Aged 16 to 25 years?
Motivated, Reliable, Interested in working with young people, Fun loving and with a sense of humour
Volunteering Opportunities:
- Working with age groups – 12 to 25 years old
- Monday and Wednesday club – 6.30pm to 8pm
- Tuesday and Thursday club – 6.30pm to 8pm
- Friday 16 to 25 years – 6.30 to 9pm
- Wednesday over 16’s drop in – 1pm to 4pm
- And many more ...
For more information on these groups please go to groups & projects
We train and support young people aged 16 to 25 years to become volunteer youth peer leaders in the community.
We aim to increase the confidence, self-esteem and skills of the peer leaders.
Peer leaders move onto peer education opportunities, training, voluntary or paid employment.
What do I get?
- Travel expenses
- External/Internal Training
- Awards, Millennium Awards, Duke of Edinburgh, Youth Achievement etc
- Support/supervision
- Gain transferable skills
- Possible deployment onto trainee youth worker, sessional worker or move on to another organisation of your choice.
- Meet like-minded people and make new friends.
- Many great opportunities
- Enjoy the experience!
“I’d never thought about youth work before I came on the peer leaders course, now I feel this is definitely the line of work I want to do and could be good at.”
“Whilst I’m in this area I always feel angry and aggressive except then I’m in the youth centre, the young people, staff and my fellow peer leaders make me feel good about myself and I feel supported.”
“You get the opportunity to do stuff you’d never normally do like the wall climbing, go-karting or even the team building activities are good fun.”
“I feel like I’m doing something worthwhile.”
After reading all of this if you’re still interested in becoming a volunteer please complete an application form and either post or email to:
Jane McColl, Youth Development Worker, 3-11 West Granton Road, EH5 1HG or email jane@grantonyouth.com. If you have any queries you can also call me on 0131 467 5854.
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