Volunteer Telford

The Shropshire Cycle Hub is looking for a volunteer who has a knowledge of basic bike mechanics to help out on the Donnington Everyday Cycling Project.

Shropshire Cycle Hub is a small charity that promotes cycling and improves access to bikes and repair services.  We have launched The Everyday Cycling Project in Donnington, where we will work closely with up to 50 individuals to help them overcome barriers to cycling, including providing a renovated bike if needed, and a programme of support from our Community Cycling Advisor including route planning, skills training, led social rides, troubleshooting and general encouragement.

We are looking for a volunteer who would be able to help out with potential bike problems that the Everyday Cycling participants may have, such as replacing inner tubes, repairing punctures, tightening brakes, seat and handlebar adjustment, attaching bike lights and possibly fitting a bike rack.

The volunteer would ideally be a cyclist and familiar with bike mechanics, however the Shropshire Cycle hub can provide some additional training for them to get them up to speed on the mechanics at the Shrewsbury Cycle Hub workshop in Shrewsbury town centre.

The volunteer would meet participants in order to look at their bike problems at the Donnington Hub, on St Matthews Rd, Donnington, TF2 7PR. It would be at a mutually convenient time within the Hub's working hours. 

Current Hub Working Hours:

Mon- 8.30-2.45

Tues 8.30-4

Weds 8.30-12

Thurs 8.30-2

Fri 8.30-1.45

The volunteering work is likely to be irregular in nature in response to bike problems occurring, but there would also be contact with Holly Sheldon the project officer for the Everyday Cycling Project and potential volunteering opportunities with advertising and bike logistics for the project. This project is running until the end of the year 2021.

Are you qualified, knowledgeable or experienced on a particular topic? Would you be willing to share your expertise with our staff or customers?

Topics might include mental health, substance misuse, anxiety, first aid, professional boundaries etc.

If you could run a session or workshop on any of the above topics or perhaps a different topic that you feel might be of benefit then please get in touch.

We are a charity working with adults with learning disabilities and autism. We are about to move out of our traditional day centre into the community based at our new hub at Blists Hill Museum.

Then we hope to be out exploring, volunteering and taking part in different activities across the ten museum sites as well as other local places!
Would you be able to become part of our volunteer driver team, to help us get about? It would be an amazing service you’d be offering, allowing the adults we support to explore this beautiful area in a new and exciting way!
Please get in touch for more details, it would be great to have you as part of our team!

Purpose of the role:

To provide consistent, trusted support to young adults leaving care. Helping them build confidence, develop life skills, and navigate their transition to independence. The focus of this role is to be a stable, positive presence in a young person’s life at a time when they need it most.

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Be a safe adult who is independent of a care leavers family and the “care system”

Develop a stable friendship with a care leaver, helping to build their confidence and self-esteem.

Bring stability, security and consistency to a care leaver’s life through regular contact for a sustained period.

Support a young adult to develop practical life skills.

Be able to introduce a care leaver to a range of new opportunities and activities.

Know when to provide advice and guidance, and when it’s better to just listen.

Support a care leaver to make and take forward plans for their future training, education or employment. This may involve driving them to appointments.

Support a care leaver’s emotional well-being as a trusted adult for them to talk to about the challenges they face.

Help a young carer develop a sense of identity and efficacy in their own life, enabling them to take greater control of their life.

Optional – Provide transportation for mentees to and from sessions.

Time Commitment:

Flexible, based on your availability and the needs of the care leaver. May include evenings and weekends if desired. Regular visits and calls are arranged during the matching process.

Location:

Community-based across Telford & Wrekin, with occasional meetings at Darby House.

Benefits:

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 volunteers receive safeguarding and role-specific training. Additional shadowing and ongoing development opportunities are provided. Volunteers are matched with care leavers based on shared interests and needs, ensuring a meaningful and impactful relationship.

All of 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 of 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.