About the Role

The role of the Data Input Volunteer is to input client information onto our database. 

Location

Clacton, Colchester, Harlow and Vange (and other outreach locations across Essex) 

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a range of administrative duties including photocopying, filing and message taking

• To maintain manual and computerised systems including data inputting, record keeping, confidential and general filing systems as directed

• To input and update client databases – including client records, assessments, outcome forms and closures in accordance with Open Road and National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) requirements

• To assist the Data Administrator with NDTMS data uploads

•  To be aware of the confidential nature of the work

•  To deal with all customer contact effectively and courteously and support the promotion of positive relationships with all stakeholders

•  To adhere to all guidelines, policies and procedures in place at Open Road

•  To promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of all individuals. 

Training Provided

• All Open Road Volunteers are asked to complete the following training: Induction

• Health and Safety Essentials

• Equality and Diversity

• Information Governance Safeguarding Adults Safeguarding Children Dual Diagnosis

• Effect of Drugs and Alcohol Referral Routes – Basic Understanding

• SMMGP (Substance Misuse Management in General Practice)

• Customer Service

Volunteering for the Data Input team also gives you the opportunity to complete the following training:

• Theseus training NDTMS

• Excel Report Writing

Volunteering for the Data Input team will also give you access to many other training programmes specific to other Open Road projects. 

Duration and availability

We need you to be honest and tell us how much time you can commit to Open Road. For this role we ask that you commit to a minimum of 1⁄2 day a week. 

Volunteer Mentor - SCARPA (Safeguarding Children At Risk Prevention & Action)

Do you have the skills to empower a young person to develop and grow?

The core purpose of a Mentor is to provide guidance and support to young people, giving them the direction and the confidence to make sound life choices.

In this role, you will provide support for young people at risk of going missing and being sexually exploited, assisting them as they begin to gain confidence in accessing a variety of social and educational activities and helping them to have a voice in decisions which affect them.

This would be an excellent opportunity for a friendly and reliable person to gain experience of supporting vulnerable young people whilst having a direct impact on a young person's life and helping them to flourish. Becoming a Mentor is a valuable and rewarding role and you will be part of a friendly team providing you with support, training and ongoing supervision throughout.

The key activities of the role include:

-Supporting young people with their needs and personal goals by talking to them and finding out more about their interests and the activities they enjoy

-Taking young people out on social and/or educational visits to locations in the community, e.g. museums and cinemas (all expenses will be covered)

-Attending training on safe living in the community and the home and promoting it to the young people during individual or group sessions

-Recording accurate notes after each activity or session and evaluating what went well and what could be improved upon

-With the support of your volunteer manager, helping to identify any potential health and safety risks from the activities and completing risk assessment forms

There is a comprehensive training package for this role, including:

-Safeguarding training

-Health and Safety & Risk Assessment Training

-Participation / Working with young people

-Safe Practice

-First Aid

This is an ongoing role which is offered following a successful interview. For the role to be valuable to both the volunteer and the service, you will need to be available to commit to volunteering for 2 hours per week during working hours.

Due to the nature of the role, we can only accept applications from those aged 18+

This is a role with ongoing availability and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Once you have submitted your application, the Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch within 7 - 10 working days.

We will apply for an enhanced DBS check for successful candidates and will seek 2 references covering the last 5 years.

Please have a look at the role description, which explains more about the skills needed for this role and the activities involved.

How to Apply

Please fill in the attached application form and email it to SCARPA's Volunteer Manager, Betty Chivasa, at [email protected]

What is the Substance Misuse Mentoring Service?

Open Road and Essex CRC (Probation Service) work in partnership in Southend and Thurrock to deliver a Mentor Service for men and women with substance misuse issues. We train and support volunteer mentors to work with offenders during their period of rehabilitation. This service aims to improve personal outcomes for individuals and those close to them. The service contributes positively to the wider community – by reduced risk of re-offending, improved community safety and fewer instances of anti-social behaviour.

What do Volunteer Mentors do?

One-to-one support:

• Provide one-to-one support to offenders from a range of backgrounds and circumstances

• Act as positive role models, help raise the individual’s confidence and self-esteem, and support them in identifying and achieving realistic goals and aspirations

• Meet with offenders, usually weekly, at an Open Road Centre or in a community setting, helping them to re-integrate into society

• Accompany offenders to appointments if needed - the GP, Dentist, Jobcentre Plus, training and educational courses and job interviews

• Support offenders to attend appointments with substance misuse services

What skills are we looking for in a volunteer?

