You can benefit from volunteering in the following way:

• help you into paid work or education                              
  
• gain new experiences
• help your community
• learn new skills
• give you training
• meet new people
• increase your confidence
• improve your health
• give something back
• make a difference
• use your spare time well

We welcome volunteers who help us in our work. Unfortunately we cannot include everyone who applies to be a volunteer. Submitting an application does not guarantee that you will be accepted as a volunteer for MEAD Project but we might be able to find you a place in more suitable organisation or charity. You may wish to speak with one of our staff and find out more about our work before applying.

The process of becoming a volunteer includes several steps:

• Complete and return our application form which can be obtained by contact us: phone 01738 634789, email info@meadproject.org.uk or download it from this page.
• We will ask you to provide us with two referees to whom we will send reference requests.
  Before anyone can start as a volunteer we must be able to secure their references.
• An interview will then be arranged where we can discuss suitable volunteering roles.
• An induction to MEAD will take place if we agree to move forward with the process.
• The volunteer and MEAD staff will agree their role as a volunteer and starting date.

Volunteers can claim travel expenses, which must be authorised, while providing services to MEAD Project’s clients.