Vacancies and Volunteering

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First Steps ED would not be as successful as it is without your help.

Volunteers

We are always happy to hear from people who are looking to make a positive contribution with or without lived experience of mental health difficulties. If you’re over 16 and have time and passion to spare, check out some of our opportunities below. All volunteers are trained and may need to have a DBS check, as well as attend our accredited-CPD training (all costs are covered by the charity.)

Experienced Staff

We always need compassionate people who are keen to join our award-winning team to help us continue to deliver exceptional care.

If you have experience working with or supporting people with eating disorders and/ or mental health difficulties as either a professional or volunteer, and have a good understanding of the pathways and services, then please get in touch. You can also scroll further down this page to review our latest vacancies.

Current opportunities

Become a Befriender (Volunteer Role)

Befriending is our multi-award winning 6-to-9-month weekly support programme where we match a service user with a trained and supervised befriender. It is one of our most beloved services and continues to be a lifeline to individuals living through difficult times.

Become a Befriender

Join our PPIE Committee (Volunteer Role)

Our community brings a wealth of experience and valuable perspectives to contribute to the way our services are designed and delivered. Join today and help make a difference!

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Write for Us! (Volunteer Role)

Our person-centred, service user led approach to mental health is a big part of the reason we decided to launch our blog space, so if you have something to say, a story to tell or advice to share, you’ve come to the right place.

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