Position: Community Support Volunteer – London, England

Salary: Voluntary

Working Hours: Monthly (flexible, to be discussed)

Location: London, UK

Directorate: UK Programmes, Penny Appeal at Home Activities

About us:

Penny Appeal was set up in 2009 to provide poverty relief across Asia, the Middle East and Africa by offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care, and providing emergency aid. We’ve come a long way since then and have grown tremendously in the past 11 years!

We’ve transformed lives and empowered communities, helping to break the poverty cycle and build brighter futures. Over the past few years, our work has expanded, and our teams have grown considerably, allowing us to launch new campaigns and work in even more crisis-hit countries. As well as strengthening communities in over 30 countries around the world, we also make it a point to support vulnerable people here in the UK, too.

Each of our projects are carefully designed to be accessible and effective. They are a wonderful blend of emergency support, short-term relief, and longer-term sustainable solutions. Our way of approaching relief means that we can save lives immediately, improve situations in the coming days and transform communities for years to come.

At Penny Appeal, people are at the heart of everything we do. Every one of our projects are tailor-made to meet the needs of those we support and benefit as many people in need as possible, in ways that cost our generous donors just a little bit of loose change each day.

Vision:

Transform small change into a big difference for those who need us most

Mission:

Inspired by the universal values of the Islamic faith, Penny Appeal’s mission is to serve all those in need at home and abroad

Strategic aims:

Within 5 years -

1. Best in class Muslim Charity

2. Sunday Times top 100 businesses to work for

3. Most recognizable Muslim charity in the world

4. Raise over £100 million per annum for good

Key facts:

• We are a British Muslim led charity

• Our HQ is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. We have approximately 160 staff based in the UK, with many more across the world

• UK staff have been working from home for last 2 years, but we are instigating a move back a brand-new office in early 2022, coupled with a new flexible working policy

About the role:

Community Support Volunteer – London, England

Please note this is a voluntary position

We are looking for some Community Support Volunteers within the North West of England to help with a range of our UK projects. To support the local community with activities such as befriending, food access, emergency response and more. This will include a range of activities supporting the elderly within the community, from delivering activities, offering a friendly face, or a listening ear in residential homes or community hubs.

Role Specific: Community Support Volunteer – Food Access, Ealing.

We are specifically looking for volunteers to take part in a food access project with Ealing Soup Kitchen. They need to be able access Ealing to attend a monthly themed session at a soup kitchen. This will take place the first Friday of every month, 12.30pm – 5pm.

The role can be flexible and work as a rota basis with other volunteers, however there is a reasonable expectation of commitment due to the nature of the role.

During these sessions you will provide a friendly face and listening ear whilst helping to provide refreshments to those in need. Duties might include serving food, clearing away, and stewarding. Each month there will be themed cuisine provided to celebrate all cultures.

About you:

For us, it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it. Our values are important to us and we’re looking for people who will live and breathe them.

No experience is necessary, but there will be some personal attributes that you will need to hold:

• A happy and positive attitude
• Respectful nature
• A friendly, compassionate, and caring nature
• Reliability

Additional information

Training: Some basic training will asked to be completed before taking part in our voluntary activities and you will be expected to adhere to our policies, processes, and approach.

The candidate will need to agree to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Penny Appeal.

Applying: If you would like to apply, please contact us via an email stating your interest and why you would be right for the role. Someone will then be in touch to schedule an informal interview.

Deadline: We are running a rolling recruitment, so reserve the right to close the post at any point. Please don’t delay in getting your application in to us!

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About the role

This role will be based at one of our charity shops based in Wales, working as part of a team of volunteers assisting the Shop Manager. Our shops work as a close team with the support and guidance of the shop manager.

Volunteer role description                                                     

Volunteer Retail Assistant

Age limit

16+

What activities would you be involved in?

