Volunteer Roles
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Why we want you
As branch chair you and your branch members will create a range of activities to help spread the word about SSAFA within your community. To ensure that our Armed Forces community know that SSAFA are here to help and that we need the public’s support to continue offering our services.
What you will be doing
- Overseeing an appropriate programme of awareness raising activities so that potential beneficiaries, volunteers and supporters are aware of SSAFA as first in mind for support.
- Building relationships with the regional and national SSAFA team, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA serving community teams, local military establishments, etc.
- Attending events as a key SSAFA representative.
- Providing timely reports and information to SSAFA’s central office
- Overseeing a programme of meetings including an AGM, branch meetings, committee meetings, training etc.
- Working with other volunteers, regional and national team members to attract and recruit new volunteers as required.
- Work closely with the community engagement co-ordinator to recruit, welcome, induct, support, and manage volunteers in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy.
The skills you need
- Motivating leadership with an ability lead a team of volunteers.
- Friendly and approachable
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Basic IT skills
What's in it for you
- Gain experience of holding a key local role with oversight of all SSAFA activity in the local area.
- Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community.
- Use your skills, knowledge, and life experience to benefit others.
- Support in your role from the team at SSAFA
- Develop your experience and skills which you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
Disclaimer
SSAFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those involved in our work and expects volunteers to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Why we want you
As branch chair you and your branch members will create a range of activities to help spread the word about SSAFA within your community. To ensure that our Armed Forces community know that SSAFA are here to help and that we need the public’s support to continue offering our services.
What you will be doing
- Overseeing an appropriate programme of awareness raising activities so that potential beneficiaries, volunteers and supporters are aware of SSAFA as first in mind for support.
- Building relationships with the regional and national SSAFA team, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA serving community teams, local military establishments, etc.
- Attending events as a key SSAFA representative.
- Providing timely reports and information to SSAFA’s central office
- Overseeing a programme of meetings including an AGM, branch meetings, committee meetings, training etc.
- Working with other volunteers, regional and national team members to attract and recruit new volunteers as required.
- Work closely with the community engagement co-ordinator to recruit, welcome, induct, support, and manage volunteers in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy.
The skills you need
- Motivating leadership with an ability lead a team of volunteers.
- Friendly and approachable
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Basic IT skills
What's in it for you
- Gain experience of holding a key local role with oversight of all SSAFA activity in the local area.
- Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community.
- Use your skills, knowledge, and life experience to benefit others.
- Support in your role from the team at SSAFA
- Develop your experience and skills which you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
Disclaimer
SSAFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those involved in our work and expects volunteers to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Why we want you
As branch chair you and your branch members will create a range of activities to help spread the word about SSAFA within your community. To ensure that our Armed Forces community know that SSAFA are here to help and that we need the public’s support to continue offering our services.
What you will be doing
- Overseeing an appropriate programme of awareness raising activities so that potential beneficiaries, volunteers and supporters are aware of SSAFA as first in mind for support.
- Building relationships with the regional and national SSAFA team, local voluntary organisations and, if applicable, SSAFA serving community teams, local military establishments, etc.
- Attending events as a key SSAFA representative.
- Providing timely reports and information to SSAFA’s central office
- Overseeing a programme of meetings including an AGM, branch meetings, committee meetings, training etc.
- Working with other volunteers, regional and national team members to attract and recruit new volunteers as required.
- Work closely with the community engagement co-ordinator to recruit, welcome, induct, support, and manage volunteers in line with SSAFA policies, such as the Volunteering Policy, Volunteer Code of Conduct, Data Protection Policy, and Safeguarding Policy.
The skills you need
- Motivating leadership with an ability lead a team of volunteers.
- Friendly and approachable
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Basic IT skills
What's in it for you
- Gain experience of holding a key local role with oversight of all SSAFA activity in the local area.
- Support and friendship from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community.
- Use your skills, knowledge, and life experience to benefit others.
- Support in your role from the team at SSAFA
- Develop your experience and skills which you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
Disclaimer
SSAFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those involved in our work and expects volunteers to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
NUS Charity’s mission is that every post-16 student in the UK has an amazing students’ union.
NUS Charity provides the foundations for SUs to thrive. We coach, fund, facilitate and advise to empower SUs across the UK. Our events, programmes and support are designed for members to expand reach, grow income and SUs to provide the best possible student experience.
We are seeking two new Trustees to join our Board to support this work. We’re looking for independently minded people who can offer insight and leadership scrutinize our work and champion what we do.
