Volunteer With PEGS

• Help make a meaningful difference through lived-experience-led work.

• Join a supportive, values-led team and culture.

• Seize opportunities for personal development. 

• Support families and help to create lasting change.

Anyone can become a PEGS charity volunteer and we appreciate the help we get from supporters. We always have opportunities coming up so keep checking back on this page if there isn't anything for you right now. Some of our opportunities may not be suitable due to the emotionally demanding nature of this work and the potential for vicarious trauma, for individuals who are currently experiencing CPA themselves or who have been personally impacted within the past 12 months.

We recognise, however, that many parents deeply value the opportunity to support others and contribute to the work of PEGS. If this applies to you, we warmly encourage you to get in touch to explore alternative volunteering opportunities that may be a better fit at this time.

We advertise all our volunteering opportunities via Indeed and Qube. If there’s nothing for you right now, why not sign up to our expression of interest form and we will get in touch if another opportunity appears. Or feel free to get in touch by emailing our admin team at: hello@pegsupport.com

Each PEGS volunteer role is different. So, we'll usually say how much time you'll need to give in the opportunity description. We have lots of different options depending on how much time you have – whether it's one-off, short-term, or a longer commitment.

Every opportunity is different, so the skills you'll need are different. For many roles, you don't need a specific set of skills – enthusiasm and commitment are the most important thing! If an opportunity does need certain skills, we'll outline what they are in the opportunity description.

Most opportunities will involve an informal chat so you can learn more about PEGS and what the opportunity involves. The recruitment process depends on the type of volunteering role it is.

No. Volunteering does not affect the benefits payments you receive. But you should tell your benefits advisor when you start volunteering.

We give any training or inductions you'd need to carry out your PEGS volunteer role. The training you get will be different depending on what volunteering role you're doing.

We'll make sure you have all the information and support you need to volunteer. You'll also have a main point of contact from PEGS so you'll always have someone to go to if you have questions. 

Yes! We want all our volunteers to have a worthwhile and positive experience. We always welcome feedback on how we could make our volunteering better.

As a CIC, we depend on our volunteers. We usually recruit volunteers on a time-limited basis to work on specific projects.

PEGS firmly believes that a volunteer is:

• Someone who is unpaid

• Someone who chooses to give up their own time to support PEGS

As part of our safeguarding policies, we ask you to tell us if you have any convictions that are unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

As part of our equal opportunities policy, we aim to ensure we don’t discriminate against ex-offenders. Some posts in PEGS are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. They are exempt because they involve vulnerable adults or young people. These roles need a DBS check.

By using the DBS to assess volunteers, we fully comply with the DBS Code of Practice. We're committed to treating all applicants equally. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against the subject of a positive disclosure.