• Provide great customer service with bags of enthusiasm for Tŷ Hafan
• Sort and prepare stock for the shop floor
• Keep the shelves and displays fresh and in fashion by merchandising in accordance with seasonal styles
• Use product knowledge to identify the good sellers and price items accordingly
• Serving customers

Information on training provided

No retail experience is necessary as full training will be given, although previous knowledge of merchandising, customer service, cash handling, up-selling and fashion trends would be useful. More important are honesty, reliability and commitment.

Benefits of volunteering

• Personal satisfaction of giving back to the community by becoming part of the Tŷ Hafan team and family
• Make new friends and meet new people
• Gain new skills, knowledge and experience to enhance your CV
• Share your knowledge  to help raise funds for Tŷ Hafan’s work
• 25% volunteer discount
• Have fun!

Application info

Those aged 18+ will be asked to complete an application form upon joining and provide details of two referees (1 professional & 1 character). A DBS check is not required for this role.

This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally binding one or an employment contract.

In this role, you will be a member of a volunteer IT team that supports NGA's IT needs through:

• Identifying and sourcing software solutions
• Training
• Software integration
• Troubleshooting

NGA is currently an entirely volunteer organisation. We use a variety of free software solutions to manage all the many processes in the organisation.

You need to be comfortable with a wide range of software applications and with Windows. You should be a good team player and self-starter. Experience with the following will be valuable: - Project management software - CRMs - Integration of applications - General IT issues - Application training - Troubleshooting

You need to be comfortable with a wide range of software applications and with Windows. You should be a good team player and self-starter. Experience with the following will be valuable: - Project management software - CRMs - Integration of applications - General IT issues - Application training - Troubleshooting

Overview

400,000 participants across the UK are limbering up to join the fight against cancer, but they can’t cross the finish line without the passion and energy of Event Day volunteers like you.

Our events raise an incredible £40million each year and this funds our researchers who are working hard to make sure 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. 

Whether you want to help at a Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy event, we’ve got more than 400 across the UK to choose from.

Bring your energy, smiles and passion and let’s beat cancer together.

What kind of person we are looking for:

We’re on the lookout for individuals and groups who are

• Enthusiastic and willing to get stuck in.
• Willing to get their hands dirty (literally at our Pretty Muddy events but trust us, it’s great fun!)
• Flexible and who can use their own initiative.
• Team players – you’ll be joining a lovely bunch of other volunteers! 
• Good communicators.

At Cancer Research UK we value diversity. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse volunteer community will help us to beat cancer.

What you'll be doing

As an event day volunteer, you'll be getting hands-on to help deliver some of our great events and provide a fantastic experience. No two events are the same, but you could find yourself doing some of the below activities, all of which play an important part*:

• Helping set-up and pack down the event  - This might include the course, signage, banners and marquees and getting water to the finish line.
• Support on the course - You could be located at one of our marshal points, cheering and encouraging our participants to keep them going along the course, or at the finish point handing out the well-deserved bottle of water and medal. Perhaps you'll help take some photos for the CRUK social media pages too! 
• Answering queries at our information points - You'll help answer queries from participants and spectators during the event. From simple directions to processing on-the-day entries, swapping t-shirts and replacing runner numbers.

This is just a sneak peak of some of the ways you'll be involved and is not an exhaustive list. No matter what you do you’ll know you are making a huge difference to those taking part in our amazing events. 

What’s in it for you

Volunteering at Race for Life has a host of benefits, including:

• Developing new and existing skills in event management.
• Gaining valuable experience for future roles. 
• Gaining a unique insight into the world of the charity sector.
• Meeting new people and having fun.
• Travel and other reasonable expenses reimbursed, as agreed in advance with your Event Manager. Please see the Volunteering Policy(link is external).
• Helping to make our events happen and beating cancer sooner. 
• And last but not least, a fantastic day to remember.

Your commitment and location

• Event season normally runs from May to October, all over the UK.
• You can join us at one or more of our events at locations which work for you.
• Most events take place at weekends.
• Hours vary. Some events have early starts or late finishes but we'll always discuss your availability with you! 
• You can view our calendar of events here to find your closest event.

What support we provide

You will be briefed by one of our event team staff when you arrive so that you know exactly what you'll be doing.  You'll then be supported and guided by them throughout the event, as well as the Event Manager. 

