Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us!
At ICN we really value our volunteers. As the number of our ICN service users continues to grow, our volunteers have become a critical part in supporting us and helping us deliver our services.
As a small charity we welcome all those who apply, as we are regularly in need of volunteer support. Our needs are always changing. Opportunities could include driving young people and families to appointments; reception duties; teaching assistants for ESOL classrooms; looking after children in our creches or helping in our homework club.
Currently, our area of significant need for volunteers are within our ESOL classes and supporting the UASC team:
- Female ESOL teachers for our community women’s classes (Monday and Tuesday afternoons, term-time only).
- ESOL teachers or teacher support at our ESOL classes (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, term-time only).
- Supporting the UASC (Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) team with activities or in-house cover.
- Interpreting.
Applying as a volunteer
Due to the sensitivity of the work we do at ICN in supporting vulnerable people and due to our Safeguarding commitment, we have quite a robust volunteer application process. We welcome applications from all who would like to volunteer, but not all will be successful in applying. We have specific volunteering opportunities that are always changing due to the needs of those we support, so we cannot guarantee there will be a volunteering opportunity for everyone. We hope you understand the measures we have to put in place in order to ensure the volunteers we recruit are suitable for the position.
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please follow the following steps:
Firstly, we invite you to read more about who we are as a charity. We are a Christian charity, who work with people of all faiths and none. We don’t require volunteers to share a faith but would require volunteers to be sympathetic of and respectful of our Christian ethos.
Following the submission of your application, and if we feel you might be appropriate for a role with us, we would contact you to arrange a 30 minute interview with our Volunteer Coordinator and a relevant manager . This will be an opportunity to ask any questions and discuss what would be expected of the volunteer role, and what you can expect from us!
After your interview and if we decide to progress your application, you will be required to undergo a DBS check and therefore provide relevant documentation to us. If you are successful, there will be some mandatory training you will be required to complete, as well as policies for you to read, all dependent on the role taken up.
Still interested? Please complete the application form below, and we will be in touch!
Volunteer Application
Register your interest and details to start your volunteer journey!
