Volunteer for us
With the commitment of our volunteers, we're able to offer a support network to young people facing significant barriers to employment, education or training.
Want to start as an online mentor? Click here to get started.
Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do
Last year, mentors donated over 220,000 hours to The Prince's Trust.
We’ve always been reliant on dedicated volunteers like you to help us in our mission of turning the lives of young people around. Whether you’re helping in our offices and centres or working one-to-one with young people, your support can have a powerful impact and long lasting effects.
From directly mentoring and supporting our young people and helping in our offices to building partnerships we have a range of ways for you to volunteer your time. The first step is to get in touch and let us know!
Click here to give us a few details
Alternatively, if you want to support young people online, you can apply here.
Becoming a volunteer
For the majority of roles, you don't need to have any experience, specialist skills or qualifications. The qualities we look for in our volunteers are:
- Reliability
- Ability to relate to and empathise with young people and their aspirations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially listening skills
- Ability to be non-judgemental, self-aware, patient, understanding, flexible, positive and supportive in all situations
- Ability to challenge own assumptions and negativity
Anyone can be a mentor. You just need to be at ease with young people; really listen and understand them.
Young Ambassadors
Young Ambassadors inspire other young people, influence public decision-makers and engage donors and the media.
Student social work placements
We have 70-day placements on the Team programme available for student social workers.
Resources, tools and information to make the best of your volunteering role