About us
Possability People is a charity committed to helping you make more things possible for you in your life, no matter what your situation. We work with disabled people, older people, younger people or anyone with an impairment or long term health condition.
Whether it’s helping you find help at home, or giving you moral support or advice, we have knowledge and expertise to advise you on what’s possible.
We believe in a society where anything is possible, regardless of ability.
What we need
The Get Involved Group works towards equality by inspiring disabled people to identify barriers and define solutions.
Giving disabled people in Brighton and Hove a voice, when services are planned and changed. We engage our members through meetings every 6 weeks, consultations, mail-outs and a monthly round-up. Disabled people their friends and carers in Brighton and Hove. The council and CCG through better engagement with disabled people.
The Get Involved Group is looking for a new volunteer to help us extend our social media engagement across the city and beyond.
Things you can do
Our team of volunteers have the opportunity to play an active role in any of the following:
- Helping the Get Involved Group increase their social media prescence through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, Glade, etc. to extend our voice to a wider audience and help promote our activities further afield
- Supporting other volunteers and team members to actively use social media to promote activity within the project
- Supporting the administrative tasks running the project
- Identify groups and channels through which to promote our work
- Identifying members preferred contact methods
- Researching new contacts
- Taking minutes, typing them up and sending them out
- Website: uploads, newsfeed section, developing a blog
- maintaining and developing our digital services
- identifying outreach opportunities, new audiences and channels to reach these
- maintaining contact, follow-up and service reviews with our service participants and partners, where relevant through our communication channels
- promoting our services/projects and activities across a range of offline and online communication channels
- identifying gaps in services/activities and solutions
- supporting groups or individuals during training, whilst on courses, or in peer sessions
- maintaining our contact databases
- ongoing administration and record keeping required to support our work
Who can help
In the first instance the Get Involved Officer and in the second instance the Office & Resources Manager.
Expected Commitment
3 hours per week, either 10am – 1pm or 1pm – 4pm between Monday – Friday. This is flexible if needed.
What support and training is there for you?
Each Volunteer will have a full induction with the Office & Resources Manager in order to familiarise themselves with the overall working practices of the organisation. Volunteers will have 1:1s every three months with their assignment lead. There will also be team meetings and opportunities to join our social get-togethers throughout the year.
Benefits
- An opportunity to offer your skills and experience.
- The chance to build confidence, self-esteem and make a difference.
- Access a range of free courses, including confidence building, computer courses, disability equality, customer services and more.
- To work alongside other people to do things which you wouldn't or couldn’t do alone e.g. challenging discrimination, reviewing services, delivering training.
- Join in debates and discussions about what needs to change for disabled and older people in Brighton & Hove.
- To help yourself and other disabled and older people be fully included in the local community, at work, at home, socially and in the wider world.
- Join a team committed to better, more equal and inclusive public services.
- Meet new people.
- Learn new skills, develop your CV and gain work references.
- Have fun!
Can you provide the following?
- Experience in using social media e.g. twitter, Facebook, blogs
- Strong administrative ability and IT skills and use
- Experience of or interest in disability issues, self management and those related to reducing social isolation and loneliness amongst disabled people, older people, younger people or anyone with an impairment or long term health condition.
- Knowledge or willingness to learn about the social model of disability.
- Ability to contribute positively to team work and activities.
- Contribute ideas, attend team meetings and be solution focused.
- A commitment to the principles of Equal Opportunities and Possability People’s policy on anti-discrimination for all groups in society.
- An interest in supporting disabled and older people’s rights to quality services and equal access to local and citywide resources.
- To uphold confidentiality when requested.
- Agreement to be contacted with information about upcoming opportunities.
Maybe you have done or have some of these?
These are some skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for. However, if you don’t have these don’t worry as we can offer training and development within these areas.
- Experience in developing communications/campaigns across channels and platforms
- Experience of working with groups and one-to-one
- Event management and planning
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Use of research tools across a range of platforms
Please note:
This role does not require any knowledge and or experience of a particular project or department.
