Volunteering: Your Time. Your Skills. Their Future. Volunteer with YMCA North Tyneside.

Build Team, Build Community.

Are you looking for a meaningful way for your company and employees to give back? We invite your organisation to partner with YMCA North Tyneside through our Corporate Volunteering programme.

What Your Team Can Achieve:

• Positive Local Impact: Dedicate a day to tackle essential projects in our community—from refreshing youth centres to enhancing the grounds on the Patterdale Estate—making a tangible difference to the lives of young people and families we support.

• Team Building: Provide a rewarding, hands-on experience that boosts team morale, develops new skills, and strengthens internal bonds outside of the usual workplace.

• Social Responsibility: Align your company’s values with a trusted local charity, demonstrating a clear commitment to corporate social responsibility in North Tyneside.

We will work closely with you to tailor a project that fits your team’s size, skills, and availability, ensuring a positive and productive day for everyone.

Let’s build a brighter future together!

Lend a hand and grow with us!

We are looking for welcoming individuals who would love to share their time and passion for gardening to help keep our allotment vibrant and beautiful. Your contribution will make a real difference to this wonderful community space.

• Growing and Harvesting: Get hands-on with the soil! This involves seasonal tasks like sowing seeds, weeding, watering, and harvesting fresh produce. Your care helps ensure we have healthy yields that benefit our community programmes.

• Maintaining the Space: Help keep our shared green space looking its best. This includes tending to pathways, general tidying, light repairs to raised beds, and composting. Your effort contributes to a beautiful and welcoming environment for everyone.

Connect, inspire, and make a real difference to young lives!

We are seeking positive, enthusiastic volunteers to join our vital youth work team. This rewarding role involves working directly with young people aged five and upwards, supporting the engaging programmes and activities we run throughout the week.

Your involvement will help create a safe, fun, and empowering environment where young people can grow and thrive.

When you volunteer with our youth programmes, you’ll be involved in a wide variety of engaging and fun activities, such as:

• Creative Sessions: Supporting arts and crafts workshops, music sessions, or drama groups. This helps young people express themselves and develop their creative skills.

• Active Games and Sports: Leading or supervising informal sports, team games, or physical challenges in a fun and safe setting.

• Life Skills and Education: Helping run positive and supportive discussion groups on topics like self-esteem, well-being, or healthy living, ensuring every young person has a voice.

• Trips and Outings: Assisting with supervision on local trips or outings, providing young people with new experiences and opportunities to build confidence outside of our centre.

Sharing Care and Warmth

Share Your Nurturing Spirit!

We are looking for kind, welcoming individuals to volunteer alongside our qualified nursery practitioners, helping us provide a safe, warm, and caring environment for children aged 0 – 5 years.

Your time and support are invaluable in creating a positive and nurturing start for the youngest members of our community. This is a truly rewarding role where you can help little personalities flourish!

Volunteering alongside our practitioners offers many fun and rewarding ways to engage with children aged 0–5. Your daily involvement might include:

• Creative Play and Learning: Supporting structured activities such as story time, singing, sensory play, and simple arts and crafts. This encourages early language, motor skill development, and imagination.

• Encouraging Physical Development: Supervising and joining in with safe play, both indoors and outdoors, such as building blocks, helping with push-along toys, or assisting during outside garden time.

• Providing Nurturing Support: Offering one-to-one or small group support during meal times, snacks, and transitions (like nap time or welcoming parents). This is vital for creating a calm and secure environment.

• Tidying and Preparation: Helping staff prepare the setting for activities, ensuring the space is clean, safe, and engaging for the children throughout the day