Are you interested in making a difference to the education sector by joining an academy trust board? Parallel Learning Trust in Bromley seeks two non-executive directors experienced in academy trust governance, one of whom will be a chair successor, to join its board, plus one Member. Board meetings are held in Bromley, BR1 3LB when safe to do so.

The Academy Ambassadors programme brings the expertise of the business world onto boards at multi-academy trusts (MATs) throughout the country to raise standards of education and improve the life chances of young people, which is critical to our social and economic success.

The opportunity

Parallel Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy Trust established in 2014, with expertise in primary, special and alternative provision across diverse areas of Essex County, London and Kent. This is an exciting time for the trust as there are two major building projects planned for delivery over the next 18 months and further growth plans with two live applications for new Special Free Schools currently with the DfE for consideration.

The board seeks two business leaders with expertise in

• Chair experience (ideally with MAT governance)
• CEO/GM with strong negotiation skills
• Non-executive/Trustee
• Corporate governance/Charity Governance
• Growth/Change management

To be the chair successor, the successful applicant will have a track record of successful Chair/CEO experience. They will have strong inter-personal skills and negotiation skills, with an adaptive approach to all stakeholders and strategic mind-set.

As a key member of the board you will support the trust in achieving the following over the next 12 - 24 months:

• Governance: strengthening the quality and effectiveness of governance, strategic leadership and financial oversight of the trust.
• Improving educational standards and pupil outcomes: ensuring consistency across the trust.
• Financial management and compliance: ensuring the trust takes action to achieve a balanced budget and long term financial sustainability.

What's involved?

Board governance in education is a strategic, 'eyes on, hands off' commitment which typically involves attending c. six board meetings per year/6-8 hours' time per month.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

As an Academy Ambassador, you will join our ambassador network which provides resources, guidance, networking events and webinars to support you in your role.

All roles are pro bono.

People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

What next?

Please register your interest now to be considered for the role.

A full trust specification is available on the Academy Ambassadors Board Opportunites page.

Please be aware the closing date may change if we have received sufficient applications.

New exciting volunteering opportunity for:

• A lay/non-scientific person caring for a child with type 1 diabetes (parents, grandparents)
• A dietitian
• A researcher (ideally a research active clinician)

to join JDRF UK Scientific Advisory Council.

The Council provides insightful, independent advice and critical opinion to JDRF, guiding JDRF’s research decisions, policies and position statements. Please look at the role descriptions for more details.

The Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) consists of 15 members and includes healthcare professionals, non-scientific members with a personal connection to type 1 diabetes and researchers in equal numbers.

Non-scientific members’, healthcare professionals’ and researchers’ contributions are equally valued. Although we have three role descriptions reflecting the different expertise we hope each group will bring, the recruitment process will be the same for all.

We welcome members from all backgrounds, religions and gender identities as we aspire to have a council that reflects the diversity of the UK population. We will do our best to mitigate any barriers to joining the Scientific Advisory Council.

Please note that the meetings and video conferences will require weekday daytime availability.

Download the SAC Role Description for Non-scientific members, Healthcare Professional members or Researcher membersto find out more about the roles and how to apply.

Mindwalk Yoga provides free yoga for people who might otherwise be put off by what is an exclusive, predominately white, often unapproachable image of the practice. Mindwalk Yoga specialises in yoga therapy for anxiety and PTSD. By connecting with diverse audiences with free services Mindwalk Yoga aims to improve the mental health of people who need it the most.

Mindwalk Yoga aims to empower individuals to grow self awareness and better self-manage their mental health through tailored classes and practice-at-home videos. Yoga-therapy-for-anxiety combines breathing practices, mindfulness, applied neuroscience and tailored yoga postures to treat the common symptoms of anxiety in the mind and body. Breathing practices are a primary focus for yoga-therapy-for-anxiety because breathing is the only autonomic function that can be controlled voluntarily. This means if we regulate our breathing then we can regulate our emotional and mental state.

MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

• Mindwalk Yoga is seeking a range of mental health care professionals (Psychiatrist/Psychologist/Therapist/ Mental Health Nurse) to support yoga for mental wellness product development.

• Volunteer 2-4 hours a week

Bookkeeper (Volunteer) with Sage license/access required for small dynamic charity, approximately 5 hours per month.

