Volunteering for BBS UK

Volunteering is a great way to share your enthusiasm, skills and ideas whilst having fun and meeting like-minded people. Volunteers have an important role and can enrich and extend our work and help us make services more flexible and accessible.

We believe strongly in the value of volunteering and seek to involve a diverse range of volunteers who can contribute a wide variety of skills, experience and perspectives to our work.

There are a number of benefits to volunteering at BBS UK such as:

Gaining knowledge about BBS

Growing your skills and experience for a future employed role

Improving communication skills

Networking opportunities

Working with diverse groups

Improving team working skills

Gaining references for future positions

Meeting like-minded people

For further information about Volunteering:

Please click here to email us at [email protected]

You can volunteer for BBS UK in a number of ways and we have a range of opportunities for volunteers to get involved in:

Volunteer at our Annual Family Weekend by helping with our conference day programme, running stalls or evening workshops or becoming a trip carer or crèche support worker
Volunteer and support our adult or children and family’s activity weekends or day trips
Volunteer on the BBS UK stand at exhibitions including Sight Village London, Birmingham or Manchester
Contribute to our newsletter

We are very grateful to everybody who gives their time to volunteer with BBS UK. Some types of volunteering with us could involve a regular commitment, others are more informal.

If you are interested in volunteering, we will ask you to complete the application form below.

Once we receive your completed form, a member of our team will get in touch to chat through more information on opportunities and discuss how we can best matches your interests and time availability.

If you would like to apply:

Click here to fill out the BBS UK Volunteer Application Form

BBS UK Volunteer Application Form

We are really excited that you are interested in volunteering with us. By filling in the form below we will be able to get an idea of what you would like to do and how much time you have to give, which will help us match you to the right role within our organisation.

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

Address*

Phone (Landline)

Phone (Mobile)

Email*

Preferred contact method*

These are the volunteering areas I am interested in:*

Fundraising

Raising awareness

Event support

Providing professional support services

What made you choose to apply for a volunteering role with BBS UK and what do you hope to gain from the experience?*

Do you have any support needs? If so, please specify:*

Please tell us about the skills and experience you can bring to this volunteering role?*

These could be things that you have developed through employment, volunteering or other areas of your life.

Please tell us about your interests and hobbies:*

Please tell us when you have the time to volunteer and how much time you would like to spend doing so:*

How did you hear about BBS UK?*

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Become a Trustee

We are always keen to hear from anyone who may be interested in becoming a trustee. All our trustees are adults with BBS or parents of children with BBS.

Trustees bring other life or professional experience to the management committee.BBS UK is particularly interested in people with professional experience (marketing, media, PR, finance or legal) to support the charity with its membership communication and engagement. No previous Trustee experience is required.

Potential trustees will be invited to come along as observers to management committee meetings first to get a better idea of what would be involved before committing themselves.

As a Trustee you will have:

Induction, training and reimbursable expenses

Opportunities to make strategic decisions and develop new skills

Opportunities to network with likeminded organisations and professionals

Influence to shape innovative projects

The chance to make a real difference to the wellbeing of the BBS community

The expected time commitment is:

Three Trustee meetings per year, lasting approximately three hours' each via Zoom or at a central location
Attendance at our annual AGM; and an annual strategy day.
Regular monitoring and response of emails is also required.

Interested?

Click here to fill out the BBS UK Trustee Application Form

BBS UK Trustee Application Form

"*" indicates required fields

Name*

Title First Last

Address*

Phone - Landline

Phone - Mobile*

Email*

Please provide details of your employment history:*

Please provide details of your Qualifications /Training/Courses:*

What qualities and experience do you feel you could bring to the BBS UK Board of Trustees?*

Do you have any connection to BBS UK?*

Please state if you are connected to a current board member through family, spouse or social connection.

Yes

You said 'Yes'. Please explain:*

Are you any of the following:*

A full member of BBS UK

An associate member of BBS UK

References

Please provide the names and addresses of two referees whom we have permission to contact. These should not be relatives and preferably have known you for at least two years, and able to testify to your suitability for a Trustee role.

Referee 1 Name*

Title First Last

Referee 1 Address*

Referee 1 Phone*

In what capacity do you know Referee 1?*

Referee 2 Name*

Title First Last

Referee 2 Address*

Referee 2 Phone*

In what capacity do you know Referee 2?*

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Become a Member of BBS UK

BBS UK’s members are at the heart of our work, and you’ll join a growing group of people who play a part in everything we do. Membership is free.

Members receive:

Our bi-annual newsletter
Our annual conference report
Information on BBS UK events and activities
The chance to vote to elect our trustees and to become a trustee yourself

Members can get involved in BBS UK’s work in all sorts of ways. There’s no pressure to do anything, but if you are keen, we'll support you every step of the way.

That might be as simple as taking part in surveys, focus groups, and consultations, to sharing your own personal experiences, or fundraising to support BBS UK’s work.

Membership is open to:

Any adult diagnosed with BBS and his/her family
Any family with one or more children diagnosed with BBS including legal guardians, foster parents, parents by adoption, and carers and grandparents.

All membership applications are subject to the agreement of the charity trustees.

To become a member, simply complete our online membership form:

Please click here to fill out the BBS UK Online Membership Form

Volunteering for BBS UK

Volunteering is a great way to share your enthusiasm, skills and ideas whilst having fun and meeting like-minded people. Volunteers have an important role and can enrich and extend our work and help us make services more flexible and accessible.

There are a number of benefits to volunteering at BBS UK such as:

For further information about Volunteering:

You can volunteer for BBS UK in a number of ways and we have a range of opportunities for volunteers to get involved in:

If you are interested in volunteering, we will ask you to complete the application form below.

If you would like to apply:

Click here to fill out the BBS UK Volunteer Application Form

BBS UK Volunteer Application Form

Become a Trustee

We are always keen to hear from anyone who may be interested in becoming a trustee. All our trustees are adults with BBS or parents of children with BBS.

Potential trustees will be invited to come along as observers to management committee meetings first to get a better idea of what would be involved before committing themselves.

As a Trustee you will have:

The expected time commitment is:

Interested?

Click here to fill out the BBS UK Trustee Application Form

BBS UK Trustee Application Form

References

Become a Member of BBS UK

BBS UK’s members are at the heart of our work, and you’ll join a growing group of people who play a part in everything we do. Membership is free.

Members receive:

Membership is open to:

To become a member, simply complete our online membership form:

Contact the BBS UK office team:

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