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“It’s a really good feeling, knowing that you’ve been able to help children and young people who really needed someone to speak to. That’s what ChildLine is all about – being there for young people who have nowhere else to turn.”
Volunteers are at the heart of everything ChildLine does. Without volunteers –the service simply wouldn’t exist
ChildLine needs volunteers across Scotland to
- provide telephone counselling for children and young people on a range of issues from one of our bases in Aberdeen or Glasgow and in the near future Edinburgh
- answer the switchboard from one of our bases and be the first contact a child or young person has with ChildLine before they are transferred to a counsellor
- take on a variety of administration duties at one of our bases
- raise awareness of ChildLine in Scotland by giving talks to groups of children, young people or adults in your local area
- provide training workshops in you local area on issues such as bullying or setting up support networks to groups of young people or professionals
- raise funds to keep the service going.
Becoming a ChildLine volunteer is a very rewarding experience. Anyone over the age of 16 can apply to become a ChildLine volunteer. Personal qualities are more important than experience or qualifications and you’ll be given training and support, appropriate to the role you take on.
For more information about becoming a counselling, switchboard or training and outreach volunteer email volunteering@childline.org.uk including your name and postal address, or telephone or write to the Glasgow base if you want to volunteer in South, West and Central Scotland, or the Aberdeen base if you want to volunteer in the North and North East of Scotland.
For information about fundraising volunteer opportunities see get involved:fundraising
Training and Outreach in Ayrshire
ChildLine in Scotland is holding information meetings for people in Ayrshire who are interested in becoming training and outreach volunteers in May 2008. The meetings will take place in Ardrossan on 12 May, Ayr on 13 May and Irvine on 21 May. For times and venues contact Lynn O’Hara on 0844 892 0210.
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