Who we are:

The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people.

We transform lives by providing support, information and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Since 1962, autistic people have turned to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

Why we need you

The charity has over 100 branches and groups, all run by volunteers, who provide local support to autistic people and their families. Every branch is different and so are the activities they provide – they may run parent support groups, adult social groups, children’s activities, conferences or focus on providing information or campaigning. However, no matter how big or small, all branches are hugely valued by the people in their local area.

The branch treasurer role is vital to the running of the branch as they look after all the finances. Without these roles, we would not have as many branches as we do.

What you will be doing

• Comply with all financial procedures
• Maintaining accurate records of money coming in (income) and money going out (expenditure) for the Branch.
• Maintaining accurate records for restricted funds (money that has to be used for a specific purpose).
• Managing and looking after the petty cash if it is required. This is a maximum of £50. Cash records of all money coming in and going out need to be maintained and the cash float needs to be secure.
• Providing prompt and accurate information on income and expenditure for NAS. A form (B1) with this information has to be sent to the Branch Finance and Admin Officer once a month with copies of supporting documentation.
• Countersigning cheques.
• Ensure all expenditure is properly authorised. This means checking who the money is being paid to, why it is being paid, and that the Branch Chair is aware of it
• Ensure the bank account does not go overdrawn. This means regularly checking the amount of money in the bank account and being aware if too much money is being spent and not enough is coming in. If the bank account is overdrawn, the Branch may have to pay a financial penalty.
• Attend branch committee meetings

Skills, experience and qualities needed

• Good understanding of money, bank accounts, and how to manage finances.
• Able to manage time and deadlines to ensure financial records are regularly completed.
• Confident in using a computer.
• Can complete spreadsheets/basic financial records accurately and clearly.
• Confident in communicating with Branch Chair.
• No previous history of bankruptcy
• Satisfactory references

When and where

• Flexibility on days and the amount of time committed to the role. The majority of branch treasurers give around an hour a week but it depends how active the branch is.
• Home based (plus travel to branch committee meetings)

Support

• Designated support from the Branch Finance and Admin Officer.
• Guidance on various topics related to branch finance.
• Various training courses relevant to running a branch
• Expenses covered for attendance at any event organised by the branch support team

What you could get out of it

• Improve support to autistic people and their families in your local area
• Access free training and learn new skills
• Meet new people

We seek applications from anyone interested in the role, but particularly welcome applications from those on the autism spectrum.

You will be asked to attend some branch meetings and also have knowledge of the local area so we ask that you live locally to be able to do this role.

It is difficult to put specific times on different tasks. If you are Treasurer, you will need to spend at least an hour each week on Branch-related tasks. It is often likely that it will be more than this if you have different funds coming in, or a fundraising event taking place.

You cannot be Treasurer if you are currently, or have ever been, bankrupt. 

External Trustees for Marjon Students’ Union

Marjon Students’ Union (MSU) is seeking an external and alumni trustee to join their trustee board.

MSU strives to be the Student Voice of a unique educational establishment and to further enhance student experience and cater to student needs, from representation, recreation, resistance, entertainment, to welfare. Its continuity, financial stability and academic and welfare services have served the institution and its students resolutely over the years and aspire to do so for many years to come.

Marjon Student Union is seeking to improve its Board diversity to ensure that a range of voices are heard and reflect the community of Plymouth Marjon University. As such we particularly welcome applications from people of the following backgrounds:

 People of Colour

 LGBT+

 Women

 Trans and Non-Binary

 Disabled Applicants

For more details, please visit our website where you will be able to download the recruitment pack:

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion please e-mail Mick Davies, MSU General Manager

To Apply

To apply please send a CV and a Covering Letter to Mick Davies

Closing date for applications is 12pm Friday 9th October 2020

Interviews scheduled for w/c 19th October 2020

Remuneration

Trustees/Board members are not paid though reasonable expenses are met.

