Enter And View Volunteer Volunteer Roles

Our volunteers champion the rights of young people in care and on the edges of care, support them to access advocacy and make their voices heard. Training is provided. Whether you are currently studying, recently graduated, working part-time, retired or between jobs, volunteering with Coram Voice is a great opportunity to make a difference at the same time as gaining experience of working for a national children’s rights charity.

Our Helpline Supervisors will support you to develop valuable advocacy skills and knowledge of children’s rights and we offer specialist training in safeguarding, equality and diversity and advocacy. This training and other resources will help you to prepare for the role. You will be joining a team that provides quality support to young people in a friendly and supportive environment.

Our volunteer team is integral to our service and we could not provide the service we do without them, particularly in terms of the support we offer to homeless children.

We believe this role will be of particular interest to anyone looking to develop a career involving giving advice, advocacy, children’s and human rights, legal work, social work or youth work; or for professionals in those fields who want to use their experience to support the work of a children’s charity.

Please see our candidate information document for more information about our organisation and the training provided.

We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that funds are not diverted from the children and young people we help.

Quilombo UK is looking for a Finance Assistant to join their growing team.

Quilombo UK works with the objective to;

• promote different arts, sports and cultures to encourage an intercultural understanding between different communities and societies
• promote cultural awareness in the community and educate, regardless of nationality or origin, about race diversity and mutual respect
• promote good health and wellbeing; and run a community organisation with a strong focus on individuals, the community and society as a whole.

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for a range of activities like assisting the Finance Manager in managing and processing various accounts, reconcile financial data and record various financial transactions. There will be some other administrative tasks too.

This role offers a great opportunity for the right person who is looking to; gain experience in the Third Sector; develop their office based and management experience; or just simply 'give something back to their community'.

Where necessary specific training will also be provided to help you develop and grow your skill set.

Main Responsibilities

• Collect and enter data for financial spreadsheets
• Verify & check the supporting documentation for and seeking approval of staff and other stakeholders for expenses claims.
• Process expense claim transactions once paid.
• Assist in processing & preparing the forms for checking account balances.
• Assist with payment and bank reconciliation tasks.
• Perform routine calculations and produce analysis reports, as and when required
• Review the department budgets on a routine basis.
• Assist in reviewing and auditing financial statements and reports, to check their accuracy.

General tasks

• Contribute to staff meetings and other internal meetings with views and suggestions etc.
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified and report to Finance Manager.
• Adhere to organisations financial policies and procedures.
• Answer any questions or queries if arises
• Suggest any changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and cost reductions.

Essential

• Numerical competence
• Well organised, proactive and able to deliver tasks efficiently.
• Able to speak confidently with a variety of stakeholders.
• Good time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• To show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
• Strong team player
• Ability to work independently and ask for clarification when needed.

Desirable

• Some understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate

The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.

Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.

Please Note : This role is work from office and those applicants who are local to the Kingston, UK can only apply.

Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer

Work Location: In person

Job description

Quilombo UK is looking for a Finance Assistant to join their growing team.

Quilombo UK works with the objective to;

• promote different arts, sports and cultures to encourage an intercultural understanding between different communities and societies
• promote cultural awareness in the community and educate, regardless of nationality or origin, about race diversity and mutual respect
• promote good health and wellbeing; and run a community organisation with a strong focus on individuals, the community and society as a whole.

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for a range of activities like assisting the Finance Manager in managing and processing various accounts, reconcile financial data and record various financial transactions. There will be some other administrative tasks too.

This role offers a great opportunity for the right person who is looking to; gain experience in the Third Sector; develop their office based and management experience; or just simply 'give something back to their community'.

Where necessary specific training will also be provided to help you develop and grow your skill set.

Main Responsibilities

• Collect and enter data for financial spreadsheets
• Verify & check the supporting documentation for and seeking approval of staff and other stakeholders for expenses claims.
• Process expense claim transactions once paid.
• Assist in processing & preparing the forms for checking account balances.
• Assist with payment and bank reconciliation tasks.
• Perform routine calculations and produce analysis reports, as and when required
• Review the department budgets on a routine basis.
• Assist in reviewing and auditing financial statements and reports, to check their accuracy.

