Volunteering
Volunteers have always been at the heart of CHAT and are a vital part of the team.
There are no regular volunteering opportunities available at present.
Currently we have a limited number of vacancies for Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteers (Autumn 2026 / Spring 2027) and work experience (for summer 2027). To apply please complete the “Expression of Interest” below explaining why you want to come to CHAT, and how you feel the experience would be useful to you and CHAT.
“The welcome I received was warm and enthusiastic, this has meant that I found it comfortable to learn new things, ask questions and be a beginner” - Volunteer
CHAT is pleased to have achieved the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) quality standard for good practice in volunteer management.
CHAT is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality. Our policy is to strive to ensure that no applicant, employee or volunteer receives less favourable treatment than another on grounds of age, disability, ethnic origin, marital or parental status, political belief, religion, gender or sexual orientation. We encourage applications from those with lived experience.
We are committed to using a safer recruitment process and the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Helen Stone
Helen is our Volunteer Co-ordinator.
We want to see volunteers thrive at CHAT and Helen (along with the rest of the team) make it
their mission to see you fulfilled while helping us to help others.
“Volunteers bring so much to the work of CHAT – not least their unique skills and experiences which contribute to this diverse team. I love working alongside this great group of people who are united by their desire to help their local community – it can be hard work but it is also very rewarding. Take a look at the Role Descriptions and if volunteering with CHAT sounds like something that might be a good fit for you, why not get in touch and we can then we can take it from there!”