We'll also provide light refreshments, a t-shirt and a great atmosphere which you'll be sure to love! 

Our partner, with hubs in nine countries across the world, works with young people to change their lives and the lives of people in their communities, empowering them to address issues such as child marriage and HIV.

They are looking to appoint two senior finance professionals, with commercial acumen, to take up the following roles:

• Finance and Audit International Trustee (5 x board meetings annually & quarterly Finance & Audit Committee meetings) 
• Finance and Audit Committee member (quarterly Finance & Audit Committee meetings)

Both post holders will have finance experience at both operational and strategic level, have strong business skills & expertise and experience of overseeing organisational growth.

The International Board of Trustees is the ultimate governance body for the organisation, serving as stewards of its resources and ultimately responsible for their strategy and operations. The Finance & Audit Committee is responsible for financial management, public reporting, risk management and  compliance.

They are open to remote candidates as well as those in their major hubs across Africa, Asia and in the UK and the US.

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For more Trustee/Treasurer roles please visit the AfID website.

Volunteer Crafter                                                       Head Office (Sully)and home-based

Handcrafted by Tŷ Hafan Project                           

Age Limit

Over 18 for insurance purposes, 16 if working from home

About the role

You will be volunteering in our crafty workshop, assisting the Handcrafted project manager to create high quality items which will be sold on our Handcrafted by Tŷ Hafan Etsy shop and used to help raise vital funds for the children and families in our care.

The role will be temporarily homebased due to limited access to the Head Office. We are open to considering volunteering from the Head Office for those crafters who do not have their own equipment at home. When restrictions start to ease, the option to volunteer from Head Office will be open for all.

Use of your own equipment and material is desirable due to a decreased amount of donations to the project, but we can provide material if needed.

We are looking for people with a keen interest in:

• Sewing
• General crafting
• Knitting
• Jewellery making
• Crochet
• Any other crafting hobby or skill you have!

Benefits of volunteering:

• Meet new people and make new friends
• Personal satisfaction of giving back to the community
• Develop your skills
• Have fun!

How to apply:

You will be asked to complete a volunteer application form and provide two references. If volunteering from Head Office, a Basic DBS check is required for this role. 

About Tŷ Hafan

Tŷ Hafan is a leading Welsh children’s charity which provides comfort, care and fun to children with life-limiting conditions, along with their families. Through our vibrant hospice and diverse community programmes, we offer families short-break care and help them make the most of the time they have together; creating precious memories and ensuring a short life is a full life.

This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally binding one or an employment contract.

The NGA Fundraising group requires fundraising researchers to help us keep on top of an ever changing landscape of funding opportunities. Fundraising research is a core function of developing our income streams from grant funding applications, the role is to use all of our incoming and existing information and keep on top of upcoming opportunities tracking dates, recording changes, and sharing this information with the team using our bespoke fundraising database (an app based in Podio) .

Volunteer attributes

Basic admin experience with emails, and IT systems (Google workspace and Podio experience desirable, but otherwise a willingness to learn these)

Keen eye for detail, methodical worker, data entry, regular access to a computer to be able to access the systems. Flexibility with organisational changes.

Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) is a registered charity that works with asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants, and refugee families in south east London. We support our service users to lift themselves out of poverty and rebuild their lives in the heart of our community. We provide both crisis support to meet immediate need, and longer-term, flexible programmes to tackle the underlying problems that lead families to be in crisis. Our work is grounded in the values of professionalism, inclusivity, and solidarity. Our clients are at the heart of what we do and our approach is one of co-production and empowerment. Good event organisation can help increase AFRIL’s donations and support throughout the community which can help increase our services to the community members in need.

AFRIL is looking for a volunteer to support with organising our Summer Celebration Event in June. This role is for 7 hours per week for 4 weeks leading up to the event (18th June 2022). This can split over multiple days, including at least one weekday afternoon. The person can be remote and/or in the AFRIL office. Travel expenses are provided.

