October Newsletter

Welcome

Latest Opportunities

How to apply

Volunteering hours

Welcome!

A very warm welcome to the Volun-tees programme – a great way to get involved in some amazing opportunities both within the University but predominately supporting some great voluntary and community organisations. We have listed lots of new opportunities below.  Volunteering is a fantastic way to get involved in the local community whilst at the same time developing some amazing skills that employer look for in graduates.  Whatever your reason for volunteering – to gain employability skills, meet new people or just give something back – we’ll have something for you.!

It’s really important to keep checking the Volun-tees system for new opportunities and also look out for emails about opportunities that we might send to you direct, as these might match you skills/interests specific to your profile.

Remember!  Complete all the information for your profile!  The more information you put on the easier it is just to send the most relevant information to you.  Your profile can also be shared with future employer who will be keen to see your completed profile.  

We’re sorry, but at present we do not have any bookable Volun-tees appointments. If you have any questions, please email volunteering@tees.ac.uk – where we will try and help as quickly as possible. 

LATEST OPPORTUNITIES

Whatever area you are interested in – we have an opportunity for you.  Below are just some of the opportunities added to Volun-tees.  Make sure you take a look at our website.

Family Action

Volunteer Driver

Working in partnership with our staff team, volunteer drivers collect children to and from homes, placements, schools, nurseries and ensure they arrive in time their contact session. https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78795%20

Family Time Supervised Contact Volunteer

Family Time volunteers to support families accessing supervised contact in Stockton. Working in partnership with our staff team, volunteers would meet and greet families, ensuring a positive first impression and a smooth transition into Family Time.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78796%20

Creative Support

Learning Disability Disco Volunteer

We are looking for Volunteers to help us at a weekly adult appropriate inclusive disco in Stockton held at The Oxbridge Social Club. We would like support with selling tickets on the door, running the tuck shop, selling raffle tickets, supporting with DJing and running of the discos.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78691%20

TU Enterprise

Charity Arcade Project Volunteers

The project will require people with a range of skills. We will need students that are interested in physically building cabinets, programming Raspberry Pi units and Jamma Boards.  Other aspects of the project will include developing relationships with local businesses to locate units, partnering with local charities to make money for local causes, advertising and marketing the project and managing finances. https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78746%20

Tees Valley Together

Eco Shop Volunteer

Support the running of the shop.  Preparing clothing for sale on the shop floor, this will include sorting donations and steaming to ensure they are presentable for sale.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78645%20

Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice

Volunteer EBay Support Worker

Support the fundraising administrator in cataloguing, uploading, and fulfilling items for sale via Ebay - researching the general value of items - Provide engaging descriptions of items and upload high resolution photos.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78636%20

Community and Events Volunteer

Support Zoë’s Place at local fundraising and awareness events - Manning stall at community events - Bucket collections - Heavy lifting / carrying - Ambassadorial role for a leading charity

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78689%20

Linx Youth Project

Volunteer Youth Worker

You will assist and support Linx in developing programs, extending its reach and impact and to share responsibility for the delivery of youth work activities. You will support the personal, social & educational development of young people aged 13-25

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78683%20

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Therapeutic Care Volunteers

Therapeutic Support provides volunteering opportunities in the following roles: Administration volunteers Chaplaincy volunteers Holistic centre volunteers Macmillan volunteers Therapeutic care volunteers (Patient Facing) Wayfinder volunteers

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78643%20

Hartlepower CIO (VCS Development Team)

Voluntary Sector Researcher

You will gather and organise a range of data about the town of Hartlepool – using local and national official sources, such as the Office for National Statistics.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78677%20

Roseberry Park Consortium

Marketing and Fundraising Assistant

Raise awareness of the work we do and what we offer for dyspraxic individuals through online and offline promotional tools i.e social media, videos, flyers, leaflets

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78492%20

Trinity Holistic Centre

Fundraising Officer

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and motivated, who can create ideas and execute opportunities to increase the income of the Trinity Holistic Centre, a hospital based centre offering supportive care to cancer patients and families.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78693%20

The Access Project

Volunteer Academic Tutor

The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities. We are looking for volunteers to tutor a young person aged 14-18, online, one hour a week in term-time to support them with their academic studies.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78695%20

Yarm Wellness

Social Media and Communications Officer

Yarm Wellness is looking for a student volunteer who can support our communications plan. Working closely with trustees and members of the charity to communicate our activities to the community. Opportunity to combine with a course project.

https://www.voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/78440%20

How to apply

Remember to carefully consider the opportunity before applying.  Make sure you are able to commit to the role description, complete any relevant questions or application forms that are attached and don’t apply unless you are fully committed! This is to ensure that organisations do not get disappointed with applications that don’t progress and focus on providing support to ones that are able to commit.  We suggest you make a shortlist of the organisation and opportunity, see which appeal to you the most and apply for no more than 3 roles!  If you need advice, please email volunteering@tees.ac.uk

Volunteering hours

Please remember once you start volunteering to record your hours on Volun-tees.  These will give evidence of your experience and also count towards the University volunteering awards.  We hope to hold our annual Volunteering Awards Event – Volun-cheers – in May 2023.