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Volunteer at the London Youth Games!
Volunteer at the London Youth Games!

The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games (londonyouthgames.org/volunteer) are the UK’s largest annual multi-sport event taking place in May, June and July at various sporting venues across London. Last year, in 2009, 47,000 young athletes got involved in al Read More...

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What Do We Offer?

What we can offer you …

  • The chance to 'sell' your organisation to our students, both in terms of volunteering opportunities and in terms of a career choice after graduation
  • Access to the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm of our student volunteers
  • The option of coming into the University to promote your organisation directly to interested students (information presentations). 
  • A completely free service!

What we will do for you…

  • Promote your volunteering roles to our students via www.providevolunteering.org, drop-ins, information presentations etc
  • Provide support whenever needed.
  • We will review with each partner organisation the impact of our volunteers’ involvement and to look at improvements/ changes that can be made.
  • Look at developing and enhancing the role of University volunteers with your organisation.

What we want you to do for us…

  • Sign up to Provide online and update your organisation’s profile
  • Provide a description of each volunteering role.
  • Inform us when our volunteers have begun volunteering and when their involvement ends, for whatever reason.
  • Fill in and return the evaluation form, for each volunteer, when they have completed their placement with you.
  • Induct each volunteer and provide training, where required and insure adherence to health and safety regulations.
  • Ensure that you have Employers Liability Insurance/Public Liability Insurance to cover all volunteers.
  • Work with volunteers in a non-discriminatory way.
  • Provide a named supervisor and regular supervision for each volunteering role.