We are seeking two Trustees to join on a three-year term. The NUS Charity Board consists of 12 members in total, four member Trustees from students’ unions elected by NUS UK members, four members of NUS UK Board, and four Independent Trustees. Trustees would also serve on the board of our trading subsidiary NUS Services.
As a trustee you’ll attend board meetings, scrutinise finances, feed into strategy for the Charity and make sure we are fulfilling our Charitable objects.
We are seeking to recruit the widest possible pool of talent to be NUS Charity Independent Trustees. We need people who can perform the role of a Trustee in overseeing finance, risk, and delivering our strategy, but we also need a bit more than that.
Fundamentally, we’re interested in people who can support NUS Charity to be sustainable and thereby support the success of its members. Some of the skills that we’re interested in are listed below – this is non-exhaustive and we wouldn’t expect one candidate to possess all of them!
· Experience in acting as Trustees or non-executive directors
· An awareness of the work of membership organisations and being led by members
· Commercial expertise and an interest in growing our commercial offer
· An excellent track record in supporting organisations to deliver positive outcomes on diversity, equality, and social justice
· Wide ranging knowledge in building links with public sector organisations
· Professional expertise i.e. accountant or lawyer
But we also need a bit more than that. As a Trustee you’ll be an active listener, someone who can interact with a range of stakeholders, holding to account and getting your point across with tact and clarity. We’re looking for people who actively live our values to be students’ union focussed, collective and anti-oppression in everything we do.
We want a wide range of applicants with a diverse range of skills who share a common belief in the ability of students’ unions to affect change. This is open to anyone who believes they can volunteer to take NUS Charity on the next steps of its journey.
We’re totally committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation. We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented as Trustees of NUS Charity and within the charity sector more broadly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Would you like to support people who have served in the Armed Forces? You just need the ability to listen, strong IT skills and good written and spoken English. If you think this could be the role for you, we’d love to hear from you.
What is a Caseworker?
Caseworkers visit clients to work out what type of support they need. You will listen without judgement to assess and provide tailored support to help those serving, who have served and their families to navigate life in and beyond military service. Some examples of support are securing funding for special equipment for someone with a disability, adaptions to a property so an older client can remain at home or funds for a rental deposit. Caseworkers also sign-post clients onto specialist local services for advice on benefits, housing, mental health, debt, finding work etc.
Why do we need you?
We’ve been supporting the Armed Forces community since 1885. Our clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in a more recent conflict like the Falklands or Afghanistan. We’d love the general public to understand what we do and how they can help us.
There are SSAFA branches throughout the UK and overseas who support local volunteers to deliver services to veterans, serving personnel and their families. Some branches are divided into smaller divisions to ensure the best local service delivery. Each branch has a team of volunteer caseworkers, support volunteers, executive roles, and fundraisers.
Volunteer Caseworkers are the lifeblood of SSAFA, supporting a growing number of people in need of financial, practical, and emotional support. Clients come from all backgrounds and age groups and may have served in WW2 or in a more recent conflict like Iraq or Afghanistan.
When would you be needed and where would you be based?
The essential part of the role is visiting clients, so you will need access to a vehicle or another way to travel to meet clients at home or in a care home setting. As part of your local branch, you might have access to an office, but you can complete the administration part of the role from home as long as you have access to IT equipment and the internet.
What would you be doing?
- Contacting beneficiaries and arranging to meet them at a mutually convenient time.
- Meeting beneficiaries and completing a form to assess their circumstances, using good communication skills, empathy and understanding.
- Sign-posting clients onto local services providing specialist advice.
- Applying for funding on the behalf of the beneficiary through a specific process and system
- Arranging for the purchase of goods and services
- Keeping the beneficiary informed of their case progress.
- Liaise with the branch and regional office, regarding your availability.
- Keeping up to date with training and SSAFA news so that you are best able to support clients.
- Being a positive ambassador for SSAFA remembering that anyone you meet could be a potential client, volunteer, or fundraiser.
- Volunteering within the standards and values of SSAFA
- Adhering to SSAFAs policies and procedures at all times, including safeguarding, volunteering policy, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality.
What can you gain from this volunteering role?
- Use your skills, knowledge, and life experience to benefit others.
- Support from your local SSAFA branch and the wider SSAFA community
- Experience, training, and skills that you can highlight on your CV and in job interviews.
- Better physical and mental health – studies show that volunteers live longer and experience lower levels of stress and depression!