The Sparkle Foundation is a grassroots UK registered charity and international NGO which works with local communities and engages with international skilled volunteers to create small-scale sustainable projects, which trigger large-scale changes in Malawi. With a holistic approach to child welfare, Sparkle provides education, medical care and nutrition to hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children in 10 rural villages near Zomba.

Founded by Sarah Brook in 2012, after a near-death experience age 18, the organisation now employs 30 local staff and more than 40 volunteers.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated volunteer with minimum one year's experience in accounting/bookkeeping to provide bookkeeping support to The Sparkle Foundation. Access to own Sage package would be of tremendous help. 

We anticipate the time commitment to be approximately 5 hours per month. 

Please submit a CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for the role – we look forward to hearing from you. 

Our Save the Children shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers.

Your donation of time, creativity and kindness at the Stafford Shop can help us change the world! Join us raising money and awareness for Save the Children via fabulous fashion and sustainable shopping!

There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor.

Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more.

It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best.

It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful.

It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Our Save the Children shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers.

Your donation of time, creativity and kindness at the West Bridgford Shop can help us change the world! Join us raising money and awareness for Save the Children via fabulous fashion and sustainable shopping!

There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor.

Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more.

It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best.

It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful.

It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Inclusive Boards are pleased to be working with Cerebral Palsy Sport in their search for a new Trustee.

Cerebral Palsy Sport is the country’s leading national disability sports organisation improving the health and emotional wellbeing of people with cerebral palsy through physical activity, and engaging the community in a number of programmes and interventions.

Cerebral Palsy Sport is governed by a Board of up to ten Trustees that bring a range of skills to support the organisation with governance decisions. The Board are independent individuals with a range of skills and competencies across key sectors that enables Cerebral Palsy Sport to operate as an effective strategic national disability sports organisation (NDSO), charity and a Limited Company.

They are looking for one new Trustee who can support in setting the strategic direction of the charity and ensuring it performs effectively.

They are looking for someone who:

• Cares passionately about Cerebral Palsy Sport and who recognises the vital contribution the organisation makes to the lives of disabled people.
• Can be a powerful advocate of Cerebral Palsy Sport and its interests.

Cerebral Palsy Sport particularly welcome people with lived experience of cerebral palsy to apply as they want their Board to better mirror the community they serve. 

Location:

Depending on Covid-19 restrictions, location will likely be online for the foreseeable future.

Our Save the Children shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers.

Your donation of time, creativity and kindness at the Windermere Shop can help us change the world! Join us raising money and awareness for Save the Children via fabulous fashion and sustainable shopping!

There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor.

Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more.

It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best.

It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful.

It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Help us maintain and improve our new website showcasing what we do.

Description

Numberfit is a social enterprise that works to make Maths learning fun and engaging for children across all age groups. We are looking to grow our reach, and with this our team.

We would like the volunteer to work with us to maintain and improve our existing website, creating a clear and enjoyable user journey.

Tasks we are looking for a Website Developer volunteer to help us with are:

• Complete development tasks on our WordPress site built with Elementor

• Develop pages for different viewports from mobile to desktop

• Adding new content when created

• Ensuring pages are performant, accessible and SEO friendly

• Work with the Lead Developer, Toby Dennison

• Work with the Web Design team to ensure visual and UX specifications are met

• Liaise with SEO and Marketing teams

You will be working in the Development team, where a newly designed website has just been built to Phase 1 for release. Once the role has been filled, we are looking to move into phase 2 immediately.

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for a volunteer who has experience in: 

• WordPress, with specific knowledge of integration with GitHub repositories for source control

• Elementor

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP

• Ensuring pages are performant, accessible and SEO friendly

• Keeps up to speed with the latest advances in web technologies and language specifications

• Can ask key questions to enable us to clarify requirements

The volunteer should also have/be:

• Accuracy and attention to detail 

• Excellent communication skills

• Understands the resource constraints of a small organisation and is able to work with these

• Open to feedback 

Desirable:

• An understanding of cloud computing and experience with platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure (we use AWS).

• An awareness of search engine optimisation (SEO) best practices. 

• Knowledge of factors which impact page loading times. 

• Knowledge of web accessibility and how to implement it.

• Worked on projects for education.

What difference will you make? 

