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Hello and welcome to our latest volunteering opportunities bulletin. Please forward this onto anybody you know who might be interested in doing some voluntary work. There should also be a PDF attached so you can print this out or attach to websites. If you like the sound of one of our volunteering opportunities, please give Julie a call on 01827 717073 or email
[email protected]. She’ll give you some more details and arrange for you to come into the office for a chat. Here’s what we’ve got on offer for you: Befrienders in Coleshill and Water Orton Circles of Support Volunteer Driver’s Mate Delivery Volunteer Elderly People’s Home Befriender Furniture Warehouse Volunteer Gardeners in Arley Help at Hand Volunteers in Ansley Landscape Garden Designer Master Gardeners Online Mentor Publicity / Events Planner
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Befrienders in Coleshill and Water Orton People are needed in these two areas to befriend elderly residents. The Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire’s Help at Hand project has had a number of requests for befrienders from lonely and isolated people.
You will be required to visit people in their own homes, chat to them and have a cuppa with them for a couple of hours once a week. As a volunteer you will be supported by the Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire’s Help at Hand project. Any befriending training will be given and travelling expenses reimbursed.
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Circles of Support Volunteer The Lucy Faithfull Foundation www.lucyfaithfull.org is a registered child protection charity that believes child sexual abuse is preventable. The purpose of the charity is to safeguard children and young people. They believe one of the best ways to do this is to hold offenders accountable for their actions and offer appropriate sources of support and intervention. The Circles of Support and Accountability is one of the volunteer projects currently working across Warwickshire in partnership with the local police and probation services. People are needed to volunteer to provide practical and emotional support to a man who has committed a sexual offence(s) against a child, whilst at the same time holding him responsible for his current behaviour in the community. If you would like to help out, you must be over twenty one. Full training into the role will be given. Back Up
Driver’s Mate
You will be assisting a driver from Second Chance Furniture deliver and pick up furniture in the North Warwickshire area. You will need to be physically fit and be able to assist in the manual lifting of cookers, washing machines, furniture etc. Full training on manual handling and lifting will be provided. Some DIY knowledge is desirable for putting together and restoring furniture. Ability to read a road map would be helpful.
Delivery Volunteers Volunteers are needed in Atherstone to help deliver the new town guide. A team of people is being put together by the Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire and will be supported by their Help at Hand project. You will be required to come to the centre to pick up copies of the publication. You will be then given an area to deliver in. As a thank you, you will be invited to come into the White Hart Tea Room, based at the centre at the bottom of Long Street in Atherstone, for tea and cakes.
Elderly People’s Home Befriender Do you like being with elderly people and listening to what they say. If you do, this role is perfect for you. An Atherstone based elderly people’s home is looking for people to come in and speak to residents. Bracebridge Court is recently going through a merger with another home. Some of the residents will be moving over to Atherstone on the 21st October and will need settling in. Volunteers will be needed on this day and in the future. As well as talking to them and listening to their stories you will be showing them around the home and making them feel at ease in their new surroundings. This is a great opportunity for somebody hoping to study in health and social care or for somebody who would like to help a resident who no longer gets any visitors since moving into the home. Back Up
Furniture Warehouse Volunteer Second Chance Furniture are currently looking for volunteers at their showroom in Atherstone Help is needed with loading, unloading and moving furniture. There are also vacancies for driver’s mates and in warehousing, sales and administration. Volunteers are also needed to answer the phones. People must be able to communicate well with customers and the general public and have good reading and writing abilities. IT and admin skills would be helpful, but the job training will be given. Travel expenses are paid – either bus fare or mileage. A T-shirt will be provided along with protective shoes / boots if the volunteer is undertaking heavy lifting. Back Up
Gardeners Could you help somebody in the Arley community with their garden? A person is needed to tend to a ladies garden, tidying it up, cutting back the hedge and taking away the weeds. This could be a one off opportunity or it might be that you have a few hours spare a week to sort the garden out and then continue its maintenance. This opportunity is part of the Vounteer Centre’s Help at Hand project, so all expenses will be paid. Back Up
Help at Hand Volunteers in Ansley People are needed to help out others in their local community. The Volunteer Centre’s Help at Hand project is now working in Ansley Village and Ansley Common and is looking for volunteers to come forward to lend a hand to sick, elderly or disabled people. You could have an interest in gardening, befriending or DIY. If you come to us then we will match you and your skills to the right person. As a Help at Hand volunteer you will be fully supported by the centre and all expenses will be paid and relevant training given.
Landscape Gardener Could you bring a design to life? The National Cemetery has two hundred acres of land and an idea for what it could look like in the future. They need someone who is experienced in landscaping to put their thoughts into a professional design on paper. This is a role for an experienced landscaper or for a student with some knowledge who needs to gain hands on experience of a project.
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Master Gardeners Are you passionate about growing fruit and veg? Or know someone who is? Would you like to help others enjoy the benefits of fresh home grown food? Garden Organic are currently recruiting Master Gardener volunteers across Warwickshire. If you have at least a couple of years (or more) of your own fruit and veg growing and can offer around thirty hours per year of your time (about half a day a month) to help and support new food growers then get in touch. The next induction training weekend is on the 11th and 12th of October. For more information click this link www.covandwarks.mastergardeners.org.uk/2014/08/26/oct-11th-and-12th-warwickshiremaster-gardener-induction-weekend/. A full two day induction course, ongoing horticultural training days and dedicated support is offered. In return you will need to help and support around five people to start growing fruit and veg. We are particularly keen to help those who are socially isolated, lonely or with mental health issues.
Online Mentor People with some computer knowledge are needed to help the Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire and North Warwickshire Borough Council with “Get On Line Week.” Sign up and you could be based at one of the community hubs or on a special IT bus which will be visiting areas to try and get more people to log on to the worldwide web. You could be teaching a person mouse control or be setting them up with an email address. Full UK Online training will be given and you will have the opportunity to get recognised certificates. You can also take a City and Guilds On Line Basics course. Get in touch with the Volunteer Centre if you are interested and they will arrange for you to come into their offices in Long Street, Atherstone to find out more.
Publicity / Events Planner An enthusiastic person is needed to join the marketing and publicity team at the Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire to help with general publicity and planning the occasional event. You will have an interest in this area of work and be willing to learn. This role would suit a student or someone hoping to get into journalism or PR.
As well as promoting volunteering opportunities you will also get involved in the promotion of the White Hart Tea Room, a volunteer run project. You will need to be available on a Tuesday afternoon or on a Friday morning.
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Volunteering is a great way to try something new, gain more skills, meet new people and get some experience on your CV. The Volunteer Centre North Warwickshire also runs a special scheme called Taste of Volunteering. You must complete six hours of voluntary activity to get a certificate. The scheme is funded by Adult and Community Learning. Find out how you can use volunteering to get a job by joining Volunteering To Confidence and Employment – a new project for unemployed people in North Warwickshire. There’s also a Job Club on Tuesdays 1 – 3pm that can help. Enhance your life, Get in touch now on 01827 717073
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