Volunteer Telford

Read Easy Telford and Shropshire East is affiliated to Read Easy UK, a national charity that helps adults learn to read and which has nearly 60 groups across England.

Read Easy Telford & Wrekin was established in 2019 and continues to grow to be a highly impactful local group with an increasing number of Reading Pairs (Reading Coach and Reader).

It is run by a hard-working, dedicated group of team members, all of whom are also volunteers.
The group is now seeking a new IT Supporter.

Role:

Someone with strong IT skills who can advise and support the team on all IT related topics including setting up Microsoft accounts, accessing their email on their various devices and supporting coaches using IT to deliver remote coaching.

What do you need to have?

To visit and provide companionship and emotional support to someone who has had a terminal diagnosis and their loved ones. 

The support can include helping them to find further support, taking them out to give them a break from their four walls, providing some practical support to help them with tasks they are struggling with e.g. putting a duvet cover on; making phone calls etc., providing respite support to give the carer a break from their caring role.

A minimum of 3 hours per week with a commitment of at least 12 months

We need to make sure that all of our volunteers have the information and training they need to carry out their roles safely and effectively. You’ll have an induction when you start and we’ll make sure you get any training the role needs, with refreshers when necessary. 

No Panic provides online and telephone support for all those whose lives are affected by anxiety disorders. 

We are looking for caring, sympathetic and understanding individuals to volunteer on our helpline.

You will be required to go through our training which is an hour a week for 8 weeks and commit to a 3 hr shift each week.

We provide a lot of ongoing support for our volunteers and there is the opportunity to progress to mentoring.

This vacancy is ideal for anyone, particularly   those who have experienced anxiety and want to give back to the community and those who have a bit of extra time to dedicate to the cause.

We are looking for volunteers who are passionate about supporting children and young people understand their early history and journey as well as their cultural identity.

 Life Story Work volunteers will assist the Life Story Work team to undertake direct and indirect life story work and promote the identity work for all our children who are looked after, across Children’s Services.

Life Story Work can be used to help children and young people in very difficult circumstances, understand what is happening to them in more depth, express their feelings, contribute to decision making and share their story with others.

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Volunteer will support the team with the delivery and indirect life story work to children and young people.

Supporting the team to ensure children understand their journey before care, into care and throughout to promote their identity.

Volunteer will work directly with children and young people to understand their care journey and promote their identity.

Time commitment:

Flexible based on individuals’ requirements.

Location:

Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford TF3 4JA.

Benefits:

People choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons:

For some it offers the chance to give something back or make a difference to the people around them.

For others it provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge.

Regardless of the motivation, what unites them all is that it gives them a purpose and it is rewarding.

Open up career opportunities as you gain new skills. • Provide you with valuable experience which enhances your CV.

Help adjustment from work to retirement.

Bring a great sense of personal achievement and self-worth by contributing to the community.

As a volunteer with Telford & Wrekin Children’s Safeguarding & Family Support Service, you will be supporting children and families across the borough to achieve better outcomes.

Our volunteers bring many benefits, including different skills, diverse life experiences and an understanding of their local communities.

Training:

All our volunteers undertake safeguarding training which allows us to safeguard the children, young people, adults and families we support as well as protecting the volunteers themselves.

We will also provide role specific training and supervision to all our volunteers.

Where possible, we match volunteers to service users based on needs and interests. Underpinning our approach is a commitment to positive and professional relationships between staff, volunteers and service users to achieve lasting impact.