VOLUNTEERING WITH SUCCESS4ALL

Whether you’re looking for something online or in-person, we’ve got volunteering opportunities that will allow you to make a real difference and develop your own skills in the process.

Success4All’s mission has always been to prepare children and young people for a brighter future. Our volunteers are the pillar of our success. Without their generous support and commitment, we could not run any of our services. Success4All is unique in that most of our volunteers are fellow young people, typically 16-19, thus our volunteering experience has developed to support the ethos of ‘young people learning from each other’ and support you with your future progression also.

From our founding we have put a strong backing into providing skill building volunteering opportunities for young people, everyone is capable of contributing what they can. Together we can achieve something greater than the sum of individuals. We welcome volunteers from of all ages, backgrounds and interest (subject to DBS vetting for volunteers aged 16 and above.)

Learn more about our volunteering opportunities below or email volunteers@s4a.org.uk to speak to our team.

 Hub Tutor-Befriender

A flexible opportunity to support young learners in a relaxed and informal learning environment.

Online Tutor-Befriender

Support a young learner from the comfort of your own home weekly for a half termly block.

Clubs

Share your passion for STEM, crafts or languages and see how your passion can make a difference

Summer Activities

Each year, we aim to host at least a week long summer programme which combines learning, fun activities and sports.

WHY VOLUNTEER WITH SUCCESS4ALL?

Volunteering with Success4All provides you with the opportunity to:

  • Discover, learn and develop new skills
  • Make a lasting positive impact on the lives of young people.
  • Provide evidence of your impact, skills and achievements to use for your own progression.

All of our volunteers transform the lives of our young people by being positive role models, making an effort to understand them and provide a growth mindset.

Mireille was one of our inspiring online volunteer tutor-befrienders. She first volunteered with us when she was doing her A Levels before returning when she was enrolled at McGIll University in Montreal, Canada, navigating the time zone difference in her commitment to continue supporting our young learners.

Watch her volunteering story from her first time with us and hear her speak about her experience volunteering with Success4All and the lasting impact volunteering has had on her.

HOW DOES SUCCESS4ALL SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS?

When we say Success4All, that extends to our volunteers too. Not only is your contribution invaluable to the continuation of Success4All’s mission, we care about your progression and growth just as much. We want our volunteers to succeed which is why we offer:

  • Accreditation: Early in our history, we developed an AQA Skills Level 3 Accreditation in Peer Tutoring and Befriending to partner up with our volunteering experience. The accreditation is split into three parts; an extended training, an ongoing reflection log of each of your sessions and a final 4 slide presentation reflective log of your entire time with us. It has been designed to involved minimal additional work from you, as your volunteering time with the young people is the most important use of your time. Since we started the AQA Skills Award, we have accredited hundreds of volunteers in achieving this award.
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award: We are experienced assessors for each award level of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. We understand that finding opportunities to complete your award can be challenging thus any volunteers hours earned can be used for the volunteering, skills and community sections for any DofE Award Level.
  • Recognition: An awards validator for vInspired, an online directory of volunteer opportunities across England. It allows you to be recognised for the amount of hours you do – the more hours you commit, the higher the award!
  • University Credits: Each year we offer numerous positions as part of the Career Development Module at Newcastle University. This means volunteering with us will carry 20 credits towards your degree, and will give you vital work experience to develop the necessary graduate skills employees want when you leave University.
  • Comprehensive Training: Before you start volunteering you Success4All, you will be provided with comprehensive training that will support you as a volunteer tutor-befriender.
  • Community: As a volunteer, you will become a member of our community. That means all of us at Success4All will be rooting for your success. If there’s something we can do to support your journey, we will always try our best to do it. We also organise annual social and volunteer events for you to get involved with. Volunteering for a small charity also means, you get to see the direct impact you have and you’ll get to know our team.

READY TO VOLUNTEER?

We are always looking for volunteers who want to share their knowledge and skills while gaining experience and developing their own skillsets.