With your help we will be able to launch phase 2 of a new website that showcases our programmes and impact, and helps us continue raising the profile of mathematics, enjoyable learning and children's wellbeing. 

What’s in it for you?

You would become part of our small, friendly team and you have the opportunity to use your time to make a real difference to the organisation’s ability to provide and deliver enjoyable maths sessions and materials for children across all age groups.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification / training/ experience

• Own computer or secure access to one

• Minimum 6 hours+ per week

Our Save the Children shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers.

Your donation of time, creativity and kindness at the Whitby Shop can help us change the world! Join us raising money and awareness for Save the Children via fabulous fashion and sustainable shopping!

There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor.

Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more.

It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best.

It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful.

It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Overall Aim

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to assist our fast paced Property Services Department. Our ideal candidate will be a resourceful person with good administration skills, some customer service experience but most importantly a patient individual with polite telephone manners and a friendly but firm approach.    

Although mainly working from home you would be a valuable member of part of our compliance team, and will be engaging with clients via their preferred method of communication (phone, post or email) to provide information and to book slot appointments for work, inspections, repairs etc. scheduled and to carry out a client’s survey to obtain asset information including if there is a chimney present, the make and model of the boiler/ heating, if there is a smoke alarm present, among others. You would also update the relevant databases with this information and therefore some basic IT skills are required. 

If you are looking to gain hands on experience in customer service, this is the perfect opportunity for you! We will provide relevant training and help you to identify career development opportunities. This role will suit an empathetic and patient individual wanting to put to practice their communication and active listening skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Obtaining up to date information regarding clients’ preferred method of communication by either checking the system or contacting the respective Housing Officer, and keeping the programme up to date with this information to facilitate issuance to service providers
• Contacting clients ahead of services programmed providing detailed information regarding the service and the service provider, capturing specific clients ‘needs to be addressed
• When service providers haven’t been able to access a property, contact clients to reschedule appointments trying to ascertain their preferred method of communication and inform the relevant Housing Officers when communication is not attainable.
• Assisting the team with carrying out an asset information/inventory survey
• Keeping up to date systems and trackers and databases with key information obtained/ provided to clients in a timely manner and following Data Protection and confidentiality protocols
• Acting in accordance with the aims of Housing for Women as well as promoting and implement Housing for Women’s Equal Opportunities Policy and other polices adopted by the Board

Availability

We are looking for someone who can spend 10 – 15 hours per week for up to 6 months. 

We are flexible with the days and hours as long as they are compatible with our service operation. Our Volunteering hours are Monday to Friday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. 

Benefits of Volunteering with Us

This is a great opportunity for somebody looking to gain experience in customer service with an interest in Social Housing. Some additional benefits are:

• Experience of working in a supportive and professional environment
• Full induction, support and supervision 
• Opportunity to develop new skills
• Relevant training opportunities (i.e. Safeguarding, Confidentiality, Data Protection, etc.)

Additional Information

• Core training and induction will be provided prior commencing the role.
• We reimburse genuine out of pocket travel expenses (London zones 1- 6) to and from the place of work and up to £5 for lunch expenses.
• In the light of Covid-19 and to avoid risk of infection, and/or spreading it to others, we follow Government social distance guidance. For volunteers attending our premises protective equipment would be provided (mask, hand sanitizer).

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and sections of the community and we particularly encourage applications from senior citizens, ex-offenders and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented in our Volunteering Programme.

Our Save the Children shops help raise lots of money for children living in the UK and in 120 countries worldwide. It’s always lovely chatting to our customers about the fabulous items we sell and telling them about the fantastic work that Save the Children does. You’ll get the chance to meet new people and make friends plus you’ll be part of an amazing team of volunteers.

Your donation of time, creativity and kindness at the Wetherby Shop can help us change the world! Join us raising money and awareness for Save the Children via fabulous fashion and sustainable shopping!

There’s so much for you to get stuck in to when you’re volunteering in our shops. We get lots of donations and it's always exciting when one of our volunteers spots a real gem. You'll be taking in, sorting, steaming and pricing donations, rolling up your sleeves in the backroom as well as being on the shop floor.

Serving customers with a smile is so important. You’ll be using the till (don't worry, we'll show you how) and handling money. And when people come in to donate items you'll also be completing the Gift Aid forms that let their donations help us even more.

