Bournemouth & Poole Greenpeace is looking for a social media coordinator to play a key role in the coordination team of the local group. The local group runs Greenpeace global campaigns focusing on protecting the natural environments we depend on, advocating for solutions to the climate emergency and building a people power to achieve these things. In the Bournemouth & Poole local community, this involves organising many events for both campaign impact and community engagement. As a social media coordinator you would be responsible for managing the facebook, instagram and twitter accounts for the local group, sometimes sharing the responsibility with others, and creating and posting relevant content and managing these channels to ensure as many people as possible see the groups activities and events and people who want to get involved in the group are communicated with in a friendly way to encourage them to get involved.

Male Independent visitor/mentor needed in the Luton  area. Do you want to make a difference to a child or young person's life? Do you have 2 - 5 hours per month to spare? Are you 18+?

We require volunteers to mentor/befriend a child or young person in care.

Have fun, take a young people on outings and maybe share a hobby, sport or interest.  Offer support and a listening ear and be a positive influence in a young person's life and help build self-esteem and confidence.

We provide training and on going support and pay expenses to a set limit.

Please contact for more details

We are currently looking for an experienced Minute Taker / Administrator to join us on a voluntary basis. You will be asked to volunteer every Thursday to minute take for weekly 1 – 1 meetings. In addition to this we would ask that you are free to minute take for board meetings which happen 6 times a year on a Wednesday, along with other meetings that will be booked in advance and you will be notified of with ample notice.You will be required to type up the minutes following the meetings and share these with the relevant team members.

We are looking for someone with strong administration skills, minute taking experience and great computer literacy.

This is an exciting time to join a growing charity! 

FASD Awareness follow a robust safer recruitment procedure when selecting suitable applicants and are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable people. 

Voluntary post 
Location Cheshire

Emerging Futures is responsible for the delivery of the Prison Leavers Project across Cheshire East. Our teams provide dedicated rehabilitation-focus housing, intensive clinical psychological support and hospital lifestyle and tenancy support for those leaving the criminal Justice System.

Emerging Futures are looking for passionate and dedicated volunteers to join our team! As part of a Volunteer Rehabilitation Coach, you will take part in our 5 Day Accredited Coach Training and go on to support individuals towards desistance, increased resilience, and wellbeing with the goal of living successful lives free of addiction and offending. You will use your experience and expertise to engage with men on their journey to rehabilitation – providing a positive example of lived recovery and change. Accompanying ‘Connecting Communities Coordinators’ to HMP Altcourse, you will also engage with men while in prison and ‘through the gate’.

This job is for you if…

• You are someone who is committed to our passion statement and shares in our belief in the inherent capacity and potential of all individuals, and that empowering individuals to support each other leads to positive change; not only for themselves, but also for their communities.
• You are passionate about recovery and an advocate of asset-based, collaborative working practices from first point of contact, with a long-term vision to create hubs for sustained community development.
• You are fun, approachable, energetic, confident, warm, empathetic, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised and professional.
• You are able to demonstrate that your personal ethos and work ethic mirrors the values of EF.

What you will be doing

• Supporting the delivery of the Foundations of Rehabilitation behaviour change programme across the project.
• Working closely with our housing team to support pathways into our Rehabilitation Through Resettlement accommodation.
• Promoting the message of hope, recovery capital, visible assertive linkage, collaborative working and meaningful reintegration into the community including engagement with mutual aid opportunities.
• Providing structured and ad hoc 1-1 support to those leaving the Criminal Justice System.

 Some of the skills, knowledge and experience you will have

• An understanding/experience of substance misuse issues/offending specifically recovery as a concept
• Disengaged from treatment services for a minimum of 6 months.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and work effectively within a team and with other professional from partnership agencies.
• An understanding of addiction and the impact on the family to support meaningful community engagement outside of structured treatment/criminal justice settings.
• A clear understanding of confidentiality.
• Ability to obtain an enhanced DBS certification upon appointment.
• The confidence, enthusiasm, and articulation to clearly explain and promote the services provided by Emerging Futures CIC and CGL to the wider general public and other agencies.

