Community Post Type: Volunteering

As a Bid Writer, you will play a crucial role in securing resources to support our mission. This role entails identifying and applying for a range of funding streams, grants, and other opportunities. This is a new volunteer role within CY as we aim to grow our scope within Dundee, Manchester, and London.

Key Responsibilities:

Bid Writing: Craft compelling, well-structured, and comprehensive funding applications. Clearly communicate Comics Youth CIC’s goals, programs, and impact to potential funders in order to secure funding.

Funding Strategy Development: Work with our MD to develop and implement a robust funding strategy to ensure a diverse mix of funding streams. Regularly review and adjust the strategy based on performance and changes in the funding landscape.

Reporting: Prepare and submit regular reports detailing funding applications, successful bids, and the overall performance of our funding strategy.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 30 December

 

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 Lead Support Volunteer for the West Lancashire Group. As a Lead Support Volunteer, you will be coordinating the support team, representing the needs of people affected by MS and our services and collate information about relevant local organisations. See a video about one of our Support Volunteers here.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a large charity and 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 you

You’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 have empathetic listening and interpersonal skills and be able to support a team of volunteers.

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This is a flexible, voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability.

As a volunteer host you will run a local Re-engage tea party one to two times a year. You will host a group made up of volunteer drivers, the group coordinator and older guests in either your home or a community venue.

The tea parties will last around two hours and will usually take place on a Sunday afternoon.

You must be comfortable socialising with people and providing guests and other volunteers with refreshments.

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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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We are looking for a patient and caring volunteer to visit a gentleman in his early 60s who lives in in Crosby. His previous volunteer has sadly retired.

This gentleman has profound and multiple learning disabilities, is an energetic chap and loves to go out for a walk. He enjoys his food, 80’s TV shows and the people close to him. By accompanying him, you will enable him to spend time doing things he loves.

For this role it would be helpful if you had some experience of working or spending time with adults or young people with autism or other additional needs. It would especially suit someone studying Learning Disabilities or Nursing. If you don’t have experience but would like to find out more please email us or apply and we’ll be in touch to talk about the role in more detail. Visits will last around a couple of hours depending on what you do together.

To apply, see here

Found on high streets up and down the country, our shops are great places to learn new skills and share existing ones. Join our enthusiastic teams and try your hand at all number of tasks. From serving customers on the shop floor, to learning about all the amazing things we get donated, there is truly something for everyone.

Diversity is something we celebrate. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. We want to create an inclusive environment, and promote and spread the power of kindness. As part of creating an inclusive space we 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.

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

As we take great care to ensure that all our volunteers are safe and supported, there may be some locations where we won’t be able to host 15-17 year olds. Please get in touch so that we can help you find a suitable volunteering opportunity.

If you have any questions before applying, please contact us at volunteerrecruitment@redcross.org.uk

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Be part of a dedicated team carrying out a wide and varied range of tasks to help make our shops a success whilst helping to raise vital funds to help support people living with the painful genetic skin condition EB.

The role will involve

• Operating the till
• Giving excellent customer service
• Sorting donated stock
• Keeping the shop clean and tidy
• Visual merchandising

What we require from you

• A willingness to learn (some of these skills you will already have, and others may require training, which we will provide for you)
• Ability to use a steamer (training will be provided)
• Willing to uphold shop standards through various cleaning tasks
• Ability to operate all shop equipment and appliances such as the computerised till
• Excellent customer service skills
• Reliable and good timekeeping
• Physically able to carry out allocated tasks
• Ability to work on your own and as part of our team

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Our organization is seeking a talented and creative illustrator to assist us in creating visually captivating illustrations for an adolescents’ book. As a volunteer illustrator, you can bring our story to life and help us inspire and engage young readers with their mental health.

Responsibilities:

• Create original and visually engaging illustrations that complement the story
• Work closely with the author and editorial team to understand the vision and direction of the project
• Develop characters and environments that appeal to adolescents and enhance their understanding of the story
• Ensure all illustrations are appropriate for the target age group and meet our organization’s standards
• Collaborate with the design team to ensure illustrations are properly formatted for publication
• Communicate regularly with the team to provide updates on the status of the project and receive feedback

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in illustrating adolescent’s books, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work
• Some understanding of child psychology and the ability to create illustrations that resonate with young readers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for our organization’s mission and a desire to contribute to our cause

Benefits:

• Gain experience and develop your skills in adolescent’s book illustration
• Work with a passionate and dedicated team that is committed to making a positive impact
• Gain exposure and recognition for your work through our organization’s publication
• Make a meaningful contribution to adolescent’s education and literacy

To apply, see here

We need Site Check and Maintenance Volunteers to help look after our reserves. This role is about maintaining a site presence as much as possible and offers the opportunity to use your practical skills to make a real difference for nature.

Site Check and Maintenance Volunteers, sometimes known as Rangers or Wardens, play an important role. This role is all about ensuring that we maintain a site presence on the ground as much as possible. Essentially, we like to have volunteers out on the reserve every day of the week. We are looking for people who can help us out by taking on a regular shift walking the reserve and undertaking a selection of small tasks.

Our nature reserves are very special places for people and wildlife. Right across the UK the RSPB manages woodlands and wetlands, heathlands and meadows. A real mosaic of different kinds of habitats for a wide range of wildlife.

This role can vary from site to site, but can include the following:

– Talking to members of the public about the reserve and the wildlife they might see.

– Checking paths, fences and benches and reporting any issues.

– Litter picking.

– Checking livestock.

– Reporting inappropriate behaviour.

– Checking/replacing signage.

– Reporting back to the site team.

Training and support will be provided but for this role the following are essential:

– Excellent attention to detail

– Good ‘people skills’, including diplomacy

– Problem solving skills

This is a really rewarding role. You will enjoy doing your role in a beautiful wildlife rich setting, the great outdoors will be your place of work and you will be able to take it at your own pace. By talking to visitors as you go along, you’ll have the pleasure of helping people learn more about the reserve and the work of the RSPB, or just be a familiar friendly face to our regulars.

You will be making a genuine contribution to nature conservation, and you might find it rewarding to safeguard nature in the area you are working to protect. This role will involve a reasonable amount of physical activity, so it will enable you to keep your fitness levels high.

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 Digital Sales Volunteers find those items that will be more suitable for online sale. You will need to research the items and prepare them for pick up.

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