• Relate to the issues and challenges faced by service users

• Respect and understand the need for confidentiality

• Be an effective communicator & demonstrate good interpersonal and listening skills

• Identify and understand risk situations

• Be willing to undertake training and continuing development

• Be committed to the agreed hours allocated for the volunteer role

Where can I be a Volunteer Mentor?

Locations across Southend and Thurrock

How much time do Volunteer Mentors need to give?

A minimum of ½ day (or evening); up to a maximum of 3 days per week.

Full training and ongoing support provided; out of pocket expenses paid.

NB: due to the nature of the service this role is open to women only.

Assist with the running of Open Road Head Office (in Colchester, Essex) as follows:

• To prepare funding applications and undertake other appropriate fundraising activities as appropriate to the business needs.

• To assist the Digital Content Co-ordinator with Social Media updates, and creating a positive awareness of Open Road online.

• To establish new avenues of funding and maintain existing funding sources to include statutory and non-statutory institutions.

• To support the Senior Management Team with all aspects of fundraising, with particular focus on administration, completion of applications and research.

• To organise local fundraising events to generate new income.

• To obtain corporate funding in conjunction with the SMT.

• Any other duties as requested by the Finance Director, the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team.

• To gain the support of individual donors.

What skills are we looking for in a volunteer?

• Relate to the issues and challenges faced by service users

• Respect and understand the need for confidentiality

• Be an effective communicator & demonstrate good interpersonal and listening skills

• Be willing to undertake training and continuing development

Where can I be a Fundraising Support Volunteer?

Open Road Head Office in Colchester, Essex

How much time do Fundraising Support Volunteers need to give?

A minimum of ½ day; up to a maximum of 3 days per week.

Would you like the opportunity to make a real difference in supporting bereaved men in our community?  If so, we are looking for 4-6 volunteers who would like to come and help develop our Martlets Allotment - Plot 98

What will I be doing? 

• You will be helping to develop and maintain the plot, including repairing damaged structures, building raised beds and clearing areas in preparation for growing
• This is a new role and it is expected that tasks will be identified and develop as the project grows

Where? Wayfield Avenue, Hove, BN3 7LW and Weald Allotment - Plot 98

When? Initially for 2 hours per week on Tuesday mornings from 10.00 -12.00 and then monthly once the plot is established

Anything else I should know? You will need to have experience of gardening/allotment work and enjoy working outdoors. We will provide you with training, support and guidance in the role. We are able to pay travel expenses such as local bus fares and train tickets to help you access this volunteering role.

Sounds good, what do I do next? Apply Now and a member of the team will be in contact to give you a tour, introduce you to some of our wonderful team and tell you more about this role.

The new St Joseph’s Hospice Shop in Mare Street,  Hackney,  offers our volunteers a rewarding, creative and supportive environment and the chance to develop new skills. If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to get more involved in your local community, then we would love to welcome you as a St Joseph’s Hospice Volunteer.

Our charity shops contribute significant funds to the Hospice to enable it to continue to support patients and their families across our catchment area. 

Volunteering in our shop you will get involved in a range of roles including:

• Serving customers, taking cash and providing good all-round customer service
• Sorting through donated items and pricing stock
• Visual merchandising and keeping our shops looking great
• Keeping the shop tidy, clean and well organised
• Interacting with the general public

You do not need to have worked in a retail environment or as a volunteer before.  It is much more important to us, that you are friendly, reliable and are able to commit to a shift.

In return, you will join St Joseph’s friendly and experienced team where you will receive:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Volunteers and Staff.
• Gain transferable skills and experience in the retail and charity sector
• Full Training Provided
• Improve your CV
• Build your confidence
• Be immersed in a creative and supportive environment
• Do something you enjoy and believe in
• Add value to your local community

The hospice shops are now based at two sites, Mare Street and Well Street- we will try our best to allocate you to the shop of your choice but depending on allocation and availability, we may only be able to offer a role at the Well Street Shop instead.

Volunteer Opportunity: Volunteer – Friends in Need

Salary: Nil

Location: Slough

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind was founded in 1914 as Buckinghamshire Association for Mental Health. The charity is independent and responsible for its own governance and income generation. We are proud to be affiliated to national Mind (the leading mental health charity in England and Wales) and to play our part in a diverse network of over 140 other local Mind associations.