Please do not worry about the tasks – a thorough induction will be provided with ongoing support and training.
All Staff & volunteer appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS Clearance.
What we Need:
To provide administrative support to the Community Employment Service Projects.
Things you can do
- Assisting the Community Employment Service facilitators and specialists with the office administration involved in running the project.
- Updating resources and maintaining accurate records using MS Excel, online survey tools and Cloud based management systems
- Using Microsoft Office programmes such as Word and Excel.
- Researching local supports and services.
- Researching local companies and employers.
- Researching job fairs and events in the area.
- Updating the clients’ database with the relevant documents, notes and paperwork.
- Updating outreach and corporate databases.
- Creating case studies for service users who have given their permission; helping to highlight the positive impact of the Get Set project
- Sending emails and using the telephone to contact both participants and external organisations.
Who can help
In the first instance the Community Employment Service Manager and in the second instance the Office & Resources Manager and support from the Possability People staff team.
Expected Commitment
We would like 1 shift a week on a day which is mutually convenient. We need volunteers from Monday through to Friday between 10 am & 1pm or 1pm & 4pm. This is flexible if needed.
What support and training is there for you?
Each Volunteer will have a full induction with the Office & Resources Manager in order to familiarise themselves with the overall working practices of the organisation and to prepare for the specific tasks that their Volunteering role will focus on.
Volunteers will have 1:1s every three months with the Community Employment Services project lead or manager.
Volunteers always work with a member of staff and are made to feel welcome as part of the team.
Benifits
An opportunity to offer your skills and experience.
The chance to build confidence, self-esteem and make a difference.
Join a team committed to better, more equal and inclusive public services.
Meet new people.
Learn new skills, develop your CV and gain work references.
Can you provide the following?
- We require someone who is above all organized, systematic and has an eye for detail.
- Good IT and data entry skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- A commitment to the provision of quality services and support for disabled people.
- To demonstrate an empathetic, confidential, tolerant and understanding approach to clients’ needs.
Maybe you have done or have some of these?
These are some skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for. However, if you don’t have these don’t worry as we can offer training and development within these areas.
- Experience in an administrative environment.
- Knowledge or experience of Microsoft office programmes
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
- Knowledge and/or experience of disability issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What we Need:
To provide administrative support to the Community Employment Service Projects.
Things you can do
- Assisting the Community Employment Service facilitators and specialists with the office administration involved in running the project.
- Updating resources and maintaining accurate records using MS Excel, online survey tools and Cloud based management systems
- Using Microsoft Office programmes such as Word and Excel.
- Researching local supports and services.
- Researching local companies and employers.
- Researching job fairs and events in the area.
- Updating the clients’ database with the relevant documents, notes and paperwork.
- Updating outreach and corporate databases.
- Creating case studies for service users who have given their permission; helping to highlight the positive impact of the Get Set project
- Sending emails and using the telephone to contact both participants and external organisations.
Who can help
In the first instance the Community Employment Service Manager and in the second instance the Office & Resources Manager and support from the Possability People staff team.
Expected Commitment
We would like 1 shift a week on a day which is mutually convenient. We need volunteers from Monday through to Friday between 10 am & 1pm or 1pm & 4pm. This is flexible if needed.
What support and training is there for you?
Each Volunteer will have a full induction with the Office & Resources Manager in order to familiarise themselves with the overall working practices of the organisation and to prepare for the specific tasks that their Volunteering role will focus on.
Volunteers will have 1:1s every three months with the Community Employment Services project lead or manager.
Volunteers always work with a member of staff and are made to feel welcome as part of the team.
Benifits
An opportunity to offer your skills and experience.
The chance to build confidence, self-esteem and make a difference.
Join a team committed to better, more equal and inclusive public services.
Meet new people.
Learn new skills, develop your CV and gain work references.
Can you provide the following?
- We require someone who is above all organized, systematic and has an eye for detail.
- Good IT and data entry skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- A commitment to the provision of quality services and support for disabled people.
