Volunteering in the South West

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Thank you for your interest in supporting The Prince’s Trust South West. To allow us to best support both our young people and our volunteers, we follow a needs-led volunteer recruitment policy. Our recruitment cycle is activated during the months of January and July when we advertise our volunteer opportunities.  For more information on these roles or to request to be contacted when we are next recruiting volunteers, please contact us

Annual Bristol Volunteer Conference

Monday 21st May 14:00 - 16:00 
Mercure Holland House Hotel, BS1 6SQ.

We are pleased to announce the date and venue of our annual Bristol Volunteer Conference, come and join the Volunteers Team, our Regional Director Rick Libbey as well as a number of key organisations supporting young people in the local area.

We will start the afternoon off with Rick outlining our strategic aims for the new financial year, as well as hearing some of the amazing life experiences from our Young Ambassadors. This will be a great opportunity for you to get together and share experiences, talk to the team as well as gain some valuable information on the services available in the local area to help our young people. Free parking.

For further information contact us. Watch this space for other conferences in your area.

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Latest news

  • Feb 2012
    Bath youngster meets HRH The Prince of Wales
    Zaid Jawad shared his story of overcoming drugs and crime with HRH The Prince of Wales.
  • Jan 2012
    Truth About Youth in Bristol
    A drive to tackle the negative perceptions of young people in Bristol has brought hundreds of people together in an inspiring display of youth support.
  • Dec 2011
    Evening of Art success
    More than 35 top artists have helped raise £74,000 for The Trust at the 'Evening of Art', which took place at the Assembly Rooms in Bath.
  • Nov 2011
    South West Celebrate Success Awards 2011
    The South West Celebrate Success Awards 2011 took place on 28th November. Read about the winners.
  • Oct 2011
    Exeter Chiefs help kick-start careers
    A group of Devon youngsters have been given the help they need to kick-start their careers thanks to the help of Exeter Chiefs, South West Communications Group and The Prince's Trust.
  • Oct 2011
    Good news for Torbay
    Prince's Trust to help more young people in Torbay
    Trust annouces partnership with Torbay Development Agency

Volunteering vacancies in your region:

Thank you for your interest in supporting The Prince's Trust. I am pleased to be able to share with you the results of our recent volunteer review. We are now recruiting volunteers for the following roles in the following areas across the South West: 

  • Awards Assessors
    Assessing the needs of young people applying for our grants. Positions available all over Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay.
  • Explore Enterprise Delivery volunteers
    Volunteers needed in Devon and Cornwall.
  • Business Mentor
    Providing business and personal support to a young business. Vacancies in Plymouth, Torbay, Exeter and Cornwall
  • Next Steps Mentor
    Mentors needed in the Plymouth, Cornwall, Exeter and Torbay area, providing mentoring support for young people after they have completed an Enterprise programme.
  • Progression Mentor
    We're looking for volunteer Progression Mentors Exeter & East Devon; Torbay; Plymouth and Cornwall.
  • Volunteer Coordinator
    Volunteers needed Exeter & East Devon; Torbay.

If you are interested in any of the above roles or would like to request an application form, please email us  or call 0117 929 2300.

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