Ongoing opportunities
By Your Side hospitals team volunteers
By Your Side team are located in hospitals, where they are able to guide parents through the maze of medical departments and jargon they face. Volunteers help to greet and chat with families, offering support and signposting them to further support.
See current opportunities on our jobs page.
Office volunteers
We like to hear from keen and reliable volunteers to help support our work with families of disabled children. In return, you’ll be able to develop your skills, meet new people and work as part of a team.
Contact our central or a local office to find out about any volunteer opportunities.
Fundraising and events volunteers
We are always looking for support to help us organise fundraising events or help steward or support our fundraisers at various events throughout the UK.
Email [email protected] to find out what events are coming up in your area.
Media volunteers
We rely on volunteers who are happy to talk to the media about their experiences as a parent carer. By sharing your story in this way, you’ll help us highlight the issues families with disabled children face and bring our campaigns to life so we can push for change and improve services.
We need people from all backgrounds with a variety of stories to tell. And we don’t need you to be a polished media performer. We’ll talk you through likely interview questions and help you think about your answers, so you’ll always be properly prepared. Rest assured that we will always check with you before passing your details onto a journalist. And we’ll never push you into an interview if the time isn’t right – there will always be other opportunities.
You may also like to tell your story via our website, through video or podcast, so that you can share your experiences with other parents. If you would like to know more, or to join our panel of media-friendly parents please email [email protected]
Campaign volunteers
Visit our campaign pages to read about our current campaigns and to see how you can get involved.
That could be by attending an event, telling us your experiences, writing a letter to your MP or helping us get our campaign messages out there.
Current opportunities
We advertise current, time-specific volunteering opportunities on our Work for Contact page.