Across Cats Protection there are thousands of cats and kittens needing temporary homes until they find their forever families. Many of our feline friends are cared for by volunteer fosterers in their homes or in purpose built pens in their gardens. Most of our volunteer fosterers care for one or two cats at a time, which makes a huge difference and gives these cats a second chance at a happy life. They provide vital hands on care and accommodation to stray, abandoned or injured cats and are part of a dedicated team of volunteers committed to finding new homes for cats in need.
What can you expect to be doing?
● Meeting the needs of the cats in your care
● Maintaining minimum veterinary and cat care standards
● Cleaning and looking after the cats environment and equipment
● Feeding, grooming and administering medication (such as flea and worm treatments)
● Spending time enriching the cats experience in care including; play, exercise and stroking
From humble beginnings in 1927, Cats Protection has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now help more than 230,000 cats an... Read more
Recruitment and Selection Volunteer
About the role
This is an exciting time to join the British Red Cross as a Recruitment and Selection volunteer. Your role will be to assist the Recruitment and Selection Coordinator to welcome volunteers into our organisation by providing a quality recruitment and induction support service for our volunteers. This role will help to ensure that the new volunteer's experience is a positive one, which increases the chance of retention and gives the person a fulfilling volunteering journey. This role is primarily to interview applicants and assess their suitability for the role. It can also include:
- Supporting new volunteers to access initial training
- Talking to potential volunteers about volunteering at promotional events such as recruitment fairs, universities etc.
About the person
- You need to be an experienced interviewer with good interpersonal, diplomacy, communication and teamwork skills. You will keep the beneficiary at the heart of what we do, working to understand their needs and the difference we make.
- You will want to learn about our fundamental principles and how to apply these when recruiting volunteers, ensuring that we are impartial and inclusive.
- You will be able to give constructive feedback to potential volunteers who are not suitable and signpost them to other opportunities where appropriate.
- You will be IT literate.
What We Offer:
- The chance to work with a variety of different people from different walks of life and make a real difference to their lives.
- Comprehensive free training so you can represent the Red Cross with confidence.
- Being part of a dedicated and friendly team who are passionate about humanitarian issues and values.
- Reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
- Management support in your role.
- Being a volunteer for the British Red Cross means that you can proudly say you are part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation, and one of our 17 million volunteers across the world.
Learning/Development
The role of the Recruitment and Selection Volunteer sits within the Volunteer Operations Department. We enable the organisation to support people crisis by recruiting the right volunteers and ensuring they receive a quality recruitment and induction experience.
At the British Red Cross we care about our people. We understand that our workforce is central to both helping people in crisis, and maintaining our image as one of the most trusted charities in the UK.
The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes.
From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us. Our goal is to connect human kindness with human crisis.
We're part of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and we believe in the power of kindness.
Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.
We support a huge range of people and we recruit for a diverse workforce - including disabled and ethnic minority candidates. This is to contribute to the breadth of experience we need to respond to people in crisis.
Connecting human kindness with human crisis
The British Red Cross is one of the most recognised brands across the globe. We help millions of people in the UK and around the world to prepa... Read more
AFRIL receives no guaranteed income and relies on applications to public and private grant making trusts, charities, and donations from individuals to support our service, operations and staff costs. Our fundraising team is key to this. Our Fundraising team is made up of staff from our key projects and volunteers.
This role is part of our fundraising team, with a specific focus on responding to individual donors in a polite and timely manner and encouraging them to become regular supporters of AFRIL.
Duties
- Ensuring all donations are acknowledged in a timely and responsive manner
- Developing and maintaining regular communication with donors
- Using innovative techniques to raise money
- Encouraging supporters to become members and to set up recurring donations
- Undertaking quarterly individual giving analysis of giving trends and donors
- Developing and implementing the donor engagement plan to steward donors, providing them with a great donor experience through supporting AFRIL
- Developing the fundraising strategy for Individual Donors
- Ensure that all activities comply with UK Data Protection regulations
- Liaising with the rest of the Fundraising team and keeping up to speed with changes in policy or approach.
