Youth Children Volunteer Roles
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Every year hundreds of people run, abseil, skydive and eat cake, to raise funds to help Rainbows care for babies, children, young people and their families across the East Midlands. Behind them are a team of dedicated Event Volunteers who are vital in ensuring our events run smoothly.
From local concerts and golf days, to daring abseils and firewalks our events are vital in helping to raise not only funds, but awareness of the work Rainbows Hospice does across the East Midlands and they simply wouldn’t be possible without our enthusiastic volunteers helping on the day. Not only is it a great opportunity to connect with a range of different people; it is also one of our most flexible volunteering roles, allowing volunteers to choose events which fit around their schedule and commitments.
We’ll keep you in the loop with our regular newsletter, packed with exciting updates on Rainbows’ activities and a list of upcoming events needing volunteer support.
Typical tasks the role could involve:
- Be the Welcoming Face: Collect tickets and entrance fees, welcome guests with a smile and help set the tone for an unforgettable event.
- Get Hands-On: Assist in setting up and taking down equipment and stalls.
- Be a Cheerleader: Join a cheer station and support our runners to the finish line •
- Guiding Star: Assist with marshalling duties, from directing car parking to guiding runners along their routes, ensuring the event runs smoothly and safely.
- Refreshment Hero: Serve refreshments to participants, supporters and staff, keeping everyone energised and ready for action.
- Information Sharer: Actively engage with members of the public and be the go-to person for those seeking information about Rainbows and our important work.
- Entertainment Champion: Run our raffles, tombola’s and other fundraising games engaging participants and members of the public.
Will it suit me?
If you enjoy striking up conversations with new people, working as part of an exciting team, and diving into a variety of hands-on tasks, volunteering at our events can be so much fun! Join us and turn your enthusiasm into unforgettable experiences while making a real impact! Our events, typically held on weekends or evenings, offer flexibility with no fixed commitment throughout the year. Any time you can give helps fund our vital work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Demelza Charity is seeking high calibre individuals to join our team of Trustees.
Demelza is an inclusive organisation, and we are committed to building a representative workplace, ensuring that we reflect the diversity of the children, families, and communities we support.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply for positions at Demelza and we celebrate the value of difference.
You do not need previous Trustee experience. We offer comprehensive training, and we pay all out of pocket expenses. Time commitment is up to 3 days every 3 months, broken down into meetings of around 2 hours and reading papers beforehand. All dates are given one year in advance.
This year we have added targeting to our general trustee recruitment by looking for talented individuals with expertise in the following specific areas, to support our vital work in providing expert palliative and end of life care to babies, children and young people and support to their families.
Medical expertise to strengthen the clinical strategy delivery and support a multi-disciplinary approach. Your expertise might come from any relevant medical discipline – e.g. paediatrician, critical care, any area of acute medicine.
Are you a senior experienced retailer, familiar with all aspects of maximising profitability and positive customer experience. You will help us to maximise the financial, reputational and PR opportunities of our suite of retail outlets and optimise the model to support growth.
We also seek professionals with experience in technology or data. Your experience might be in IT, applications and systems, cyber security, artificial intelligence, networks and infrastructure. Alternatively you may be
experienced in data protection, data analytics, data governance or digital transformation.
You may have other valuable skills.
Approximate time commitment – a total of three days per quarter minimum.
We deliver extraordinary care to extraordinary children facing serious or life-limiting conditions, providing support for all the family.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About CARAS:
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) is a registered charity that has been supporting refugees and asylum-seekers since 2002 empowering them to integrate and engage in the local community.
Arriving as an asylum seeker/refugee can be a disempowering experience. Difficulties with language, accessing services and overcoming prejudice are ever-present. As an organisation we are committed to work alongside refugees to overcome those challenges, and to help them build their lives.
We offer group support and targeted support work. We offer a range of activities including: ESOL classes; social and recreational activities such as youth club, drama, trips, and family activities; educational support for young people; and casework and advocacy support.
Our values are at the centre of all our work:
• Kindness: CARAS will nurture all who are part of our community, helping everyone to develop their skills, talents, and interests.
• Justice: CARAS will strive for social justice following a rights-based approach in all our work and challenging instances when rights are not upheld in wider society.
• Empowerment: CARAS works alongside people, recognising and respecting their skills and strengths and striving together for better outcomes.
• ‘With’ not ‘for’: CARAS will put the voices, opinions, experiences and needs of its beneficiaries at the heart of all that we do.
