Adferiad – Volunteer Appropriate Adult Opportunity

Want to gain some experience in custody suites and in the world of criminology?

We are recruiting for Appropriate Adult Volunteers in the Aberystwyth, Newtown, Haverfordwest and Brecon areas to offer support to vulnerable adults who find themselves detained in Police custody.

Being an Appropriate Adult is a challenging, fulfilling and often rewarding role. Volunteers must be over 18 but don’t need previous knowledge of legal procedures
or social work. The role of the Appropriate Adult is not to provide legal advice but to offer impartial support and be a friendly face in the absence of a family member or carer to people who may be feeling frightened, bewildered, and confused in an unfamiliar situation.

To get you ready for this role, we provide a 2 day training course which is spilt into 2 half days. During this training, we will fill you in on all there is to know about being an Appropriate Adult. This will then give you your toolkit towards supporting people who are in custody.

Fancy getting involved? Apply now!

Adferiad welcomes interest from people with different backgrounds, cultures, identities and life experiences.
We are committed to making volunteering accessible. Reasonable adjustments can be discussed at any stage of the volunteering journey, including recruitment, training, supervision and volunteering activities.

Please contact volunteer@adferiad.org to find out more.