As a volunteer, you will want to engage, equip and empower young learners with the confidence and skills they need to succeed.

To become a Success4All volunteer, you must apply by completing our digital registration form below. Following this, our volunteer coordinator will contact you to organise a time to discuss how best to include you into our volunteering team, provide training and complete an onboarding administration.

If you have any questions about our volunteering opportunities or you’re not sure about anything, please do not hesitate to email us at volunteers@s4a.org.uk

COMPLETE OUR DIGITAL FORM

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You don’t need to have any previous experience, but you’ll need to show you are an approachable and friendly person that is able to support children and young people.
Yes, we’ll will provide you with training before you start volunteering to make sure you’re confident working with a young learner. We’ll teach you useful techniques for engaging with students and how to get the most out of a session. We also have lots of handy resources to make your role even easier!
Yes – if you are aged 16 and over you will need a DBS. Don’t worry if you don’t have one, we can arrange this for you.
Yes, we can reimburse your bus and metro travel expenses, so you’re not left out of pocket!
After reviewing your registration form, you will be invited to a training/induction session where we’ll chat about the role and agree the day and time that you’ll deliver your session/s.
For our online volunteering, parents/guardians register their children to half termly blocks, which are scheduled throughout the academic year. If you choose to volunteer this way, we would ask for a minimum commitment of completing the current block, so once a week for 5/6 weeks. Before we confirm you into the Online Learning Hub we will provide all dates of the upcoming block for you to check your availability. While we ask tutor-befrienders to adhere to their specified availability, we understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise. If you are unavailable on one of your scheduled dates, please let us know so we can discuss the possibility of including you in an alternative session to ensure all sessions are delivered within the block. For in-person volunteering, our current Learning Hub days are Tuesday and Thursdays. These Learning Hubs operate on a drop-in basis so whilst we still ask for a committed weekly attendance, it is less essential for attendance every single week. We do ask that you inform your assigned Hub Leader for non-attendances so we can ensure numbers can be maintained.
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WHAT YOU SAY

“I volunteered for s4a during my 3rd year of my undergrad degree and my PGCE. I found the experience invaluable, as it enabled me to work with kids from a range of different backgrounds, both high and low ability. I was able to apply successfully for a PGCE course, and I’m now an NQT at a school in Newcastle!”

“I think the work you guys do is brilliant and it personally helped me achieve the highly sought after, NCL award with Newcastle University. To achieve the award, you had to show commitment to extracurricular activities and I believe Success4All was the best possible way to do that.”

“I was volunteering at S4A because it was for university and also because of experience. It was a great way for me to feel more comfortable working and helping kids and their training sessions were absolutely priceless and are helping me a lot in university.”

“Over the course of only a year, Success4All helped me develop my interpersonal skills due to working with children and adults of mixed ages. These skills have then furthered my confidence with engaging people to allow me to reach out to opportunities to find my passion. I study Event Management, and S4A helped develop key skills in regards to people in order for me to further myself in this industry.”

‘I’m at Newcastle University and I’m studying Biomedical Sciences. Success4all helped me with my application into University as I was able to write my volunteering in my personal statement and I was able to complete my Duke of Edinburgh award because of it. I was also able to interact with other volunteers who were already at university, so if I had any questions I could ask them.’

Imogen, Volunteer

‘The experience of working at S4A was very positive for me. Me working as a tutor and befriender was completely new for me and I after working at S4A I am a lot more confident about becoming a primary school teacher. The staff was really nice so coming to the learning hub or the office was always a pleasure.’

Kyra, Volunteer

‘Volunteering has had an impact on my life as I am able to see life in a different perspective. Working with a range of people from all different backgrounds has helped me gain and expand knowledge as you learn new things. It has been a rewarding experience as there is a sense of feeling that I have had an impact on someone else’s life whether that is small or big.’

Tanya, Volunteer