Person Specification

Essential

 Experience of operating strategically and inputting into strategic plans

 Experience of setting strategy, monitoring targets and scrutinising/evaluating performance

 Experience of financial management and legal and compliance matters

 Understanding and practical experience of governance, compliance and policy setting

 Experience of operating as part of a successful team

 Ability and willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to Marjon Student Union

 Willingness to demonstrate the values of Marjon Student Union

Desirable

 Knowledge of trusteeship and/or scrutiny overview

 Understanding of Students’ Unions/Universities and the Higher Education sector

 Understanding of relevant legislation in relation to students’ unions including the Charity Act 2010 and the Higher Education Act 1994

 Experience of, or significant exposure to boards

 An interest in Student Experience/Higher Education

 Able to attend 4-6 meetings a year

Alumni Trustee

To have left the university (student, officer or staff) before July 2017

Desirable

1. Finance expertise; ideally with a knowledge of auditing small business and charities.

2. Human Resource Management expertise; ideally in managing small charities.

3. Legal expertise; ideally in contract law.

4. Academia; ideally in/at a doctoral or professorial level fluent in HE industry with an interest in Student Voice & Student Experience issues.

ZAKKI is a social startup focusing on creating an inclusive community for the elderly and people with disabilities. Our mission is to facilitate alms and donations collection and deployment to help elderly people who still working in the informal sector to get better livelihood through micro-business management helps and giving them the exposure of greater market.

Currently, ZAKKI is developing a ramification project; reporting platforms of sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape), human trafficking, and bullying, SaveMe. And we also have an on-going anti-corruption and a lost-found project named Naon. MAHA EduGame of anti-discrimination and anti-violence for toddlers to pre-teens. We also have a funeral service project named Agni. The volunteer networking and community learning hub, named Rekan. And last but not least, the Kimar (ZAKKI on the spot marketplace) intended to cater to the beneficiaries (the elderly and people with disability) micro-business market exposure.

For  UX volunteers, the task will be designed both PWA Responsive Website and mobile apps, which will then serve as the basis for software developer volunteers working on the project.

Requirement;

• Fond to design, familiar with Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop  
• Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Figma)
• Abundance with idea and initiative working as a team
• Active, helpful, and collaborative person (not passive person)
• Good time-management skills 
• Communicative (good communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders)
• Preferred to have basic knowledge on Front End Developer (e.g. HTML, CSS) and or have basic knowledge on Games Development Platform (Ionic, PyGame, Unity, C++, Java)

Please send a cover letter, resume, and a portfolio URL link to

hr[at]zakki[dot]org cc

zakkifoundation[at]gmail[dot]com

Subject email : UX _[YourName]

We'll get back to you to schedule an interview with a technical advisor and our project manager. Please note that this is a remote work opportunity.

Lamp is a local, independent charity offering services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in the form of independent mental health advocacy, information, and support to service users and their carers. They are looking for a new Trustee with legal expertise to join their board and help them achieve their aims. Trustees have overall control of a charity and are responsible for making sure its doing what it was set  up to do. You will be part of passionate and diverse board responsible for leading the charity and deciding how it is run.

This role requires you taking a lead role for the board on all legal matters as well as helping inform the organisations strategic plans. It would be suited to someone with or without previous board experience and is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and play a fundamental part in helping those suffering with mental health.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Legal experience
• A commitment to the organisation
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• Strategic vision
• Good, independent judgement
• An ability to think creatively
• A willingness to speak their mind
• An ability to work effectively as a member of a team

Time Commitment:

The board meet every 6-8 weeks. Meetings are remote at present and will be for at least 50% of meetings going forward. Lamp appreciate Trustees are able to offer different levels of commitment and are happy to discuss this.

How to apply

Applications should be made via Reach in the first instance. Please provide your CV, along with a covering letter stating why you wish to work for the organisation, how your skills would add value to the board and any other relevant information.

