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Volunteer Tutor - English or maths

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

We are looking for volunteers to support 1-3 pupils from under resourced backgrounds in English or maths, either in-person or online, one hour at the same time each week for 10-20 weeks in term time.

Children from lower-income families are less likely to achieve academically than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is a charity that works to level the playing field.

We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in maths or English. As a volunteer, you’ll:

Work with 1-3 pupils to improve their English or maths, either in-person or online
Commit to a 10-20 week programme, for just one hour a week
Support either primary or secondary school-aged pupils
Use our tutor workbooks to shape your weekly sessions

Sessions are in person or online depending on your location in relation to our partner schools.

Good grades improve future prospects, opening the door to a wider range of opportunities. If you enjoy working with children and are passionate about social equality, you can make a tangible difference by volunteering for an hour a week.

Areas of interestChildren and Young People, Education, Teaching and Mentoring
Commitment LevelWeekly
LocationOff Campus, Online

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Befriending Service Companion

Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Companionship for those feeling lonely and isolated.

This opportunity would suit anyone who enjoys simply being with people in general, and older people in particular.

Each volunteer would be matched with a person over 50 years of age (known as a client), and would arrange to visit or contact that person on a regular basis, in order to provide companionshp and mental stimulation. This could include very ordinary activities, such as just having a friendly chat about every day things; listening to music; looking at photographs and sharing what is going on in daily life; or going for walks or a trip out for coffee etc. if both client and volunteer are able.

The role WILL NOT involve any aspects of personal care (e.g. preparing meals; personal assistance in the home; shopping duties etc.

Areas of interestHealth and Social Care

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Mental Health Charity Social Media Assistant

Be Free Campaign

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Passionate about mental health? Have a knack for social media? This one is for you.

We're looking for enthusiastic creative social media managers to join our team! It will mainly be Instagram but with a vision to expand into LinkedIn. We want to increase the input of ideas to increase engagement and allow us to get our message out there so that next year when we focus more on campaigning in universities and the government for better mental health support and legislation (respectively), we can have more traction and support to achieve our aims.

Apply today to chat with our team to see if we're right for you!

Areas of interestMedia and Marketing

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Marketing for Mental Health Charity

Be Free Campaign

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

We're offering an opportunity to market our mental health training, which was piloted in government to enforce mental health policy change!

The Be Free Campaign has produced a high-quality mental health training programme designed for the workplace. Mental health in the workplace is a massive issue both for employee welfare and business function- £56 billion was lost in 2021 from UK businesses in 2021 due to mental health issues.

Piloted in the government department of health and social care, we had a massive impact and hope to roll out this training to more employers- which we need your help with! This is a fantastic opportunity to network with high-value contacts, market a high-quality product and make a difference while doing it!

This role would involve working as a team to plan a marketing strategy, putting it into motion, and working with the other charity teams to make use of our resources! We would highly recommend this opportunity for anyone who is looking for a future in marketing and wants to start out with a high-profile project. Despite this being an important project, as a mental health charity, our priority is our volunteers' wellbeing so this opportunity is as much or as little as you like with complete support from all the leads here.

Apply today to chat with our team to see if we're right for you!

Areas of interestMedia and Marketing

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Be Free Campaign Volunteer

Be Free Campaign

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Passionate about mental health? Join the Be Free Campaign to help us break the stigma!

The Be Free Campaign is so much more than a mental health charity! We make a difference in young and vulnerable lives while enabling our volunteers to engage with their passions and make a difference in the local community. We're looking for people who are passionate about getting involved and can take on a bit of responsibility while working with the rest of our lovely team. We have opportunities in various aspects of the charity as outlined below:

- Events & fundraising: Organising events and liaising with artists for fundraising events, this could be anything from gigs, art shows, or pet therapy! Fundraising is a key part of what we do to allow us to continue our work, so anyone looking to get experience in the charity sector would also be a great fit as we can offer experience with professional/corporate fundraising too.

- Ambassador management: We work with a variety of offline/online ambassadors of the charity as influencers are a great way to get our message out there! We are looking for volunteers interested in social media marketing to help us strengthen these partnerships and make new ones so we can continue to break the stigma around mental health.

