Volunteer Roles

We are Scotland’s charity for people living with bipolar. Our vision is for a good life for everyone in Scotland who lives with bipolar. We are member-led, collaborative, advocates of peer support, rights-based and focused on equality, and lived experience is at the heart of everything we do. 

What you'll be doing as a Faciliatator Volunteer

Alongside a co-facilitator, you will facilitate a support group once a month for 2 hours.

You’ll be welcoming people, encouraging discussion and dealing sensitively with issues or conflict that may arise within the group meeting.

You’ll play an important role in ensuring meetings run to time and that everyone has an opportunity to share if they choose to do so.

You’ll be responsible for emailing meeting reminders to group participants and submitting brief statistics to Bipolar Scotland after each meeting.

Frequency & commitment

The Inverness (Highlands and Islands) Support group take place once a month on the 1st Thursday of each month from 7pm - 9pm.

Experience required

Passion for supporting and empowering others.

We welcome applications from people living with bipolar, or experience supporting others with bipolar or another mental health condition.

Experience of engaging with groups previously would be an advantage, but not necessary.

A belief that everyone can work towards their own personal mental health recovery, and an understanding that this will look different for each person.

Excellent listening and communication skills.

Good IT skills.

The ability to commit to facilitating a meeting once or twice a month – reliability is essential.

A commitment to confidentiality.

Travel details

Inverness City Centre.

Travel expenses

Reasonable travel expenses for group facilitators to get to and from the group will be provided. This will be discussed and agreed prior to commencing the role with the Volunteer Development Officer.

Training details

Training will take place in the form of 3x 2 hour online training sessions for volunteer facilitators, which include the completion of some e-learning modules outside of that time.

Taster

Induction and on-going support will be provided.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18
A PVG certificate / check is required to carry out this role.

Come join our team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q4 by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue.  We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year.  We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.

Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have a wide range of experience and motivations. Whatever your reason for deciding to volunteer, we want to make sure you enjoy your time with us and know just how much we value your support.

We are looking for a handyperson to be able to help us with general maintenance tasks in our London West safehouse. Tasks will include activities such as installing shelving, putting together flatpack furniture, painting, gardening etc.

We are looking for a Volunteer Handyperson to help support us with maintenance of our safehouse.

Tasks will include:

· Lifting, carrying, and transporting items in a safe manner

· General handyperson tasks such as installing shelving, putting together flatpack furniture, painting etc.

· General maintenance tasks

· Sharing knowledge of general maintenance with service users to empower them to use new skills going forward

· Only complete tasks that are you able or qualified to complete

· Maintain health and safety at all times

· Showing awareness of service users’ varying physical and mental well-being needs

· To provide feedback and safeguarding concerns to Local Coordinator - reporting any observations or concerns in a timely manner

· To take part in regular supervision and support

· To regularly attend volunteer or staff meetings

· To attend training as and when required including health and safety, boundaries, safeguarding, manual handling and confidentiality

To work within agreed professional boundaries at all times

To provide a safe and non-judgmental environment that promotes the core values and ethos of the Trust, in accordance with the Medaille Trust Policy, Data Protection Act, and Health and Safety Regulations

The role would suit someone who is friendly, kind, empathetic and non-judgemental. As well as someone who is physically fit to be able to lift and carry heavy objects. This position is rewarding and will be making an immediate difference in supporting and empowering clients.

This role requires maturity, and an ability to engage with people in a trauma informed way, while working alongside staff members in line with agreed procedures and systems. 

· Volunteers must be at least 18 years old

· Volunteers must have experience or qualifications in maintenance related skills

· Volunteers will need to have a good standard of spoken and written English

· Be computer literate to be able to complete any online training

· Ability to maintain confidentiality is essential

· Volunteers to have knowledge and understanding of human trafficking issues or willingness to learn

· Knowledge of mental health issues and the challenges faced or a willingness to learn

· An understanding of the importance of professional boundaries in the role

Please apply via application form on our website.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this role, which we will arrange.

Winterbourne Medieval Barn is looking to recruit a Trustee with specific responsibility for overseeing the activities of the Events and Publicity Committee.

Immersed in over 600 years of history and heritage, Winterbourne Medieval Barn is based in a conservation area north of Bristol.

Major building works were completed in 2020 with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and many other generous funders and donors to revitalise the whole Barn complex into a community heritage site promoting the knowledge of medieval history, its architecture, agricultural landscape and people.

