Community Post Type: Volunteering

Do you have a bucket load of enthusiasm, a few hours to spare and a desire to raise money for people in crisis? If so, this opportunity is for you!

Join them at one of their local collections and get ready to make a difference. Just a couple of hours shaking a bucket will help raise money to enable the Red Cross to provide the support necessary to those in crisis in the UK and across the world – whether that is food, clothing, first aid, cash, healthcare, or emotional support. Driving is preferable but not essential.

If you have any questions, please contact **bucketshake@redcross.org.uk** Diversity is something they celebrate. They want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. They want to create an inclusive environment, and promote and spread the power of kindness.

As part of creating an inclusive space they have an expenses policy that prioritises volunteers not being out of pocket for expenses linked to your role. If up front costs are difficult, you can speak to your volunteering manager about this to find alternatives.

They welcome refugees, asylum seekers and others currently in the UK to volunteer with us. They want volunteering to be accessible to everyone. **Health and Safety Statement** They take an individual approach to ensuring your safety. They may ask you to complete a simple risk assessment and will also have a conversation with you to discuss and identify any adjustments you may need.

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Spreading the word is key to your local community understanding what your Read Easy group does and how people can get the reading support they need or volunteer to help.

You will be creative, determined and passionate about communications, and bringing people together. You’ll be confident using local media, social media, and distributing leaflets, posters and other resources provided by Read Easy UK to help get the message out there into your community about the life-changing journey of learning to read.

Once the local community and media hear about the thousands of adults who can’t read in the area, it will be your responsibility to make sure that your local Read Easy group is able to capitalise on this attention!

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The role of Local Connector is very varied, involving relationship-building with local organisations, logistical tasks and being on hand to assist Readers when required.

You will help with distributing publicity, building links with referral agencies and sourcing venues (e.g., local Libraries, banks, community centres etc.) where Reading Pairs can meet for coaching sessions or in the case of remote coaching, where a Reader can access IT equipment to log in to coaching sessions online.

Local Connectors will be on hand to support Readers working remotely for their first few reading sessions, introducing them to venue staff/volunteers, who will greet and support the Reader with any IT issues during their coaching sessions in the future. As the Reader progresses, you will meet with them to present certificates and provide resources they will need for their next level.

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The Children’s Air Ambulance are looking to create a fundraising group and are seeking volunteers to join.

Our fundraising groups form a vital network of volunteers across the country, being part of a group is a way to meet new people, make great friends and get involved in your local community, all whilst helping to keep our helicopters flying. We also rely on our fundraising groups to help organise fundraising events and activities within their local community, our groups act as ambassadors, helping to spread the word about the work of the Children’s Air Ambulance and encouraging and supporting local people, clubs and organisations to fundraise for us too.

Groups normally meet once a month and support in whatever way best suits their interests and skills to organise and support fundraising activities in their local community.

They do this by: Planning and organising fundraising events to take place across the year Meeting regularly as a group to reflect on events held and discuss future activities Developing relationships and representing the Children’s Air Ambulance in their local communities, including attending events Supporting the charities campaigns such as Wills Week, Superhero Month and Bring a £ day. Working alongside and support of a Fundraising Manager to identify opportunities.

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Volunteering plays a vital role in supporting the work of community, charity and voluntary sector organisations in Liverpool.

By giving your time you can help your community thrive. So, if you’re looking to give a few hours, or days, you can find what opportunities are available through the LCVS volunteering portal.  And if you are an organisation looking for volunteers this portal can help you throughout the process.

Simply click through to the portal here and either register your organisation and post your volunteering opportunities or search for opportunities near you.

Coram Beanstalk believes that when a child becomes a reader, they get the very best chance in life, and every child deserves that.

Each week, across England, our trained volunteers deliver fun, interactive, reading experiences. They provide one to one support to children, who are behind, giving them the help and encouragement, they need to catch up – to switch onto reading, learn to read and become readers for life.

The role of a Reading Helper places you in the heart of primary school life. Youll be leading reading sessions that bring a positive reading experience to children outside of the classroom. Children will benefit from someone giving them one-to-one attention, showing them how much fun reading can be and the purpose reading has in their lives.

You will build a positive learning relationship with individual children aged 4-11, maintaining a regular weekly commitment. This consistency will build confidence, improve their engagement with reading and allow their reading skills to rocket!

You will need to:

• Attend school weekly in the afternoon session(s) during which youll see the same children each week
• Independently lead your sessions; youll have access to our brilliant books, online portal and will quickly get into the swing of what works well for each child
• Liaise with school staff and our team as required

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We’re the MS Society – a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers. Our volunteers are a key part of achieving our goals and their support is vital. Join us.

About this opportunity We are looking to recruit a Finance Volunteer for our Warrington and District Group. As a Finance Volunteer, you would be joining a coordinating team of volunteers to plan and deliver services and activities to support people locally.

You will maintain and approve income and expenditure records and explain financial information clearly to other group members. You would ensure our financial requirements and policies are followed, and that money is spent in a cost effective manner.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience with a large charity, develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS.

About youYou’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be comfortable with figures, preferably with an accounting or business background.

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Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. We are tackling the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. Our trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities.

The opportunity

Education in this country isn’t fair. If you are from a poorer socio-economic background, you are less likely to achieve academically than your peers.

As an English or maths tutor, you will choose one of our partner schools and work with 1-3 pupils for an hour a week, across the course 10-20 weeks. Sessions are either delivered on the school premises or online, at the same time each week. You can choose to support children preparing for their SATs (ages 9-11) or GCSEs (ages 14-16). We provide all of our tutors with training, workbooks to use in sessions, a DBS check and travel expenses up to £5 per session.

Face-to-face opportunities are available in Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Southport, Wirral, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, London and Sussex. Links to our school locations can be found here at the bottom.

You can tutor online from anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales. Please note we cannot currently accept tutors who live outside the UK or are under the age of 18. Learn more about our virtual programmes here – https://actiontutoring.org.uk/reacharea/virtual-programmes/

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.

Our retail shops are the face of our charity on the high-street and in local communities. Stock Room Volunteers sort and manage donated items in-store. Your role will be key in organising stock into the differing departments ready for delivery to the shop floor, ensuring our stores are always filled with quality stock.

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.

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The Reader and The Old Library are looking for volunteers to help lead a Shared Reading group.

The Reader are a national charity that wants to bring about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which we believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well. We support hundreds of Shared Reading groups across the UK and provide partners and volunteers with training, resources and support.

The Reader and The Old Library are looking for volunteers to help lead a Shared Reading group on a Wednesday 2-3pm.

If you love great literature and people- do get in touch to hear more about the opportunities available and explore our Read to Lead training offer.

How does Shared Reading work?
A group of people, one of them a trained Reader Leader, reads a great novel, short story or poem aloud. We stop and talk about what we have read. There is no need for group members to read aloud or speak – it’s fine to just listen. The idea is to create a space where people feel at ease.

Why volunteer?
You can make a difference in your local community, meet new people and learn new skills. All volunteers take part in a transformational Shared Reading training programme and can access an amazing range of literature resources.

As well as supporting Shared Reading in The Old Library, you’ll become a valuable member of The Reader and will be one of the first to hear about our exciting and frequent events happening online and in person.

To find out more information, please contact abiblackburn@thereader.org.uk