Please see the document attached for information on the role duties and requirements and information on how to apply. We are hoping to appoint as soon as possible so are running interviews on an ongoing basis. 

Clubs Driver

Why Brendoncare Clubs?

Brendoncare aims to improve the quality of life for older people, and our growing local network of social/activity clubs is vital in combating loneliness and social isolation. They enable our members to develop relationship networks and each club aims to respond to the interests, needs, aspirations and choices of every individual.

Our Driving Service

Our volunteer clubs drivers are integral to our clubs team as many of our members would be unable to attend without the transport offered. And it’s not just about the driving; friendships are formed, fun and laughter experienced on the journeys to and from the clubs. We’re currently looking for more people to get involved in your local area.

Who are you?

You are someone who enjoys driving, and is safe and confident behind the wheel. You will have approximately four hours to give on a weekly or fortnightly basis. Using your own car, you will offer door to door transport to small groups of club members.

What is required?

 You must be an experienced and competent driver, with access to your own vehicle
 Able to operate on your own and as part of the Volunteering team
 Enjoy meeting people
 Willing and able to operate within safeguarding boundaries
 Willing to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
 Have a full UK driving licence and car insurance covering you to undertake the role

What are the benefits for you?

The volunteer driver role offers the opportunity to be part of a team and to carry out your role independently. A full induction, role-related Member Assistance, Health and Safety and ongoing training are all provided. We will reimburse your travel costs at .45p per mile, plus passenger allowance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to give something back to the community, and experience the positive impact your service can bring to help improve the lives of older people in your area.

Clubs Helper

Why volunteer with Brendoncare Clubs?

Brendoncare aims to improve the quality of life for older people, and our growing local networks of social/activity clubs are vital in combating loneliness and social isolation. They enable our members to develop relationship networks and each club aims to respond to the interests, needs, aspirations and choices of each individual.
All of our clubs are run by fantastic teams of volunteers and we’re currently looking for more people to get involved in your local area.

Who are you?

Brendoncare Clubs are looking for happy, enthusiastic individuals to help us deliver a fantastic service to the members of our clubs. Ideally, you will be a team player, happy to get involved in any aspect of the meetings whether that’s meeting and greeting, providing refreshments to the members or encouraging engagement of the activity.

What is required?

We ask for help in ensuring the venue is safe and welcoming for our members; this will include setting the room up appropriately, helping any members with limited mobility, engaging with our members and helping with the activities and refreshments. You may also have a specific skill or interest you would like to share with our members; we’re always on the look out for new activities – if so we’d be very interested to hear from you!

We ask for two satisfactory references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

What are the benefits for you?

The club helper role allows you expand and develop at your own pace. We provide you with an induction, ongoing training, support and reimbursement of out of pocket/travel expenses.

This is a fantastic opportunity to give something back to the community and to experience the positive impact your volunteering can have to help improve the lives of older people in your area.

The NGA Fundraising group seeks volunteers to write fundraising application for grant funding to support Newington Green Alliance's hyperlocal community building work.

Fundraising volunteers work as part of the supportive NGA Fundraising Team. Funding opportunities are managed on our bespoke fundraising database (an app based in Podio). Grant Fundraisers use information from the upcoming projects and ongoing programmes of NGA and tailor their grants to the funders requirements. The process involves completing forms, writing letters/emails, contacting funders and liaising with other team members to start, track and  complete applications

Training is provided.

Skills

You should have basic admin experience with emails, and IT systems (Google workspace and Podio experience desirable, but otherwise a willingness to learn these). Experience writing previous applications desirable but not essential. 

You need to have a keen eye for detail, a flair for writing inspiration persuasive copy, regular access to a computer to access the systems and our Google based applications repository. You need to be able to work to a deadline flexible enough to handle a frequently changing project and funding landscape.

The Telephone Befriending Service at York CVS is looking for empathetic volunteers to become part of a their team. Befrienders develop trusting and supportive relationships with those in our community who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation and who are housebound. 

So, if you’re chatty, reliable and friendly, have 1.5hrs a week to spare and would like to experience the many positive benefits of being a befriender, then York CVS would love to hear from you. 

