Fancy bringing Wellness Walks to your community?
updated 2024…
When we first wrote this we just had the inkling of an idea – since then it’s grown, it’s developed and we’re super proud that we now have volunteers all over the UK.
The concept that getting out into nature for a walk with other people is good for us is something that a lot of people can see the benefit of really quickly. We want as many people as possible in as many places as possible to be able to take the first steps to feeling better.
But…we want them to be able to do so safely, with people who are fully qualified to make sure its a safe, supportive and totally free day out. So we offer a Wellness Walks Vo0lunteer Leader Training Scheme – basically we will train you (actual nationally recognised (OfQual) qualifications, support you, mentor you, insure you & take care of 95% of the admin of putting on Walks – you repay this investment in you by delivering Wellness Walks in (or for) your community.
If this sounds like something you’d like to be involved with then read on….
How can you get involved?
Wellness Walks was born out of the idea of giving something back and supporting others to take the first steps to feeling better. At our heart is the simple idea that time spent outdoors with other people is beneficial to both our mental and physical health. All Wellness Walks are always totally free to the participants and are always delivered by fully qualified leaders
During 2021 & 2022 we designed, trialled and tweaked options for getting as many people access to a Wellness Walk as possible – and our volunteer training scheme was born, we’re hoping to finish 2024 with over 100 wonderful wellness walk leaders across the UK.
The scheme offers volunteers nationally recognised qualifications so that they (& our participants) know that they’re competent – that they’ll make sure a Wellness Walk is always a safe and supportive space.
Volunteers receive:
Lowland Leader Training
First Aid for Mental Health
Safeguarding
Outdoor First Aid
Lowland Leader Assessment
We’ll also be giving our volunteers access to mentoring, shadowing and assisting opportunities, further cpd courses as well as insuring them, getting them deals on kit and taking care of that boring admin stuff. Exciting.
Who can apply?
We want our Wellness Walks volunteers to be as diverse as the people who benefit from our walks – so our training scheme is open to anyone who can meet the requirements of the qualifications we’re delivering (that bit is out of our control – but if you really think you’d be ace and you’ve concerns you might not qualify we’re happy to have a chat & possibly advocate for you).
Currently we’re recruiting for volunteers in:
Follow the links above for more details of each scheme & how to apply.
If you’re not in the above areas & you’d still like to be involved you can still get in touch – let us know where you are & we’ll see what we can arrange – we anticipate running several more schemes throughout 2023 & 2024 – use the info request form below.