Heard us on Heart FM?
Have you tuned into Heart FM and heard YLF's advert???
If so, we hope that's why you have headed straight here to our website to find out more! Thank you for your interest!
There are several opportunities at YLF where your time and support as a volunteer will make a huge difference to a young person's life...
Befrienders (Independent Visitors)
Volunteer befrienders visit, advise and befriend young people in care and take a long-term interest in their well-being and development. In doing this, they act as 'independent visitors' for the young people, a role defined in the Children Act 1989.
Read more about the role or download an info pack and application form click here.
Mentors
Volunteer mentors motivate, guide and assist young people considered to be at risk of offending, socially excluded or in need of support. They support young people and their families to achieve goals such as improved relationships within the home, reduced anti-social behaviour, improved educational attainment or taking part in positive activities.
Read more about the role or download an info pack and application form click here.
Appropriate Adults
Volunteer appropriate adults support young people or vulnerable adults, in Kent Police custody suites when parents or carers are not available. They ensure that those detained by the police understand their rights and act on behalf of the detained person to protect those rights if necessary.
Read more about the role or download an info pack and application form click here.
Accompanying Adults
When a local authority does not accept what an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child says about their age, two social workers undertake an age assessment. Volunteer accompanying adults act independently from the local authority to ensure that age assessment interviews are conducted properly and fairly.
Read more about the role or download an info pack and application form click here.
You can also read our What We Do pages to read more about Advocacy and Children's Rights Services or Mentoring and Befriending.
You may also be interested in our sessional work opportunities - please go to the YLF Team page and scroll to the bottom to see our current sessional positions.