About Youth ESOL:
Our award-winning ESOL project offers English language classes to young people at a wide range of levels. This provides vital skills, opportunities and social contact and is crucial for enabling young people to do well at school or college.
About the Role:
CARAS is looking for volunteer ESOL Teaching Assistants to support our face-to-face study programme called ‘Get Ready for School.’
This programme is attended by young people out of education and is based in Tooting on Mondays and Wednesdays. Core delivery of the programme includes English, Maths, Digital skills, complemented by Reading and Writing for Pleasure.
Volunteers in this role are required to commit to at least one 2-hour session per week, during these times:
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Monday 9:30 am to 3pm
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Wednesday 12:30 to 6pm
Please note that ESOL classes do not run during school holidays, and we follow Wandsworth Council term dates.
Volunteer Tasks and Responsibilities:
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Providing learners with one-to-one or small group support within ESOL classes;
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Help young people to build confidence in digital literacy;
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Helping to set up the classroom and provide learners with classroom resources;
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Engaging learners in informal conversations or games during breaks to help them practice their conversational English.
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Checking the session plan aims with the lead teacher and assisting learners achieve them;
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Attending and contributing to volunteer debriefs after each session;
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Making use of any community languages you may know to help students during the class;
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Working collaboratively as a team and helping to shape the project;
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Supporting people to develop their knowledge and skills, encouraging and inspiring participants to reach their full potential;
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Assisting participants to recognise and celebrate their achievements;
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Following CARAS’ confidentiality, safeguarding, health & safety, equal opportunities, data management and all other policies as relevant.
Requirements:
Essential
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To be 18 years or older;
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Able to travel to our community centre in Tooting (travel and food expenses can be reimbursed);
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An interest in education and English language teaching;
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To be non-judgemental and able to engage with people from diverse backgrounds;
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To be reliable and punctual;
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Excellent communication skills, especially with people who are new to English;
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The ability to volunteer on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons/evenings during Wandsworth term time for a minimum of four months;
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Currently resident in the UK; has asylum seeker or refugee status
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Able to provide five years’ worth of addresses, and willing to undergo a DBS check (DBS and proof of residency is not necessary if you are a Caras community member who is more recently arrived in the UK);
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Able to attend volunteer induction training (online) prior to start of role
Desirable
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Knowledge of community languages, such as Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Somali or Spanish.
Through volunteering with us you will:
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Gain experience of English language teaching;
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Meet new members of your local community;
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Learn about different cultures;
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Learn about issues relating to refugees and people seeking asylum;
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Work as part of a friendly, welcoming team;
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Develop your skills and competencies;
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Be able to access relevant training, including safeguarding training.
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Be able to obtain a reference from us relating to your placement after 3 months’ regular volunteering
To Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, download and complete the CARAS volunteer application form from the CARAS website using this volunteer role description to inform your answers with email subject header “Youth ESOL Teaching Assistant Volunteer”.
Successful applicants will have an informal meeting with a member of the CARAS learning staff team and a community member. These meetings will be on a rolling basis so apply ASAP!
All volunteers must complete an enhanced DBS check for working with young people and attend training with us before starting. You will also receive training and support relevant to your specific role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for a flexible volunteering role, which still makes a real difference? Rainbows supports around 750 babies, children and young people, throughout the East Midlands, each year; but the annual statutory funding we receive would only keep Rainbows open for 7 weeks. Therefore, our Community Fundraisers play a vital role in helping us to, quite literally, keep our doors open.
With over 100 fundraising events and activities each year, there are lots of different ways you could help us raise vital money to help us brighten short lives – there really is something for everyone! Not only is it a great opportunity to connect with a range of different people; it is also one of our most flexible volunteering roles, allowing volunteers to choose events which fit around their schedule and commitments.
We’ll keep you in the loop with our regular newsletter, packed with exciting updates on Rainbows’ activities and a list of upcoming events needing volunteer support.
Typical tasks the role could involve:
- Join the Team: Come together with other local volunteers to help plan engaging fundraising events in your community.
- Super Seller: Sell and handle small cash transactions for Rainbows and other fun fundraising activities, such as our famous handbag amnesty.
- Information Sharer: Inspire people to take action in support of Rainbows and be the go-to person for anyone seeking information of Rainbows.
- Events Extraordinaire: Play a key role in larger Rainbows events such as Santa Runs and Christmas concerts.
- Get Creative: If you have a great idea for a fundraising activity, we’ll aim to work with you to see how we can put this into action and allow you to help support Rainbows.