Lamp is a local, independent charity offering services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in the form of independent mental health advocacy, information, and support to service users and their carers. They are looking for a new Trustee with excellent networking skills who will be able to bring and cultivate strategic relationships to help them achieve their aims. Trustees have overall control of a charity and are responsible for making sure its doing what it was set  up to do. You will be part of passionate and diverse board responsible for leading the charity and deciding how it is run.

The current vacancy requires experience of strategically networking with Health Service Providers, Commissioners and other strategic stakeholders and would be suited to someone with or without previous board experience. It is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and play a fundamental part in helping those suffering with mental health.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Strategic management experience gained in any sector
• An ability to bring and cultivate strategic relationships for the benefit of the organisation
• A commitment to the organisation
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• Strategic vision
• Good, independent judgement
• An ability to think creatively
• A willingness to speak their mind
• An ability to work effectively as a member of a team

Time Commitment:

The board meet every 6-8 weeks. Meetings are remote at present and will be for at least 50% of meetings going forward. Lamp appreciate Trustees are able to offer different levels of commitment and are happy to discuss this.

How to apply

Applications must be made via Reach in the first instance. Please provide your CV, along with a covering letter stating why you wish to work for the organisation, how your skills would add value to the board and any other relevant information.

Covid-19

Special notice: Please note that during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic we are supporting and recruiting volunteers to provide mentoring over the phone. We would love your support during this trying time, so please do consider making an application.

Introduction:

Depaul UK offers homeless and disadvantaged people the opportunity to fulfill their potential and move towards an independent and positive future.  Depaul UK manages a range of accommodation for homeless young people in the UK and Ireland, as well as providing resettlement, pre-employment training and other support services for homeless and socially disadvantaged young people.

Project description:

Mentoring is a service within Depaul which supports young people to become more independent, to learn skills that they will use when move on from our services. For example this could be cooking or budgeting skills.  The young people using the mentoring service will already have goals they would like to work on, these goals will all be productive for independence such as getting out into the community and building social networks.  The mentor will meet with their mentee once a week for up to three hours at a time and complete an activity.  The volunteer mentors will always be supported by the volunteer mentor co-ordinator.

Aim of the volunteer role:

To provide mentoring support to people from a variety of backgrounds who are making the transition to independence.  To deliver fun and engaging mentoring sessions to Depaul clients.  The focus will be based on health & wellbeing, skills development, creativity and community involvement.

Activities:

• To meet with your mentee for up to three hours a week and complete fun but productive sessions with them working on their already identified goals.

• To be a listening ear for the mentee

• To contact your mentee weekly to arrange sessions

• To contact the Volunteer and Mentor Co-ordinator after the sessions by either text message, email or phone call. This is logging the sessions and keeping a record of time and activity spent with the mentee.

• To email the expense record to the Volunteer and Mentor Co-ordinator to claim back expenses

• To attend one support session every eight weeks with the Volunteer and Mentor Co-ordinator

• To attend volunteer forums which take place once every three months, volunteer forums are a great way to get together and discuss our experiences. We often have guest speakers from other organisations.

Necessary skills, attitudes and knowledge:

Volunteers should have an understanding of the issues faced by disadvantaged young people such as homelessness.  The ability to work in a non-judgemental manner is also essential. Good communication, listening and IT skills are important to this role.

Support and supervision:

As a volunteer you will be line managed by the Volunteer and Mentor Co-ordinator, Ronn Thwaites.  Ronn will be providing constant support and guidance throughout your volunteering to ensure that the experience is enjoyable for you as well as for your mentee.

Induction and training:

Volunteer Induction training and mentor training must be completed before volunteering can begin. This is to ensure you have a good understanding of your role and feel confident in your volunteering. The Volunteer Induction training is a full day course welcoming you to Depaul and exploring policies and procedures as well as Safety Framework. Mentor training is a half day course covering all of the practicalities for your volunteering role. Volunteers providing an ongoing commitment will have access to Depaul UK training courses if appropriate.

