Community Post Type: Volunteering

The VS6 Partnership are pleased to announce the launch of the Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub website, the central place for all volunteering needs across the city region.

The hub revolutionises volunteering by supporting the co-ordination and management of volunteering across all six Liverpool City Region (LCR) boroughs into one platform providing wider promotion of opportunities and a shared database of registered volunteers looking to give their time to our LCR communities.

Organisations can register on the hub’s website to promote their volunteering opportunities for free and access a pool of volunteers across LCR. All opportunities are listed on the hub website, and due to the interoperability of the hub with volunteer centres across LCR boroughs, opportunities will also be promoted at a local level. The hub also supports the management of volunteers including accepting volunteers, logging volunteer hours, GDPR compliance and producing data reports on volunteering activities.

The hub was developed in partnership with TeamKinetic, who designed the bespoke management software, and is funded by Mayor Steve Rotheram and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, to build upon the legacy of generosity and volunteering from the pandemic.

Originally, the idea of the hub was developed following TeamKinetic’s work with Halton & St Helens VCA in developing a digital volunteer management platform which was enhanced during the pandemic in response to the rising demand for both volunteers needed and residents wanting to get involved in volunteering. Following the success of this platform and further funding from the Combined Authority, each borough in the city region now has their own digital volunteer platform run by their local CVS, which now all feed into our newly launched Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub.

To access the Liverpool City Region Volunteering Hub to register your organisations’ opportunities or to sign up to get involved in volunteering, please click here.

Additionally, if you are an organisation wanting to promote your volunteering opportunities and want to know more, Volunteer Centre Sefton are hosting some training on how to use the TeamKinetic system throughout February and March:

Tuesday 13 February 2024 from 10 AM 12 PM on Zoom

Thursday 7 March 2024 from 1 – 3 PM on Zoom.

 

We are looking for someone to create anti-violence educational resources, courses, and content for e-learning as part of a team who are passionate about early intervention education for all ages.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for someone to create anti-violence educational resources, courses, and content for e-learning as part of a team who are passionate about early intervention education for all ages.

• Volunteer will work closely with the Director to create bespoke resources.
• Opportunities to work with a brand-new company.
• Resources come in all formats – single page briefs, videos, PowerPoints, e-lessons, guides, and information booklets.
• Flexibility to development new content.

The topics will be as follows:

• Anti Social Behaviour
• Bullying and Cyberbullying
• Child Abuse and Exploitation
• Domestic Abuse
• Gang Culture
• Knife Crime

What are we looking for?

• Volunteers should have experience writing concisely and for audiences with limited knowledge of the subject areas and within a varied age range.
• Ideally a background in education relating to teaching or development.
• Experience teaching or tutoring would be greatly appreciated.

To apply, see here

Description: To transport victims of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking to a place of safety. You may be the first person to show care and empathy to the victim on their journey to recovery.

Location: Journeys can be anywhere in England & Wales and will be split with other volunteers if over a certain distance or time period.

Accountable to: National Transport Coordinator

Background: The Salvation Army has delivered the UK Government’s contract to provide support for victims of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking since 2011. As part of the contract, The Salvation Army are required to provide a safe, effective & demand led Transport Service.

To apply and for more details, see here

Are looking for a flexible volunteering role, are you able to commit to volunteering for at least 10 hours per year, do you want to meet new people and make a difference?

We are expanding rapidly, and we need your help to raise awareness and increase income for The Air Ambulance Service and the Children’s Air Ambulance by supporting our large events and events local to you while representing the Charity. As an event support volunteer some of the things you would be involved in are: Setting up and clearing down the event Welcoming and talking to members of the public Assisting with the smooth running of our events Cheering on our supporters Helping with promotion of events Our events vary massively from local fetes and quiz nights to marathons and outdoor cinemas.

Hopefully there will be something to interest everyone! We will communicate all planned events to you regularly so that you can plan ahead and let us know which events you are able to support. This role is very flexible, you can sign up to support our events on an ad hoc basis when it is most convenient for you. As the charity will invest time in processing your application and providing you with training to carry out your role, we ask that you commit to a minimum of two events per year.

To apply, see here

Our van driver’s assistants are essential to ensuring that all the amazing donations we receive end up in our shops, so they can be sold to help raise vital funds. These funds are then used to make a real difference to disadvantaged children, young people and their families across the UK.

You will need to be comfortable lifting and shifting large amounts of furniture and stock between our shops and the area van. You will need to be an excellent timekeeper, and able to keep the van driver entertained whilst you are stuck in the inevitable traffic.

It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.

To apply, see here

Could you be the friendly face of your local British Heart Foundation shop? With support around you and full training provided, you will be processing sales through the till as a cashier, talking to customers and thanking every donor – helping us continue to fund life saving research.

This is a customer focussed role where you will meet and interact with a wide range of people.

Typical tasks include:

· Engaging with customers and serving them in a helpful and friendly way

· Answering questions from customer, donors and supporters

· Communicating with fellow volunteers about what has sold and needs re-stocking

· Honing your retail and cashier skills behind the till and taking payments

· Helping with administration and reception duties around the till area

· Promoting Gift Aid and sales campaigns

To apply, see here

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run our retail shops, raising money for vulnerable children, young people and families across the UK.

Do you have a keen eye for hidden gem? Our Online Research Volunteers (Retail Store based) find those items that will be more suitable for online sale. You will need to fully research the items including ensuring that the items have sold previously and/or are likely to sell, then prepare the items for safe transport to our online sales department.

It would be great if you could volunteer one shift a week (or even more if you want) but we’re always happy to be flexible to work around your availability.

To apply, see here

We are a national charity with various branches in cities across the UK, aiming to brighten the childhoods of disadvantaged children in local areas by volunteer visits from their favourite characters (Disney Princesses, Superheroes etc.)

Our volunteers can be of any age upwards of 16 and can take on a number of different roles:

• Characters – Visit children in costume, as well-known children’s characters (e.g. princesses and superheroes). Provide support at events of a number of other charities, children’s hospitals and council organisations through storytime, interactions and activities.
• Magic Makers – Visit children out of costume and provide enrichment such as arts and crafts, games etc.
• Imagineers – Help behind the scenes by organising events, recruiting volunteers, running training sessions, helping sort costumes, running fundraisers etc.

All volunteers require a DBS check and will undergo 2 training sessions ran by us – Introduction Training and Safeguarding Training.

To apply, see here

Liverpool Empire Theatre are kindly letting us collect at the end of each performance of The Drifters Tues 27 Feb to Sat 2 March. We need 2 collectors per performance. Weds, Thurs and Sat at 1600 and Tues to Sat 2100.

Raising funds for Tom’s Trust – a children’s charity who support children with brain tumours and their families by providing mental health, clinical psychology support. We opened our 3rd centre at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in June 2023 and we have got the waiting lists down from 6 months to 2 weeks, set up a group for parents/carers and a group for siblings.

Our founders set up the charity after they lost their son Tom, aged 9, 7 months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Whilst they had the physical support from the NHS they had no mental health support so set up the charity to make sure no other family would have to go through what they went through. They also have other children.

To apply, see here

Plaza Cinema now have volunteer opportunities (ushering) so we are looking for anyone 18 or over to join their amazing team.

By volunteering with this fantastic independent, community cinema you get to meet new people and get to see the latest films for free.

They currently have quite a lot of volunteers aged between 15 & 18 years old so they want to balance this out a bit by looking for aged 18+ volunteers.

If you are interested please email Martin.fol@plazacinema.org.uk