Volunteer With Us
Get involved and be there for those who need your help.
Apply to be a Volunteer
New Volunteers needed!
Mikeysline Wants You
Our volunteers are the backbone of Mikeysline, supporting us from the very beginning, generously giving their time, experience, energy and commitment to help others.
We provide essential peer support, so our volunteers tend to have firsthand experience of mental health challenges in some aspect of their life, be it their own, friends, family, or professionally. But whatever your background, anyone who wants to help others, has the ability to listen and be empathetic with a desire to support people at an extremely difficult point in their lives, is most welcome to apply.
The truth is we could always do with more help. We are currently planning to provide more support in the Easter Ross area and are looking for more volunteers. If you live locally and would like to help support our young person's service in the Tain area and our support for adults and young people in the Evanton area, please see more information here.
Why Volunteer?
You mean… apart from the fact that you’ll be actively making a positive difference in the lives of those who are struggling to cope?
Well… of course there are a few other things you get out of being a volunteer for Mikeysline…
- It’s just incredibly rewarding helping other people. So you feel good about yourself
- You get to use your existing skills and experience to impact people’s lives
- You’ll gain new skills, knowledge and experience you can use in your own life
- You’ll meet new people, make new friends and be a valued part of the team
- You’ll get to know your local community
And so much more…
Ways you can help as a volunteer
There are lots of ways you can help Mikeysline as a volunteer, it all depends on you and how much time you can give.
- Providing direct support to others through our text and multi-communications line
- Working with us in one of our crisis drop-in centres, the Hive Inverness or one of our other Hives
- Supporting us to raise awareness about our work & break down the stigma of mental health & suicide through attending events and distributing leaflets on our behalf
- Helping us to fundraise/fundraising on our behalf
- Providing admin/social media support
Please find our application form below. As we work with vulnerable individuals all applicants require 2 satisfactory references and a Protection Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check as part of our recruitment process. There will also be core training which you will need to attend following your interview.
Please complete an application form for a volunteering role. You can either print a version off and send it to us, at 19 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1JN or download it and e-mail it to us at: enquiries@mikeysline.co.uk