Commitment:

A commitment of 3 hours a week is desirable, there will also be some evening and weekend events.  You can choose to volunteer week days, evenings and Saturdays.

If you are unable to offer this much time, but are still interested, please do contact us and we can try to come to an agreement. We are flexible and appreciate that people’s circumstances do change and that it may prove impossible to adhere to this. If you have not been active in your volunteering for 3 months we will contact you and if you have not been active for 6 months your volunteering role will naturally be ended.  You would then re-apply for any volunteering at Depaul again going through the full volunteer recruitment process.

Benefits to the Volunteer:

• Travel expenses to and from the project; all genuine out-of-pocket expenses are reimbursed.

• While volunteering at the project, volunteers have full liability insurance cover.

• Appreciation events to recognise the important contribution that volunteers make.

• Personal & professional development through training, support and ongoing evaluation

• References will be available after a period of six months volunteering.

• Contribute to a project that really does make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people.

• You will be able to add volunteering to your CV.

Equal Opportunities:

Depaul UK, as an organisation with a Vincentian ethos, believes that it is essential to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity. Depaul UK, as both employers and service provider, is committed to opposing discrimination and will not discriminate against any person because of their ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, responsibility for children or dependants, age, employment status, disability, HIV status, religious or political beliefs or because of unrelated criminal convictions.  Part of your volunteering role is to adhere to this ethos.

This is an exciting time to join the Arc, as it begins a new chapter in its story. With a new food bank, community grow project and cafe this year, we have ambitions to continue to develop the community activities with a membership scheme, and have secured funding to support this. 

This is a hands-on role and you will be responsible for maximising engagement in all of Arcs areas of delivery including Hire/ rental, Projects, activities and events to engage the local community, local voluntary & statutory organisation and business.

Our mission is to reinvent community space. We want The Arc to be a place where people feel like they belong, like they are part of a community that values and cares for them. Your combination of skills will help our community activities to be more impactful.
 

The role can be broken down into different volunteer opportunities. Here are some key areas you can choose to work on:

Digital Marketing

• Grow The Arc community online through social media, newsletter, digital partnerships, and ad campaigns 

Physical + Community Marketing

• Work with our graphic designer to create striking in-house and out-of-home advertising

• Work with partners and volunteers to create leafleting campaigns

• Work with community partners to bring The Arc’s services to our wider community

Events + Activities

• Plan and manage our seasonal fair marketing campaigns

Strategy

• Set and measure strategy goals which: 

  • Further The Arc’s mission

  • Increase attendance to Arc events and classes

  • Increase engagement with website and social media

  • Work in line with funders and successful funding bids

Volunteers

• Assisting the team with volunteer management

• Working with young people from our community on a work experience programme

CSR 

• Promote The Arc to corporates / businesses (for hire, team challenges, and sponsorship)

• Work with organisations to provide support through corporate responsibility

You'll support our work by fundraising with your friends, colleagues, family and community. This is a vital role as it helps us to reach new people, inspire new fundraising activity, and thank our supporters for the work they are doing.

We'll provide ongoing support, including exciting and inspiring fundraising ideas and all the gear you need to maximise your fundraising from t-shirts, posters, balloons and other branded materials.

The type of tasks / activities you could be involved with:

Fundraising with your friends, colleagues, family and online or offline communities/networks.

Inspiring others to fundraise and support our work.

To act as an ambassador for the charity and champion the work that we do everyday to end HIV transmissions by 2030. 

Are you a creative and passionate about communications and marketing? Are you interested in supporting a small local charity? Apply for the opportunity to create engaging communications and marketing content for the Ness M Care Foundation.

Ness M Care Foundation is recruiting for enthusiastic communication and marketing volunteer officers to work with us on spreading awareness of the support and services we offer in the Peterborough areas. 