- Social Media: Our lovely social media team work on creating content for platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and more! They are vital to our online campaigning so we are always on the lookout for volunteers who have a knack for social media or graphic design.

- Outreach: Outreach is our main way of making a difference. Our Outreach team contact schools, community centres, and other organisations offering our help, we would be looking for someone who can dedicate themselves to making those contacts and potentially facilitate the workshops after training. Facilitating the workshop in schools etc is one of the most rewarding parts of being part of the Be Free Campaign as you get the opportunity to see what a difference we can make firsthand!

- Publications: Our publications team is looking for people who love anything to do with books, writing, and editing- we have two successful published works already ('The Journey' and 'We Move') We have other exciting projects that they are working on which would be a fantastic chance to be a part of published work!

-Volunteer management: Anyone looking for experience in management or willing to take on additional responsibility, this is for you! Our charity has many, many volunteers and we're keen to ensure that their experience with us is as great as it can be and that their skills/ passions align properly with the role they've been assigned.

This is not an exhaustive list, so get in touch with us and we can talk further and start making a difference with you!

Areas of interestCampaigning and Fundraising

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NSPCC Childline Volunteer Counsellor

Childline (NSPCC)

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Volunteer with Childline at our Liverpool base. Do you have 2-4 hours a week to give to support children and young people who contact our service? No experience is required. Full training provided.

What we’re looking for

Someone who wants to make a difference to children’s lives by being there to listen when they feel they have no one else to turn to. As a Childline counsellor, you’ll be there for young people and listen to them as they open up about whatever is worrying them, whether it’s bullying, abuse, self-harm or family relationships – you’ll be there to support them.

What you’ll do

You’ll volunteer in your local Childline base, offering counselling support to children and young people over the phone or through our 1-2-1 online chat. Your supervisor will help you develop and evaluate your counselling skills. After your initial training, you will be able to help young people as well as identify when a child or young person may be at risk, but don’t worry a supervisor will be on hand to give you plenty of support.

What you’ll get

You’ll receive training sessions over 11 weeks to prepare you for the role. When you start your regular shifts, a supervisor will be around all times to support you. Every shift includes a briefing and debriefing alongside other volunteers. Supervisors will also give you regular one-to-one support and group supervisions.

What we’ll need from you

Signing up to be a Childline counsellor is a big commitment and requires lots of training so, we do ask people to stay in the role for a minimum of one year.
We’ll also need to do some routine safeguarding checks, including an enhanced criminal record check and at least two satisfactory references with at least one covering a period of five years or more with no gaps.
It’s nothing to worry about, and we can answer any questions you have about this.

Who’s right for the role?

While we think this role is suitable for a whole range of people, we are particularly looking for those with the following qualities and experience.

• Passionate about helping young people and children
• Great communication skills
• Empathetic and perceptive
• Able to think on your feet
• Works well within a team
• Emotional resilience

Interested in getting involved? Volunteer today and join our fight for every childhood.

We can offer travel expenses up to £20 per journey and after a year's service, we are happy to provide references.

Areas of interestChildren and Young People, Domestic Violence, Drugs and Addictions, Health and Social Care, Teaching and Mentoring
Commitment LevelFlexible, Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly
LocationOff Campus

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Fundraising Volunteer Claire Bear

Claire House Children's Hospice

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Enjoy having a good laugh? We're looking for someone to be our wonderful mascot Claire Bear! You'll accompany a staff member on community visits to give young supporters a special thank you.

We’re looking for a energetic, fun-loving and enthusiastic person – happy, friendly and always smiling! Claire Bear doesn’t speak so it’s strictly a non-speaking role.

You’ll need to keep the head on for short periods of time, so be mindful that you should be okay with enclosed spaces. You’ll also need to have good movement as the shoes can make it more difficult to walk.

Location: At this time you won’t be asked to attend a visit on your own, but you will be required to make your own way there. So, please be mindful that you will have to make your own way to and from venues. We offer reasonable travel expenses.