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.”  It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Working from offices in Aylesbury, Chesham and High Wycombe we provide high quality services to some of the most isolated and vulnerable members of society. Services include: wellbeing activity groups and peer support, older adults' dementia support, Safe Haven crisis service, befriending, community partnership outreach services, peer support in schools’ projects, employment support and counselling.

Buckinghamshire Mind has over 500 volunteers (including 400 peer ambassadors/mentors in schools and over 100 in befriending partnerships). These dedicated individuals support our passionate staff team alongside an active service user council, who all ensure our services are tailored to need and are of the highest quality.  Further information can be found on our website.

Volunteer Opportunity

Friends in Need is a friendly and welcoming peer-to-peer social support community for people to help each other with managing the effects of depression, anxiety, loneliness and isolation.

Our uplifting, fun and free of charge activities provide the opportunity to socialise and share experiences in a non-judgemental and completely confidential setting.

Our activities are based on the Five Ways to Wellbeing: To be Connected, Active, Notice, Learn and Give.

We run a range of activities in the Slough area during the day and evening, for example: workshops, talks, coffee mornings, wellbeing groups, singing, arts & crafts and try to plan an evening activity once a week along with a monthly trip. We also run activities in Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Marlow and Bracknell and hold joint activities and trips.

We are currently looking for supportive, passionate and enthusiastic activity volunteers to encourage creative ways of engaging people affected by depression, anxiety, loneliness and isolation across the Slough area. Any lived experience or empathy of mental health challenges would also be desirable. If you have any skills, interests or hobbies that you’d like to share and would work well as a group activity it would be lovely to hear from you. This can be anything from painting, walking, cooking, you name it.

Our activities are held at different locations in Slough and we tend to hire a room based on the activity. Current locations include Tesco’s Community Room, Home on the Highstreet and The Future Works in Slough Town Centre.

For an informal chat and further information about this opportunity please contact our office.

The St Joseph’s Hospice Shop at 200 Well Street Hackney, offers our volunteers a rewarding, creative and supportive environment and the chance to develop new skills. If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to become more involved in your local community, then we would love to welcome you as a St Joseph’s Hospice Volunteer.

Our charity shops contribute significant funds to the Hospice to enable it to continue to support patients and their families across our catchment area. 

Volunteering in our shop you will get involved in a range of roles including:

• Serving customers, taking cash and providing good all-round customer service
• Sorting through donated items and pricing stock
• Visual merchandising and keeping our shops looking great
• Keeping the shop tidy, clean and well organised
• Interacting with the general public

You do not need to have worked in a retail environment or as a volunteer before.  It is much more important to us, that you are friendly, reliable and are able to commit to a shift.

In return, you will join St Joseph’s friendly and experienced team where you will receive:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Volunteers and Staff.
• Gain transferable skills and experience in the retail and charity sector
• Improve your CV
• Build your confidence
• Be immersed in a creative and supportive environment
• Do something you enjoy and believe in
• Add value to your local community
• Travel Expenses paid in Zones 1-6 in TFL
• Meal Expenses paid up to £4 after 3 hours volunteering.

The St Joseph’s Hospice Pop Up  Shop on Well Street offers our volunteers a rewarding, creative and supportive environment and the chance to develop new skills. If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to become more involved in your local community, then we would love to welcome you as a St Joseph’s Hospice Shop Volunteer.

Our charity shops contribute significant funds to the Hospice to enable it to continue to support patients and their families across our catchment area. 

If you have retail experience and are looking to take a ‘step up’ and become a Retail Lead Volunteer then this could be a role for you:

This role is varied and busy and you would be supporting the fundraising team in the following ways:

• Supporting the fundraising team with the opening and closing of the shop and the collection of the keys and shop takings.

• Supporting other volunteers on sorting and pricing.
• Coordinating and Supporting the Fundraising team on selecting those hidden treasures for specialist sales (such as online)
• Liaising with the rag company who collects the weekly rag bags.
• Assisting with merchandising and displays
• Dealing with any queries volunteers may have whilst volunteering.
• Supporting corporate teams on who are taking on an ‘Apprentice Style Team Challenge’ at the shop.
• Provide excellent customer service to everyone who visits the shop Interacting with the general public
• Assist with keeping the shop and sale areas tidy and clean.