What training and support would you receive?
- Role specific training to prepare you for your voluntary role – confidentiality and boundaries, personal safety, caseworker training, and caseworker IT system training. The caseworker training takes 3 days and a further half a day for the other training.
- Mandatory on-line training modules to complete at home, so you are up to date on how to keep clients, their families safe and personal information safe.
- Access to a range additional e-learning courses as well as local opportunities for your personal and professional development.
- Local induction including assigning a person from the team who will be your main point of contact.
- Regular opportunities to meet and share best practice with other caseworkers.
- Range of support from central and regional volunteer operations team.
- Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
- Volunteers will be covered by SSAFAs Public Liability Insurance whilst carrying out the role.
What are we looking for?
- Friendly and approachable with good listening skills, patience, and a positive attitude.
- Good communication skills both written and verbally.
- Respectful and non-judgemental approach with beneficiaries, their family, other agencies and SSAFA colleagues
- Willingness and ability to use IT systems for initial and on-going training and to enter cases on the Casework Management System. Willingness and ability to send and receive emails – you will receive your own SSAFA email address which you will be required to use when exercising your role.
- Ability to make enquires on behalf of beneficiaries by phone, email, letter or by filling in forms.
- Ability to keep within boundaries of the role with regards to friendship or giving advice
- Reliable, prompt and trustworthy.
- Access to public transport or a car to travel to appointments with clients.
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds, abilities, races, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, and of all faiths and none. SSAFA are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support volunteers with disabilities, so they have access to the same opportunities and experiences as volunteers who do not.
Minimum Age: 18
Safer Recruitment: SSAFA undertakes a systematic approach and utmost care at every step of the process of volunteer recruitment, selection, and retention to ensure that those recruited are suitable and appropriate. Measures taken at points along this journey work together to make volunteering at SSAFA a positive and safe experience.
References Required: Yes. We will ask for two character references, this can be a former employer or someone that know you well (other than a relative)
Is a criminal record check required? Yes, this is provided by SSAFA at no cost to the potential volunteer. This role requires an enhanced check (including checks against the children and adults barred list)
*A disclosure certificate that contains convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands, or other information may not automatically mean that you are not able to volunteer. All certificates will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and, where possible, a modified or alternative role will be offered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteer Role: August 2024 Pet Food Bank Supporter
Volunteer Manager: Pet Food Bank Team
Where you will be based: Your community Pets at Home store
Why we want you
Blue Cross is helping people and pets in an unprecedented time of crisis.
Nobody should have to make the heart-breaking decision to give up their pet because they cannot afford to feed them. Pets are beloved family members, sometimes a person's only friend.
Blue Cross is working in partnership with Pets at Home to collect donations of pet food and other essentials, which are then distributed through a network of human food banks. We’re proud and grateful to be Pets at Home’s nominated charity for 2024.
We need your support for a few hours over a three-week period to promote our pet food bank service at Pets at Home stores across the UK. This event is family friendly, and everyone, regardless of age, is invited to join in on the fun! If you are bringing children under 16, please ensure they remain under your supervision at all times.
Your support will help pets and their families in your community to stay together and get through the toughest of times.
What you will be doing
- Engaging with the customers and community at Pets at Home stores to raise awareness of our pet food banks, inviting and encouraging donations of pet food, or make monetary donation through the Pets at Home till. Look out for our donation bins, proudly displaying the Blue Cross logo, in-store!
- Chatting about our partnership with Pets at Home in supporting pets and their families in need. We'll provide you with all the necessary details to confidently share this information with shoppers.
- Educating Pets at Home shoppers about the invaluable work Blue Cross does and promoting our pet food bank service. Don't worry about what to say – we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack closer to the event.
- Collaborating with our organising team to select which Pets at Home stores to visit and setting up an attractive display area within the store.
We'll make sure you have all the materials you need and access to all the information necessary to support you in your role. There will be a short video available to you covering information about setting up and providing further support for making pet food donations.
The skills you need
- Confidence to share the amazing work of Blue Cross food banks with Pets at Home shoppers.
- A friendly and approachable manner that makes engaging with the public a breeze.
- An interest in the wider work of Blue Cross because your enthusiasm for our mission is contagious!
What's in it for you
- The satisfaction of knowing you've supported your local community and pet food bank so contributing to our aim that no pet goes hungry.
- Full support and training provided to equip you with everything you need to make a meaningful impact.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference to pets and people in need, right in your own community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.