- To demonstrate an empathetic, confidential, tolerant and understanding approach to clients’ needs.
Maybe you have done or have some of these?
These are some skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for. However, if you don’t have these don’t worry as we can offer training and development within these areas.
- Experience in an administrative environment.
- Knowledge or experience of Microsoft office programmes
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
- Knowledge and/or experience of disability issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role of the Data Analyst Volunteer is to support the Information Manager in the analysis of all data produced by and for Open Road.
LOCATION
Head Office, Colchester, Essex
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist the Information Manager in producing statistics and reports from client databases
To assist the Information Manager in monitoring, interpreting and distributing official performance reports from Public Health England
To input data for the creation of performance reports
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 Information team also gives you the opportunity to complete the following training:
Theseus training
NDTMS
Excel Report Writing
Volunteering for the Information 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 ½ day a week.
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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
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To provide a range of administrative duties including photocopying, filing and message taking
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To maintain manual and computerised systems including data inputting, record keeping, confidential and general filing systems as directed
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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
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To assist the Data Administrator with NDTMS data uploads
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To be aware of the confidential nature of the work
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To deal with all customer contact effectively and courteously and support the promotion of positive relationships with all stakeholders
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To adhere to all guidelines, policies and procedures in place at Open Road
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To promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of all individuals.
Training Provided
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All Open Road Volunteers are asked to complete the following training: Induction
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Health and Safety Essentials
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Equality and Diversity
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Information Governance Safeguarding Adults Safeguarding Children Dual Diagnosis
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Effect of Drugs and Alcohol Referral Routes – Basic Understanding
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SMMGP (Substance Misuse Management in General Practice)
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Customer Service
Volunteering for the Data Input team also gives you the opportunity to complete the following training:
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Theseus training NDTMS
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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.
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Assist with the running of your local Open Road centre as follows:
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Answering telephone enquiries & making appointments
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Administration as required by the centre / Head Office
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Basic data inputting
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Making up client files
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Photocopying
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Attending volunteer meetings and training
What skills are we looking for in a volunteer?
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Relate to the issues and challenges faced by service users
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Respect and understand the need for confidentiality
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Be an effective communicator & demonstrate good interpersonal and listening skills
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Identify and understand risk situations
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Be willing to undertake training and continuing development
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Agree to the hours allocated for the volunteer
Where can I be an Admin Support Volunteer?
Essex: Clacton, Colchester, Harlow, Vange.
Plus outreach locations across Essex.
How much time do Admin Support Volunteers need to give?
A minimum of ½ day (or evening); up to a maximum of 3 days per week.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
To support the Open Road Head Office team with running our online eBay shop.
LOCATION
Clacton on Sea, Essex
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Sort through donated items and prioritise which are suitable to list on eBay
- Carry out research into the potential value of items where required
- Photograph the items to be listed
- Upload the items onto the Open Road eBay account and write an accurate and compelling description of the item which will encourage people to view it and bid on it
- Respond to any queries from potential customers in a professional, timely and helpful manner
- When an item is purchased, liaise with the buyer about payment as required
- Once payment is received pack and post items
- Process any returns or refunds as determined by the Financial team
- Update sales records in accordance with defined process
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you organised, with an eye for detail? We are looking for volunteers to support our transcription team. Texts will range from reading books to study material and your support will enable us to transcribe them into accessible formats for blind and partially sighted people.
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Do you have a pleasant and engaging voice? If you do, we are looking for someone like you to help people with sight loss access everything from newsletters to a favourite cookery book by digitally recording audio versions at our local RNIB transcription centre in Cardiff. Please note that this role cannot be done from home.
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Are you a natural listener with excellent attention to detail? Your time and talent can help ensure that all documents transcribed by your local RNIB transcription centre are of the highest quality.
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Are you a natural listener with excellent attention to detail? Your time and talent can help ensure that all documents transcribed by your local RNIB transcription centre are of the highest quality.
