Want to make the lives of children and young people better?

ChildLine in Scotland is the free and confidential helpline service for children and young people who need to talk.

ChildLine provides a telephone counselling service for any child with any problem. The service is currently expanding to offer support online as well as the helpline, to provide secure one-to-one counselling sessions and more.

Volunteer counsellors use counselling skills to offer support, comfort and advice to children and young people who contact ChildLine. Currently we can’t counsel every child who contacts the service – can you help us change that?

Children and young people contact ChildLine about a range of issues including bullying, abuse, neglect, sexuality, pregnancy and facts of life. Counsellors listen, assess and explore feelings and options with the young people.

Calls must remain confidential to ChildLine, so we hold a brief before and debrief after counselling shifts to help volunteers deal with any difficult feelings or issues.

No previous experience of counselling or working with children is needed, as full training and support is provided.

For more information contact ChildLine's Aberdeen base on 0844 892 0200, visit: www.nspcc.org.uk or email: volunteering@childline.org.uk. Please state clearly that you are interested in volunteering in Aberdeen. Please give your full name when you get in touch, and a contact phone number.

If you have particular access requirements please contact the base using the above details.

ChildLine is a service provided and funded by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). CHILDREN 1ST (RSSPCC) delivers the ChildLine service in Scotland on behalf of the NSPCC. NSPCC registered charity numbers 216401 and SC037717.

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