As a multi-purpose venue, we host a range of activities for the local community including family activities, music and theatre performances, craft workshops, a monthly lecture series, and our flagship annual community events the Medieval Fayre and Orchard Harvest Day.

The private hire of the Barn and its facilities are available all year round and managed separately to the Trust events by the Venue Manager. The Barn and seminar rooms can be hired for weddings, celebration events, film shoots, and meetings.

Day to  day managenent of events is carried out by two part time staff covering events and volunteer management.

Specific Role

To Chair meetings of the Trust’s Events and Publicity Committee and ensure effective decisions are made and responsibilities for actions are carried out.

Specifically supporting the Community Events and Volunteer Coordinators in the planning and budgeting of Trust run events and related publicity.

To present a Trust events report to the Trustees at each ordinary quarterly Trustee Board Meeting.

To present a Trust events financial report to the Finance Committee at each quarterly meeting.

                    While gaining invaluable experience, practice your passion within real-life scenarios. 

We’re looking for Social Media Manager volunteers to join our team, who will play a key role in the growth of our brand messages and visions. The ideal candidate will assist us grow our on-line presence and increase traffic to our digital channels.

Responsibilities
Increase traffic to our digital channels
Grow our brand messages, visions and on-line presence.

Requirements
Working experience with online digital marketing & Social Media
Strong verbal, written, and organisational skills.
Enthusiastic, Dedicated and willing to learn.

The role could be entirely remote and is unremunerated but all reasonable expenses will be met.

About TESYouth
TESYouth (Training, Employment Opportunities & Social Development for Youth) is a NFP social enterprise which focuses on improving the rate of youth employment, through volunteering, interactive and skill-based workshops, work-experience and training programmes. Together with our strategic partners, we collaborate with organisations to provide youth to develop their skills, and to assist in achieving their career aspirations.

Refugees are people and not victims, and this is a weird job ad not a normal one. 

In Second Tree, people have always grown in the team, building skills within the organisation. It was like this when we started as four volunteers, and it is now that we are a team of 20-25 – many having been here for years – managing several projects in refugee camps in Greece and training institutions and organisations in more than 20 countries.

BUT we have been awarded the project that we’ve always dreamed of. In it we have put all our ideas on how to change the humanitarian world and refugee reception systems (yes: a very unambitious project!). So, we thought: we will need more people, with a large array of skills; people who share our objective and ethical commitment and, maybe, feel unhappy with what they are doing now?

We can offer an enormous amount of work (but for something really meaningful) for a very small salary (but the same as the CEO and all of top management).

So, if you are a disillusioned humanitarian, who is looking for a place that really cares; or you work in another sector and want to start helping, this might be for you.

YOU

We are looking for someone who has:

• Intelligence: You have changed your mind and made someone else change their mind, through rational conversations, at least once in the last two weeks.

• Honesty: There is nothing you wouldn't say, except the things you say you wouldn't say. If you mess up, you say so. If someone else messes up, you say so too.

• Engagement: When you read the Wikipedia entry for Aumann's Agreement Theorem you get excited. You don’t want to “be yourself”, and you will try to improve us.

• Ethical drive: You have decided (no matter how recently) that it’s not about what you’re good at or what you like to do, but about what is right to do.

• Sense of humour: You are ruthless. You are find offending and being offended.

US

Second Tree was founded by a group of volunteers working together in one of the worst refugee camps in Europe. Some lived in the camp, some did not. From the beginning, we realised that making such a distinction – even with good intentions – “othered”, victimised, refugees. At the time we didn’t know that this was called community engagement, we just knew that we were building a community. 

More than 8 years later. Second Tree has kept the same ethos, and has turned it into a community engagement model, a policy, and a package of training programmes for local authorities, international institutions and civil society organisations. 

We still work in the refugee camps in Greece, our root and innovation lab, where we keep learning and develop new ideas. But now we also advocate – through writing, public speaking and advocacy – for a humanitarian world and a reception system that doesn’t see refugees as victims.

Ultimately, spreading this philosophy is what Second Tree has specialised in: having trained international institutions, local public authorities and civil society organisations in more than 20 countries. It is also the basis of the Project we are recruiting for.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

The community engagement model that we have developed is called simply “Refugees Are People”, or RAP. Because, too often, in the humanitarian world and in the reception systems in Europe, refugees are not perceived and treated as people, but as victims. 

People that you need to protect, because of their vulnerability, or celebrate because of their heroism, or avoid upsetting because of the culture they are trapped into. This depiction is often used by NGOs, activists, academia, and individuals to foster support, highlight injustice and counter anti-refugee sentiment. However, despite being well-intentioned, it undermines and disempowers refugees in a similar way to how the opposite form of “othering” (perceiving refugees as invaders, thieves, etc) do. 

