Kernow Young Carers and Cornwall SPACE are looking for YOU to join their growing team of Volunteers supporting Young Carer Activity Days and the SPACE Short Break Service across Cornwall.

We are currently recruiting for Activities Assistants for Summer 2020 onwards:

• You need to be friendly and have a good sense of humour
• Understand the needs of young children and their families
• Be reliable and flexible
• Want to engage with children and young people
• Fun, positive and approachable

What we can offer you:

• Gain experience working with children with families
• Training and development opportunities
• Feeling valued and part of a friendly team
• The chance to meet new people in your local area
• Improving your confidence

We are part of the Time Credits Scheme.

If you are interested please visit our website and complete an application online:

https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-to-help/volunteer-with-us/

We are a registered charity run by volunteers at the centre of our community for 50 years. We have over 60 groups, clubs and societies supporting our health and wellbeing activities for the community.

Charity Concierge is a social enterprise for festival lovers everywhere. Each year, we take hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers to the UK and Ireland's best music festivals, including Download, Latitude, Camp Bestival, and Electric Picnic. But Charity Concierges won't spend long shifts stewarding in a field. They work at the heart of the festival to bring festival-goers the services they love. Depending on the festival, Charity Concierges will volunteer on:

• The Charity Concierge buggy service. Working as either a buggy driver or taxi ground crew member, volunteers will make sure festival-goers can hitch a lift from point A to point B and get where they need to go a little easier. At some festivals, we run the buggy service exclusively for the access campsite to make sure everyone can enjoy the festival as much as possible.

• The Charity Concierge fast-track drinks service. The nomads of the arena, our general services volunteers will take drinks orders from festival-goers, collect them using our fast-track lane at the bar, and deliver them to their customers. It's the service we've all wanted at a festival - to get more drinks and be able to keep your spot in the crowd - and our volunteers are the heroes that deliver it.

• Tent pitching. A smaller part of the volunteer role, but just as vital. Charity Concierges (provided with a little bit of training) will jump in to rescue festival-goers tied up in a tent pretzel (or the grips of desperation). 

In addition to a free ticket to the festival, Charity Concierge offer their volunteers plenty of time off to enjoy themselves with their mates. And the best part? All of the donations earned through the hard work of our volunteers go directly to Child.org, an innovative international development charity pioneering novel global health initiatives and working with mums and children in Kenya and Sierra Leone to improve the health of children in places it's most needed.

A co-ordinating body for around fifty associated Churches Together groups and ecumenical projects across Cornwall. Areas of activity include Youth Work; Parent-toddler Groups; Dementia Support; Homelessness Support; Foodbanks; Debt Counselling;  Street Pastors; Fairtrade; Community Coffee Shops; Justice & Peace Action; Environmental Action; Royal Cornwall Show Hospitality; Pilgrimages; Chaplaincies; Publishing and Communications.

Festival of play arts and well being for children on August 6/7 with Easter project 9-12 April near Penryn on Chyan Environmental Centre www.chyan.org

Mentors will be offered the opportunity to support young people from Years 7 to 13 with careers and higher education guidance to help with their development. The mentoring is all facilitated online through our mentoring app, meaning students can complete their volunteering hours wherever they like! All mentors will be provided with training and subject to enhanced DBS checks. This is a great opportunity for students looking to complete some online volunteering, develop new skills and support young people considering their future options. This would be particularly valuable experience for anyone considering a career in coaching, teaching or mentoring in the future. Students will be asked to commit 4 hours per week, but are allowed to request more hours if they wish to do so.

For more information, contact Anna Richardson or complete the attached form.

Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. We build girls’ confidence and raise their aspirations. We give them the chance to discover their full potential and encourage them to be a powerful force for good. We give them a space to have fun and here in Cornwall County we encourage our members to relish and utilise our beautiful countryside, beaches and heritage to the full. There are a wide range of voluntary roles available in Girlguiding Cornwall, from helping out with a group's meetings, carrying out administrative roles and organising events.

Home-Start Kernow is a small independent charity who provide vital support to local families in times of need.

Our Falmouth and St Austell Twins and Multiples groups offer a drop-in, stay and play session to allow families to share their parenting experiences.  Volunteers help these families by being an extra pair of hands to allow parents to enjoy the dedicated time and manage the challenges associated with caring for mutiple babies and toddlers. 

Our 20 week stay and play groups are for families who find their mental health is a barrier that stops them going to play groups, making friends, and engaging in their community.  Volunteers provide valued support to help parents feel more confident, less isolated and get to enjoy some quality family time. 

In Home-Visiting, our trained parent volunteers offer emotional and practical support to them at times when things are overwhelming. They give reassurance and friendship on their weekly visit.

We are passionate about supporting families within our local community and have opportunities Countywide.

We are a UK-based international charity working to beat leprosy. This disease affects the most vulnerable people in the world, causing life-changing disabilities, but there is a cure.

We work directly with communities in Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, India and Mozambique to find, diagnose and rehabilitate people affected by leprosy. Through raising awareness, pushing for early detection and reducing prejudice we support people so they can transform their lives.

Last year, we reached more than 283,000 people directly through diagnosis, treatment and care.

We reached a further 1.46 million people through health education and events to raise awareness of diseases and reduce prejudice.

Are you looking for a Final Year project? Do you want hands on experience with sustainable and organic growing techniques? 

Newquay Community Orchard is a site for everyone. Situated close to Newquay Town Centre we have 7 acres of community growing and events space. We have over 100 fruit trees, a large community growing space, wildflower areas and woodland area which we need your help in managing. We are looking for Lead Volunteers to get involved with leading onsite projects - whether that be leading on the maintenance of our pre-existing areas, or with the support of NCO staff leading your own projects. 

