St John Ambulance

St John Ambulance is a national charity offering a range of First Aid, Mental Health, and Fire, Health and Safety courses, as well as a range of community support programmes focusing on health and social care in the community.Each year, St John Ambulance help more than 400,000 people (including young people) learn how to save a life through their training programmes. They also provide specialist transport services to the NHS, local communities, and other healthcare providers, and fully trained and equipped personnel at thousands of public events across the country.There are a number of options for adults who are interested in volunteering, as well as for those aged over 18, to become Youth Team Volunteers, and there are also a variety of ways that young people can get involved, to have fun, and learn important life skills. These include::

Badgers (ages 5-10): activities for children to help them learn important life skills in an exciting and safe environment,

Cadets (ages 10-17): fun, community-based activities, aimed at developing first aid skills, to earn your Grand Prior Award and help volunteering within the community,

Young Responders (ages 11-25): teaching young people life-saving, street first aid skills,

NHS Cadets (ages 14-18): provide opportunities to experience roles in healthcare or learn first aid skills to young people from communities that are underserved, and

Youth Team Volunteers (ages 19+): allows young people to work with Badgers and Cadets as a Youth Helper or Youth Leader.

For more information, please follow the link to visit their website, or contact using the details provided.Registered charity number: 1077265.