At Second Tree, we put significant effort into countering these victimising sentiments. It’s not easy. We all carry biases within us, and committing to this belief requires constant discussion and self-reflection.  We don’t assume people’s trauma, heroism or culture, and therefore we don’t patronise, romanticise or stereotype. Instead, we view everyone, refugees and non-refugees alike, with CARE: as Capable, Accountable, Reasonable, in one word, Equal. 

It means engaging intellectually, disagreeing, joking with refugees as you would with other people, and holding them to the same standards – not lower, not higher – as anyone else. This, the practising of joint responsibility and the same high expectations for everyone involved, is how Second Tree has managed to build strong communities. 

THE PROJECT

We’ve put into this project all of the things we’ve always wanted to do. And now that it has been approved, we have to do those amazing things! It is the continuation, but with a significant expansion in both scope and depth, of a previous project, co-funded by the European Commission. We are leading a consortium of 17 partners, plus 7 associated partners, in 11 countries, 7 municipalities, and 4 academic institutions across a 3-year timeline. 

Our community building training will provide the foundation for the creation of integration task forces in 12 territories in Europe, being the instrument through which municipalities gain relationships of trust with migrant communities. A community monitoring system developed for OSCE by a professor in our network will be implemented in the territories as a sustainability tool for the Task Forces.

There’s another component that is very exciting: the Transnational Research. One of the important features of our model is that we develop relationships with people and maintain them even after they leave Greece. We have a huge number of friends and former Second Tree students scattered across many different countries. Each of these people has seen and been able to compare the integration systems of at least two European countries, knowledge that is completely untapped by States and European institutions. 40 of them will be hired as refugee co-researchers, and will be trained by the universities in the project to interview the others. They will then analyse the data, collect that knowledge into a working paper, and present the results of their action research. By the project’s conclusion, this network of 200 refugees will be formalised into a refugee-led association in Brussels, using the findings of their research to drive advocacy and lobbying efforts for policy change at EU level.

See the roles we envisage for the project attached. 

Use your expertise in commercial property development and/or construction and join the board of an outstanding, high-profile provider with a national and international reputation as an innovator in end-of-life care, research and education.

Location: 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, London SE26 6DZ

Application closes on Monday 2nd September.

Who we are.

The modern hospice movement began at St Christopher’s over 55 years ago. Our legacy is strong, and our Trustees are currently considering the future health needs of our community so we can continue to deliver the best possible care.

We currently have two vibrant sites in South East London, providing excellent multi-professional care alongside our extensive community work. Last year, we provided care and support to over 7,500 people in the local area, with over 500 inpatient admissions, over 5,000 outpatient appointments, and over 13,000 home visits. We also have 24 charity shops supporting and contributing to our work, with over 500,000 customers visiting our stores last year.

Last year, we launched our new strategy – Making Your Time Matter, 2023-2026. We want to be part of a world where all dying people and those close to them have access to equitable care and support when and wherever they need it. We want to achieve this by tackling inequalities, fulfilling a national and global leadership role, creating a sustainable business model, equipping the future workforce and tackling ethical issues. We want to continue to share cutting-edge thinking and test solutions to improve care, we want to explore assisted dying with our communities and make recommendations to policymakers.

To achieve our vision, we are undertaking a significant refurbishment of our main site and planning our estate requirements to match our future needs. Our new Trustee will play a key role in supporting us as we develop our site and plan our estate for the future to continue to innovate best practice in the hospice movement. Our new Trustee will work closely with our Board and our executive team, in particular our Director of Finance and Corporate Services, our Project Director and Estates Lead.

About the role.

Our Trustees work closely with our executive team to ensure we continue to provide outstanding care, maintain our international reputation for education and research, and remain appropriately resourced to serve our community in the future. Our Trustees provide strategic leadership and expertise from a range of backgrounds and industries, giving St Christopher’s the direction and insight to continue as a world leader in palliative care.

We are looking for a new Trustee with executive-level commercial property experience to add to our existing skilled and diverse team of Trustees as we deliver outstanding care across South East London. We are actively considering the care our community will need in the future and how our estate supports this. As a Trustee, this is an opportunity to be part of shaping St Christopher’s vision, and always keeping the needs of the community at the forefront of what the hospice does. Experience in property and/or construction will be vital in ensuring the property strategy is congruent with our care strategy. We are looking for someone with a knowledge of the property market in South East London with an affinity or passion for our work in end of life care.

