Would you like to Volunteer with us?
As a volunteer at Citizens Advice Conwy Gwynedd, you would be joining the Citizens Advice service which is a network of around 245 local Citizens Advice across England and Wales.
Citizens Advice aims to:
- provide the advice people need for the problems they face
- improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives
Volunteers have been central to the Citizens Advice service since the first 200 local Citizens Advice opened in 1939.
Today, the Citizens Advice service has 16,000 trained volunteers and 7,000 paid staff who provide an advice service to over 2.7 million people a year in 3,500 locations in a range of ways including, face to face, over the phone, by email and webchat
There are lots of reasons to volunteer with us.
Our volunteers find the main benefits of volunteering include:
- being able to develop and build on experience, knowledge and skills
- improving employability
- improving health and wellbeing as well as confidence and self-esteem
- being able to utilise their own specialist knowledge
- having a chance to meet new people and make friends
- getting to know the local community and give something back
- being able to make valuable contribution and a real positive impact on peoples’ lives
We particularly need volunteers for Bangor and Caernarfon but also have offices in Conwy, Dolgellau and Pwllheli
We have various roles for volunteers – Adviser, Information Assistant, Media and marketing, Research and Campaigns and also Form fillers.
Ideally we ask for a minimum of 6 hours per week, which can be over one day or spread over two days, for at least 12 months. We don’t currently open at weekends
You will be given full, supported training and expenses will be paid
Click here for more information and to register your interest here. Or you can email us at recruitment.admin@cabconwygwynedd.cymru
