Welcome to Guild Volunteering, we have over 300 volunteering opportunities for you to get involved in, these can be within the Guild, The University or in the local community. Here you are guaranteed to find something to suit your interests, passion and timetable!
Volunteering is a great way to develop skills and knowledge, improve your employability and gain valuable experience towards your degree or future career. You will have the opportunity to make new friends, meet other people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds and have fun, all whilst making a valuable difference to the local community.
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Applying for Volunteering Opportunities...
If you would like to apply for any of the volunteering opportunities please click here to complete a Volunteer Registration Form and e-mail it to volunteering@guild.bham.ac.uk
Available Position:
Middle-Earth Weekend 2012 - Volunteers
Organisation:
Middle-Earth Weedend Organising Group
Project Type:
External
Aims:
The aim of the group is to organise a family fun event that celebrates the life and work of JRR Tolkien, his connection to Birmingham and encourage people to enjoy reading and literature and Tolkien\'s appreciation of the natural world
Location: Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B13 0BD
From University: Bristol Rd. Towards City Centre. Right at Priory Road past Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Continue through Moseley along Wake Green Road. Left at Cole Bank Road. Sarehole Mill on left. Car Park on right.
From City Centre: Out of City on Bristol Road. Left at Priory Road past Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Continue through Moseley along Wake Green Road. Left at Cole Bank Road. Sarehole Mill on left. Car Park on right.
By Public Transport:
From University: No. 61 Bus out of town on Bristol Road. Get off at Selly Oak (Sainsburys) Walk to Oak Tree Lane. No. 11A to Sarehole Mill.
From City Centre: Navigation Street (New Street Station entrance) No. 5 Bus to Sarehole Mill.
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Available Position:
Charity Website Design Volunteer
Organisation:
Ecclesiastical Insurance/Good For Nothing
Project Type:
External
Aims:
We\'re here to advise and protect those who enrich the lives of others.
Our expertise lies in providing insurance and financial services, and at Ecclesiastical we have vast experience and knowledge, and highly qualified people to do that well. But we also understand that combining our expertise with the highest standards of service, integrity, and honesty is just as important
Our task is to run an independent and successful financial services organisation with the highest standards of integrity to produce profit and service for the benefit of church and community.
Today, it\'s common for the things we value at Ecclesiastical to be called being socially responsible or being ethical. It doesn\'t really matter what you call them, it\'s what you believe in and what you do about it that counts.
All businesses need to make a profit and we\'re no different. Without profit, we wouldn\'t have the strength and security to provide the products, service and specialist knowledge that are so important to our customers. Where we\'re different is that we\'re owned by a charity. It\'s called Allchurches Trust, and it distributes our available profits for the benefit of the church and community .
Location: 191 Fazeley St, Digbeth, B5 5SE
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Available Position:
Young Person's Council Volunteer Member
Organisation:
University Hospital Birmingham
Project Type:
External
Aims:
To provide a way of involving young people aged 16 - 25 years in the development and improvement of services within our hospitals to ensure they have the best possible experience;
Advise and support how patient satisfaction and experience are measured;
Provide a 6 monthly report to the Care Quality Group of the achievements and feedback from the YPC;
Undertake a work programme in collaboration with staff;
Communicate, promote and publicise the work of the YPC.
Location: University Hospital Birmingham
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Available Position:
Listening Volunteers
Organisation:
Samaritans (Birmingham)
Project Type:
External
Aims:
Our vision is for a world with fewer suicides.
We provide 24 hour a day emotional support for people who are distressed or despairing, including those having suicidal thoughts.
Our service is non-judgemental and completely confidential.
Location: 13 Bow Street Birmingham
By Car: From campus : along Bristol rd towards city centre. At O2 Academy turn left into Irving St then right into Bow St
By Public Transport: 61,62, 63 towards city centre. Embark near O2 Academy. Take Irving St then Bow St. (We are right behind the O2 Academy)
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Available Position:
Big Issue Volunteer
Organisation:
Big Issue
Project Type:
External
Aims:
The Big Issue was launched in 1991 by Gordon Roddick and John Bird in response to the growing number of rough sleepers on the streets of London. The two set out to address the problem of homelessness by offering homeless people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income; to ‘help them to help themselves’.
Twenty years on the organisation has helped thousands of vulnerable people to take control of their lives, and currently works with around 2000 homeless and vulnerably housed people across the UK.
In order to become a Big Issue vendor an individual must prove that they are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and must undergo an induction process and sign up to the code of conduct. Once they have done so they are allocated a fixed pitch and issued with a number of free copies of the magazine. Once they have sold these magazines they can purchase further copies, which they buy for £1.25 and sell for £2.50, thereby making £1.25 per copy.
Last year alone we put more than £5million in the pockets of our vendors, releasing them from a dependence on hand-outs and providing an alternative to begging.
And we don’t stop there. We recognise that earning an income is first step on the journey away from homelessness. The Big Issue Foundation, a registered charity, exists to link vendors with the vital support and services. The organisation offers advice and referrals in four keys areas; housing, health, financial independence and aspirations, and relies almost entirely on voluntary donations.
Over the past two decades the magazine has become synonymous with challenging, independent journalism, and renowned for securing exclusive interviews with the most elusive of superstars. It currently circulates over 105,000 copies every week.
Created as a business solution to a social problem The Big Issue has gone on to become one of the most instantly recognisable brands in the UK and a powerful blueprint for social change which has inspired hundreds of imitations; from Johannesburg to Tokyo, Sydney to Addis Ababa, Perth to Sao Paolo, Seoul to Nairobi, The Big Issue is leading a global self-help revolution.
Location: Various Locations
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Available Position:
Children's Society Volunteer Speaker
Organisation:
Children’s Society
Project Type:
External
Aims:
The Children\'s Society directly improves the lives of children and young people for whom it provides services and is creating a positive shift in social attitudes to improve the situation facing all children and young people.
We work with children who run away from home or care, those in trouble with the law, refugee children, disabled children and those who are often forgotten such as young carers, traveller children and children whose parents misuse alcohol or drugs.
Location: Various Locations
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Available Position:
Deafblind Support Group Volunteer
Organisation:
Deafblind UK
Project Type:
External
Aims:
Deafblind UK is a national charity offering specialist services and human support to deafblind people and those who have progressive sight and hearing loss acquired throughout their lives. Our aim is to enable people living with this unique disability to maintain their independence, quality of life and to reduce the isolation that deafblindness creates.
Location: Birmingham
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Available Position:
Enterprise Academy Tutor
Organisation:
Birmingham City Football Club Community Trust
Project Type:
External
Aims:
The aim of the Birmingham City Football Club Enterprise Academy is to deliver information, advice and enterprise activities to key stage 2-5.
Using the BCFC brand, we give young people a unique insight into how a football club works and introduce them to basic principals of business through a range of interactive learning opportunities.
Participants will work towards nationally recognised qualifications tailored to reflect abilities and age range. We seek to identify specific requirements to national cirriculum and work closely with participants to help them to achieve their objectives.
Location: Birmingham City Football Club - St Andrews Stadium. B9 4RL
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Available Position:
Gate To Southwell Folk Festival Bar Team Member
Organisation:
Light And Hoppy Bar Co
Project Type:
External
Aims:
Light & Hoppy Bar Co. are a festival bar management company comprised of volunteers with a love of live music and the festival atmosphere. We aim to provide excellent customer service and quality real ale in a fun and friendly environment.
Location: Southwell - Nottinghamshire
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