Essential requirements:
- Excellent administration skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Good written English skills
- Ability to communicate with a range of people, from volunteers to supporters
- Creativity and innovation
- Ability to work on own initiative and work remotely, unsupervised
- Experience in individual giving fundraising role desirable
All volunteers in this role must:
- Be available by phone or e mail on at least one day per week regularly
- Undertake project induction/ on-going training and learning as required
- Acquaint themselves with and follow all relevant, rules, policies & procedures on safeguarding, confidentiality, boundaries etc.
- Read and sign the AFRIL confidentiality agreement & working agreement
Demonstrate a commitment to AFRIL’s vision, objectives and values and show an appreciation of and respect for our diverse community.
As an AFRIL volunteer, you will:
- Gain a taste of volunteering
- Develop skills and experience useful for work
- Acquire experience working within a community charity
- Access relevant training as appropriate to the role and tasks
- Have the opportunity to extend your volunteering to longer-term roles
Be entitled to a reference from AFRIL.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed, up to £5 per day on production of a receipt.
AFRIL exists to provide holistic services to relieve refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants’ poverty,
We aim to:
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Empowr-U are a growing Social Enterprise, based in Coventry and Warwickshire.
We care about empowering children and young people to make a positive change to their lives.
Job Purpose:
- To Co-ordinate the success of combined programmes acrosss our partnership, to Engage children and young people in physical activity programmes.
- To oversee the success of our current activity programmes and further develop the relationships we have with our clients.
- To oversee the development of our new programmes, bringing innovative ideas and opportunities to the organisation.
- To oversee the administration and co-ordination of the various programmes.
- To enhance the growth and development of the Energ!se to continue to flourish after the initial contract length.
Who should apply?
“Empowr-U are an organisation committed to the protection of children and young people.
We pride ourselves on our values of Engaging, Inspiring and Empowering children and young people and would expect applicants to share these values.
Applicants should be a strong leader, and an excellent role model to our workforce, volunteers and communities.”
Empowr-U are an Community Interest Company, based in Coventry and Warwickshire. We care about empowering children and young people to make a po... Read more
Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers.
Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.
About this opportunity
We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our Yorkshire area which covers HMP's Askham Grange, Full Sutton, Leeds, New Hall, Wealstun, Wetherby, Doncaster, Hatfield, Hull, Humber, Lindholme, Moorland, Wakefield
Your responsibilities will include:
• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes
Skills & experience
There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:
- Good administrative skills
- An ability to write clearly and concisely
- Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
- Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
- Access to a computer/internet.
Frequency and commitment
This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.
Our vision
We believe that every prisoner can be a reader
By giving people in prison the chance to unlock ... Read more
Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers.
Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.
About this opportunity
We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our South Central area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Aylesbury, Bedford, Bullingdon, Grendon, Huntercombe, Springhill, The Mount, Woodhill, Ford, Isle of Wight - Albany, Isle of Wight - Parkhurst, Lewes, Winchester and Guernsey.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes
Skills & experience
There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:
- Good administrative skills
- An ability to write clearly and concisely
- Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
- Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
- Access to a computer/internet.
Frequency and commitment
This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.
Our vision
We believe that every prisoner can be a reader
By giving people in prison the chance to unlock ... Read more
Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers.
Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.
About this opportunity
We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our London East area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Belmarsh, Brixton, Isis, Pentonville, Thameside & Wandsworth.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes
Skills & experience
There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:
- Good administrative skills
- An ability to write clearly and concisely
- Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
- Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
- Access to a computer/internet.
Frequency and commitment
This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.
Our vision
We believe that every prisoner can be a reader
By giving people in prison the chance to unlock ... Read more
Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers.
Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.
About this opportunity
We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our Kent area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Cookham Wood, East Sutton Park, Elmley, Maidstone, Rochester, Standford Hill, Swaleside and Medway STC.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes
Skills & experience
There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:
- Good administrative skills
- An ability to write clearly and concisely
- Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
- Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
- Access to a computer/internet.
Frequency and commitment
This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.
Our vision
We believe that every prisoner can be a reader
By giving people in prison the chance to unlock ... Read more
The Nave is the platform for the conscious creativity. We showcase artistic ideas that capture attention, ignite awareness and connect communities to make positive action.
We only focus on social change art dialogue some of our recent themes included - homelessness, sustainability, plastic surgery and money.