Will it suit me?
Are you friendly, outgoing, and enjoy connecting with new people? Volunteering within our Community Team could be your perfect match! Whether you thrive on conversation and enjoy engaging with others, or prefer being hands-on and getting things done; this is your chance to shine. Our events, typically held on weekends or evenings, offer flexibility with no fixed commitment. Any time you can give helps fund our vital work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role description:
- Have a critical role in raising funds to support the work of the Youth Committee.
- Devise a strategy to grow local community interest with young adults. (18-35 years)
- Promote the Trust in local communities and develop fundraising initiatives.
- Research new fundraising opportunities in local areas and communities.
- Working with a diverse range of people of all ages.
Skills needed:
- A willingness to learn and abide by the Code of Fundraising Practice.
- Good communication skills.
- A keen interest in wildlife and the work of the Trust.
-Friendly and approachable with good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to engage with people of all ages.
- High level of enthusiasm.
- Ability to work as part of a team and without direct supervision.
- Ability to work as part of a team and without direct supervision.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join Us as a Business Mentor: Empower the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs!
Are you an experienced entrepreneur or business professional looking to give back to the community? Do you have a passion for guiding and inspiring the next generation of innovators? If so, we invite you to become a business mentor for young aspiring entrepreneurs!
About the Opportunity:
The Harrow Club is launching an exciting new programme to help young people develop and launch their own business ideas. We are seeking dedicated business mentors who can offer their expertise, guidance, and support to help these young visionaries turn their ideas into reality.
What You’ll Do:
- Mentor young entrepreneurs by providing advice on business planning, financial management, marketing, and more.
- Inspire and motivate by sharing your personal experiences and business insights.
- Support the development of innovative business ideas by helping young people navigate challenges
- Guide participants through the process of pitching their ideas to potential investors.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experienced business professionals, entrepreneurs, or investors.
- Passionate individuals who want to make a positive impact on young people’s lives.
- Mentors with a willingness to commit time to meet regularly with mentees.
- A supportive and encouraging attitude to help young entrepreneurs grow and succeed.
- Give Back: Experience the fulfilment of helping young people achieve their dreams.
Interested in Becoming a Mentor?
If you're ready to inspire the next generation and guide them on their entrepreneurial journey, we'd like to hear from you.
We are seeking multiple mentors with varied professional and life expereince.
All postholders are subject to undertaking both an enhanced DBS and mandatory safeguarding training.
You are welcome to submit a brief covering letter alongside your CV.
We are very happy to discuss the opportunity informally prior to application or after applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. The Prince’s Trust couldn’t function without the support of thousands of volunteers across the UK, who can offer a vital network to young people facing significant barriers to jobs, education, or training.
Our employability and progression mentors support young people thorugh 121's to develop their confidence and skills and achieve a positive outcome. If you have experience within Health and Social Care, you can support groups of young people through assisting and leading on delivering sessions.
If you have a background in H&SC, you will assist and lead in delivering Healthcare-specific sessions such as Infection Control, Adult Support and Protection and Values Based Recruitment, providing guidance and encouragement to develop young people’s knowledge and employability skills. There will be session plans and training provided for this, so that you feel confident and equipped to deliver the sessions to a group of young people.
The Prince’s Trust is looking for volunteers to develop young people’s employability skills, e.g., CV reviews and mock interviews and help them search for jobs in H&SC. You will be a vital resource assisting with deciphering job descriptions and suitability criteria to support young people to make an informed choice about the jobs they apply for. You will also provide a framework to encourage self-development activities and resilience as part of being job-ready for H&SC. During the first few months of the young person’s employment; you will provide guidance and support while they are adjusting to the work and the environment.
By volunteering to be a mentor with The Prince’s Trust within our Health and Social Care (H&SC) project, you will be helping to shape the next generation of healthcare workers. You will be working 121 with Young People who want to work in H&SC and need your support to get there.
Mentoring partnerships with a young person usually last around six months and will take about an hour of your time once a week. Most mentor meetings occur virtually in a provision provided by the Trust and will flex around your and the young person’s availability. You do not have to have a background in H&SC to apply for this role although it would be preferable - however, if you have specific skills of H&SC background, please let us know on your application.
Knowledge and skills important to the role:
- Building trust with young people from various backgrounds – mentoring skills, great communicator, positive, encouraging, giving and receiving constructive corrective feedback and reinforcing learning and progress.
- Being a role model with experience or a growth and progress story that young people can relate to.