General tasks

• Contribute to staff meetings and other internal meetings with views and suggestions etc.
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified and report to Finance Manager.
• Adhere to organisations financial policies and procedures.
• Answer any questions or queries if arises
• Suggest any changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency and cost reductions.

Essential

• Numerical competence
• Well organised, proactive and able to deliver tasks efficiently.
• Able to speak confidently with a variety of stakeholders.
• Good time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• To show professionalism at all levels and in all environments
• Strong team player
• Ability to work independently and ask for clarification when needed.

Desirable

• Some understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Committed to working with the community with a passion for helping others less fortunate

The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK runs over a period of 16 weeks, is UNPAID and requires a minimum of 12 hours commitment per week across Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday.

Upon successful application, our HR team will contact you to arrange an interview. Following a successful interview, we'll initiate the onboarding process by sending you the necessary documents. Once your onboarding and identification documents are received and verified, you'll be invited to a 6-hour HR and System Induction. Subsequently, you'll meet with your Head of Department or Assistant Manager for your First Day.

Please Note : This role is work from office and those applicants who are local to the Kingston, UK can only apply.

Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer

Work Location: In person

Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent

Admin Volunteer – Biddulph Office

We are looking for one or more administration volunteers to provide admin support to our advisers at Biddulph Town Hall. The office is staffed on Mondays and Wednesdays with a drop-in each morning from 10.30am to 1pm and pre-booked appointments in the afternoons.

Where: Citizens Advice Office, Biddulph Town Hall, High St, Biddulph, ST8 6AR.

When: Minimum of one morning or afternoon per week (3 hours) on a Monday and / or Wednesday.

What will you do?

• Complete an introduction to Citizens Advice and training for your role.
• Help with the day to day running of the Citizens Advice service.
• Assist at drop-ins by greeting clients, assisting clients to fill in a personal information sheet and entering the data onto a database.
• Scan, print, and photocopy documents using a printer.
• Update spreadsheets and databases.
• Any other admin duties as required.

What’s in it for you?

• Gain and build on valuable skills and experience such as communication, admin, IT skills and working in a team.
• Increase your employability.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the advice service which makes a real difference to peoples’ lives.
• Work with a range of different people, independently and in a team.

And we’ll pay towards travel expenses too.

What do you need to have?

You don’t need specific qualifications or skills, but you’ll need to:

• Be friendly and approachable.
• Respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own.
• Have good IT skills.
• Be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection.
• Be willing to undertake training in your role.

Valuing inclusion

Our volunteers come from a range of backgrounds, and we particularly welcome applications from racially minoritised people/people of colour, disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people.

If you are interested in becoming an admin volunteer and would like to discuss flexibility around location, time, ‘what you will do’ and how we can support you please contact us.

Contact details

Call or email Margaret Collin to request an application pack. You are also welcome to contact Margaret if you have any questions before you apply.

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.

Healthwatch Wandsworth - ‘Enter and View’ Community Researcher

Healthwatch Wandsworth is looking for volunteers who are interested in community research and being part of the Enter and View team.

The role of Healthwatch is to work with the local community and users of health and social care services to ensure that these services are responsive to local needs and delivered to a high standard. We plan visits to services and talk directly to clients and users about their experiences. This is fed back to the managers of the service and we follow up on any actions that may be taken in response to our findings.

One of the ways that Healthwatch can contribute is through its' legal powers to `Enter and View` premises such as hospitals, day care centres, or residential homes to observe the quality of care and to speak with patients, service users and carers.

We need volunteers who, through their work, volunteering, or personal experience, understand health and care services. We particularly welcome people who have personal experience of using services and reflect Wandsworth's diverse population.

Healthwatch Wandsworth's authorised representatives on the Enter & View team will be provided with clear guidelines about the premises they are going to visit, the purpose of the visit, and the reporting arrangements. Relevant training and support will also be offered.

As an ‘Enter and View’ Community Researcher you will

· Take part in an induction process.

· Attend training/briefing sessions.

· Visit health and care premises such as hospital wards, GP surgeries or day centres on a pre-arranged basis.

· Talk to the service users and staff that you meet on the premises and document their views.

· Observe and record what you notice.

· Undertake work face to face with members of the public, occasionally it may be over the telephone or an online meeting.