Anticipated interview dates are to be confirmed.

IT project support

Are you interested in tech? Have you had any experience of setting up apps/software - tweaking settings and dabbling in systems? Do your friends and family always come to you for advice? Do you want to gain experience for a career in tech?

Your role will be to help assist us or improve the setting up of software or apps, helping office staff with problems, researching how to fix them or how to improve processes.

What will you do?

You may be given tasks to research, complete on your own and you'll be supervised and supported by our tech lead. This position will be working from home so you need a laptop and access to wifi.

What’s in it for you?

We are at an exciting time of growth where the potential for learning, creating change and social impact is huge.

• Build on and develop skills, in particular, IT and communication
• Increase your employability
• You'll be part of making a change in how Deaf patients receive interpreting services to access the NHS.

What do you need to have?

• An interest and desire to learn anything tech-related
• Be willing to learn
• Be friendly and approachable
• have good verbal and written communication skills
• have good IT skills
• some experience of working on projects

You'll be responsible to plan, create and code web pages. You'll determine not only the look of the website but how it works as well

You are responsible to lead on the planning and delivery of education conferences. Working closely with the events team and others, to deliver successful events and to fulfil conference objectives.

You will be responsible for a range of activities like managing and delegating tasks and assignments to other volunteers, assisting with applications, proposal writing, social media and email admin.

You will be responsible to liaise with our food donors and sponsors to agree collection/delivery of food. You will help plan the distribution of food donated to students

This is a work experience opportunity to support Marketing, PR, Art and Graphic Design students to learn directly from industry experts what it's like to be a graphic designer. You will create images to use on social media, blogs and youtube channel.

You don’t need to know how to edit a video, you:

need an eye for good design and understand what makes a good video

know how to create content - you have your own blog or Youtube channel (any other portfolio of your content)

This opportunity is ideal for Graduates or about to graduate marketing / creative arts students / social media ( or any subject where you use your creativity to create content)

This is an education opportunity provided by one of our affiliated partners.

We are recruiting fundraising volunteers to help us raise vital funds from home so that we can assist and transform the lives of as many students and young people as possible.

You will be responsible for creating a refreshing and memorable experience for award winners and viewers online. You will engage with people, share event information and answer questions.

You will be responsible for streaming our events and recording them so we can release these later on demand.

Do you have a passion for cycling for leisure? or would you enjoy supporting people with learning disabilities and physical impairments to get fit and active?

If yes, then Ulverston Wheels for All would love to hear from you! We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers who would like to help us deliver inclusive cycling sessions every Thursday in Ulverston. (Lockdown permitting)

There are several volunteering roles that fall within the title of a Wheels for All - Cycling Activator (You can take on as many roles as you wish and full training is provided)

• Supporting participants to ride a variety of adapted disability cycles
• Finding and selecting the most appropriate cycle and helmet for participants

• Teach participants how to ride a variety of adapted bikes and build confidence.

• Cycle route mapping and trail plotting for the participants

• Supporting the general maintenance of the cycles (E.g. Puncture repair, new parts and changing tyres)

• Working as part of a team with volunteers, staff and various partners.

• Cycling administrative duties (e.g. filling in the attendance form

• Online promotion, campaigning and attending community events to raise awareness of Wheels For All.

We are looking for people who are:

• Approachable and friendly
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Honest and trustworthy
• Have some cycling experience (although not necessarily needed)
• Patient, welcoming and includes everyone in activities
• Reliable and punctual
• Great organisational skills and takes initiative

Volunteers will need to undergo a DBS check, as they will be supporting vulnerable people.

Volunteers will receive an induction, training, expenses and t-shirt as part of our induction process.

Volunteers are supported by their local Wheels For All coordinator and the National Volunteer Coordinator.

Volunteers can travel to their nearest Wheels For All centre by bike, car or public transport and will be reimbursed out of pocket travel expenses.

Benefits:

• Free or subsidised travel

COVID-19 considerations:
Volunteers receive Covid-19 induction training to volunteer in a safe and secure environment.

PPE is provided as well as a no-cash policy, to avoid contaminated coins.

Reduced number of volunteers on-site at one time.