- Experience in job searches, the application process, and interview experiences.
In return for your valuable time, we provide the benefits of being part of a dedicated community of colleagues and volunteers, the satisfaction of directly impacting our success, and the undoubted personal development and pleasure that comes from working for the cause of, or directly with, children and young people, the majority of whom face significant barriers and have significant challenges to overcome.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At TRAIN, we are dedicated to creating safe, fun, and inspiring spaces for young people to explore their potential, and we’re all about empowering the next generation to dream big! To keep our spaces looking and feeling as awesome as they should, we need someone who loves rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into some good old DIY. That’s where you come in!
Key responsibilities:
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Carry out general repairs and maintenance tasks around our youth centres and office spaces.
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Ensure all DIY tasks are completed safely, following health and safety guidelines.
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Where possible, use affordable, sustainable and eco-friendly materials to keep our spaces environmentally friendly.
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Be on hand to tackle any unexpected DIY challenges that may come up.
Skills and Experience:
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A good knowledge of basic DIY and maintenance tasks (experience in a particular field a bonus!).
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Practical skills and the ability to use a variety of tools safely.
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A creative eye for detail and a love for making spaces look their best.
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The ability to work independently and manage your time effectively.
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A passion for creating positive environments for young people.
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A willingness to get stuck in and help wherever needed.
TRAIN exists to improve the life opportunities of young people aged 10 to 18 in Didcot and Wallingford.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our shops wouldn't exist without the amazing support of our volunteers! You play a vital role in our high street presence, helping us raise awareness for Rainbows, sell our fantastic products, and generate crucial funds to support our hospice's incredible work. As a Retail Shop Volunteer, you'll be part of a dynamic team that serves as the friendly, professional and welcoming face of Rainbows for every visitor who walks through our doors.
Typical tasks the role could involve:
- Create a warm, welcoming atmosphere! Deliver top-notch customer service that makes every visitor feel special. Enjoy the thrill of serving customers on our tills, handling payments, and issuing receipts.
- Be a gift aid guru! Advise customers of our gift aid scheme and help boost our fundraising efforts.
- Showcase our treasures! Keep shelves, rails, and shop windows looking fantastic with regularly refreshed stock, following Rainbows' guidelines.
- Get creative with displays! Help design eye-catching arrangements throughout the shop, including stunning window displays.
- Transform donated items into treasures! Sort, steam, hang, price, ticket, and display donations to turn them into irresistible finds.
Will it suit me?
Imagine showcasing and selling unique Rainbows products and delightful donated items, whilst speaking to a wide variety of people. If you like the sound of this then this volunteer role is perfect for you! You don’t need retail experience - just the ability of good communication, a willingness to dive into tasks and passion for being part of a fun-loving team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for Hydrotherapy Pool Spotter Volunteers to support our children, young people and families at our Birmingham Hospice
At Acorns we provide care and support for life limited or life threatened children and their families. We have three hospices in the West Midlands, which provide a happy homely environment where children can experience all kinds of great activities, meet new friends or relax and enjoy some quiet time.
Hydrotherapy Pool Spotter Volunteers need to be lifeguard trained and we provide this training free for our volunteers. Training takes 6 hours over a 1 day period and volunteers are required to retrain every 2 years.
Once trained, volunteering with us is flexible and you can choose the days/times that you help us. Our children and families use our pools in Birmingham weekdays and at weekends so you’ll have lots of volunteering opportunities. We ask our volunteers for a minimum commitment of 2 sessions per month and commit for at least 1 year.
Volunteers are required to complete an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Check, which we will pay for and process for you.
Am I right for the role?
Hydrotherapy Pool Spotter Volunteers need to:
- Be welcoming and friendly
- Have good communication skills
- Be physically fit and a confident swimmer
- Be willing to undertake lifeguard training
- Be reliable
- Be sensitive to the needs of our children, young people and families
What we offer:
- Meet new people everyday
- Access to free online courses
- Learn new skills to boost your CV
- Retail discounts
- Volunteer recognition scheme to show our appreciation
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.
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We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help support the running of our free October half-term Youth Club! Come and get involved this October, meet our lovely team and be part of the effort to provide a free and accessible week of fun activities for children.
About our Organisation:
RJ4All (Restorative Justice for All) is an international institute with a mission to address power abuse and advance community cohesion and human rights, and work to relieve poverty through the values and practice of restorative justice. An important part of our work is done at our community centre in Rotherhithe, London. The centre provides a wide range of services for our local community; from food sharing, gardening, wellbeing circles, cycling to holiday activities for children.
