A warm welcome to our new students who have joined us this academic year and Welcome Back to our returning students. I hope you have enjoyed the Summer Break?

In this Newsletter:

Student Life Festival

Recording Hours

Applying for Opportunities

Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering Support

Student Life Festival

The Student Life Festival will take place between 14 -25 October 2024. There are lots of events planned for the festival so keep a look out for the programme activities that are taking place. The themes around the festival are networking, sustainability and fun! This is a great opportunity for you to meet staff from the support services. Come along, find out more and take part in some of the scheduled activities. Volun-tees are holding 2 events – Halloween Craft Workshop on Wednesday 16 October and £1 Clothing Sale on Wednesday 23 October – please see the Volunteering Opportunities section, for details of how to get involved with these events.

If you are unable to help at the £1 Clothing Sale, then please come to the sale and snap up some bargains. The sale is in line with the Sustainable Futures Strategy and supports the cost-of-living crisis. Ladies, men’s and children clothes, shoes and accessories will be available to buy – cash sales only…….and bring your own bag!

Recording Hours 2024-25

Please can you ensure that you add your volunteering hours on a regular basis during this academic year – a weekly or monthly basis would be great. Please do not leave your hours for the full academic year until the end of the year, as it sometime difficult for your approver to authorise yours hour, if they have to back track over a number of months. Thanks in advance for your support with this.

Applying for Opportunities

Please remember to carefully consider any opportunities before applying through our Volun-tees platform. Please 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 opportunities, see which roles appeal to you the most and apply for no more than 3 roles at any one time!  If you need advice, please email volunteering@tees.ac.uk

Volunteering Opportunities

Do Good, Feel Good

Halloween Craft Workshop

As part of the Student Life Festival, we are holding a Halloween Workshop on Wednesday 16 October between 12 noon and 2.00 pm. Come along and be creative and make some spooky Halloween Decorations and meet fellow volunteers and staff from Student Futures and the Volunteering Team. All resources will be provided. No design/creative experience is required – it’s all about coming along and having some down time and enjoying yourself whilst making some new friends. The amazing decorations will be yours to take away at the end of the workshop. Wishing you a frightful, delightful Halloween. Have a Fang-tastic Time!!

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95494

Do Good, Feel Good

£1 Clothing Sale

On Wednesday 23 October between 10.00 - 2.00 pm and as part of the Student Life Festival 2024, we will be holding a £1 Clothing Sale on the Ground Floor of Student Life Building. This Do-Good, Feel-Good Event is in line with the Sustainable Futures Strategy and also the cost-of-living crisis. The aim of the sale is to prevent clothing etc going to landfill and help to support students and staff who are in need of clothing however, are unable to purchase new, due to lack of funds.  This event will be open to both staff and students. We are looking for volunteers who are free for collections around the university and  Monday - Wednesday 21, 22 and 23 October to help with the logistics prior to the sale and on the day of the sale to assist staff, and to assist students in choosing clothes. all proceeds from the sale will be donated to a local charity that Volun-tees currently supports. 

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95492

Stockton Borough Council

Volunteer Support Worker

Great opportunity to work with people in a education setting to gain experience for classroom assistant / teaching roles or if you are interested in becoming a support worker.    Very flexible around your commitments and can be based in Stockton centre or Billingham. We can gear this to your requirements to an extent but could include: - Teaching hours - Experience in supporting learners with different backgrounds - Experience with ESOL students (where English is not their first language) - working in a learner support function

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95133

Darlington Football Club

Media Team

We're looking for volunteers to work as part of our media team, with opportunities to specialise in sports writing, filming, editing, or social media engagement. will work collaboratively with our media team to assist in producing high-quality content for Darlington FC. This includes contributing to match reports, videography, social media, and interviews, with the opportunity to specialize in areas of interest such as writing, filming, editing, or social media management.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95749

My Sister’s Place

Domestic Abuse Training “Ask Me”

Sessions will take place on 18 and 25 October between 10.00 - 2.00 pm at Easterside Community Hub. We will be offering another series of sessions on 22 and 29 November. Please note, both sessions must be attended to complete and you are only required to attend the October or November sessions. After the training, ambassadors are given resources and support to share what they have learned with those around them in ways that feel most comfortable to them. They are encouraged to start conversations and help others to better understand the barriers that survivors face in speaking out. An ambassador can commit as much or as little time as they can give We’ll keep in touch with new opportunities and events such as meet-ups, campaign involvement and volunteering.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/85933

RNID

Near you Volunteers

Help us offer a free, in-person drop-in service for people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus, or want to get their hearing checked. 2 Hours per month minimum commitment

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95272

The Bungalow Partnership

Gardening Volunteer

We are looking for some kind volunteers to help us keep on top of our lovely garden at the rear of our office here at The Bungalow. If anyone can spare any time and has an interest in gardening or maintenance we'd love to hear from you!

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/94288

Literacy Pirates

Literacy Support Volunteer (Virtual)

As a Volunteer Crewmate, your role is to join our online sessions and help children practise their reading and writing, 1:2 and in small groups. Sessions are led and managed by our staff team, which means your time is solely focused on supporting the children.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95271

Climate Action Middlesbrough

Climate Ambassador

As a Climate Ambassador, you’ll play an important part in the spreading CAM’s message and reaching people across the town. Climate action doesn’t have to be a formal thing; sometimes a conversation is enough to plant a seed... and this is at the heart of the Climate Ambassador role.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/94720

Action Tutoring

Volunteer Tutor – English and/or Maths

We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in Maths or English, either in-person or online. We are looking for volunteers who: Have (or are studying for) a degree (in any subject) Have a B grade (or above) at A Level (or equivalent) in the subject they wish to tutor, or a similar subject   If your qualifications do not match these requirements, we still encourage you to apply. We take all previous experience into consideration and your motivations for volunteering with us, so please include anything you think might be relevant. Enthusiasm for working with children or young people and fluency in English are important.   Programmes run during term-time and sessions are held before, during or after the school day, so there's likely to be a one-hour slot that fits around your academic studies and any part time work or caring you do. You can sign up at any time throughout the year. 

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95106

Durham Sixth Form Centre

Sixth Form Mentor

Volunteer as a mentor at Durham Sixth Form Centre to help students achieve academic success. As a mentor, you'll work one-on-one or in small groups with Year 12 or 13 students, aiming to help, guide, and support them in achieving academic success in subjects related to your degree or previous A-levels. Your sessions, which can be conducted either on-site or via Google Meet, will involve various forms of support, such as testing their knowledge, assisting with essay planning, offering exam advice, helping structure revision plans, and providing guidance on post-sixth form options.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/94901

British Computing Society

TEALS - Computing Classroom Volunteer

Volunteers will support a secondary school in Hartlepool to join Computing lessons with KS3 and KS4 pupils to support student learning, either on-line or in person. The TEALS project aims to increase the uptake of GCSE Computer Science https://www.bcs.org/deliver-and-teach-qual  We are looking for volunteers that are comfortable with basic programming and algorithm design.  We are aware that volunteers will have specialist areas such as programming, databases, data science, cyber security etc.  and these contexts can be hugely beneficial for students to have the 'hook' needed to build their self-confidence and self-efficacy.

https://voluntees.co.uk/opportunity/95056

Volunteering Support

If you have any  questions regarding volunteering, creating a profile or using the platform , please email volunteering@tees.ac.uk

Best Wishes

Jayne and Ange