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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.
Yeldall wants all those affected by addiction to heal, transform and thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Come join our volunteering team to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q3 by Best Companies as the 6th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue. We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.
We are looking for an Activities Volunteer to help deliver recreational activities to our service users, tasks will include:
•Welcoming visitors and service users to the hub, helping them sign in, directing them to the hub space, helping service users to engage within a group setting, helping with any activity sessions that take place on or off the premises.
•Physical sporting activities such as football, cricket, rugby, group cycling etc.
•Playing board games, creative – arts, music, photography.
•Consulting clients to gain their feedback about what sessions they would like to participate in.
•Helping clients to engage within a group setting.
You will offer a safe and comfortable experience for all clients, showing awareness of clients varying physical and mental well-being needs.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have a wide range of experience and motivations. Whatever your reason for deciding to volunteer, we want to make sure you enjoy your time with us and know just how much we value your support.
This role requires maturity, and an ability to engage with male adults in a trauma informed way, while working alongside staff members to deliver the service in line with agreed procedures and systems.
Volunteers need to:
•Be at least 18 years old
•Be able to get to the venue based in Manchester
•Be able to commit to every fortnight
•Be computer literate and have a good standard of spoken and written English
•Be willing to have an enhanced DBS check
•Have knowledge and understanding of human trafficking issues or willingness to learn
•Have knowledge of mental health issues and the challenges faced or a willingness to learn
•Have an understanding of the importance of professional boundaries in the role
To apply please visit our website and complete an application form.
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As part of our strategic priorities, RollaDome All Skate is currently seeking, detail-oriented, reliable, friendly Clubs Administrator to join our growing team. You will be expected to deliver a high-quality experience to our members and visitors in a friendly yet professional manner at all times.
Front of House:
· Meet and greet members, visitors to the Clubs and attend to their requirements as needed.
· Deal with all general membership enquiries, including booking issues, registration information and bookings.
· Set up and administer all club related activities on time booking sheet to include medical information, equipment sizes, all club bookings and event planning.
· Keep members informed in relation to any rescheduling, delays, or changes to planed club events and activities.
· Ensure club times are adhered to.
· Ensure members are informed of club and organisation events.
· Ensure reception desk is always manned, during club and event sessions.
· Work with the head Coach/Operations Director, the Business Manager and CEO to organise all groups/outings that are being hosted by RollaDome and prepare team and facility for these events.
· Ensure relevant signage is always displayed.
· Print and place signs where required for both in house team and members, along with visitors.
· Inform members of grading outcomes and grading dates and times.
· Ensure correct equipment is on site to meet the neds of all participants
· Ensure correct registers, and booking information is to hand during every club session.
· Collate weekly feedback from skaters and guardians.
· Ensure that all equipment is collected daily and stored accordingly.
Coordination and Administration:
· Opening and closing of all clubs
· Ensure Administration of the Booking System to ensure a seamless process for members.
· Ensuring all administrative requirements are in place in advance of all clubs/events
· Ensure all administrative tasks are completed when the members have completed their term and grading
General Administration:
· Opening and closing of premises as required.
· Ensure adequate supply of equipment.
· Any new projects as assigned by management
Health & Safety:
· Report any incidents in respect of members and/or guests and any faults in respect of the building, car park, hall to the Head Coach.
· Ensure all incidents/accidents are recorded in the Incident Report Book.
· Ensure First Aid boxes are full stocked and is in situ and visible at all times.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
· ·Working knowledge of sports, children and young people.
· ·Experience working with excel and word
· ·Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure in a fast paced environment.
· ·Ability to prioritise workload as the need arises.
· ·Open and warm with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· ·Organised, with excellent attention to detail.
· ·Flexible and able to work as part of a team and individually.
· Exceptional customer service skills.
· IT skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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SUMMARY
To provide a receptionist service for Mind in Somerset.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Role: Volunteer Receptionist
Project: Core
Supervisor: Donna Waddleton
Location: Yeovil
Hours/Days available: We are seeking to cover the following hours: Monday (full day),Thursday (full day). We would be happy to split into am/pm roles instead of full days.
Mind in Somerset have the expectation that all who Volunteer for us always live our organisations Values at all times, we ask that you be;
Collaborative – work better together
Respectful – treat people how we like to be treated
Accountable – are responsible for own actions
Inclusive – respect everyone’s uniqueness
Compassionate – empathise, care and support
Main Purpose of the role: To provide a reception service for Mind in Somerset.
