Be part of our incredible team.  Be inspired by ballet and performance.  Make new friends.  Know that you’re integral to what we do – three fabulous reasons to get volunteering.

It’s the skills, time and expertise of our volunteers that operationally facilitate and help the growth and development of our company and make what we do unique.  Whether you’re looking to help in our Wardrobe department, be a House Parent at our Residential Performance Company, Chaperone, help out backstage or as part of our administration team, we have lots of roles that might appeal.

We are currently seeking House Parent Volunteers for our 2026 Residential Performance Company. Please see more information below.

To join our core team, NYB is seeking a Support Team of House Parent volunteers to join us at the residential. Whether your young person is joining the NYB family for the first time or not, this is a wonderful opportunity to experience first-hand how NYB works, either as part of the intensive or within the companies. It also opens a window for parents to see the values and culture of NYB come alive in the beautiful setting of Elmhurst Ballet School and to get to know the core NYB team and creative practitioners.

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Key dates

Key dates are Friday 31st July – Saturday 8th August 2026 for the residency at Elmhurst Ballet School, plus one prior meeting online and one all-staff Safeguarding training session as outlined above. We will have a balance of full and part-time house parents throughout the course of these dates.

In addition, NYB offers every volunteer £50 towards travel expenses, and full accommodation in individual rooms (shared bathrooms) plus three hot meals per day provided by the Elmhurst kitchen.

How to get involved

Interested volunteers should complete the link to the Google Form included in the offer letter to your child.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 14th April 2025.

Reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants if required, please let us know if you have any additional needs. 

If you would like to discuss anything in relation to this application please don’t hesitate to get in touch at admin@nationalyouthballet.org