Free To Be supports particularly vulnerable children to begin to change their stories about who they are, and who they can be. We help children who have often grown up with significant adversity or hardship to more often feel proud of themselves and to experience feeling brave, adventurous, included and successful - often for the first time in a long time.

We do this via overnight adventures and nature based residentials; after-school groups; and mentoring support. We work using the inherent power of the outdoors, animals, nature and self-expression - all of which are integral to the programmes we run. Children experience meeting animals at the farm, building dens in the forest, building rafts in teams to paddle across a lake, standing on the beach for the first time, cooking together in groups, camping out under the stars and a wide range of other activities all carefully designed to both broaden horizons, but also to scaffold the building of self-confidence, resilience, and trust in others.

As a Group Leader, you'll gain invaluable experience working with a dynamic range of truly incredible children to help them have a break and a chance to get continual positive adult support. Alongside at least one other volunteer, you will help foster the empowerment of young people from a variety of underprivileged backgrounds, showcasing their individual spirits through inclusivity and togetherness. You'll be there to help them to discover how brilliant they are; showing them kindness, and teaching them to be proud of themselves as they explore and grow through the week.

Before you come on a project with us, you'll be given extensive training in working with children and safeguarding by our experienced team. Then, once away on projects, there'll be the opportunity to gain great experience working with vulnerable children, make a huge difference to the lives of these children and to share unforgettable memories (and plenty of laughs!) with other like-minded volunteers.

We ask for a commitment of 1 project per year. Each project runs for 7 days, during the Easter and Summer school holidays, where volunteers will stay on site. We only ask you to cover the cost of travelling to site (or the nearest train station).

If this exciting and rewarding volunteering opportunity appeals to you, please fill in the application form attached.