Volunteer Telford

Wednesday Wizards after school club.

We have vacancies for a couple of volunteers to assist our Team Leader with the Wednesday Wizards after school club.

What would you do

There are various activities including indoor games, board games, arts & crafts, (occasional) cookery, outdoor games and visit to local play park. If you have other suggestions they would be welcomed.

You would be working in small groups of 5 or 6 children aged between 5- 11.

Light refreshments are offered within the session.

Time

3.15pm until 5.15pm  term time only.

The purpose of role is to raise vital funds for the Royal British Legion’s mission by organising and conducting the Poppy Appeal in your designated area, working in support and under the guidance of the Local Community Fundraiser (CFR) and others appointed to assist.

Tasks.

In conjunction with the local CFR carry out an annual review of the operation of the Poppy Appeal in your designated area and agree a set of actions to ensure the maximum possible funds are raised during the PA in your area.

In conjunction with the local CFR, organise the recruitment and briefing of sufficient collectors and helpers to ensure sufficient coverage within your designated area.

Maintain and share with the CFR, accurate records of collectors and helpers operating in your area.

In conjunction with the local CFR, publicise and promote the Poppy Appeal in their area

Arrange for ordering, storage, distribution and collection of sufficient poppies, collecting trays, tins, wreaths and other Poppy Appeal supplies and materials in your area, ensuring accurate records of locations and recovery are kept.

Location.

At a pre-agreed location(s), usually within your designated area. You may also be required to attend briefings, training or meetings.

As a Secretary, you will be responsible for sending invites to our members for events (excluding Management Meetings), being the first point of contact for the charity, assisting other volunteers and the trustee’s with any tasks that may need completing, and to represent the charity at events, meetings etc. These tasks will not be made difficult for the post holder in anyway, and support is always available to all our volunteers when needed.

Necessary volunteer expenses available. Please note that we don’t have our own premises, so all our volunteers work from home. However, you will receive support from experienced volunteers and main point of contacts within the charity.

In return we can give you a reference if you’re looking for paid work. If you are passionate about helping people of all ages with a disability and/or carers, then you will find this role very rewarding.

Moonstruck Astronaut is a not-for-profit community theatre company based in Newport, Shropshire.  Our mission is to bring the local community of Newport, Shropshire together through theatre projects and foster friendship, self-expression, belonging and confidence, first with our primary-school age children, then extending to young people and adults in time.

We have started running a Youth Theatre in Newport and continue to run outdoor Drama in the Forest workshops. 

We are seeking volunteers to join our passionate team and help Moonstruck Astronaut community Theatre Company succeed in filling the gap in supporting local children’s creative development.

Volunteers have to be 16 years or over. There is no upper age limit.

Role description

We are looking for a volunteer Fundraising and Grants Application Manager, to help us improve our grant making and fundraising processes and achieve more successful grant applications.

Main Duties:

- Create/manage a database of funders

- Manage subscriptions to funders (this could be subscribing to newsletters)

- Research potential grant funding and fundraising opportunities

- Support with writing applications and securing evidence (for example collecting testimonials/case studies)

- Create/manage a database of applications and outcomes

- Help monitor and evaluate our impact.

- Help Artistic Director meet grant funding deadlines and organize her time.