Volunteer

We greatly rely on volunteers in supporting our work here at YMCA Edinburgh. Last year we had 132 volunteers that have helped us in various roles who together have committed over 9,863 hours. From the Board of Management to Mentors - Volunteers are the backbone of our organisation. We are committed to ensuring your time at our organisation is as helpful to you as it is to us and try to support our volunteers throughout their time with us.

YMCA Edinburgh welcomes volunteers to support our work and you can find information below about the current volunteering roles available with full role descriptions. Please note that if the post you are applying for has regular contact with young people, then the post will be subject to a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check.

Becoming a mentor...

As an intandem mentor you will undergo training and then be matched with a young person referred to the project. The mentor’s role is to regularly meet up with the young person (typically once a week for 2 hours), to take part in activities in the community that are fun and engaging, acting as a listening ear and positive role model to the child. The time that mentoring takes place is flexible and arranged between the young person and mentor, however it usually occurs out of school hours (evenings or weekends). Mentoring relationships last at least one year, therefore we require individuals to make a commitment to a minimum of 1 years mentoring. Regular support is provided throughout the mentoring relationship, through meetings with the project coordinator as well as regular opportunities to meet with other mentors at training events, peer support nights and social events.