Our new Trustee could come from a variety of sectors including property development and/or construction. Strategic leadership experience, ideally at board level, and experience of programme management of projects up to £100m are crucial.

Time Commitment

The board meets quarterly between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at our Sydenham site. We have an annual Board Away Day and an AGM. Trustees join one of our subcommittees, which meets quarterly for an hour and a half online. Overall, including events, preparation for board meetings, and ad hoc conversations with fellow board members and the executive team, we expect the overall time commitment to be the equivalent of up to a day a month spread across various engagements.

We welcome applicants from our underrepresented areas, which include applicants from ethnic minority groups and diverse age and socio-economic groups.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.

Application closes on Monday 2nd September.

Help us build a global network where engineering benefits all people and the planet. 

Engineers Without Borders International is working to bring together the global Engineers Without Borders movement and create a viable network of organisations that together can deliver demonstrable benefit to the world. We have a position available for a forward-thinking treasurer to join our Board of Directors and help us build the organisational infrastructure we need to enable equitable collaboration. If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for up to one person to join our Board of Directors who is passionate about what we can achieve and is keen to share their skills and expertise to help us realise our goals.

In particular, as a growing international federation we are looking for a Treasurer who has expertise in international organisational structure and infrastructure that enables most effective and efficient use of our funds, maximising our ability to further our charitable aims and allowing us to build on our ambition to equitably support our global membership through fund dissemination. Ensuring that we are sufficiently protected against the risks of fraud, corruption and misuse of funds. Bringing insight into how to set fair, transparent and equitable remuneration in an international organisation. Understanding of the risks and processes related to restricted and unrestricted donor funding, and subgranting.

Experience of international operations and/or international federations is considered essential. Experience of working with or serving on a board is highly desirable. 

Everyone on the board has to be capable of assuming the fiduciary duties of a non-profit director. That includes:

• Acting for the benefit of others ahead of any particular individuals’ or individual interests.
• Protecting and stewarding our charitable assets so that we can sustainably continue to provide public benefit.
• Furthering our charitable purpose to ensure we retain relevancy and continue to deliver effective impact.
• Ensuring adherence to compliance regulations and where appropriate seeking to lead or follow best practices.
• Overseeing and supporting executive management to ensure that the organisation’s resources are capable of delivering on the strategy.
• Setting policy to ensure that we remain true to our mission and operate with integrity.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Engineers Without Borders International’s success is founded on a commitment to embracing diverse cultures, heritages, experiences and opinions to significantly enrich what we do and to foster inclusive decision making. We are committed to selecting candidates based on aptitude and ability, irrespective of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, nationality, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status or social class. We want to make the recruitment process inclusive and accessible and would be happy to discuss any further support that you may require. Please get in touch with us and we can explore any suggestions you have to improve the accessibility of this process.

Please be aware this is an unpaid volunteer opportunity.

The Trans Legal Clinic is is the first trans-led specialist gender identity legal practice in the UK. At its core, the Trans Legal Clinic is a human rights practice because Trans+ rights are human rights and without the influence of trans+ and non-binary people many of the human rights which are enjoyed by our cisgendered counterparts would cease to exist as we know them today. The mission of the Trans Legal Clinic is simple; we provide free and accessible legal help to transgender and non-binary people in need. Our overarching vision is a society where all people have access to the legal resources required for gender self-determination and where gender diversity is not just accepted but embraced, with trans+ people equipped with the necessary legal tools to navigate the world in their affirmed gender.

We are currently recruiting for the role of Administration Manager, who will oversee the clinic's administrative operations and ensure the smooth functioning of our office and supports various departments. They will respond to the CEO and COO, and be responsible for the Administrative Coordinator and IT Coordinator. They must be regularly available remotely and in person on Saturdays 1-6pm.

The ideal candidate will be able to effectively:

• manage and optimise office procedures and resources to ensure efficient operations and a productive work environment.
• provide administrative support to management, including scheduling, correspondence, and document management.
• maintain accurate records and databases, ensuring compliance with GDPR and organisational standards.
• assist in budget planning and management for administrative expenses, ensuring cost-effectiveness and financial accountability.

YoCO (Youth Challenge Oxfordshire) is starting a new group for young people aged 13-21 in Wallingford in September 2024 and is looking for up to three volunteers to lead and deliver its 12 month programme. This includes a 5 day UK residential trip. This is an incredible opportunity to lead young people on a once in a lifetime experience and inspire them to have the confidence to overcome the challenges they face in their lives and their community.