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Do you know how to use Skype? Do you do your shopping online? Did you know that 25% of people with a registered disability are offline compared with 6% of the rest of the UK? Help bridge the digital skills gap and learn new skills by joining our team today.
We need friendly, patient people with a basic knowledge of IT to support disabled people to access the digital world. You will make a difference by coaching people on how to use the internet and email, building digital confidence and troubleshooting basic IT issues. You don’t need to be an IT expert, the most important qualities our volunteers need are patience and an ability to explain things people may be unfamiliar with.
You will gain experience working with disabled people, training people, as well as learning about the developing field of assistive technology. And if you volunteer with us, you have the satisfaction that you have used your IT skills to support a disabled person keep in touch with loved ones, apply for a job and pursue their interests. Ongoing training and support will be provided along with expenses, as it’s important to us that our volunteers are not out of pocket because of volunteering with us.
This role will take place at a residential care service. We’d like a commitment of at least one day (or two mornings/afternoons) a week for at least six months.
Please note that we are looking for volunteers 18 years and older for this role.
Are you a Welsh speaker, do you have a pleasant and engaging voice? If you do, we are looking for someone like you to help people with sight loss access everything from newsletters to a favourite cookery book by digitally recording audio versions in the Welsh Language at our local RNIB transcription centre. This opportunity is currently only available to fluent Welsh speakers.
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Social media volunteer
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity and our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.
Cats are at the centre of everything we do and our objectives are: homing, neutering and educating people about cats and their care.
We help thousands of cats across the UK each year thanks to our network of dedicated volunteers, staff and supporters.
A bit about this role
Social media and cats go hand in hand, and our social media volunteers use their passion and knowledge of social media to promote the activities of local volunteer groups and teams though various channels. This is a volunteer role that can be done from home, on the train or even from the sofa! Our social media volunteers directly help our feline friends by helping raise awareness of Cats Protection. A higher profile can help us raise the funds we need for our work, ensure people know they can adopt a cat from us, help promote neutering and help as many people as possible learn more about feline welfare.
What can you expect to be doing?
- Promoting the work of Cats Protection through various social media channels
- Preparing content to share via social media
- Gathering information around; rehoming, neutering, welfare, fundraising and volunteer recruitment to share on social media
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by raising the profile of Cats Protection through social media. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated team of volunteers.
We’re looking for someone with
- A passion for social media and experience of social networking
- Knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of using social media
- Experience of using IT
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Willingness to be part of a team
Time expectation
Our social media volunteers usually spend 2 to 3 hours per week in this role, which is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed.
Additional Information
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. To make sure this is the case, we provide support and guidance both remotely from our National Cat Centre and face to face through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We also offer varied online and face to face training and have wide-ranging policies covering all aspects of volunteering. We hope the support we provide will ensure our volunteers have a great experience with Cats Protection.
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
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A bit about this role
Our volunteer website editors promote the activities of our local volunteer groups and teams by helping keep their websites relevant, exciting and engaging for members of the public. Local websites are often the first place members of the public will look to find out more about Cats Protection. A positive local profile can help raise funds, promote adopting a cat, promote neutering and make sure as many people as possible learn about feline welfare.
What you can expect to be doing
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Sourcing news and information for websites
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Communicating with other across Cats Protection
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Sourcing and updating information around rehoming, welfare, fundraising and volunteer recruitment
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Regularly updating and posting on your groups website
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by making sure your local volunteer group or team’s website is exciting, current and informative. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated team of volunteers.
We're looking for someone with
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Good interpersonal skills
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The ability to communicate well with a range of people
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Willingness to be part of a team
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Good IT skills
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Editorial and photo editing skills (would be an advantage)
Time expectation
Our website editor volunteers usually spend 2 to 3 hours per week in this role, which is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed.
Additional information
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. To make sure this is the case, we provide support and guidance both remotely from our National Cat Centre and face to face through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We also offer varied online and face to face training and have wide-ranging policies covering all aspects of volunteering. We hope the support we provide will ensure our volunteers have a great experience with Cats Protection.
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
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.