About Youth Club:
Our Youth Clubs aim to provide parents with an accessible and affordable option for their children (aged 10-16) over the school holidays. They give young people the chance to come together and build friendships, have fun and learn something new. This is a part of our efforts to reduce isolation and improve community cohesion through restorative practices and activities. Our October Youth Club runs from the 28th October to the 1st November.
Your Role:
Your help as part of our Youth Club effort is incredibly valued. You will be involved in the following::
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Supporting our resilience workshops by taking part in the activities, and helping get the children excited and engaged in learning
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Facilitating sports and crafts activities with the children, such as going on visits to local parks, playing football together, and making leaf collages
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Helping the children feel comfortable and have fun
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Setting an example, and guiding good behavior
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Helping to serve lunch
Desirable Skills and Experience:
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Enthusiasm
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Creativity
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Experience working with children
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Skill in a creative or sports activity: e.g. improvisational theatre, football, drawing, dance
RJ4All is a charitable, user-led institute with expertise in preventing and addressing harm at the individual, community and inter-state levels.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At Rainbows, we support around 750 babies, children and young people with serious and terminal conditions throughout the East Midlands, providing support at our Hospice, in local hospitals and at home. As part of this, our Family Support Team work with families to navigate through the emotions of caring for a child who has a life-limiting condition.
As these families can be based all across the region, Keep in Touch Volunteers play a vital role in connecting families with the Hospice. Volunteers do this by making an outreach telephone call to a family; checking-in with them and signposting them to any wider support which may be needed, as well as any support or services which Rainbows may be able to provide.
Typical tasks the role could involve:
- Making outreach telephone calls to Rainbows families.
- Checking on a family’s welfare and alerting them to available support if needed.
- Relaying any concerns to the Family Support Team.
- Regularly submitting an activity log summarising their calls so we can make sure everyone is receiving the help they need.
Will it suit me?
This profoundly rewarding volunteer role is ideal if you love engaging with people and are passionate about directly supporting Rainbows families across the East Midlands. This role is ideal for someone with excellent interpersonal and listening skills who can think on their feet. Given the nature of our work, empathy and sensitivity towards the needs of children, young people, and their families are crucial. You'll be using your computer skills to record outcomes of your conversations in our database, so a basic confidence with technology is a must. Understanding the importance of confidentiality, boundaries, and safeguarding is essential within Rainbows. While previous experience in caring for others is beneficial, it is not a requirement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- Support the Chair in administrative tasks not otherwise covered by the other committee roles.
- Organise committee meetings, and recording minutes and related action points.
- Provide the administrative support for events, by uploading events onto the booking system.
- Maintain a register of all committee members and keep the Action for Nature team updated at all times.
Skills needed:
- Good communication skills.
- Attention to detail with accurate minute taking.
- Computer literate and familiar with MS Office.
- A keen interest in wildlife and the work of the Trust.
- Friendly and approachable with good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to engage with people of all ages.
- Ability to work as part of a team and without direct supervision
We are seeking to appoint a trustee with senior safeguarding expertise and experience, this may be from areas including social care, the Police, other statutory services, or the not-for-profit sector.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role of the Trustees is to develop Scouts in keeping with its charitable objectives and in the parameters of good governance. We are particularly looking for a Trustee to contribute their extensive senior level skills and experience in the area of Safeguarding and to Chair the Safeguarding Committee.
Main responsibilities
- To take part in formulating and regularly reviewing the strategic aims of the organisation, and in providing direction for its ongoing development, in accordance with the Bye Laws.
- To provide support as the Board’s safeguarding-focussed Trustee contributing specialist skills, experience and knowledge as required.
- With other Trustees, to ensure that the policy and practices of the Association are in keeping with its aims.
- With other Trustees, to exercise effective control, ensuring that the Association functions within the legal and financial requirements of a charitable organisation and strives to achieve best practice.
- With other Trustees, to fulfil all other duties as laid out by law and in accordance with the Bye Laws.
- To chair the Safeguarding Committee which is responsible for the strategic oversight and challenge to the organisation on the discharge of its safeguarding responsibilities.
Main duties
Developing and reviewing strategic aims
- Consider the Association’s strategic plans and make sure they reflect safeguarding legislation, relevant regulations, statutory guidance, and the safeguarding expectations of the Charities Commission
- Work with the senior staff and volunteers to regularly review whether the practice of the Association is creating a safer culture and keeping people safe.
