Current volunteering opportunities

Join our many volunteers at Centrepoint who help strengthen all parts of the organisation.

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

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 28 March 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 March 2025

Food Donation Courier

Location: Hammersmith & Fulham

Time commitment:

  • 1-2 hours, once per week, afternoon only

Closing date: ongoing recruitment

Events Volunteer - Cheer Events

Location: London Landmarks Half Marathon and London Marathon

Time commitment:

  • London Landmarks Half Marathon - Sunday 6th April
    • Timings: 9:15 – 2:00pm
  • London Marathon -  Sunday 27th April
    • Timings of 9.30- 4.30pm

Closing date: Friday 28 March 2025

Languages Volunteer

Location: Remote

Time commitment:

  • Approximately 3 hours per month on an ad hoc basis
  • The role is fully remote and can be scheduled around your commitments

Closing date: Friday 25 April 2025

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

  1. Apply to be a volunteer
  2. Attend interview or selection evening
  3. DBS clearance and reference checks
  4. Training 1: About Centrepoint and the issue of youth homelessness
  5. Training 2: Skills for volunteering with young people at Centrepoint
  6. Second interview
  7. Induction with supervisor

Contact us

If you have any questions please contact our Volunteering team by emailing volunteer@centrepoint.org