A GROUP LEADER’S ROLE IS TO:

• Lead a 2 hour group session once a week during term time. The evening of the week will depend on the leaders to agree. This will follow YoCO programme which YoCO will agree with the leaders at the start of each half term. It is likely to take more than one hour to engage with the young people both before and afterwards. You will need to create a safe, fun, inclusive environment and support the learning and personal development of all the group members. YoCO employees will support you in doing this.
• Plan with the group and YoCO staff fund raising activities and accompany the group to some events which may be at weekends
• Lead the group on a 5 day UK residential trip organised by YoCO.
• Regularly update YoCO staff with the groups progress and any issues arising within the group. This includes monitoring and contributing to the group’s social media.
• Attend an induction meeting with a member of the YoCO team and complete a DBS check. Attend necessary training eg in Safeguarding which will be funded by YoCO.

GROUP LEADERS NEED:

• To be enthusiastic about working with vulnerable young people and to have a commitment to motivate and inspire disaffected young people to achieve their potential. To have the ability to provide a positive role model for young people and to build a good rapport and trust.
• To have a can-do and enthusiastic attitude
• To have good listening skills and a non-judgmental attitude.
• To have the ability to engage with young people and confidently challenge negative behaviours.

YoCO NEEDS YOU TO:

• Be able to attend essential safeguarding and first aid training
• Be reliable and punctual
• Be a good problem solver
• Prove satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced with list checks
• Be willing to travel on a 5 day UK residential
• Enjoy being part of a team.

IT WOULD HELP IF YOU HAD:

• A valid driving licence

Other information:

You will be given an induction and training at the start of working with YoCO and plenty of support when the programme starts.

You will also be expected to complete an enhanced DBS check and application form for working as a volunteer for YoCO.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Rachel Warren (Operations Manager) and look at our web-site.

YoCO is an established Oxfordshire charity with a mission to help vulnerable young people aged 13-21. YoCO have now run 14 separate groups across Oxfordshire since the charity’s inception, helping and supporting over 150 young people.

The YoCO programme, designed by educational experts within the charity, helps young people manage and overcome today’s challenges, which can come in many forms including, pressures of social media, bullying, mental health challenges, lack of confidence, peer pressure to take risks.

Weekly meetings include a programme of education, team-work, leadership, health awareness, volunteering & community development, fund raising projects and residential trips within the UK. Through this the young people develop a greater awareness and appreciation of the lives of others and a greater level of confidence, personal development and resilience so that they can realise their own potential to be effective citizens and to make good personal life choices that will set them up for a bright future.

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.

A bit about this role

Unfortunately, thousands of cats each year are abandoned or have strayed and rely on charities like Cats Protection for help. Becoming a TNR volunteer is one way you can make a real difference to cats in your local area. Our TNR volunteers help reduce the number of feral cats by raising awareness of our TNR programmes, setting humane traps to safely capture cats, taking them to local vets to be neutered, and hopefully returning them back to their territory. Local TNR programmes are crucial, as feral and abandoned cats present a huge challenge for communities across the UK.

What can you expect to be doing?

● Recording information about feral colonies

● Distributing information leaflets

● Trapping cats using humane methods

● Taking cats to local vets to be neutered (spayed/castrated)

● Returning cats to their territory or a suitable alternative

● Promoting neutering by building relationships with farmers, land owners and local businesses

● This is a pilot project and so volunteers have the opportunity to pick and choose tasks instead of undertaking all the activities listed above.

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 helping reduce the number of unwanted cats and improving the lives of cats in your local area. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated team of volunteers.

We're looking for someone with...

● Basic knowledge of cats and cat care

● Good interpersonal and communication skills

● A well organised and practical approach

● Patience and perseverance

● The ability to deal with sensitive situations

● Good communication skills

● A full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle 

Time expectation

This is a flexible role, and the hours will vary depending on the number of cats identified for specific TNR campaigns. Our current TNR volunteers spend about 2 to 3 hours per week in this role which can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed.

Support, guidance, and keeping you safe

At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. We provide support and guidance from our National Cat Centre and through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We offer engaging online and face-to-face training, expenses and have policies and processes to help volunteers get the most out of their time with us.

The wellbeing of our people is important and at Cats Protection we are committed to safeguarding children, adults at risk and all those that we come into contact with as part of our activities.

Thank you for joining us and sharing in this commitment and for everything you will do during your time with Cats Protection.

