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
Learner Coach (GCSE English)
Location: London - Hammersmith and Fulham
Time commitment:
- Minimum once per week
- Monday afternoons/evening, Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoons/evening, Thursday morning
- 2-3 hours minimum per week
Closing date: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Learner Coach (A-level maths)
Location: London - Hammersmith and Fulham
Time commitment:
- Minimum once per week
- Monday afternoons/evening, Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoons/evening, Thursday morning
- 2-3 hours minimum per week
Closing date: Wednesday 20 December 2023
Food Donation Courier
Location: London - Barnet
Time commitment:
- 1-2 hours, once per week, afternoon or evening
Closing date: Sunday 31 December 2023
Emergency Food Voucher Programme Volunteer
Location: London - Whitechapel
Time commitment:
- Initial time commitment Monday – Friday (2 hours per day with morning and afternoon slots)*
- The shifts are scheduled to ensure that we meet requests and that young people aren’t left waiting for a voucher. However, this role can be done by one or more volunteers. Therefore you are encouraged to apply even if you can’t commit to every weekday.
*We expect demand to increase, and as such the time commitment will be reviewed in three months
Closing date: Sunday 31 December 2023
Helpline (Manchester)
Location: Manchester
Time commitment
- 4hrs per week (9am-1pm) or (1pm-5pm)
- Shifts will take place in the Manchester Office
Closing date: Sunday 14 January 2024
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