Volunteer with Oxford City Angels

 We have set the bar high for all volunteer candidates such is the sensitivity and complexity of our work. Successful applicants will be of a caring and compassionate nature and be willing to operate in a team in testing conditions in the service of others.

Applicants will have no criminal record (spent or unspent) relating to crimes of a violent or sexual nature. Applicants will agree to submit to referencing and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. If your DBS check or references are unsuitable the recruitment process will be terminated and you will not be eligible to reapply. We reserve the right to reject any application at any time. 

As a Oxford City Angel applicant you will understand that: 

• Applicants must be 18 years or over
• Volunteers agree to take part in a 6hr hour shift once a month on a Saturday night/Sunday morning between 22:00 and 04:00 
• Volunteers will be sensitive, understanding and non-judgmental when engaging with or supporting service users
• During a shift volunteers are likely to engage with and support a survivor/victim of sexual harassment/violence  Please do consider this before applying
• Volunteers will often support highly intoxicated people. If you have a significant aversion to blood or vomit this will not be a role for you
• Volunteers are likely to engage with challenging  individuals and respond to distressing incidents
• Our volunteers often walk between 5 to 10 miles every shift
• OCA reserves the right to reject any application at anytime 

To reflect the female-focused nature of our work we are only accepting applications from female candidates for frontline positions. We have no plans to recruit male candidates for frontline safeguarding activities.   

To register your interest in volunteering for Oxford City Angels please complete our online application form .  We look forward to hearing from you! .