Essential Role Criteria

· Aged 18 or over.

· Knowledge of health and social care services, either through work, volunteering, or personal experience.

· Excellent inter-personal skills, tact and diplomacy.

· The ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.

· Ability to listen to what people are saying and reflect these in notes and reports in a non-judgmental way.

· Ability to travel to various locations in Wandsworth (expenses will be reimbursed).

· Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Benefits

· Travel expenses reimbursed

· Learn more about how health and social care services are run.

· The opportunity to help Healthwatch Wandsworth make a difference to health and social services in the local area.

· Your voice can represent your community to health and social care providers.

· The opportunity to acquire new skills, refine old ones, and increase your experience and confidence in things such as community interviews, analysing information, and writing reports.

· The opportunity to meet new people and enjoy new experiences.

· You will be able to update your CV and use your experience with Healthwatch to seek work in health and social care or other fields of employment.

Diverse City is looking for a Chair to the Trustees who will be responsible for leading an effective board, managing the Executive and representing the organisation as an ambassador and advocate.

Diversity is central to our name, our art, and our values. We believe that theatre with its roots in diversity helps us imagine a fairer world, so that we can make one.

The company collaborates on the development and touring of nationally significant work to create equal representation in the performing arts. Our flagship collaboration is with Cirque Bijou. Together we lead Extraordinary Bodies a company that creates bold, provocative new circus performance.

Our mission is to fight for equality in every artistic arena. The boardroom, the audience, backstage and centre stage should all be truly representative, and we’re here to make that happen. We know that career pathways into the arts are only open to the few. This means, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, D/deaf and disabled people, and people from the global majority are all underrepresented in arts organisations, including ours. We want to change that. So, we particularly encourage applications from people from underrepresented groups.

We are a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO), supported by Arts Council England.

We are entering an exciting period, and the Chair will be key in turning the page to the next chapter for the Company. The Board has recently been revitalised, and the Chair will be critical in driving the governance and Company forward. So, if you have experience and commitment to collaborative working, nurturing the voices and perspectives of all, social justice and the value of the arts, we could well be looking for you.

The key areas the Chair is responsible for are:

• Leading the Board, stakeholder management and organisational governance. Including:
• Setting the Board agenda, ensuring legal and financial governance duties are met effectively.
• Effective operation of the Board in all its areas and responsibilities.
• Build and maintain positive relationships including existing and potential funders.
• Represent the organisation at outside events
• Develop the Charity's vision and strategy
• Line manage the Executive
• Support the Executive in fundraising and encourage Trustees to do so.

We are looking for candidate with the following skills and experience

• Record of engagement in arts & culture
• Commitment & understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion.
• Experience of governance, or other organisational leadership, particularly in arts & culture, a non-profit, charity or public sector setting.
• Familiarity with reviewing or managing budgets.
• Effective, confident & enabling approach to convening & facilitating meetings Experience of chairing or facilitation in both in-person & remote settings.
• Skilled at building & balancing relationships with stakeholders including Arts Council England.
• Enthusiasm & empathy for vision, mission, values & work of the charity.
• Commitment to trustee duties & openness with the charity's team & Trustees.
• Ability to work in a team, accept decisions & be tolerant of other views.
• Commitment to being informed about - and act as a champion for - the charity.
• Ability to treat sensitive information confidentially.

Our candidate pack outlines the responsibilities of the role as well as the skills and experience needed. The candidate pack is available as Audio and BSL versions. Other versions available on request.

We are looking for a friendly face to help staff the Yeldall Manor reception desk for a few hours each week.

The role entails being the first point of contact for telephone callers, visitors and residents, welcoming and redirecting their queries/calls as appropriate. You will be comfortable using a computer in order to send emails, access the diary and assist with basic admin tasks, although there may also be times with less to do.

The role includes a lot of client contact, so you will have daily contact with those men whom you are helping. They inspire and motivate us just as much as we seek to encourage and support them. As part of this, we ask that all our staff and volunteers help support the residents by interacting with them and encouraging them in their recovery and spiritual growth, and so ask that you will have a committed Christian faith yourself.

Yeldall Manor is set in the Berkshire countryside, about three miles from Twyford station. Lunch is provided with fellow staff and resident.