Times: These visits will take place on an ad-hoc basis, so it’s great if you’re looking for something flexible. It will mostly be during school hours. Schools can ask us for a last-minute visit at times so it would be perfect if you have a flexible schedule too!

Training: On receiving your application, we’ll get in touch to discuss the role further and answer any questions you may have. Don’t worry, you’ll receive full training on the do’s and don’ts of being such a famous and fabulous Bear!

Areas of interestChildren and Young People

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Hospital Volunteers

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Volunteers across CCC provide an extra service for patients and visitors & to enhance the quality of hospital users’ experience of CCC and to promote the positive image of the Trust.

You will not undertake roles or activities which are appropriate to employed members of staff and they do not substitute for employed staff. All Volnteers will provide a friendly welcome to patients/visitors/guests and will assist with queries or enquiries.

Tasks include:

Welcome and greet patients, visitors and guests on arrival at CCC.
Establish their required destination and answer queries as appropriate or locate a staff member to help.
Escort patients to appropriate department or waiting area if required.
Chat and spend time with patients and, their companions and other visitors to help to overcome their feelings of apprehension or isolation on arrival at CCC.

Specific duties include Wayfinders/ Beverage Bay Assistants and Self Check In Assistants.

All Volunteers may be asked to give support and guidance to new volunteers

Time Required

We ask volunteers to commit to a weekly session of one morning or afternoon for a minimum of six months.

Volunteer Recruitment and Training

Volunteer recruitment and selection is based on an assessment of an application form, an interview, Corporate Induction, Core Skills Mandatory Training and Safeguarding to comply with Trust policy.

Volunteer Support

The Volunteer Co-ordinator and the Patient Experience Manager oversee the volunteers and are available for support and are also supported by clinicians. Volunteers are also supported by department managers.

Expenses

Expenses will be paid in accordance with the Trust’s Volunteer Policy

Areas of interestHealth and Social Care

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HARTS Student Administration

Hospital Arts in Liverpool (HARTS) Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

The HARTS (Hospital Arts) project at Liverpool University Hospitals (LUHFT), at Aintree, Broadgreen and The Royal is led by a Healing Arts manager and delivered by volunteers, on modular course related placements over the course of one or two semesters.

The HARTS project programme at Liverpool University Hospitals (LUHFT), led by the Healing Arts Co-ordinator, and delivered and managed by undergraduate and postgraduate volunteers, on either modular course-related placements over one or two semesters, or to a specific period for work experience.

The HARTS student role will involve office administration on Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Outlook), working with documents, datasheets and emails.

Making use of social media via various website media sources, keeping HARTS up to date with the latest local arts events.

Helping and co-ordinating with the HARTS volunteer team to organise seasonal HARTS Events & Exhibitions at a range of LUHFT hospital sites.

Areas of interestArts and Culture, Health and Social Care

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Peer Support - Befriending Service

Imagine Independence

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Our Befriending Volunteers enable our clients to develop a positive and rewarding relationship with people who are choosing to spend time with them, instead of being paid to do so.

Having a mental health problem can leave people feeling isolated and alone. Our Befriending Volunteers are key to our service as the enable our clients to develop a positive and rewarding relationship with people who are choosing to spend time with them instead of being paid to do so. We ask you commit at least 2-3 hours of your time each week to support someone, one to one, to help them get out and about and engage with the community. We have an established matching process so you’ll be with someone like-minded and with similar interests. This enables people to develop positive and rewarding relationships that benefits both parties.

You’ll be providing social support to help reduce isolation, encourage independence and help build confidence, self-reliance and well-being.

In return we provide you with Training to introduce you to the service and develop your personal skill set. You'll gain valuable experience and a great sense of self-worth. We have regular support meetings and all out of pocket travel and expenses are paid. It's also an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends!

Areas of interestHealth and Social Care

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Animals and Wildlife	Faith and Religion
Arts and Culture	Health and Social Care
Campaigning and Fundraising	Homelessness
Children and Young People	Human and Civil Rights
Creative and Design	LGBT+
Disability	Media and Marketing
Domestic Violence	Music
Drugs and Addictions	Sports and Coaching
Education	Teaching and Mentoring
Ethics, Environment and Conservation	Women

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