How much time will I have to volunteer?

Time commitments are flexible and will depend on your placement. Different placements need volunteers
at various times of the day and on various days of the week. Please note, some placements have a
minimum time commitment in order to volunteer with them. You can choose between ongoing or one-off projects.

Will I be paid expenses?

This will depend on the placement. Please check our volunteer opportunities forms where we
have indicated in each case whether the placement will reinburse reasonable expenses.

Will I need a CRB check?

Again, this will depend on where you volunteering. Generally, if you volunteer with children,
young people or vulnerable adults, you will need a CRB check. Please check with your placement.
If you do require one, your placement should support you in the CRB application and pay the application fee’s.

What happens if a have a complaint or I am unhappy with a volunteering placement?

You can choose to either speak to your volunteer co-ordinator at your placement or you can contact us at BHV.
When you register with BHV, you will have a named Youth Advisor, if you have any problems with
your volunteering, please let them know. BHV also have a ‘comments, complaints and compliments’ from.
You can download this clicking in this link form

Will volunteering affect my benefits?

Please click here to learn more

Safe volunteering

BHV carries out health and safety visits on placements before you go into volunteer. If we have not already carried out a health and safety visit on a placement, there may be a short delay before we can arrange a start date. Please have a read of our health and safety section for volunteers. Link.