VOLUNTEERING WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

CHAP’s Education Department has a variety of volunteering opportunities available on an ongoing basis.  If you have spare time and would like to assist local young people or just learn new skills, please Contact Us for further information.

Opportunities available;

• Administration Duties
• Information Technology
• Development of resources and promotional materials
• Working with young people (subject to an enhanced disclosure)
• Website design and maintenance

CHAP is a registered provider for the Millennium Award Scheme.   If you are aged between 16-25, you will receive recognised certificates for all volunteering hours.

Why should you volunteer? You could;

• Meet NEW friends!!
• Take the first steps towards CHANGING your life for the better
• Learn something new 
• Enhance your job prospects
• Become part of our team and enjoy our friendly environment           

Go on, give yourself the credit you are due.  There is no future in the past!
Volunteering will give you the opportunity to grow personally and realise your potential.  So why not give yourself the chance that you thought you would never have?

Examples of how volunteering has enhanced individual lives;

As a result of the project’s involvement with the Prince’s Trust, and the partnership work that was carried out with regards to the production of the DVD, a young person from one of the ‘Teams’ has been recruited as a volunteer with the project.  The young man in question played a major role in the production and filming of the DVD, and as a result wanted to become more involved with the project and assist with the delivery of the input.  This individual has overcome various obstacles throughout the course of his life, and has a variety of skills and experience to offer the project.  As well as the project benefiting from having the assistance of a young person whilst facilitating workshops and developing resources, the young persons’ volunteering role is also providing him with invaluable practical experience and an opportunity to build on his existing skills, as well as learning new ones.   It is a mutual beneficial experience, and it is hoped that the project can build on this experience by recruiting more young people as volunteers.

The Education Assistant Co-ordinator within the Department started in CHAP as a volunteer. He was interested in working with young people but at the time, had little experience working with this client group. Volunteering gave him the opportunity to develop his existing skills and learn new ones. After a comparatively short time he applied for, and was offered, a part time Education Officer post within the education department of CHAP. He has since developed further within the organisation to successfully secure, and excel, in the full time Education Assistant Co-ordinator position.