- Check that the Association’s risk register reflects current safeguarding risks appropriately and has put in place effective risk mitigations.
- Abide by the principles laid down in the person specification (and code of conduct).
- Attend meetings of the Trustee Board and the reporting committees (frequency varies).
- Reflect the Scouts’ vision, strategy, major policies and values at all times.
- Contribute specific skills, experience and contacts in support of our activities.
Ensuring policies and practice are effective and in keeping with aims
Make sure there is an annual review of safeguarding policies and procedures and that this is reported to trustees.
- Scrutinise the performance of the Association relating to safeguarding to see whether policies and procedures are effective.
- Make sure there is a regular effective (internal and external) quality assurance framework using qualitative and quantitative data to monitor the effectiveness of safeguarding practice.
- Learn from case reviews locally and nationally, to improve the Association’s policies, procedures and practices.
- Reflect the Trustees’ policies and concerns in all interactions with the Movement.
- Assist in the implementation of the Association’s strategic goals.
Creating the right culture
- Champion safeguarding throughout the Association.
- Attend relevant safeguarding training events and conferences.
- Support the trustees in developing their individual and collective understanding of safeguarding.
- Attend meetings, activities, projects to engage with staff, volunteers and young people to understand safeguarding on the ground.
- Support regular safeguarding updates for staff, volunteers and young people.
- Make sure you have ways of gathering the views of staff and volunteers in relation to safeguarding and sharing these with the Board.
- Work effectively as a team member of the Trustee Board in exercising its responsibilities and functions.
- Protect the assets and integrity of the charity, with regard to best practice.
- Maintain good relations with Association staff.
- Fulfil such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time by the Trustee Board.
- Engage with members of the Movement at other levels in the organisation.
THE PERSON
As a Trustee of the Board, you should be able to demonstrate and provide evidence of the following criteria listed under Part 1 within your written application. This will be tested further at the preliminary interview stage, along with the criteria listed under Part 2.
We are particularly interested in applications from candidates with strategic safeguarding experience in sectors such as Social Care (e.g. service manager to director role experience), Health (e.g. deputy or chief nurse experience), Police (e.g. Superintendent to Chief Constable experience) and Education (e.g. Head Teacher experience).
Part 1
- The successful candidate will be able to give evidence of:
- A record of proven and significant achievement and executive background in operational and strategic safeguarding.
- An understanding of the type of work undertaken by the Association and commitment to the values and ethos of The Scout Association.
- Successful experience of operating on a board or a major committee in a charitable, public sector or commercial organisation.
- Demonstrable experience of building and sustaining relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues to achieve organisational objectives.
- Confident and effective communication skills with a range of audiences, including Trustees, the Chief Executive, senior staff, senior volunteers and others, and the ability to challenge in a constructive way.
Part 2
- An understanding of how to motivate and enthuse volunteers.
- A proven track record of sound judgement and effective decision-making.
- An understanding of the respective roles of the Chair, Trustees, UK Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive.
- A track record of commitment to promoting inclusion, equality and diversity.
- Wider involvement with the voluntary sector and other networks.
- Enthusiasm, energy and time to commit to this role.
Other essential criteria
- Commitment to attend four Board of Trustee meetings each calendar year, one of those will be a two-day residential held over the weekend).
- Attendance at the Annual General Meeting of the Council (AGM) held in the first week of September each year (this will be on a Saturday).
- Availability to chair the Safeguarding Committee, who meet four times per year. Three of these meetings are virtual and outside 9-5 working hours – the fourth meeting will be a full-day face-to-face session.
APPOINTMENT TERM
Appointments are typically for an initial three-year term, with the possibility of a further term of three years subject to a satisfactory appraisal.
REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
In common with other registered charities, there is no remuneration directly associated with the role, although the Association will reimburse fully for all reasonable and properly documented expenses incurred in performing duties.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of our children while fostering a sense of community.
Gain valuable experience in mentorship, leadership, and teamwork. Enhance your interpersonal skills and create lasting connections within the local community. Your involvement will not only enrich the lives of others but also provide a fulfilling and purposeful experience for yourself. We would provide safeguarding and first aid training free of charge.
Become a vital part of shaping the future by joining our dedicated team of helpers. If this sounds like an opportunity you’d be interested in then please get in touch without obligation. There is room for everyone in Y Team!
A new multi-activities based session for 7-10 year olds on Friday evenings sharing fun, faith and fellowship. Welcoming children of all faiths & none