That it’s impossible for 14 year olds to get volunteering experience.

She doesn’t have to volunteer in an organised scheme. She can look in in neighbours, help out people around her who need it.

How about beach clean ups or conservation monitoring via Wildlife Trusts?

That’s very interesting. Was it paid work?

Edited as I miss-read 🙂

An excellent way to Volunteer in term time , but if the OP's dd isn't already a Scout, it is unlikely she will be able to find a way of filling her holidays.

See if your local Explorer Scouts unit has a Young Leader section, for volunteering with Squirrels, Beavers or Cubs. There's a whole training programme that goes with it, and in our District and others it can be converted to a BTEC with a couple of days extra study.

Work experience at a nursery that runs through summer would be ideal

Our local food bank has years8s and year 12s volunteering.

Junior parkrun.

Could she volunteer through girl guides or cadets?

I was lucky because my DD was offered a voluntary role in a gymnastics club by an acquaintance of mine I know through sport. My DD has never done gymnastics but she’s with 3 and 4 year olds who she really loves. Shes done really well and they have actually asked if she wants to stay on in a paid post.

Of course YABU to say it is impossible.

What makes it much, much easier is if she is already involved with the organisation of course.

So helping with younger sections of Youth organisations she is already part of, and know within, is a lot easier than starting 'cold'.
Same with helping with sports camps or sports teams when you are known at the club already, to be reliable and hard working and amenable.

Same as baby sitting / playing with dc whilst a parent is wfh - I wouldn't have employed a random 14 yr old, but did use more than one teenager whose abilities I knew of through seeing them help at Cubs, or help with the little ones at Church.

There was a thread a couple of weeks ago about someone whose dd was asked to help at dance camps during the holidays, by her regular dance teacher.

etc etc.

My 14yo dd is doing DofE and currently volunteering at karate with the younger kids - she does 2h a week, has done since Jan, and loves it! She does attend karate there on another day so had the in that way.

I know other kids who volunteer at younger kids' dance classes, again with the same company they take lessons with though.

Not necessarily. The charity I work for is regulated (similar to OFSTED) and their criteria is that all staff and volunteers are DBS checked. We’d love to have younger volunteers, but it wouldn’t be compliant with our registration so we aren’t able to.

Nonsense. Guiding and scouts has had young leaders for years.

This is what organisations say to kids they don’t really want to volunteer

Some charity shops round welcome a volunteer to put their paperback books in order in the shop. So many don't have the time to file them in alphabetical order. They lose out on sales because of this.

My DD (14) volunteers at a gymnastics club for little kids and her friend volunteers at a trampoline club at the same time. My niece did park run at that age and I know the library take volunteers ( all for Duke of Edinburgh). Our local RDA wouldn’t accommodate D of E but they have their own volunteer programme.

Try charity shops - my niece is 14 and did her DofE volunteering there.
Also, as lots of other posters have said, the library summer reading challenge.

I think for a lot of teenagers the opportunities will come up if they have a hobby- eg dance clubs often get the older pupils to help with the younger classes.
if it’s wanting experience of working then you can get a paid job ? My daughter’s been working at a cafe on Saturdays since she was 13 but I’m aware part time jobs are tricky to get at the moment.
Babysitting (obvs paid) could have transferable skills?

DD volunteered for a local sports club at that age (but she was an older member). DS volunteered with Beavers (but again he was already an Explorer). Does your DD do any sports or activities and could volunteer with the younger ages?

Go to your local library! Summer Reading Challenge volunteers start from age 14 and run all summer long.

(Big) parkrun on Saturdays at 9 or Junior Parkrun on Sundays at 9.
I think libraries take 14yr olds for summer reading challenge too. DS isn't at all bookish but really enjoyed the two summers he helped at the library.
Doing a selection of the above makes for a nice starter CV at school leaving age.

You could also try getting her into police or fire cadets as they usually volunteer at local events.

That's rubbish, at 14 they dont need a dbs!

Very slightly older, but my teen at 15 volunteered at a local historic site. He worked in the office tracking visitor numbers and going through the visitor books collating comments and mapping where visitors came from.

One of his friends has volunteered at a local open air museum since she was 13.

Several who are in Guides or Scouts help out at Cubs and Brownies.