For the right individual we can offer training and the support needed to lead your own projects. 

Please get in contact with any further questions 

Parkrun is a free, accessible and inclusive 5k run for all abilities. The Penryn Campus parkrun needs between 10 and 15 volunteers every Saturday to ensure that it can function safely and give a fantastic experience for all. Tasks include Run Director, funnel manager, volunteer coordinator, marhsal, timekeeper and barcode scanner. Typically, volunteers are needed between 08.30am and 10.30am.

The Access Project is an education charity supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in London, Birmingham and the Black Country, the East Midlands and Bradford. The programme provides in-school support which includes 1 to 1 mentoring, university trips and workshops as well as personalised academic tuition, to help disadvantaged young people gain places at top-third ranked universities.

At the moment, young people in the UK from disadvantaged backgrounds are six times less likely to progress to a top-third university compared to their peers working at a similar academic level, so The Access Project seeks to change this. We help these young people to see university as something that is “for them”, to support them to make competitive applications and to get the grades they deserve so that they can fulfill their potential.

Rock Pool Project Volunteer Roles 2020/2021

All of the roles below run from October 2020 to October 2021. There is, however, some flexibility in these dates. Please chat with Ben Holt to discuss your personal situation.

Science Officer

Role description

·         Coordinate regular analysis of our marine wildlife data

• Produce monthly outputs of this analysis
• Help to develop our citizen science programme

Skills/Experience required

• This role well suited to a masters or PhD level ecology/conservation student
• Previous experience of analysing and presenting results from ecological analysis is essential
• Experience with the R programming language is highly desirable

Training/Experience provided

This post holder will work closely with the project’s Scientific Director Dr Ben Holt and will play an important role in coordinating our citizen science activities over the next year.

Time commitment

3 hours per week

Science Communication

Role description

• To regularly produce marine ecological and conservation information that is suitable and engaging for the general public
• To organise regular online scientific discussion events

Skills/Experience required

• The post holder should have an ecology and/or conservation background
• Previous experience in public communication would be desirable

Training/Experience provided

The post holder will work closely other members of our team, as well as external researchers and citizen scientists.

Time commitment

5 hours per fortnight (2 per week plus a 1-hour fortnightly communications team meeting).

Funding Officer(s)

Role description

• To lead on at all one aspect of our fundraising activities
• Various fundraising options are possible including, traditional grants, crowdfunding, marketing our activities, etc
• Post holder(s) is/are encouraged to explore their own ideas
• Multiple postholders and/or working in a team possible

Skills/Experience required

• Previous fundraising experience is desirable but not essential.

Training/Experience provided

Postholders will gain a good working knowledge of the local and national funding landscape, as well as experience of raising important funds for a not-for-profit organisation.

Time commitment

5 hours per fortnight (2 per week plus a 1-hour fortnightly funding team meeting).

Local citizen science coordinators

Role description

• To be a local contact point in your area for our citizen scientists
• To undertake initial verification of data collected in your area

Skills/Experience required

• Some knowledge of UK marine wildlife desirable but training will be given

Training/Experience provided

Postholder will gain excellent knowledge of local marine species and a good working relationship with local citizen scientists.

Time commitment

One hour per week on average.

Newsletter editor

Role description

• To produce our monthly email newsletter

Skills/Experience required

• Ideally suited to someone with a journalistic background or studying journalism
• Previous experience with MailChimp desirable

Training/Experience provided

Full training on MailChimp will be provided if necessary as well as guidance on structure, format, and content of newsletters.

Time commitment

Six hours per month

Webmaster

Role description

• To maintain and regularly update our website content

Skills/Experience required

• Previous experience with WordPress website development is highly desirable
• Previous experience with Elementor page-building software desirable

Training/Experience provided

Full training on the specifics of our website will be provided. The postholder will work closely with other members of our communication team.

Time commitment

5 hours per fortnight (2 per week plus a 1-hour fortnightly communications team meeting).

Social media admins (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram)

Role description

• To lead and coordinate activity on one of our social media platforms
• To help promote our activities, scientific communication and networking

Skills/Experience required

• Basic knowledge of the specific platform is essential
• Training and experience of social strategy desirable

Training/Experience provided

Training on our social media strategy will be provided. Postholder will gain extensive experience working with our communications team.

Time commitment

Two hours per week

At Tutor The Nation, we aim to address the growing divergence of educational opportunity and educational success, between the relatively privileged and the relatively underprivileged. We do this by delivering online, 1:1, subject-specific, free tutoring sessions. 

So what makes us unique? Our 1:1 online tutoring is completely free: to the pupils, tutors, schools, and the taxpayer. We interact directly with local councils to ensure that we support the young people who need it most.

The benefits of the tutoring provided by our volunteers coated by overstated. Apart from helping with a particular subject matter, not only does this give the confidence ad tools to do better academically, but more importantly, the motivation to be the best of themselves in their future aspirations.

Tutor The Nation feels it is imperative to offer extra support to pupils in the state sector who will be severely disadvantaged as young adults looking for employment in an uncertain economic climate. With your help, we can address the immediate challenge linked to the pandemic in addition to providing a longer-term contribution to reducing educational inequality.

We understand that many university students are themselves finding student life, of the lack of it, difficult. Together we can contribute to enhancing student experiences from home. The feedback we have received so far suggests that volunteering remotely has had a positive impact on the volunteers and many felt uplifted by the mentoring process. As there are fewer opportunities for travel or internships available, this will be perceived as a positive way of spending time during a period of national uncertainty.