About the Foundation

Our aim is to support people who are cared for in their home and their carers. We ensure people are able to live their life with the fullest by providing support to them and their families. We support the elderly, adults at risk and their cares in and around Peterborough. We ensure they are not left alone and create activities to prevent loneliness. We also support physiotherapy needs for those who are not supported by the NHS. 

About the role

You will be part of a small, friendly and committed team. The role involves maintaining Ness M Foundation's social media channels (Facebook and Instagram), updating the wix website and writing articles on behalf of the charity. This is a varied and interesting role for a good team-player who is conscientious and well organised, with excellent writing and communication skills. Training will be provided. 

Please read role description attached to this application.

Although we are based in Peterborough, this role will be home based and those who live outside Peterborough are encouraged to apply.

Modern Slavery

Survivor Support Service

North London: Cooking Session Volunteer

We are passionate about supporting people who have been affected by human trafficking and/or modern slavery with practical support at a local level.

We cannot do this without the help of enthusiastic volunteers so would you like to come and join us?

This role offers an exciting opportunity to come alongside male survivors of modern slavery as they develop a sound repertoire of tasty dishes and gain confidence in the kitchen. Through the sessions you will model healthy relationships, aim to develop a client’s personal competence and provide them with practical skills. 

The Salvation Army delivers a Survivor Support Service which complements formal/governmental and voluntary services by offering additional practical and holistic support to survivors of modern slavery. The programme supports people on their journey from victim to survivor by offering them a safe space to integrate with one another and be part of a healthy community.

This daytime session will be on a specified weekday and will run for approximately 3 hours - further information will be provided to potential applicants.

As one of our volunteers, you will receive specialised training and regular support from our Community Hub team.

Role: Cooking Session Volunteer

Location: North London based - further details of the location will be given to successful applicants

Availability: Daytime session on a specified weekday over the total period of 3-4 hours with a preferred 12 month commitment period. You must also be able to attend initial training as well as further ongoing support/training.

Support us to offer online tuition to vulnerable pupils.

Help us to offer heavily subsidised online tuition and help improve disadvantaged pupils’ life chances.

Description

We are urgently looking for:

• Volunteer Online Tutors

• Volunteer Online French Tutors.

Volunteer Online Tutor

Volunteer Online Tutors should be able to demonstrate the flexibility to provide one-to-one online tuition to primary and secondary school pupils in all of the following subjects as requested by pupils:

• English
• Maths
• Sciences
• 11+ exam preparation
• Homework help

Please note: Previous tutoring experience in the specific subjects listed above is not essential, just a willingness to help pupils fulfil their academic potential.

What we are looking for in Volunteer Online Tutors

• Has the ability to understand the needs of pupils
• Can answer pupils’ questions and enable them to gain clarify in English, Maths, Sciences and 11+ exam preparation
• Has experience in education/teaching/teaching assistant
• Can provide online tuition across several subject areas including English, Maths, Sciences and 11+ exam preparation
• Understands the resource constraints of a small social enterprise and is able to work with these.
• Able to abide to safeguarding/child protection regulations when delivering online tuition.

Skills

· Tutoring: various subjects

· teaching

Volunteer availability

• English:  Monday, 5pm-7pm

• Maths:  Tuesday, 5pm-7pm

• Sciences:  Wednesday, 5pm-7pm

• 11+ exam preparation:  Saturday, 10am-12pm

• Homework help: Saturday, 12 noon- 2pm

Please note: To ensure continuity of services provided to pupils; a 3-month commitment is required from all volunteers.

 Making a difference

With your help we will be able to continue to help vulnerable pupils who have little or no academic support at home and find it difficult to work by themselves. During the COVID 19 crisis it is even more crucial to offer personalised academic intervention which is affordable and universally accessible to support disadvantaged pupils with their home learning. Your help will be invaluable in developing pupils’ awareness of independent study methods and techniques and ultimately raising their educational aspirations as well as helping them feel more empowered to fulfil their academic potential.