Key tasks:
To be the first point of contact for the Mind in Somerset reception function.
Greet all, welcome and help navigate visitors within our offices.
Supply refreshments if people need to wait.
Answer the telephone and support with general administration including responding to e-mail queries.
Providing service users with a signposting and information
Basic administrative support as required e.g. photocopying, scanning, making phone calls, booking venues for training or events, booking rooms.
Liaising with fellow volunteer receptionists to ensure rota is covered
Effectively take and distribute messages to relevant project leads
Dealing with Post and Deliveries
To attend the organisation update meeting
Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for own safety and that of colleagues
To adhere to all volunteer policies of the organisation.
There may be other duties required of our volunteers from time to time.
Person Specification
Essential:
Positive team-working skills
Flexible approach
Demonstrable IT knowledge/experience using Microsoft Packages
Willingness to learn (including independently) to extend their knowledge
Desirable:
Understanding of the need for good record keeping and GDPR
Equal Opportunities:
Mind in Somerset is fully committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination, direct or indirect. All employees and volunteers are expected to promote and work fully in line with the company’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Mind in Somerset is a Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from disabled people. If disabled applicants meet the minimum criteria for the job, they can request and will be offered a guaranteed interview. Should applicants require reasonable adjustment support for the interview/Volunteer meeting, please contact Mind in Somerset.
To provide services and support to anyone affected by or vulnerable to mental illness, improving their quality of life and wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Age restrictions - 16+
We are looking for a Reception Volunteer to provide a friendly welcome to patients and guests when they arrive at the hospice, helping to create an enjoyable environment for everyone. We are currently looking for a volunteer to be on recpetion on Thursday evenings between 4:30pm-6:30pm.
Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks:
- Greet all visitors in a friendly and professional way, in line with hospice security requirements
- Take in postal deliveries, informing staff as necessary
- Handle incoming phone calls politely, taking and relaying messages as appropriate
- Ensure the Reception area is clean and tidy
- Maintain confidentiality regarding patient details and hospice records
- Help with other related tasks when necessary
About Us
Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. When you volunteer for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 6,500 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
Marie Curie is committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At WWT we shape unforgettable experiences. We are a warm, welcoming and genuine charity that protects and restores Wetlands. WWT Welney is surrounded by 1,000 acres of the northernmost part of the Ouse Washes – Britain’s largest area of seasonally-flooded land and the setting for one of the most magical events in the UK’s nature calendar - mass winter gatherings of many thousands of wild ducks, geese and swans.
We are looking for volunteers who can support our team in our Café and shop to ensure we offer excellent customer service to our visitors.
What will you be doing?
• Assisting the café team with clearing of tables
• Supporting behind-the-scenes with tasks such as washing up and loading the dishwasher
• Engaging with visitors to the café and helping with any enquiries they may have
• Assisting with recycling
• Refilling counters and displays
• Getting creative! Help make seasonal displays in our shop
• Upsell our fantastic products in both the shop and café to our visitors
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Cornwall Air Ambulance operates 19 hours a day, 365 days a year, delivering over 1100 critical care missions annually across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. As the first helicopter emergency medical service in the UK, Cornwall Air Ambulance holds a special place in people’s hearts, whether resident or visitor to the county. Thanks to their generosity, our Charity can not only continue to grow, but also embrace innovation and encourage aspiration.
We are now seeking to appoint a new Chair to lead our Trustee Board. With previous experience of high-level board operations, you will be comfortable in a senior, public facing role. You will also have a sound understanding of what good governance looks and feels like. Demonstrating sound judgement and leadership, your ability to control and manage meetings is critical, encouraging scrutiny and respectful challenge, ensuring everyone’s voice is heard and that the Board remains focussed and strategic.
For further information about Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, the role and how to apply, please download our information pack. We look forward to hearing from you.
At WWT we shape unforgettable experiences. We are a warm, welcoming and genuine charity that protects and restores Wetlands. WWT Martin Mere has 600 acres of amazing wetland scenery which is home a such an assortment of wildlife.
We are looking for volunteers who can support our team in our Café and shop to ensure we offer excellent customer service to our visitors.
By providing excellent customer care in our shop, you will be encouraging our visitors to support the wider conservation work of WWT. The money that is taken in retail is instrumental to the conservation work that WWT can afford to carry.
Volunteers are an essential part of the WWT team. You'll get a warm welcome, including information on training, equipment and anything else you need.
Who are we looking for?
