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Volunteering

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Work with us as we support local church communities and the spreading of the Gospel across the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Volunteering in the Archdiocese of Liverpool

We want to make volunteering as easy and safe as possible for our communities. We do this by encouraging all our parishes to make volunteering opportunities available here on our website, which people who want to volunteer can then apply for. In addition, we run events such as induction and health and safety training to help people get started in volunteering and to support active volunteers.

We always welcome new volunteers, if you would like to start volunteering for the archdiocese whether it is for your local parish or an archdiocesan group, then please complete this form.

Our social action

“Charity is at the heart of the Church; it is the reason forits action, the soul of its mission.”

Volunteers are an integral part of living out our mission of love and service.  If you feel you can support this vision through volunteering, take a look at current opportunities to get involved on our Catholic Social Action page, or get in touch at catholicsocialaction@rcaol.org.uk to explore your place. We would love to welcome you to take part!

Charities and organisations

Safeguarding and volunteering

Please see this helpful guidance on DBS eligibility and role descriptions from our Safeguarding Department.

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All volunteers must adhere to our code of behaviour

Do

  • Treat all people with dignity and respect.
  • Provide an example that you would wish others to follow.
  • Respect people’s right to personal privacy.
  • Plan activities which involve more than one person being present, or at least within sight or hearing of others.
  • Encourage children, young people and vulnerable adults to feel comfortable to point out attitudes or behaviour they don’t like.
  • Remember that others might misinterpret your actions, no matter how well intentioned.
  • Recognise that caution is required even in sensitive moments of counselling such as when dealing with bullying, bereavement/ suspicions of abuse.
  • Challenge unacceptable behaviour and report all allegations/suspicions of abuse.

Do not

  • Permit abusive peer activities (ridiculing, bullying).
  • Play physical contact games with children and young people.
  • Have any inappropriate physical or verbal contact with others.
  • Jump to conclusions without checking facts.
  • Show favouritism to any individual.
  • Make suggestive remarks or gestures, even in fun.
  • Let suspicion, disclosure or allegations of abuse go unrecorded or unreported.

Volunteer Policy

Volunteering is the commitment of time and energy for the benefit of society and the community: the environment of individuals outside one’s immediate family. It is undertaken freely and by choice without concern for financial gain.

See our policy

Thank you

‘At the Last Supper the Lord Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and commanded us to love one another. Our baptismal ministry is one of love and service to God and to others - without the energy, commitment, and love shown by you in our parishes we would not be able to live out the Lord’s command.

I thank you on behalf of the archdiocese for all that you do in the service of the Lord in so very many ways. It is invaluable to our local Church and may God bless you for everything that you do.’