You would become part of our small, friendly team and you have the opportunity to use your time to make a real difference in difficult times. You will also benefit as described below:

· gain valuable tutoring experience and enhance your cv

· enhance your communication, mentoring and planning skills

· grow in confidence and be a positive role model

· help a pupil from a disadvantaged background improve their exam results

· make a significant, lasting impact on a pupil’s future

Additional application details: All volunteers must either possess a DBS certificate or able to obtain one themselves.

Volunteer Online French Tutor

We would love Volunteer Online French Tutors who possesses:

• a sound knowledge of the French language
• confidence to deliver one-to-one online tuition to learners of all ages and abilities

Please note: Previous tutoring experience in French is not essential, just a willingness to help pupils fulfil their academic potential.

What we are looking for in Volunteer Online French Tutors

• Has the ability to understand the needs of learners of all ages and abilities
• Can answer learners’ questions and enable them to gain clarify in French
• Has experience in French education/teaching French/ French teaching assistant
• Can provide French online tuition to learners of all ages and abilities
• Understands the resource constraints of a small social enterprise and is able to work with these.
• Able to abide to safeguarding/child protection regulations when delivering online tuition.

Skills

· Tutoring: French

· Teaching French

• Sound knowledge of French Language

Volunteer availability

• French: Thursday, 5pm-7pm

Please note: To ensure continuity of services provided to pupils; a 3-month commitment is required from all volunteers.

Making a difference

With your help we will be able to continue to help vulnerable pupils who have little or no academic support at home and find it difficult to work by themselves. During the COVID 19 crisis it is even more crucial to offer personalised academic intervention which is affordable and universally accessible to support disadvantaged pupils with their home learning. Your help will be invaluable in developing pupils’ awareness of independent study methods and techniques and ultimately raising their educational aspirations as well as helping them feel more empowered to fulfil their academic potential.

You would become part of our small, friendly team and you have the opportunity to use your time to make a real difference in difficult times. You will also benefit as described below:

· gain valuable tutoring experience and enhance your cv

· enhance your communication, mentoring and planning skills

· grow in confidence and be a positive role model

· help a pupil from a disadvantaged background improve their exam results

· make a significant, lasting impact on a pupil’s future

Additional application details: All volunteers must either possess a DBS certificate or able to obtain one themselves.

This is a great volunteering opportunity for an individual committed to social justice within an organisation passionate and focused on bringing about positive and long-lasting change to the lives of children and young people in Harrow. 

Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) is an organisation committed to helping change the lives of children and young people in Harrow through offering our membership, the local voluntary sector in Harrow, the help to build capacity, increase fundraising opportunities and facilitate partnership working in the community. 

We are looking for a new Chair with the vision and creativity to work with trustees and the staff team to explore new ways of working in partnership with its member organisations and other key local organisations to help Young Harrow Foundation achieve its outcomes effectively and efficiently.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals with a clear understanding of governance and who would also be able to contribute to the organisation's strategic planning. The successful candidate must be able to lead, motivate, advise and develop the Board of Trustees and support and challenge, as required, our CEO, to help meet YHF’s strategic and operational objectives.

The Board of Trustees plays a key role in the functioning and success of CoppaFeel!We are looking for a new Trustee to join our Board and are encouraging applications from candidates who have experience in equality, diversity and inclusion or with a background in human resources. We also encourage you to apply if you have a passion for CoppaFeel!, checking boobs, or creating behaviour change and empowering people to be proactive about their health.

As a CoppaFeel! Trustee you will be involved at a strategic level to ensure that the charity achieves the purpose for which it was set up and hold us accountable in delivering our strategic objectives and best meeting the needs of our beneficiaries.

Social media volunteer wanted! The Klinefelter's Syndrome Association (KSA) is a small charity and is looking for a Social Media Officer to help implement our newly developed social media strategy, whilst also identifying new trends to help boost our online presence. The role is a great way to build work experience, enhance a CV and bring some much-needed attention to an important cause. The estimated time commitment would be 2-4 hours per week.