment of one year following training. There are a few options for times when you can volunteer, particularly helpful is availability on a Monday between 11am and 3pm.
Childline provides full training for successful applicants. Whilst no formal qualifications or experience are required, we are naturally looking for people with good listening skills, who are motivated to make a difference to the lives of children and young people. All volunteers will go through an initial training programme on the ChildLine counselling model, and on going topic based training. Volunteers are supported before, during and after shifts through briefing sessions and supervisions. Volunteers will receive out of pocket expenses, such as fuel or travel fares.
The training for this role normally takes place on a Monday between the hours of 9.30am and 3.30pm.
Interviews for this role will take place on a Monday morning, Wednesday afternoon or Thursday afternoon. Where difficulty in attending during office hours, the staff team in Aberdeen will look to offer an evening interview. Volunteers will be asked to provide all relevant documents for the NSPCC to carry out the checks necessary as part of their safeguarding procedures, this includes a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.
The Aberdeen Volunteer Co-ordinator is available to answer any questions in advance of making an application online and can be contacted by phone or email.
Alternatively please go directly to the What You Can Do section of the NSPCC website, to apply now. Other roles available in Aberdeen are Childline Volunteer Counsellor and Childline Volunteer Switchboarder.