Skills required: 

• -A warm personality. 

• -Good communication skills, especially 1 to 1 on the telephone. 

• -Honest and trustworthy. 

• -Punctual and reliable. 

• -Ability to handle stress calmly. 

• -Non-judgmental and respectful of others values and beliefs. 

• -Understanding and patient. 

• -Able to commit to a minimum of 6 months volunteering (1-2hrs per week). 

• -Good IT skills, including ability to use MS Office (Outlook, Excel and Word).

 Full training and induction will be provided. 

 Benefits of being a volunteer 

As a Telephone Befriender, you will be part of a friendly and sociable team at York CVS. You will be fully supported in the role, which will provide an opportunity to acquire new personal and technical skills that can be applied to other volunteering and employment opportunities.

By volunteering in a wellbeing-related project, you will be making a huge contribution to the health and wellbeing of our community and play a crucial part in the NHS’s vision for the future of health and social care in the UK. 

This role might particularly appeal to those: -

• -With experience of working or volunteering in wellbeing, health or social care. 

• -Considering a role in wellbeing, health or social care. 

About the role

This role will be based at one of our charity shops based in Wales, working as part of a team of volunteers assisting the Shop Manager. Our shops work as a close team with the support and guidance of the shop manager.

Volunteer role description                                                     

Volunteer Retail Assistant

Age limit

16+

What activities would you be involved in?

• Provide great customer service with bags of enthusiasm for Tŷ Hafan
• Sort and prepare stock for the shop floor
• Keep the shelves and displays fresh and in fashion by merchandising in accordance with seasonal styles
• Use product knowledge to identify the good sellers and price items accordingly
• Serving customers

Information on training provided

No retail experience is necessary as full training will be given, although previous knowledge of merchandising, customer service, cash handling, up-selling and fashion trends would be useful. More important are honesty, reliability and commitment.

Benefits of volunteering

• Personal satisfaction of giving back to the community by becoming part of the Tŷ Hafan team and family
• Make new friends and meet new people
• Gain new skills, knowledge and experience to enhance your CV
• Share your knowledge  to help raise funds for Tŷ Hafan’s work
• 25% volunteer discount
• Have fun!

Application info

Those aged 18+ will be asked to complete an application form upon joining and provide details of two referees (1 professional & 1 character). A DBS check is not required for this role.

This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally binding one or an employment contract.

Looking Forward is a C.I.C. based in London and founded at the end of 2019. We are a non-profit organisation working in the arts, with a specific focus on ethical curating and bridging resources to facilitate projects within vulnerable communities. We work with a socially committed ethos and produce art interventions and storytelling strategies to have an impact on urgent global issues. 

As a forward-thinking curatorial office, we take pride in conceptualising projects, making connections between practitioners and institutions, and helping realise or directly producing ambitious and timely projects with consistent integrity and transparency. We have so far worked with a small London and European team, a network of like-minded institutions, and a board of advisors constituted by renowned international art professionals. 

The next step of our development is to form a broader British-based board of non-executive directors with an interdisciplinary orientation to help us navigate the complexities of managing socially responsible art projects. After having undergone a process of internal evaluation, we have decided to recruit up to six new board members with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: 

• Legal experts with an understanding of the non-profit sector

• People with experience working with vulnerable communities

• Academics in the fields of cultural studies and international cooperation

• Artists or Curators with an excellent industry profile

• Art patrons and Collectors willing to reframe structures of support in the arts

The board of Looking Forward will build resilience for the organisation, devise a strategy for its growth and scrutinise its activities to make sure the original agenda of social commitment, ethical methodology, integrity and transparency is maintained at the core of our programme.

This list isn’t exclusive and if you feel there’s a contribution you could make then please let us know. We want our board to be full of a rich range of voices representing diversity of race, gender, age, identity, physical abilities, thinking styles and experiences. 

This is a voluntary position. Board members are asked to attend quarterly meetings (in hybrid mode, either in person or via Zoom) and offer ad-hoc advice on specific projects.