Exciting new opportunity to support the families of RNLI volunteers
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We provide, on call, a 24 hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland, and a seasonal lifeguard service. With our lifeboats, lifeguards, safety messages and flood rescue we are committed to saving more lives.
At the forefront of our lifesaving activity are nearly 8000 operational lifeboat station volunteers who give up thousands of hours every year to save lives at sea, complete training, maintain lifeboats and equipment and much more. Our operational lifeboat station volunteers all carry pagers and are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Their commitment to the RNLI and to their local community has a significant impact on their families who have to adapt to the highs and lows of living with an RNLI pager.
The RNLI Families Programme provides support to the families of operational lifeboat station volunteers and we’re looking for a team of volunteers to help the Families Programme grow and to ensure that all lifeboat station volunteers and their families can access the support that is available to them.
We are currently recruiting six volunteer Regional Family Support Coordinators. This important role will help to improve the volunteering experience for all operational lifeboat station volunteers and their families and is a great volunteer opportunity for someone who is looking to utilise their current skills or gain new experience. If it sounds like something you would like to be involved in please go to www.rnli.org.uk/volroles and search for the Regional Family Support Coordinator role or email [email protected] or alternatively you can call Esther Lowe Families Programme Manager on 07825863615 for more information.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
Learn more about the RNLI
For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.
Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.