Volunteering opportunities at Centrepoint range from 1:1 support for young people to organisational support.
Every volunteer role has a significant impact on our vision of ending youth homelessness.
Current opportunities
Emergency Food Voucher Programme Volunteer
Location: London
Time commitment
- Mondays 10.00am - 3.00pm
Closing date: Friday 17 January 2025
Gardener
Location: Lambeth, London
Time commitment
- Weekdays only between 9am-5pm
- We’re looking for someone to help out once/twice per week between the above mentioned hours (according to your availability) and weather conditions permitting
Closing date: Friday 17 January 2025
Volunteer JET Coach (Jobs, Education, Training)
Location: Bradford
Time commitment
- Flexible to meet the needs of young people, availability for one day per week minimum
Closing date: Friday 31 January 2025
Volunteer Digital Content Creator
Location: London - Aldgate or remote (flexible based on the applicant)
Time commitment
- Weekdays only between 9am-5pm
- The role requires regular production of new videos until the full library of needs has been created. Ideally, this would be 2-3 videos per month. The initial commitment is expected to last around 6 months, but there will possibly be scope for extension
Closing date: Friday 21 February 2025
Housing First Volunteer
Location: Bournemouth
Time commitment
- Weekdays only between 9am-5pm
- The role requires someone to help out between one to two days per week, according to your availability
Closing date: Friday 21 February 2025
Food Donation Courier
Location: Hammersmith & Fulham
Time commitment:
- 1-2 hours, once per week, afternoon only
Closing date: ongoing recruitment
Speculative applications
Occasionally, we do accept speculative applications depending on your skills and interest. Please fill in our application form and select "Other" in the "What role are you applying for?" field. Then give us some more information about your skills and experience and we'll get back to you if we have a suitable role.
Things to consider when applying
We ask you for a minimum of six months commitment. This is so that we can ensure consistency with young people which helps to establish supportive and trusting relationships – something we believe is essential to our work at Centrepoint.
Our application process
- Apply to be a volunteer
- Attend interview or selection evening
- DBS clearance and reference checks
- Training 1: About Centrepoint and the issue of youth homelessness
- Training 2: Skills for volunteering with young people at Centrepoint
- Second interview
- Induction with supervisor
Contact us
If you have any questions please contact our Volunteering team by emailing volunteer@centrepoint.org