URGENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VOLUNTEERING – NOVEMBER 2013
Envision
Volunteer Centre Hackney
Team Mentor
Communications Volunteers
Envision is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic
VCH is keen to promote its services to the
volunteers to become Team Mentors and Skills community, celebrate its successes, promote
Mentors and help inspire young people to make a the services of our partner organisations and
difference. You’ll be part of an Envision team in a make sure our voice is heard in local, regional
school or college close to where you live, work or and national discussions about volunteering and
study and help young people explore local and community participation. As Communications
global issues. Volunteers help to facilitate these Volunteer, you’ll help to produce information
meetings, support the teams in their own youth- about VCH and then distribute this, for example
led projects as well as helping young people
writing news articles for our website, updating
build skills, confidence and ambition. This is a
and maintaining our Twitter and Facebook
great role if you’re interested in working with
account and interviewing organisations and
some fantastic young people and only have a few volunteers to create case studies. We’re looking
hours to give. Full training provided.
for someone with excellent written English, good
organisational skills and who is familiar with
social media.
Community of Reconciliation and Friendship
Pantonic Steel Orchestra
Shop Volunteers
Book-Keeper
CRF is looking for reliable volunteers to help in
Help support the financial management of
its shop in Mare Street. As a volunteer, you will
Pantonic Steel Orchestra - a youth based
be working with a team of volunteers and
community band. Working closely with the band
undertaking tasks including using the cash
co-ordinator and the band fundraiser, your
register, handling money, taking cash and
responsibilities will include helping to organise
wrapping purchases, talking to and helping
and maintain Pantonic’s financial systems,
customers and undertaking general shop duties processing invoices, budgeting and producing
including tidying up, processing donations,
accounting reports. We’re looking for someone
putting out stock and maintaining the shop. We’re
with least 3 years experience in
looking for people who can take on at least one finance/bookkeeping, experience of Sage Level
shift per week – 9.30am to 1pm or 1pm to
2 and knowledge of compliance with charity and
4.30pm, and get on well with other people, are
company laws and HMRC regulations.
motivated and enjoy the diversity of Hackney.
Other opportunities available.
Shoreditch Town Hall
City Showcase Dalston Christmas Market
Handy Person
Event Production Assistants
Have you got some time on your hands and are
Want to get practical experience of event
handy with a screwdriver? Want to help
management? City Showcase is looking for a
Shoreditch Town Hall open its doors without the
small team of volunteer Event Production
risk of them falling off? Shoreditch Town Hall is
Assistants at Dalston Christmas Market on
looking for volunteers to get involved with
Sunday 1 December for one or both of 2 shifts,
regular
maintenance jobs around the building.
either 8am-2pm or 2-9pm. Volunteers will be
There's
always something that needs fixing so
divided into small teams of 2/ 3, and each group
whether you're a Jack of all trades or have a
will be allocated to a group of 4/5 stallholders.
specific
interest or skill, such as carpentry or
You’ll help the stallholders to set up and have all
the resources they need, engage with the public plumbing then we'd like to hear from you. You'll
and encourage them to visit the market, and give get an awful lot of thanks from us, but you'll also
get a contribution towards your travel expenses,
general information to the public. This is a
the
opportunity to practice your skills and to also
responsible role and ideal for someone with an
interest in events production and management. learn new ones, and to be an integral part of a
new and growing arts organisation.
If you would like more information about these or many other volunteer vacancies, please contact
Volunteer Centre Hackney on 0207 241 4443 or visit our website www.vchackney.org
Phone: 020 7241 4443 ext 28
Email: volunteering@vchackney.org
URGENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VOLUNTEERING – NOVEMBER 2013
Family Action Wellfamily Service
Circle Sport
Somali Family Support Volunteer
Trustees
Family Action is looking for volunteers to help Circle Sports aim is to create training and career
provide practical support to Somali families. As a opportunities for young people currently not in
volunteer your tasks will include promoting
education, employment or training. We are
advice, information and language support at a
currently searching for individuals with a
weekly drop-in service as well as attending and passionate interest in supporting young people
supporting the team at community events.
into employment, who are willing to contribute to
Volunteers will be confident in English and
the strategic management and administration of
Somali speaking and writing OR may have an
our charity and help us deliver our mission in
understanding of the difficulties that the Somali
the local community.
community may face. We’re looking for good
In particular, we are looking for new trustees
listeners who are non-judgemental and accepting with the skills and experience in the following
of difference, friendly and reliable and have some areas: Marketing, communications and publicity,
knowledge of local services.
IT & Website Development, Finance &
Other opportunities available.
Fundraising and Human Resources.
Share UK
Lifeline
Researcher
Reception / Administration
Share UK are looking 10 volunteers to help with Lifeline Project is a national charity dedicated to
research for a heritage project about Polish
improving the lives of individuals, families and
migration – an ideal role if you’re interested in
communities affected by drugs and alcohol.
family and local history. Working with a
Volunteers are urgently needed to cover
professional researcher, you'll visit museums
reception and provide general administrative
around London to use their archives. Through
support to staff and visitors. Your tasks will
volunteering you'll learn how to plan a research
include reception duties, dealing with
project, how to use archives effectively, and how clients/staff on general issues, meeting and
to make friends with an archivist. You'll also learn greeting visitors on site, recording invoices and
about a fascinating part of history dating back to arranging payments. Volunteers will need good
the 1800s. No previous experience necessary,
communication skills and basic literacy and
but basic computer skills are required.
numeracy skills. This is an ideal role if you want
Applications from the Polish community are
to gain experience in administration or customer
welcomed, as well as from the wider community.
service.
Full training provided.
Other opportunities available.
Wheely Tots
Shoreditch Trust
Co-ordinator Support Volunteer
Peace of Mind Volunteer
If you’re passionate about cycling, Wheely Tots
The Friendship Group are Hackney residents
needs you! Wheely Tots is a social enterprise
who meet every week on a Friday afternoon to
which helps parents with small children and
enjoy each other's company, do activities, and
babies to think about cycling more regularly. We
get away from routines and stresses. We are
have a project which makes two special bikes
looking for a volunteer to work with our existing
available for the local community to use and we
volunteer group leader in running sessions –
are looking for volunteer support at our Wheely
supporting the organisation of group activities,
Wednesday sessions. These run on
helping to prepare for and attend sessions,
Wednesday afternoons and involve introducing
welcoming participants, and offering practical
the special bike to new members, dealing with
support to as needed. We’re looking for a
enquiries and basic administration. If you’re well
non-judgemental person with good
organised, confident in speaking with new
communication skills and an interest in mental
people and ideally live close to Manor House or
health and wellbeing.
Woodberry Down, please get in touch.
If you would like more information about these or many other volunteer vacancies, please contact
Volunteer Centre Hackney on 0207 241 4443 or visit our website www.vchackney.org
Phone: 020 7241 4443 ext 28
Email: volunteering@vchackney.org