Volunteer with Beat
Do you have time, skills or experience to share?
A passion to help those with eating disorders?
Join our volunteer community and help us beat eating disorders.
I enjoy the fact that I am engaging with people who are proactively seeking help, advice and / or reassurance. Knowing that I could actually make a difference to someone's day and potentially their recovery is a rewarding feeling.
Katey, Digital Helpline Volunteer
Our volunteer roles can be done completely remotely so you can make a huge difference from the comfort of your own home.
In 2024 Digital Helpline Volunteers carried out 3,523 webchats with people needing support!
Beat is such a supportive charity to work with, I feel that I have been given so many amazing opportunities and I love how valued lived experience is.
Beat Lived Experience Volunteer
How do I become a volunteer?
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Find a role
Explore our volunteer options and see if there are any which suit you
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Apply for the role
Complete the application form and we'll be in touch
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Receive training
If you are accepted for a volunteer role, you will receive training to ensure you know everything you need to know
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Begin role
Our team will be able to provide ongoing support, advice and training as you deliver the duties of the role
We know your time is valuable so as a Beat volunteer, you will get:
Opportunities to learn new skills and gain valuable experience
A chance to be part of a community of nationwide volunteers helping us in our mission to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders
Appropriate supervision and support from a designated Beat staff member
Arguably the most organised and well run organisation I have ever volunteered with. So many opportunities to get support, to gain more experience and to develop.
Beat Digital Helpline Volunteer
Valuable experience
Several of our volunteers have continued to work to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders in other ways since joining us.
Some who began in a volunteer role have gone on to join our staff team or have taken up jobs in the NHS or other organisations.
Volunteering at Beat can be a great opportunity to give you the skills and experiences for your life and career whilst making a difference in the lives of others.
An example of this is a Digital Helpline Volunteer who went on to join our staff team, firstly as a Helpline Advisor, before progressing into our Senior Helpline Advisor role and now working as one of our Programme Officers.
"I volunteered for Beat for just over a year and then I took on a paid role as a Helpline Advisor at Beat. A lot of the skills and eating disorder knowledge was transferrable. It also helped me understand the more common difficulties and experiences that people might look to us for support with."
The reason they gave for why you should consider volunteering with us is simple: "to help people", adding "it truly is a privilege that people are open with us, and it teaches you to appreciate that we all have the power to make a difference to someone else's life".
I've loved volunteering with Beat and the experience it's given me has helped contribute to me getting my dream job.
Beat Digital Helpline Volunteer
Thank you so much for one of the best sessions of my university education! I really appreciate you sharing your story and increasing awareness of what we can do as medical professionals to help support people with eating disorders.
Medical student's feedback from a Beat Lived Experience Volunteer talk
Volunteering opportunities
Digital Helpline Volunteer
Become a Volunteer on our Helpline service to support people affected by eating disorders
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