In return, you will join St Joseph’s friendly and experienced team where you will receive:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Volunteers and Staff.
• Gain transferable skills and experience in the retail and charity sector
• Improve your CV
• Build your confidence
• Be immersed in a creative and supportive environment
• Do something you enjoy and believe in
• Add value to your local community

Time Requirement:

Our shop will be open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and we can offer half days as well full day volunteering slots. However if this does not fit in with your availability, please talk to us about it as we can be flexible.

Skills And Qualities Required:

• Retail Management Experience preferable but not essential- transferrable skills are considered.
• If you take a natural pride in ‘stepping up’ then we would love to hear from you.
• Reliable and Punctual.
• Honest & Responsible.
• Flexible & Enthusiastic
• Great People skills, approachable and friendly.

Training

We will never send you into a role unprepared so you will received training from us before you start in areas such as:

• Leading and supporting fellow volunteers.
• Customer Service
• Visual Display
• Health & Safety

In return for your help, we can offer you:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Staff and volunteers.
• Improve your CV
• Provide a meal at the hospice after 3 hours or more.
• Travel Expenses paid in Zones 1-6 of Transport for London

The hospice shops are now based at two sites, Mare Street and Well Street- we will try our best to allocate you to the shop of your choice but depending on allocation and availability, we may only be able to offer a role at the Mare Street Shop instead.

The new St Joseph’s Hospice Shop on Mare Street offers our volunteers a rewarding, creative and supportive environment and the chance to develop new skills. If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to become more involved in your local community, then we would love to welcome you as a St Joseph’s Hospice Shop Volunteer.

Our charity shops contribute significant funds to the Hospice to enable it to continue to support patients and their families across our catchment area. 

If you have retail experience and are looking to take a ‘step up’ and become a Retail Lead Volunteer then this could be a role for you:

This role is varied and busy and you would be supporting the fundraising team in the following ways:

• Supporting the fundraising team with the opening and closing of the shop and the collection of the keys and shop takings.

• Supporting other volunteers on sorting and pricing.
• Coordinating and Supporting the Fundraising team on selecting those hidden treasures for specialist sales (such as online)
• Liaising with the rag company who collects the weekly rag bags.
• Assisting with merchandising and displays
• Dealing with any queries volunteers may have whilst volunteering.
• Supporting corporate teams on who are taking on an ‘Apprentice Style Team Challenge’ at the shop.
• Provide excellent customer service to everyone who visits the shop Interacting with the general public
• Assist with keeping the shop and sale areas tidy and clean.

In return, you will join St Joseph’s friendly and experienced team where you will receive:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Volunteers and Staff.
• Gain transferable skills and experience in the retail and charity sector
• Improve your CV
• Build your confidence
• Be immersed in a creative and supportive environment
• Do something you enjoy and believe in
• Add value to your local community

Time Requirement:

Our shop will be open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm and we can offer half days as well full day volunteering slots. However if this does not fit in with your availability, please talk to us about it as we can be flexible.

Skills And Qualities Required:

• Retail Management Experience preferable but not essential- transferrable skills are considered.
• If you take a natural pride in ‘stepping up’ then we would love to hear from you.
• Reliable and Punctual.
• Honest & Responsible.
• Flexible & Enthusiastic
• Great People skills, approachable and friendly.

Training

We will never send you into a role unprepared so you will received training from us before you start in areas such as:

• Leading and supporting fellow volunteers.
• Customer Service
• Visual Display
• Health & Safety

In return for your help, we can offer you:

• A warm welcome from St Joseph’s Staff and volunteers.
• Improve your CV
• Provide a meal at the hospice after 3 hours or more.
• Travel Expenses paid in Zones 1-6 of Transport for London

The hospice shops are now based at two sites, Mare Street and Well Street- we will try our best to allocate you to the shop of your choice but depending on allocation and availability, we may only be able to offer a role at the Well Street Shop instead.

Enham Trust is a leading UK disability charity, which for nearly 100 years has been supporting disabled people to live, work and enjoy life.

We are looking for a Trustee to join our board to help shape our strategy and enable the charity to prosper for many more years.

The Role: As a Trustee you will work in partnership with our leaders to define and steer the governance and strategy of the charity.  You will provide individual influence and important contribution to our goals and future direction.

