Volunteering

Volunteering doesn’t just mean helping the poor, sick or needy, it is also a great way to meet new people and learn new skills whilst giving you valuable work experience.

The fact is that you can volunteer in a number of different ways; from raising funds for a church spire, helping out at a local fete to providing valuable lifesaving skills just when someone needs you the most.

Volunteering for St John offers many opportunities to help make a difference in your community. With so many ways to help, there is sure to be an activity to suit you and fit into your busy life.

What do I need to become a St John Ambulance volunteer?

All you need is the time, and the will to help. All volunteers attend an induction course and as a new volunteer you will be given the opportunity to learn the skills you will need to undertake the volunteering role you have chosen. To maintain efficiency, all members are re-assessed annually on their first aid skills.

Adults

We train our members to various levels of first aid through to ambulance aid. Specialist training is given to meet the demands of equine events, motor sports, athletics etc. as well as home nursing which may be called upon as part of the public welfare function.

Trainees eventually become trainers and some of our adult members go to local schools and social or sporting organisations to pass on their knowledge to others.

The work is rewarding and fun; it will bring you into contact with a wide cross-section of society and offer you the opportunity to play a useful and important part in a variety of sporting, social and public events in your area.

LINKS

LINKS exists for students in higher education to become or remain involved with St John Ambulance. Volunteers with LINKS have the opportunity to develop their first aid skills and provide cover at public events. LINKS groups work with the local St John Ambulance divisions as well as independently.

The volunteering carried out by LINKS groups is very rewarding. Students get a chance to serve an important role in their local communities, receive qualifications in first aid and meet new people. All LINKS groups have active social calendars with a variety of dinners, balls and day and weekend trips to participate in.

Cadets

Young people between the ages of 10 and 17 years make up the Cadet division. They accompany adults on duties. Cadets have their own programme of training which covers a broad spectrum of basic knowledge, giving them a very good starting point on which to build when they progress to the adult section.

Badgers

Badgers is for our youngest members aged from 6 to 10 years old.

A whole range of activities are available to them, with an emphasis on first aid and safety. They do activities on a variety of topics each with a certificate and badge on completion and provide a lot of fun as well as developing a sense of worth and achievement at the end.

Want to join?