This role would suit you if:
- Have an enthusiastic and friendly manner
- Have an eye for detail and creativity
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- A confident attitude and / or experience in successful face-to-face contact with the public
- Commitment to excellent customer service
- Are happy using a computer/till
- Like working in a busy environment
- An interest in birding and optics equipment (if you’d like to get involved in promoting and selling our optics
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TREASURER / TRUSTEE
Age UK Gloucestershire’s vision is to make our county the best place in the UK in which to grow older.
We are seeking a new Treasurer to join our board of trustees /directors and help us achieve our vision.
We are a small, independent Charity based in Gloucestershire with the aims to challenge negative stereotypes of ageing, create positive age-friendly communities, help older people retain a sense of purpose, and offer help and support to older people and their families.
Overview of the role:
The Treasurer supports the Board with maintaining an overview of the charity’s financial affairs, as well as fulfilling the role of a Trustee/Board Director. The Treasurer assists the Chair and the CEO in ensuring that the board of trustees fulfils its duties and responsibilities for the proper financial governance of the charity; by ensuing effective and appropriate financial measures, controls and procedures are in place, reporting to the Board at regular intervals about the financial health of the Charity.
In addition to the above, the Treasurer will also have the responsibilities and qualities of all trustees.
This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. Our trustees service for a 3-year term of office with the potential for re-appointment for a further term to a maximum of 6 years.
What we are looking for
We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board.
· A finance professional. A knowledge of charity finance is an advantage. Otherwise, an enthusiasm to learn, drawing from sound commercial experience and an understanding of SMEs.
· A strategical thinker with an ability to balance risk and opportunity.
· Clear communicator with the ability to bring the financial information alive to non-finance specialists.
· Willing to play an active role in areas such as forecasting, setting budgets, liaising with auditors.
· Commitment to striving for better for older people across Gloucestershire.
You’ll need to be able to commit to attending six board meetings a year, as well as the potential for some further working group. In return we can offer training, a chance for someone who is maybe looking for their first board experience to get involved, and a supportive environment for anyone who wishes to join us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In late 2023, the Cathedral adopted a new governance structure under the Cathedrals Measure 2021 and became a registered charity in March 2024. All members of Chapter are now charity trustees.
We are looking for new trustees, including a Senior Non-Executive Member (SNEM) who are willing to build on the commitment, enthusiasm and energy of current members who are nearing the end of their terms of office and continue to broaden the diversity of thinking in Chapter.
While we are not looking for any specific skill set, successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have the experience and skills necessary for working at board level.
The SNEM is appointed by the Bishop following advice from the Nominations Committee and the successful candidate for this role will have experience of chairing board or similar level meetings..
As a non-executive trustee, your role will be vital in the oversight of the management and administration of the Cathedral and in ensuring that the Vision and Strategy formed in 2020 is being effectively delivered and developed as we head towards our Centenary in 2027. Working collaboratively with other trustees you will give strategic direction to the Cathedral, set overall policy, define goals and evaluate outcomes.
Portsmouth Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Sea, has been the seat of the Bishop of Portsmouth since the creation of the Diocese of Portsmouth in 1927. It has a distinctive history and role in a great maritime city, and serves a diverse diocese that stretches from the Isle of Wight to East Hampshire.
The successful candidates will be either a communicant member of the Church of England, or of a church with which it is in communion and an enhanced DBS check will be required. A full induction programme and ongoing training in offered to enable members to deliver their responsibilities.
We are committed to growing in diversity and inclusion and seek to reflect this in Chapter. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Portsmouth Cathedral is a member of Inclusive Church.
This role contains an Occupational Requirement, in line with the Equalities Act 2010, that the candidate will be a practising Christian.
Expressions of interest are invited before 22 April 2024.
Please complete and return a monitoring form as part of your application.
Wells Cathedral Chapter is seeking a colleague as Chapter Member and Chair of the Finance Committee to join them and the wider team in developing the Cathedral’s life as a place of worship and service, a heritage site of remarkable beauty, and a globally recognised destination for pilgrims and visitors.
Applications close at: 9 a.m. Monday 10th June 2024.
Location: Wells Cathedral Offices, BA5 2UE
About the City of Wells
Situated on the edge of the Mendip Hills in the County of Somerset, Wells is one of England’s most beautiful and compact cities. Built around the beautiful Cathedral of St Andrew, its picturesque surroundings include a charming market square and high street, the Bishop’s Palace, and the magnificent Vicars’ Close, Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited street.
About Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral deservedly has gained an enviable reputation for its lovingly maintained gothic architecture, world-class music, and its ministry. Underpinning the life, worship, and ministry of the Cathedral is a diverse organisation where a lot is achieved with modest resources. It oversees a diverse tapestry of activity:
- A world-class music foundation
- A works and estates department
- A team of virgers
- The Cathedral library and archives
- An education, learning, and outreach programme
- Finance, HR, and administrative functions
- Volunteer management
- Trading companies
About the role
The Chapter body is the custodian of the Cathedral and its precincts, and we are dedicated to the care and conservation of these wonderful assets, so they may enrich lives for centuries to come.
As a non-executive member of Chapter and trustee, your role will be critical to the leadership of the Cathedral.
As a member of Cathedral Chapter, the Chair of the Finance Committee will work strategically to support Chapter in ensuring good financial oversight and will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer to enable the effective financial management of the Cathedral. This will include developing a financial plan to align with any revised strategy, overseeing effective governance, budget planning, information management and reporting. In addition, this role has oversight of the Cathedral’s investment portfolio.
The Chapter is the Board of Trustees for the Cathedral, a registered charity, and has the ultimate responsibility for directing and overseeing its affairs – as a place of worship and a community of service, as a significant building and a heritage site of remarkable beauty, as a venue for events and as a globally recognised destination for pilgrims and visitors.
Members of Chapter come from a variety of backgrounds and seek to work collegially in their leadership and responsibilities as they take forward the ministry and mission of a Cathedral which has been servicing Wells and the County of Somerset for almost 850 years.
The objects of the Chapter are:
a) to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, in particular by furthering the mission of the Church of England;
b) to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the Cathedral Church building;
c) to advance any other charitable purposes which are ancillary to the furtherance of the purpose referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
Who we are looking for
With considerable background in finance as either an executive leader or leader of a specialist finance function, the next Chair of the Finance Committee and Chapter Member will be committed to working with the other members of Chapter as they develop the strategy and plans to bring the mission and vision of the Cathedral to life.
They will understand the role of good governance and shared leadership in a complex organisation and will be able to contribute to the wider agenda of the Cathedral as well as lead on finance.
They will have wisdom and kindness in their leadership and enjoy motivating and developing the team around them. People from all areas of the organisation will find them approachable as they stretch thinking and share ideas.
They will be committed to learning and growing with other members of Chapter and personally as the Cathedral develops into its newly established charity status.
The ability to untangle complex figures and interpret them to others who may not be financially minded is key in this role. A strong financial background is essential, together with the ability to challenge and assimilate views to operate collegially whilst being mindful of the Cathedral environment and governance requirements.
Non-executive members of Chapter will be communicant members of the Church of England, or of a church with which it is in communion. Further information is set out in the Cathedrals Measure 2021 and from Rule 83(2) of the Church Representation Rules*. For any further clarification on these points, or should you have a query, please get in touch with Rebekah Abbott.
*83(2) In these Rules, ‘actual communicant’ means a person –
(a) who has received Communion according to the use of the Church of England or a Church in communion with it at least three times during the 12 months preceding the date of the person becoming a member of a body the eligibility for membership of which depends on a person being an actual communicant, and
(b) who either is confirmed or ready and desirous of being confirmed or is receiving Communion as referred to in paragraph 1(b) of Canon B 15A (communicant members of other Churches subscribing to doctrine of Holy Trinity).
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 10th June 2024.
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As we have a number of members retiring this year, we are currently looking for governors to join the Corporation Board. We are seeking experienced individuals, looking for an opportunity to use, and develop, their professional skills in a board-level environment. This is a really exciting time to join us at Preston College, as we implement our new Strategic Plan.
Being a governor is a hugely rewarding leadership role. Governors can make a real difference and give something back to the local community.
At the moment, we are looking for new governors with background and experience of one, or more, of the following areas:
- Business
- Finance/ resources
- Strategy
- Audit and Risk
- Estates Management.
Most importantly, we are looking for people who can contribute ideas and widen the perspective of our Board. We value the diversity of our learners and staff and are determined to reflect this amongst our Governing Body. We encourage people from a range of backgrounds and experiences to apply.
Most meetings are held in College.
Please get in touch if you don’t feel you have the time to join the Board but would be interested in being co-opted to one of our committees. Co-option can provide an excellent introduction to voluntary governance roles. We are currently looking for co-opted members to join our Search and Governance Commitee, Resources Committee and Audit and Risk Committee.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.