Hello we are RYP

RYP (Riverside Youth Project) is a NEW 100% volunteer run and youth-led project currently being set up to work with young people aged 13-19 years old, providing them with positive activities and prosperous futures, based in areas along the River Thames in London. We aim to provide fun, engaging and interactive activities to young people that help booster their life and social skills and also help develop their future prospects by giving them access to new opportunities and experiences that they would not usually have access to.

Can you help? We are looking for

We are currently seeking a Youth Worker In Charge (Volunteer) to join us for at least 1 to 2 evenings per week (6-9pm), plus occasional weekends (approx 6-8 hours per week), where you will lead on youth activites provided at RYP for that particular evening.

Key Duties Include:

• Plan, organise and deliver sessions to young people in a variety of subjects relevant to the needs and desires of young people locally.
• Manage the youth activities that RYP provide.
• Assist in fundraising activities for resources, activities and the running costs.
• Line manage, coach and mentor the Youth Workers.
• Ensure the health and safety of young people and team members.
• Liaise with partners and other key stakeholders including funders.
• Ensure high standards of youth work practice.
• Record relevant and appropriate information and statistics and write reports relating to this.

Want to be part of our NEW RYP youth project?

We would love to hear from you, so please get in touch via email for a short volunteer application form and information pack.

Join us on Social Media @RYPLondon

Hello we are RYP

RYP (Riverside Youth Project) is a NEW 100% volunteer run and youth-led project currently being set up to work with young people aged 13-19 years old, providing them with positive activities and prosperous futures, based in areas along the River Thames in London. We aim to provide fun, engaging and interactive activities to young people that help booster their life and social skills and also help develop their future prospects by giving them access to new opportunities and experiences that they would not usually have access to.

Can you help? We are looking for

We are currently seeking a Youth Work Manager (Volunteer) to join us for at least 2 evenings per week (6-9pm), plus occasional weekends, or approx 6-10 hours per week, where you will manage all the aspects of youth work at RYP, including the Youth Team to ensure that our activities are of a high standard, fun and fully enjoyed by young people locally.

Key Duties Include:

• Plan, organise and deliver sessions to young people in a variety of subjects relevant to the needs and desires of young people locally.
• Manage the youth activities and projects that RYP provide.
• Fundraise for resources, activities and the running costs.
• Line manage, coach and mentor the Youth Workers In Charge.
• Ensure the health and safety of young people and team members.
• Liaise with partners and other key stakeholders including funders.
• Ensure high standards of youth work practice.
• Record relevant and appropriate information and statistics and write reports relating to this.

Want to be part of our NEW RYP youth project?

We would love to hear from you, so please get in touch via email for a short volunteer application form and information pack.

Join us on Social Media @RYPLondon

City Year UK is looking for passionate and committed 18 to 25-year-olds to join our full-time Leadership Development Programme and help us to tackle educational inequality across Greater Manchester, London and the West Midlands. 

With training and guidance, you'll work in a team of Volunteer Mentors for 12 months starting in August 2020, providing support to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. You'll gain essential skills, bags of confidence and make friends for life. 

What City Year volunteer mentors do:

• Act as a role model, mentor and coach to help struggling pupils succeed
• Lead clubs, projects and events to promote a positive school culture
• Support pupils’ academic and emotional wellbeing through professional training

What you'll get:

City Year is a life-changing experience. As well as having a huge impact on the lives of pupils, it's a year that will accelerate your career. In fact, 93% of our volunteer mentors go on to full-time employment or education after graduating from our Leadership Development Programme, which includes:

• Essential employability skills through bespoke training sessions on topics ranging from public speaking to team leadership to financial management
• Career guidance and a designated professional mentor from one of our corporate partners, such as Deutsche Bank and National Grid
• A fantastic way to gain first-hand experience of working in schools or a career in working with children
• Expenses of £90 per week (£100 in London) plus travel reimbursements

To be eligible for our programme, you must:

- Be between the ages of 18 and 25 on your first day of service

- Be able to volunteer full-time, Monday to Friday

- Not be banned from working with children

- Be able to live and work in the UK

- Live in, or be able to commute to the West Midlands, Greater Manchester or London.

You'll make a huge difference to pupils' lives - be the change that we need to see in our communities, apply today! 

Antrim Youth Information & Counselling Centre (AYICC) is recruiting a new Chairperson and a number of Board Members to help lead the charity as it enters an exciting period of change as they develop a new strategy. 

AYICC is a community organisations that aims to enhance the quality of people lives through a holistic approach to personal growth.  The charity aims to build on the work of its five staff as they deliver youth projects, counselling and training programmes to meet the needs of individuals, families and the community. 

Our Trustees have a strong ethos of working collectively across the organisation’s Board, Staff and Volunteers and applications are open to all regardless of age, ethnic or sexual orientation.  Those interested in serving as an AYICC Trustee must be able to demonstrated the following:

• Leadership skills
• A commitment to the work of AYICC
• Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Team work
• Understanding of governance
• Change and project management
• Analytical skills

We are keen to strengthen the Board’s collective portfolio of competencies in the following areas:

• Business leadership & strategy
• Change Management
• Finance
• Communications and Engagement
• Human Resources.

We are aiming to recruit up to four new Board members with a diverse set of backgrounds, skills and experiences to enable us to be the best that we can be.

We look forward to building our leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join Winterbourne Medieval Barn Trust as enters a new phase. Follwing  a successful £1.8M refurbishment programme this iconic site is about to reopen as a Rural Craft and Heritage Centre. We need an experienced  Company Secretary to help us shape our future.We are both a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee.

 This role would suit someone who has an interest in heritage and preserving historic buildings.

