Volunteer Telford

We are looking for

Young people between the age of 18 – 30

Have lived experience of disadvantaged or marginalisation

Or have experience of working with young people from these back grounds.

We would like our members to

Be a voice – Help us listen by being a voice for young people

Guide us – Provide insight into what young people need

Raise awareness – Help other young people understand our work

What’s involved?

Attend 4 meetings a year – normally last 1 – 2hours.

Learn about out work and help create change for young people

Meet other young people and share experiences

Develop your communication skills

From September 2017, The Children’s Society will be opening a mental health drop-in centre in Telford and Shropshire where children and young people aged between 0 and 25 years can visit without needing an appointment or a referral, for immediate support with their mental and emotional health.

Our Wellbeing Volunteers are a vital part of our team, offering a compassionate listening ear to young people who need a safe space to talk, helping them to achieve their personal goals and helping to ensure that they have a voice in decisions which affect them.

This would be an excellent opportunity for anyone studying a related subject such as counselling, therapy, or psychology who is looking to develop skills and experience in the area of mental health, although qualifications and previous training are not essential as full training will be provided. However, you will need to be a friendly and reliable person with the ability to make others feel welcome and at ease, have excellent communication skills and be willing to learn.

Do you want to help us deliver one of our big events for the Summer? Summer Fest 2024.

We are looking for volunteers who like to help out in the community. Whether it be a customer facing role such as meeting and greeting guests or helping us set up or take down our many stalls, events or activities.

We would love you to be a part of our event.

A volunteer briefing, when necessary, will be held before the event, either on the day or via a virtual meeting. Otherwise, information will be passed on via your group leader prior to the event.

The Telford Repair café is a volunteer organisation protecting and safeguarding the environment for the public benefit through the promotion of repair and re-use of products as a means of preventing and minimising waste. 

We currently move around community sites in Telford offering the opportunity for people to come along with items for repair and for our volunteers to understand if or how they can be repaired often leading to a repair there and then.

We have many volunteer opportunities that only take up 3-4 hours a month, providing a chance to make a real difference to communities and the environment.  

We are looking for volunteers with repair skills whether in sewing, electrical, IT or just someone who likes to be challenged by a need for something to work or be functional again. 

Alternatively you might be someone wanting to develop your skills through watching and being mentored by other volunteer repairers.     

We are also looking for people that can give a few hours a month to admin, registration, volunteer support or marketing all of these roles being valuable to the future success of the Telford Repair Cafe.