Get Involved
Find out how you can get involved with the work of ESCV. Whether you have a couple of minutes to spare, or can commit to something longer, there are plenty of ways to get involved.
GET INVOLVED
Join ESCV’s active volunteer team to make sure voices are heard and communities are listened to.
When you volunteer with us you will:
- Make a difference to your local community
- Use existing skills, knowledge and networks to help people be heard in your community.
- Meet new people
- Enhance your skills and knowledge
- Have access to training and support
Volunteering with East Sussex Community Voice is flexible and designed to fit around your life. Across our projects and programmes, we have a range of volunteering opportunities for you to get involved in.
Volunteer with us and make a real difference, get in touch today.
Hear about some of our volunteer opportunities that are available now:
Healthwatch East Sussex
Healthwatch champion public and patient voice in health and care, we listen to people’s views and make sure they are heard by the people in charge.
Volunteering with Healthwatch East Sussex is very flexible and is designed to fit around your life.
When you volunteer with Healthwatch you will;
- Make a difference to your local community
- Use existing skills, knowledge and networks to help people be heard in your community
- Meet new people
- Enhance your skills and knowledge
- Have access to training and support
Young Healthwatch
Young Healthwatch East Sussex is a youth voice group set up to shine a spotlight on the health and care issues that face children and young people across our county.
It combines traditional youth work practices with creativity and technology, to create an exciting and engaging program for local young people to act as community ambassadors. Young Healthwatch Offers:
- Youth Led spaces
- Exciting Activities and Opportunities
- Fun and welcoming environment
- Opportunities to develop yours skills and knowledge
Young Healthwatch is for children and young people between the ages of 12 – 21
Here’s what some of our volunteers have to say:
“I get a lot of satisfaction knowing what I am doing is ensuring that the patients voice is heard and represented in a constructive way. I also like working as part of a volunteer team making a difference to health and social care. I have made lots of friends and met like-minded volunteers who also believe that patients need to be represented and heard to enable change in our community”
Healthwatch Volunteer
“I felt so supported throughout and it has definitely helped me with confidence, as well as feeling like I am having a positive impact on something really important”
IAG Volunteer
“I also like working as part of a volunteer team making a difference to health and social care I have made lots of friends and met like-minded volunteers”
Healthwatch Volunteer