This is a voluntary role for an experienced bookkeeper to assist with our day-to-day finances. Attendance at our Leatherhead office will be required.

• Ensure accurate financial information is available for management accounts, budgets and forecasts, as well as for financial reports on activities and projects.
• Support the development of the annual budget (and subsequent quarterly forecasts) in conjunction with the CEO and the treasurer.
• Ensure accurate financial information is available for management accounts, budgets and forecasts, as well as for financial reports on activities and projects.
• Run payments, bookkeeping and banking activities, maintaining up to date computerised records and maximising use of the software system (Xero).
• Administer and record sales, including preparation of invoices, with an awareness of the chargeable levels of VAT on different Beyond Words items.
• Assist with the year-end process, preparation of annual reports and financial statements.
• Schedule the VAT and GifAid returns, so they are completed on a timely basis.
• Adhere to financial policies including asset management and reserves.

If you’re interested in this voluntary role with Books Beyond Words please email your CV to Katie Smith, Chief Executive.

As an Age UK Digital Champion volunteer, you'll receive training to aid older individuals in improving their digital skills and confidence, conducting sessions in various settings.

Your role includes understanding their online barriers, setting goals, tracking progress, and providing feedback for program enhancement.

This is city-wide across Birmingham. 

Specific tasks may include:

· Work with older people in 1:1 and/or group sessions to develop their digital skills and confidence online. 1:1 sessions may be regular and ongoing depending on the needs of the individual.

· Get to know the older people you support and understand the barriers they face to getting online, helping them to overcome them.

· Work with older people you support to understand their goals and set out appropriate plans together to reach them.

· Using resources provided by Age UK, support older people during their sessions to record and celebrate their progress and learning.

· Collect data and information from older people’s sessions and share with the Digital Champion Programme team as applicable, and securely.

Personal qualities and skills most suited to this role

· Great listening skills and clear, personable communication, adaptable to various learner levels, and empathetic to individual needs and situations.

· Comfortable with various common devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops .

· Ideally, confident in different OS systems (android, iOS, Windows) although not essential to be familiar with all.

· Proficient in everyday online tasks such as messaging, emailing, browsing, video calling, shopping, and banking.

· Can ensure attention to detail when collecting and handling older people's information, with awareness of personal data handling.

Additional Information

You will be required to engage with any necessary training provided by Age UK to ensure you feel equipped to support older people effectively in this project.

This role will also require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which we will organise for you.  

Role: Volunteer – reasonable expenses paid
Location: Remote with occasional travel
Contract Type: Average 4 hours per week – 3 years initial term

About the Role

PatientsVoices is a group of volunteers who support, advise and influence our client by providing the patient perspective on its work. They can offer you a range of contribution and development opportunities, and the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to the lives of patients, and the healthcare staff who look after them. 

There are a wide range of activities to suit different skills and levels of commitment if you are appointed as a member. You might be a permanent member on formal committees, or help our client produce information for patients, or be part of visits to hospitals to assess anaesthetic departments and the care they provide to patients.

About You

Would you like to help improve the quality of care patients receive at the time of surgery and anaesthesia? Do you have either personal experience or a parent/carer’s experience of supporting family members or dependants through surgery? Could you give your views to help doctors and other health care professionals understand patient perspectives?

If this is you, please read the information below and consider applying to join PatientsVoices. Please note that this is a volunteer unpaid role, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed or covered in advance. They welcome individuals from all backgrounds, communities and sections of society across the UK.

What our client can offer you

• A comprehensive induction, and training as required
• A buddy to help you get settled in the role and understand how the College works
• Regular check-ins to see how you are doing and what we can do to support you
• The opportunity to gain confidence and add valuable experience to your CV
• The opportunity to gain understanding of how the healthcare system works in the UK
• The chance to work with doctors and make a difference to patients’ experience of the NHS
• The opportunity to meet new people and socialise
• A flexible approach to engaging with them, with opportunities tailored to your life circumstances

About our Client

They are the professional body responsible for the anaesthetic specialty throughout the UK. They ensure the quality of patient care by maintaining standards in anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

How to Apply

On clicking apply you will be redirected to our clients careers page where you will be able to read more information about this role and it also includes instructions on how to apply.

Our charity shops play an important part in providing financial income for the Sheffield Animal Shelter to assist with the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of animals within our Branch area. A friendly, confident approach is desirable as is previous retail knowledge. We are currently looking for volunteers who can commit to hours or days to suit you. Any support you can give is greatly appreciated. This is a great role for those who enjoy meeting new people whilst volunteering to help animals.