You will be inspiring, energetic and be able to provide support and challenge in equal measure.

We are particularly interested to meet with people who have one or more of the following attributes:

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of the regulatory requirements of the Care Quality Commission and other regulators
• Proven success at a leadership level in health and social care, ideally within the charitable sector
• Experience of working with local authorities, social services, and commissioning organisations
• Knowledge and understanding of disability

We encourage active participation from our Trustees, and ask for a minimum of monthly commitment, with a face to face meeting, usually on a Monday evening between 6pm and 8pm.

If you believe you’re the candidate we’re looking for we would be delighted to hear from you. For more information, please contact Amy Bearman, Director of People for an informal discussion about the role. 

Would you like the opportunity to make a real difference in supporting bereaved men in our community?  If so, we would like you to come and help at our allotment group - Earthworks. 

What will I be doing? 

• You will be providing practical support to the allotment group, which will include jobs like sowing, weeding, watering, harvesting, prepping and cleaning tools and equipment, allotment maintenance
• You will have contact with bereaved men, which may include some informal sharing of their bereavement
• This is a new role and it is expected that tasks will be identified and develop as the project grows

Where? Wayfield Avenue, Hove, BN3 7LW and Weald Allotment

When? Initially on Tuesday afternoons from 12.30 -16.30 and then some Saturdays in 2020

Anything else I should know? You will need to have experience of gardening and enjoy working outdoors. We will provide you with training, support and guidance in the role. We are able to pay travel expenses such as local bus fares and train tickets to help you access this volunteering role.

Sounds good, what do I do next? Apply Now and a member of the team will be in contact to give you a tour, introduce you to some of our wonderful team and tell you more about this role.

As a First Aider at Events, you’ll help St John Ambulance provide first aid at large and small events within the community. You’ll be part of a team of volunteers delivering help where it’s needed, dealing with everything from a sprained ankle to a cardiac arrest.

The experience you gain could lead to more advanced roles, including patient transport, cycle response, advanced first aid and emergency response. You’ll make a real difference to your community and have a huge impact on the nation’s health. 

As a First Aider at Events, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride delivering an essential service. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time. 

We are looking for First Aid volunteers to join us across Suffolk. First aid is such a simple skill, but it has an incredible impact. We want everyone to learn it, so that they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.

We have an opportunity available in your area for a First Aider: help us to keep the community safe while they work, rest and play by volunteering as a first aider at events. We will make sure you will have access to an induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us.

Information about the First Aider role is included in the role description. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter. When applying for this role you agree to attend all dates listed in this advert.

We are looking to run a volunteering selection session on:

• Sunday 1st December from 0900 - 1700, at St John Ambulance, Samuel Court, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2EL

If you are successful you will need to undertake training for role at these dates:

• Operational First Aider – 7th, 8th,14th & 15th December (0900 - 1700) at St John Ambulance, Samuel Court, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2EL

Closing date for these opportunities is: 20/10/2019

Cirencester Housing has been in existence since 1949 providing high quality, social and affordable housing. We are a small association focusing on Cirencester Town and the surrounding rural communities, offering quality homes and an individual personalised service to our customers. We are committed to doing more by working with local communities, developers and partners to enable the collaborative creation of housing.

We are recruiting to appoint a Chair and two Board members to ensure the continued good governance of our organisation. All Board members need to demonstrate a passion for our social purpose and niche as a small housing association, as well as a commitment to be responsible for the governance of Cirencester Housing. Our board skills assessment has identified specific gaps and we are therefore looking for representation from individuals who have:

• Direct experience and understanding of needs, aspirations and concerns of our customers

• Strong local connection/commitment to the local community

• Regulated housing sector experience, particularly in asset management and/or development

• BME and women applicants are especially encouraged to apply

  The annual commitment is 6 meetings a year and 1 full day every other year. We welcome a diverse range of attributes amongst our Board members and will endeavour to be as flexible as possible to accommodate personal situations. We encourage those who may not have experience of being a board member to apply as we offer training, mentoring and other support to assist board members in fulfilling their roles.

  Cirencester Housing seeks to appoint a person with previous chairing experience, preferably in a housing association, charity or other regulated body. Such experience could be of a committee, interim chair, vice- chair or other equivalent leadership activities. Additional time commitment is required of the Chair to support the CEO and oversee board governance activities.