Volunteer
Can you offer your services as a volunteer?
Your contribution will never be forgotten, whether it’s decorating a depleted house, taking a child on a day trip, or helping out in a school. If you or your company would like to volunteer in any way with Kids Company, we would love to hear from you. There are many different options available and we will provide full training and support.
Opportunities
Volunteers Pool
If you’d like to help out at any of our events why not join the Volunteers Pool mailing list? That way you’ll be kept informed of what’s going on at Kids Company, as well as having the opportunity to get involved as and when you’re available.To sign up, email: volunteer@kidsco.org.uk.
Schools support
We require therapists and counsellors with experience of working with children.
If you are interested in joining us in this capacity, please email: volunteer@kidsco.org.uk and state that you would like to apply for a Clinical Placement.
We also need group facilitators for sport, music, dance, drama, art, fashion, crafts, creative writing, gardening, cookery, and playground games, as well as classroom and learning assistants. For more information and an application form, please email: volunteer@kidsco.org.uk.
Corporate Volunteering
In 2009 Kids Company worked with 4124 corporate volunteers from 84 different companies, reaching out to 10,192 kids. If your company would like to donate a team for the day to help run art or drama workshops, school trips, sports days, school renovation projects and fun days, please download our Corporate Volunteering Wishlist for 2010, outlining all of our projects with the budgets and number of volunteers recommended. If you would like to discuss these any further, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us:
Art Workshop: Louisa louisa.mitchell@kidsco.org.uk
Colour a Childs Life: Fiona f.lloyd@kidsco.org.uk
Cookery Workshop: Louisa louisa.mitchell@kidsco.org.uk
Drama Workshop: Bella bella.jupp@kidsco.org.uk
Fundays: Fiona f.lloyd@kidsco.org.uk
Paint a School: Bella bella.jupp@kidsco.org.uk
School Trips: Fiona or Jemma f.lloyd@kidsco.org.uk; jemma.clark@kidsco.org.uk
Sports Days: Jemma jemma.clark@kidsco.org.uk
Music Workshops: Louisa louisa.mitchell@kidsco.org.ukcorporatevolunteer@kidsco.org.uk
For general enquiries or help in choosing the perfect activity for your team, please contact:corporatevolunteer@kidsco.org.uk
‘Colour a Child’s Life’ Project
Change the life of a family or young person in need by redecorating and refurbishing a depleted home. To take part, send an email: here.
MBG Funhouse
Volunteers are required for an exciting Saturday project at our Arches II drop-in centre. The MBG Funhouse was conceived by three of Kids Company’s ‘Young Socialpreneurs’ with the aim of building bonds between parents, carers, children and the wider community. See the MBG Funhouse website for more information.
Complementary Health Volunteers
Kids Company offers a wide range of complementary therapies, and we are always looking for qualified therapeutic bodyworkers and complementary health practitioners to contribute to this program on a voluntary basis.
We need specialists in massage, reflexology, reiki, cranial osteopathy, acupuncture, EFT, yoga and other treatments. Whatever you can offer, from a few hours a month to a few days a week, we would love to hear from you. Various volunteering options are available, including working with children, staff, parents and teachers.
To find out more please email: complementarytherapy@kidsco.org.uk
Download our volunteer projects brochure.
