Volunteer for us
With the commitment of our volunteers, we are able to offer a support network to young people facing significant barriers to employment, education or training.
Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do
Last year Business 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.
Use the filter below to explore the roles available in your region. If you find a role you’re interested in, we’d love to hear from you – simply fill in our enquiry form, telling us the role you’d like to apply for, and we’ll be in touch with you soon.
Already a volunteer? Find tools and resources in our volunteer hub.
London and South East
Providing administrative and project support in the Head Office.
London and South East, Yorkshire and The Humber
Providing administrative support in East London and Yorkshire and the Humber
London and South East
Providing administrative support to our Outreach team in East London
London and South East
Providing administrative support to our Philanthropy team in the Head Office.
North West, London and South East
Providing administrative and project support in London and Manchester.
East Midlands, London and South East, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South West
Providing support for volunteers working one-to-one with our young people.
Scotland
Assisting a young person apply for a cash grant to overcome financial barriers.
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
Support young people on our online learning platform
Do you want to volunteer online at a time and place convenient for you? In the coming months, we will need e-volunteers to support our young people on a range of programmes on Prince’s Trust Online, from Enterprise Online to Employability. The role will involve mentoring and supporting the young person on our new platform ranging from support with interview skills to business mentoring.
If you want to get involved, simply register your interest by clicking this link and sending through your details.
We look forward to welcoming you to The Prince’s Trust!
Aoife Moody, one of our current e-volunteers, said:
“E-mentoring is a great option for anyone who is busy. I have never done 1:1 mentoring before because I work full-time and have a young family. I have really enjoyed mentoring and the platform is a really easy way to chat and get feedback quickly. I would highly recommend it for your own personal development and to give something back. Get involved.”
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