We are a community of creatives working together to create positive change. We are looking for someone like minded to join us to help us with:
- Email Marketing
- Updating our database
- Managing the mailbox
- Developing Admins Systems
- Contacting artists
- Posting Ads
- Other Odd Jobs
You stand to gain:
- Experience working in the Arts
- Experience with a start up
- Collaborating within a dynamic artistic team to achieve a combined goal
- More content then you could shake a stick at
- Inspiring others to make positive change in the world.
The is entirely community run project so no one involved is being paid. Everyone within the community is working on their own project within the wider project and we are looking for someone who sees this experience in the same way, who wants to work for their own skill gain and purpose
Person we would love to join our community is:
- Proactive - You will be asked to work from home with adhoc meet ups at different venues therefore we need someone who can manage their own workload and be responsible in completing things without someone watching over them
- Creative - Has the ability to come up with new ideas.
- Organised - We have admin processes in place to help things run smoothly and we need someone who will be able to follow this.
- Loves Art in all forms
- Wants to make a positive change in the world.
Name of role
Workshop Assistant
Location
Venues across London
Volunteers line manager
Julie Fisher
Purpose of role
Change Works is a bespoke service that works with individuals assessing their wants and needs, action planning and goal setting and enabling them to choose from a suite of employability options includingdevelopment workshops, work tasters, placements and trials, and paid employment opportunities. This role is to support the running of our development workshops.
Key activities
- Provide support at development workshops which cover: CV building, interview techniques, health and wellbeing, rights and responsibilities in the workplace, managing your Disability at Work
- Set the room up for workshops and welcome clients
- Support with admin from our Vauxhall office to plan the workshops
Time commitment required
- This volunteer opportunity is offered on an ad hoc basis, there will be busy periods of a couple of days a week and weeks with no volunteering.
- Minimum commitment of 6 months
Requirements of role (checks and training)
- Two references
- DBS check (will be arranged by LC)
- Attendance at all required training
Key skills/qualities a volunteer needs for this role
- Previous experience facilitating workshops is desirable
- Communication skills, especially presentation skills, spoken/signed
- Reliable and organised
- Proficient computer user - Microsoft Word, Excel and internet searching and navigation
- Good level of English
- It’s not required to have experience working with disabled people previously.
Any other comments
- Leonard Cheshire prides itself on successfully supporting their clients back into work and our volunteers provide an invaluable service to our clients enabling them to become more independent and confident.
Whether at sea or on land, Sea Cadets offers an environment where young people can find new confidence and inspiration and gain nationally recognised qualifications. Across the UK 14,000 cadets from 400 units, supported by 9,000 volunteers, are challenging themselves and developing new skills through adventurous activities based on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy and providing the best possible head start in life.
Each Sea Cadet Unit is a self-supporting local youth organisation and an individual registered Charity. It exists as an element of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), by virtue of its affiliation to The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC). As a result of this affiliation the Unit undertakes to comply with all regulations issued for the governance of the Sea Cadet Corps by the MSSC and the Ministry of Defence (Navy) (MOD (N)). The MOD (N) underwrite the SCC Training liability.
Administrator
We are looking for an experienced Administrator. You will be organised, have a thorough approach and be able to multi-task. You will have great communication skills and be proficient with using Microsoft Word and Excel.
Your responsibilities include:
• General admin support to Trustees, Commanding Officer and Adult Instructors
• Updating Cadet and Volunteer records
• Assist with communications with parents/carers and to volunteers.
Our mission is as relevant now as it has ever been – and the newly launched Sea Cadet Impact Report goes a long way to show it! Whether d... Read more
East Grinstead Museum is looking for someone to join its busy team as a volunteer collection assistant on a weekly basis.
Your role will be to assist the Collections Officer with aspects of managing the Museum's collection and making it accessible to visitors.
Tasks will vary from week to week depending on what needs doing and as your skill develops but will include tasks such as:
- Cataloguing objects in the Museum's collection for its collection database
- Compiling lists and inventories of objects in the Museum's collection
- Scanning archives and images from the Museum's collection
- Marking and labelling museum objects
- Carrying out research for exhibitions
- Producing exhibition booklets
- Helping with research enquiries about the history of the town and objects in the collection.