The key responsibilities are:

o To ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.

o To ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document

 o To ensure the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects

o To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees' role in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets

 o To safeguard the good name and values of the organisation

o To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation

o To protect and manage the property of the charity

o To manage the Board of Trustees and ensure that meetings are held in a timely and efficient manner

Much of the role can be carried out remotely but ability to attend up to 8 meetings a year in Winterbourne Bristol would be an advantage

Compliments of The House are a small, grassroots, charity initiative looking for someone who wants to help us reduce food waste, in turn, contributing positively to environmental impact whilst simultaneously feeding people in need. Alongside this, we run a ‘Back to Work’ scheme which aids our guests in securing employment. We do all of this for FREE, and are looking for someone as passionate as us, who would take advantage of an opportunity to increase their skill-set, and gain varied experience in the third sector.

What will I be doing?

• In charge of the running of the shop and kitchen which feeds at present about 60 guests each evening, food is collected from local businesses - no cooking required 

• Manage the shop volunteers, run the shift 

• Set up the shop and close down

• Compliments of the House collect surplus food from around 40 local businesses and redistribute it to anyone in need of a meal, liaise with these businesses to organise collections

• Making relationships with our guests, volunteers and businesses

What impact will I have? 

• Your contribution to Compliments of The House will enable the running of the shop which reduces food waste in Brixton’s community, and feeds 60 people a night, we are growing, and increasing our outreach. You will become part of a vital supportline for our guests and be at the heart of what we do. 

• As Shop Manager you will become a familiar face to our guests, and volunteers. As well as, a significant part of building our little community.

What will I gain personally? 

• A role which provides a wide variety of valuable experience in the charity sector and relevant to the private sector 

• An opportunity to take part in a grassroots charity initiative that makes a real difference to the community

• A chance to become part of our close-knit community family! Which is full of passionate and dedicated like-minded individuals 

What skills do I need?

• Good level of written and spoken English

• Basic numeracy skills

• Self motivated, organised, and a positive attitude

• Experience desirable, but an ability to learn on the job is vital 

When can I start? 

• Immediately 

• 1 day a week - 4:30pm - 9:00pm

• Located in central Brixton 

Volunteer Testimonials 

'COTH provides an amazing service, providing food and support to those in need, whilst encouraging sustainability. Sinead the founder does an absolutely incredible job in running coth and is so dedicated. I love volunteering there, over time I have felt a real sense of community between other volunteers and service users, and have grown in confidence. It has been an invaluable experience working with sinead, and I feel passionately about reducing food waste and our impacts on the environment. Most importantly it is about solidarity, supporting and helping one another, especially in this time of high homelessness and inequality in London.' - Kristen, Kingston University Student

“Ever since I moved to London 2 years ago, I noticed the increasing issue of homelessness. What Sinead [Founder/Director] does is great, my work with RefuAid working with refugees and asylum seekers means we work with a lot of clients who are at risk of homelessness.  So, I understand that these incitatives need to be in place for people, in their time of greatest need. It is such a great programme that reduces food waste, and it is, not just a soup kitchen repurposing food that would be thrown away. It has that social element, supportive of those in the community and with a wider societal impact.” - Niamh, RefuAid Employee

Get in touch, we would love to hear from you! We are keen to make this a great experience for you. If you have any queries, please get in contact and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Oxfam Muswell Hill 
233 Muswell Hill Broadway 
London 
N10 1DE 

We are a small Oxfam shop in buzzy Muswell Hill, North London. 
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop or enhance your Retail and supervisory skills. The opportunity to make a real contribution to Oxfam's work to end poverty. 
This role requires a higher level of commitment & responsibility as you will be trained to management level. 

Ideally you will be able to offer a minimum of three days a week, possibly to include one day at the weekend. Our Voluntary Internships run for a approx. 3 months but 6 months are available too. This is a Voluntary role hence unpaid. 

Key responsibilities: 
You will be trained in the following: 
• Managing donations (clothing, accessories and Home ware) and stock processing. 
• Operating the till, credit card machine and providing excellent customer service. 
• Maximizing the income from donations, new products and Gift Aid. 
• Assisting in the recruiting, managing a small team and training new volunteers. 
• Assisting the manager in running the shop operations. 
• Ensuring the smooth running of the shop in the absence of the manager (when fully trained) & take actions to solve routine problems. 
• Learning the main management systems in a retail / charity shop business. 
• Completing daily and weekly reports as well as implementing Trading Division's accounting policies and banking procedures. 
• Ensuring that shop activities reflect Oxfam values and beliefs. 
• Keeping up to date with Oxfam's internal communications and share any news with the shop team. 

Skills and competencies: 
• Ability to work within the shop guidelines and to manage a busy workload in partnership with the shop manager and shop team. 
• Reliability and willingness to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative 
• An interest in Retail and fashion 
• Good communication skills & ability to follow instructions. Some IT and supervisory skills helpful 
• No experience required as training will be given but must be committed , reliable & willing to learn in order to help the manager in the smooth running of the shop & to maximise the shop potential 
• Honesty and integrity 
• Ability to maintain an environment that is safe from hazards and complies with health and safety legislation and Oxfam procedures. 

What this role can offer the volunteer: 
• You will help Oxfam in its mission to achieve a just world without poverty. 
• The opportunity to gain or enhance your retail/supervisory/managerial skills 
• Gain experience in a complex charity shop environment. 
• The opportunity to develop personal capabilities and skills for working in Retail. 
• Be trained in shop management to the level of assistant manager. 
• The chance to work and develop within a friendly and diverse shop Team 
• Enhanced CV. 
• Lunch and reasonable local travel costs can be reimbursed in line with Oxfam's policy. 

Just pop in for a chat and to collect a Voluntary Internship application form or email the shop.