Volunteering Opportunities & Vacancies
Volunteering is at the heart of the experience of the voluntary, community and faith sector.
The encouragement of volunteering is a national priority. This is reflected in the Government’s creation of a National Indicators for Volunteering (NI 7), and Encouraging Young people to participate in Positive Activities, including volunteering (NI 110).
The practical application of this policy has been to set up a national volunteering programme for 16-25 year olds.
In Surrey this role is undertaken by SurreyVinvolved (formerly Millenium Volunteers) who are based at the YMCA at Redhill but also have offices at the YMCAs in Guildford, and Woking.
Vinvolved has the challenging task of finding some 8,000 volunteering opportunities for young people over the three years to 2011. To achieve this they need offers of appropriate volunteering placements, and young people to volunteer.
There’s loads more information on their website – www.surreyvinvolved.org. or email to info@surreyvinvolved.org or phone 01737 784970 (Redhill).
Surrey Youth Focus
The staff and Trustees of Surrey Youth Focus are passionate about working to help young people in Surrey.
If you can demonstrate the same commitment, then do join us in the knowledge that whether as paid staff, or as a volunteer you are doing something really worthwhile, and learning and developing your own skills.
We currently need:
• A Fundraising volunteer who can work with us on an ongoing basis
External vacancies:
Disability Challengers have several full time vacancies available in the play and leisure team. Please see: www.disability-challengers.org/WorkWithUs/Vacancies.html.
Reigate & Redhill YMCA has several vacancies available. For more see: http://www.ymcaredhill.com
Surrey Clubs for Young People: If you would like further information on vacancies click here.
The North West Surrey Association of Disabled People has vacancies for full and part-time Advocates to work in various locations around Surrey. For more visit: www.nwsadp.org.uk
East to West has a vacancy for an Operations Manager. For more information or to request an application pack contact: Andy Burns andy@easttowest.org.uk Tel: 01784 438007. Applications close 12th March 2010.
The Crime Diversion Scheme has vacancies for Support Workers at HMP Send & HMP Coldingley. For more details see the job flyer. Applications close on 15th March 2010.
