Volunteer Telford

Local homelessness organisation, Maninplace are in need of friendly people to help customers to search for training and employment opportunities and help them to access any that are suitable.

So if you are a friendly non-judgmental person who could help with this please get in touch.

As a Community Collection Volunteer, you will represent Blood Cancer UK in your local community by organising and hosting your own bucket collections at venues such as supermarkets, sports clubs, stations, high streets, or other public locations.

You will arrange your own team of volunteers to engage with the public, raise awareness about Blood Cancer UK, and encourage donations in a friendly and approachable manner.

This flexible, year-round role allows you to organise events around your availability. We encourage volunteers to aim for 3-4 events or collections each year. Our Regional Managers will support you every step of the way, providing training and all necessary materials to ensure your events are successful.

Please note, the minimum age for this role is 18. This is a volunteer opportunity where you will play a key role in fundraising and raising awareness in your community.

Telford & Wrekin Council is advertising for more volunteers to join the Independent Appeal Panel dealing with primary and secondary school admissions and exclusion reviews. It is a requirement that the Local Authority’s School Admission Authority provides arrangements for appeals against decisions not to allow a child to attend a school or regarding a decision to exclude a child from a school within Telford and Wrekin.

The role

Admission panels comprise of three members to hear and determine appeals by parents who are not happy with the decision made about their child’s school placement. The panel is independent of the education authority and draws on a pool of lay and independent members to sit on particular appeals. This is an essential role that provides impartiality of decisions for parents and children in Telford and Wrekin.

Membership of the panel comprises of:

- People who have experience in education, who are acquainted with educational conditions in the local authority area, or who are parents of registered pupils in school. This can include current or previous head teachers, teachers, governors or parents

- Lay people, someone without personal experience in the management of any school or provision of education in any school except as a school governor or in another voluntary capacity.

Why we need your help:

Financial administration is a vital operation in a busy office.  As a Financial Administrator you will have a great eye for detail and a head for figures to help us carry out our day to day financial processes and other administrative tasks.  You will need to help to make sure all donated money is banked, recorded and receipted accurately so that it can be put to good use in providing support.

What we need you to do:

- Prepare donations for banking.

- Keep a record of donations.

- Manage associated paperwork, such as counting forms and letters from donors.

- Check banking paperwork received from volunteers in the community for accuracy.

- Maintain the database.

What we can offer you:

- The opportunity to gain fantastic skills and experience within a supportive and professional team.

- To become part of the RABC volunteer family.

- Regular support from your Community Engagement team.

- Valuable experience in financial administration.

What we ask of you:

- To follow RABC’s policies and procedures.

- To complete documentation relating to the role.