Could you be a YMCA volunteer?

The YMCA aims to provide everyone - staff, volunteers, young people, users - with opportunities for personal development. Volunteering at the YMCA is more than giving time and sharing skills, it also gives you the chance to learn about others, build new friendships and develop new skills and confidence. And for some it's a chance to explore and express Christian faith in action.

Downloads:

• Volunteer Application Form
• Volunteering Opportunities Leaflet

• Why volunteer?

There are many reasons why people volunteer. You may want to:

• Contribute something to society
• Make a difference to people's lives
• Enhance your CV and job prospects
• Get training and support
• Make new friends and have fun
• Build your self-confidence
• Develop your skills and experience

Volunteering can open up areas in your life which will lead to a sense of fulfilment and good citizenship. In addition, as a Christian organisation, the YMCA also provides Christians with the opportunity to put into practice what they believe about life and express their faith in action.

Opportunities

You could get involved in a wide range of YMCA activities:

• Sports, exercise and fitness
• Youth work
• Housing
• Fundraising
• Publicity
• Administration
• Finance
• Mentoring
• Accommodation support worker
• Reception 

Becoming a Board/Committee member

Do you have the experience to help others by contributing your skills to running of the YMCA? This would require you to become a Board Member or a Committee Member of the YMCA. This sort of role would give you responsibilities for:

• The vision and overall direction of the work of the YMCA
• Its Christian mission and value
• Its financial stability
• Its status as a charity

If you are interested in any of the above you may download Volunteering Opportunies Leaflet and the Volunteer Application Form below:

Volunteer Application Form

Volunteering Opportunities Leaflet

For further information please contact:

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