It’s really important that our window and shop displays look appealing so people keep visiting our shops. So you'll be wielding a duster and vacuum as well as your imagination to make the shop look its best.

It would be ideal if you could volunteer one shift a week, which is about four hours but we're also happy to have more flexible times. No special skills are needed as we’ll show you what to do and we provide all the training you’ll need. But if you have any experience or particular interest tell us, it may come in useful.

It’s really easy to get your volunteering started. If you're over 18 years old, just click on ‘Apply’ and get filling in your details!

Overall Aim

We are a charity and a housing provider with a mission to empower women and challenge inequality. We support women through affordable housing, help women and children escaping domestic abuse, survivors of trafficking, women leaving prison and older women.

We are recruiting a reliable and self-motivated volunteer to assist our Communications and Research Officer with creating and updating editorial, social media and website contents.

This role would suit a resourceful and analytical person with good writing skills, a non-judgemental approach and good customer service skills.  If you are looking to make a real change in the lives of women in a supportive and constructive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you! We will provide relevant training and help you to identify career development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial

• Developing and producing content, including image sourcing, for the quarterly and monthly Housing for Women Newsletters,
• Transcribing, writing and contributing to features,
• Repurposing content for the Housing for Women website and social media channels.

Social Media and Website

• Contributing to and update the Housing for Women social media calendar,
• Monitoring news, trends and interesting stories that would work to drive engagement on our social media channels,
• Supporting the Communications and Research Officer with creating and scheduling agreed upon content across social media channels,
• Support the Communications and Research Officer and wider team with asset creation for use across social media channels.

• Assist with the maintenance and updating of content on the Housing for Women website as required,
• Reviewing content to repurpose and contribute to the social media content plan.

Other

• To attend supervision as and when required,
• To act in accordance with the aims of Housing for Women,
• To promote and implement Housing for Women’s Equal Opportunities Policy and other polices adopted by the Board.

Availability

We are looking for someone who can spend around 8-10 hours per week.

We are flexible with the days and hours as this is a remotely based role, but the volunteer is expected to be able to attend occasional pre-arranged virtual meetings during regular working hours.

Benefits of Volunteering with Us

This is a great opportunity for somebody with a keen interest in supporting women and who is looking to put into practice their social skills. Some additional benefits are:

• Experience of working in a supportive and professional environment
• Full induction, support and supervision 
• Opportunity to develop new skills
• Relevant training opportunities (i.e. CMS, Media Channels, Data Protection, etc.)

Additional Information

• Core training and induction will be provided prior commencing the role
• We reimburse genuine out of pocket travel expenses (London zones 1- 6) to and from the place of work and up to £5 for lunch expenses
• In the light of Covid-19 and to avoid risk of infection, and/or spreading it to others, we follow Government social distance guidance. For volunteers attending our premises protective equipment would be provided (mask, hand sanitizer).

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and sections of the community and we particularly encourage applications from senior citizens, ex-offenders and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented in our Volunteering Programme.

REACH OUT aims to support underprivileged groups to be socio–economically and politically empowered: to make them aware of their rights to participate in decision-making, have equal access to resources and benefits, and to be self-reliant.

I. Health: Provision of primary health care, awareness-raising, Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation (WASH) and health stakeholder strengthening. REO’s main core focus issues are HIV, Sexual Reproductive Health, Malaria, Diarrhea, tuberculosis, respiratory infections and COVID-19.

II. Human Rights and Governance: Institutional Strengthening, Protection monitoring, human rights education, and case management for children and survivors of violence, peace-building and conflict prevention, gender equality and women empowerment using advocacy and capacity building.

III. Wealth Creation: Poverty graduation programs, entrepreneurship promotion, microfinance and provides capacity building for improved agricultural outputs.

Since May 2018 REO has been among responding to the humanitarian crisis in Anglophone Cameroon.

Two roles:

FUNDRAISING

• Identifying local opportunities for partnership in your environment and working in coordination with Reach Out's Fundraising Officer to prepare project proposals based on our templates and orientation.

• Volunteer 2 hours per week

CROWDFUNDING

• Help us increase visibility for our projects in GlobalGiving according to your preference and with weekly coaching.

• Volunteer 8 hours per week