Volunteer Telford

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is the Drowning Prevention Charity and the UK’s leading provider of water safety and drowning prevention education. We rely on local groups of volunteers to help us deliver our ambitions in their areas, and the Shropshire Branch is looking to develop it's ability to deliver these messages.

We are seeking individuals who are keen to learn CPR, choking and drowning prevention skills, and then be able to share these with others in informal settings. We will provide all the training needed to fulfil the role, allowing you to help save lives. All resources will be provided. Whilst you will be trained and developed locally, and be part of a team in your area, you will also be part of a larger organisation, and learn about national activties and campagns which you may wish to get involved with.

You will learn how to demonstrate basic CPR skills, and ways to deal with choking and drowning incidents to save a life. You will also be able to provide water safety information to the public in fun and engaging ways.

You will be part of a team of instructors in the Telford and Wrekin area.

The knowledge that you are giving people the skills to save a life. You will also gain the skills to perform CPR yourself. You will be part of a local team, so will meet new people and make friends. You will also be part of a wider society that has ambitions of seeing a world where no on loses their life to drowning.

Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed to fulfil this role.

Approximately 3 hours for each event.There will be various times and dates, which will be agreed with you.

Various locations across Telford and Wrekin.

Volunteers will not be responsible for others, unless they want to have this as a development.

Wrekin View Primary School in Wellington is already host to a hugely successful Community Fridge, which supports up to 30 families a week by providing food and living essentials. They have now announced they are expanding their efforts to help end holiday hunger in Shropshire by opening a Community Café in the school hall over half term. Read on to find out more!

During the lockdown, school caretaker Russell Garner established Wrekin View Community Fridge. The motto of the food centre is ‘take what you want, donate if you can’, an inclusive message inviting the whole community to engage. No referral or documentation is required to use the fridge/HLC Food hub, and many families in the local community have benefitted from the scheme. A year on and the community fridge is still going strong, now supporting up to 30 families a week.  

They are looking for Community Fridge Volunteers

The role of a Community Fridge volunteer is to provide a well-stocked and looked after fridge/pantry for the community.

Tasks include:

Advertising dates and location for the community fridge

Build a reliable volunteer work force

Replenishing stock in fridge/pantry

Organising stock, stock rotation, dating stock

Manning the community fridge during school holidays

Key holder

Providing support with a clear focus on connecting individuals with their community.

Making up and delivering food hampers around Telford

Record keeping

Marketing

Time commitment:

The Community Fridge is open 5 days a week (Mon – Fri)

Each shift is 4 hours, but will be flexible to your availability.

Training:

Induction and mandatory training will be provided

Location:

Wrekin View Primary School

North Rd,

Wellington,

Telford

TF1 3ES

We are a Christian charity that collects unwanted usable tools, refurbishes them, sorts them into trade tool kits and sends them to the developing world for livelihood creation.

Church Ambassadors are our face and contact with the local Church. We are a Christian mission relying entirely on the goodness, leading, and provision of God, and we need His Church to stand with us.

Our Church Ambassadors encourage their Church to pray by distributing the Prayer Diary or arranging prayer events. They also arrange Coffee Mornings to raise funds and promote the work. They ask for TWAM to be mentioned in notices or chosen for special collections. Overall, the Church Ambassadors keep TWAM close to the heart of the congregation.

What are we looking for?

You will be committed to serving your local Church and wanting to share the work and heart of TWAM for prayer and support.

You will be involved in your local Church and, therefore, somebody who will be listened to when leaders and members choose the charities the Church will support.

What will you be doing?

Church Ambassadors play a vital role in the local church on behalf of TWAM. They inform the church of our mission and plans, such as opening new centres and introducing new supported countries.

They encourage prayer and distribute TWAM News and our Prayer Diary. They ask the church to consider TWAM for Harvest and other special offerings and invite Community Ambassadors to speak at the church.

Church Ambassadors can organise local tool collections and work with our Tool Ambassadors and Community Ambassadors to bring the local church into the heart of all we do.

What difference will you make?

TWAM needs the support of the local Church and the uplifting, life changing prayers of its people. By encouraging prayer and support, you will be integral to the growth of TWAM and its reliance on God.

Volunteer benefits

You’ll be central to the ‘Kingdom Building’ ministry of TWAM in the UK and overseas. You will see people in your own Church engaging with TWAM and praying and supporting us. Lives will be changed in Jesus’ name because of your support.