- Designing exhibition posters
- Helping with exhibition installation
Volunteering is flexible, but ideally we would like a minimum commitment of once a week, ideally on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for office volunteers to join our Youth Development team based in our Rugby Head Office- Blue Skies House, Butlers Leap, Rugby CV21 3RQ.
#TheCrew is an exciting club for children and young people, where members can learn new skills, have access to special events and support the vital work of the Children’s Air Ambulance. We are looking for a volunteer to help us grow our reach and recruit new members.
You could get involved in:
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Contacting schools to promote Children’s Air Ambulance and #TheCrew
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Scheduling assemblies and talks with local groups
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Liaising with #TheCrew members to help with fundraising plans
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Sending out merchandise to members
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Updating our database and other general administration tasks.
What you will need:
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Enthusiasm and passion for our work
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Strong organisational and communication skills
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Confidence and skills in working on a computer- particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
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The ability to commit to at least half a day once a fortnight or more.
Our office is open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm so we can accommodate any hours you are able to volunteer within these times.
We will give you a full induction to all aspects of the role and you will have ongoing support from the team and a dedicated ‘go to’ team member. You will also have the opportunity to develop new skills to build your CV and gain invaluable experience working for a leading charity.
The Air Ambulance Service operates the national Children’s Air Ambulance and the local air ambulance services for Warwickshire, Northampt... Read more
We’re looking for 4 volunteer Groups Activity Planners, over the age of 18 years old, to join our group based in the following areas:
- Sunderland North
- Sunderland city centre
- Washington
- Houghton-Le-Spring
There is an option for the duties of this role to be done at home. You could organise the activities from home as long as you communicate with the groups to hear what they’re interested in and what you have planned. You could do this by either attending the group or other regular contact.
When? Time and days are flexible and can be discussed upon application.
Voluntary groups are run by a team made up of a Group Organiser, Activity Planner and Treasurer / Finance. The group activities are essential to keep the meetings interesting and enjoyable. In your role as activity planner you will be individually or collectively responsible for some of the following tasks:
- Planning and co-ordinating activities for the group to undertake, including inviting speakers, arranging instructors and outings (including a Christmas meal and a summer trip).
- Letting members know what is planned for the upcoming group meetings.
- Keeping local Stroke Association staff informed of the activities of the group.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this role.
Interested in this role?
Find out more by downloading the role description for the Group Activity Planner role, contact details are within this document.
If you are interested in this role please submit your CV.
About Us
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
We're here to support people to rebuild their lives after stroke. We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke.... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Befriender
The Befriender role is at the heart of the RAF Association’s objectives in delivering welfare support to members of the RAF family requiring it. The aim of the Befriender role is to help alleviate isolation and loneliness, by giving time to listen to people either in person or over the phone and to encourage communication on a shared interest or topic, leading to improving and developing enjoyable social networks for the beneficiary or by helping facilitate their involvement in community groups and activities to ensure that they remain part of the community and feel socially connected to the wider family.
What are you looking for?
The role of a Befriender is varied and could involve helping out with practical tasks such as driving someone to a doctor’s appointment, it could simply involve a cup of tea and a chat or it could be to accompany them to their first meeting of an interest group in their community.
Benefits
With the opportunity to directly improve someone’s quality of life and see the difference each contact with that person has on them, this role is something to feel proud of. Other benefits include building self-confidence and improving communication skills with a variety of people, as most people will be in touch with a couple of people during the year.
Befriender volunteers need to be:
- Caring and empathetic, with the ability to build a rapport with others and put them at ease, through a friendly and sensitive approach
- Good listeners and communicators
- Reliable and dependable
- Able to put people who may be anxious or worried, at their ease
- Aware of some local social groups the beneficiary could get involved in or be able to research this for them
Practical considerations
Befriender volunteers will need be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check, which is required for this role.
Befriender volunteers are required to attend a one day training course which is free and for which expenses will be paid.
All volunteers should be able to work in a non-judgemental and professional manner.
Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed in line with the RAF Association volunteering and expenses policies.
The Royal Air Forces Association (or RAF Association), is a member-led, registered welfare charity that provides welfare support to Serving and... Read more