Voluntary Action South West Surrey

Description :

Volunteers are needed to help and encourage the clients of the Artventure Trust to:

• draw, paint, create recognisable objects using a variety of materials

• participate in simple physical activities such as walking, movements to music, drama, gardening etc.

Groups of up to 10 learning disabled participants attend the group each day.

Volunteers can be flexible in the days they come, but commitment is appreciated.

When Required :  Monday-Friday

Sessions run from 9:30-2:30pm Monday to Friday during term time.

Commitment: Part Time

Areas of Interest :  Art and Culture, Disability, Mental Health

Types of Activity :  Art, Community Work, General and Helping

Skills and Qualifications :

Volunteers should be interested in visual arts and caring for disadvantaged people. However, artistic skill is not essential - a caring approach is much more important, as is flexibility, initiative and a willingness to 'muck in'. Volunteers carrying out this role will be required to have a DBS check.

Additional/Specific Suitabilities :  16+

 Expenses:    Reasonable travel expenses

Training:    Initial supervision

 Directions :

At St Peter's Comprehensive School, located on Horseshoe Lane off the Epsom Road A246 in Merrow. Artventure occupies an artistically decorated building to the left side of the campus as viewed from Horseshoe Lane. The site is easily accessible by public transport.

Recruitment Method :

DBS Check, Informal Discussion, References

If you are interested,have any questions or would like to apply contact Mariann by completing the online application.

Location: Remote (Work from Home)
Time Commitment: Flexible; events run at a variety of times including Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 10 AM and other monthly events (weekends/evenings).
Minimum Age: 18+

About Us:
The Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary is a charitable organisation dedicated to holistic healing and well-being. We offer both in-person and online healing events, ensuring accessibility to all.

Role Overview:
We’re looking for tech-savvy volunteers to help run our live online healing events via Zoom and Facebook Live. You’ll ensure smooth streaming, support hosts, and troubleshoot technical issues. No prior experience in healing is needed—just a passion for helping and a knack for technology!

What You’ll Do:

• Set up and manage Zoom meetings and Facebook Live sessions
• Provide real-time technical support during live events
• Monitor audio, video, and streaming quality
• Save and organise event recordings for future use

Skills & Requirements:

• Confidence using Zoom and Facebook Live (training provided)
• Ability to problem-solve technical issues quickly
• Clear communication skills to support event hosts
• Reliability and attention to detail

What We Offer:

• Full training and support from our friendly team
• The chance to be part of a meaningful cause
• Flexible volunteering you can do from home
• A great way to develop tech and event production skills

Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! 

Join us in bringing healing to more people, wherever they are!

We are a small Community Interest Company looking for people interested in supporting us voluntarily with Beekeeping and Conservation activities.  Some of these activities will take place with clients, which include families, adult groups, child/youth groups and people with additional needs.  You will need to be happy doing physical work outdoors in all weathers, have an interest in nature, and not be afraid of bees (of suffer from anaphylaxis).  You don't have to be a beekeeper or a conservationist - you can learn alongside us.  We value kind, energetic, positive people.

We are based in Runfold, Farnham, on a community farm, in a rural location.  You will need your own transport, as public transport to our site is limited.  Currently we cannot pay travel expenses, however this is something we are looking into providing for our volunteers in future.

Jobs will include: helping to manage and maintain beehives, vegetation management, cleaning equipment, conservation activities such as pollinator friendly planting, assisting beekeepers with hive-opening sessions, also supporting with the honey harvest, crafting, wellbeing sessions and fundraising. 

You will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check and must be over 18 years old. 

22/06/2021

Are you are keen to help local people living with Motor Neurone Disease in the Guildford and surrounding areas?

We are seeking people who are able to provide support to families living with MND in Guildford and the surrounding areas. Support volunteers can provide face to face home visits, email and phone support, helping people to have the best quality of life for as long as possible.

You'll need to be caring, reliable and able to carry out home visits on your own. This is a challenging but rewarding role and you will be supported by your local branch and regional staff team.

We will do a DBS check, reimburse expenses and provide training and support.

If you would like to have an informal chat about this role please click on the application tab and we will be in touch asap. 

PeerTalk groups are attended by people who live with depression, anxiety and similar emotional distress

Helping out means being part of a volunteer team to facilitate the peer support group meetings. The role does not involve offering advice, counsel or trying to ‘fix’ people but it does involve listening to people’s concerns and facilitating the meeting so that the attendees are able to support one another by sharing coping skills, encouragement and understanding.

“Talking to other people who have experienced the same mental health problems as you is really helpful. It resets my week so I can start again. I am so happy that I have found this group, it helps me in ways I cannot explain. It has changed my life for better : ) Thank you”.  - a PeerTalk attendee.

PeerTalk groups are attended by people who live with depression, anxiety and similar emotional distress

Helping out means being part of a volunteer team to facilitate the peer support group meetings. The role does not involve offering advice, counsel or trying to ‘fix’ people but it does involve listening to people’s concerns and facilitating the meeting so that the attendees are able to support one another by sharing coping skills, encouragement and understanding.

“Talking to other people who have experienced the same mental health problems as you is really helpful. It resets my week so I can start again. I am so happy that I have found this group, it helps me in ways I cannot explain. It has changed my life for better : ) Thank you”.  - a PeerTalk attendee.

Relate West Surrey currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Volunteer Fundraiser to join our team. The perfect volunteer will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local small businesses across West Surrey, delivering vital income for our charity.  

The volunteer will also be looking out for other sources of funding to enable us to keep offering bursary help and support to those on low incomes who wish to use our services.

The location of the role is home based and the hours can be flexible to work around the volunteer.

About the Charity

The Cedar House Charity was set up for mothers experiencing prenatal and postnatal depression in 2004 and offers support to mothers by holding free weekly group therapy sessions. The groups provide a safe, supported, and confidential environment where mothers can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves and are facilitated by our specialist postnatal depression counsellor, Liz Wise. Liz has thirty years’ experience in facilitating groups, providing counselling and has personal experience of the illness. The groups aid their recovery by making them feel normal and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression can bring.

​The charity has been running since 2004 in Surrey, and now also provides a support group in South London. Each group provides creche facilities and both this and the group are free of charge. We get no funding from the NHS or local authorities and rely solely on private donations, grants and fundraising events.

Charity Trustee

Purpose of role:               

Key purpose of the charity trustee role is to function as one of the key decision makers of Cedar House, providing leadership, guidance, support and making decisions for the benefit of the charity and the work that it does. The charity trustee’s will safeguard the charity's assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation. Cedar House is a small charity, and we rely on the time given generously by our volunteers, including our trustees. These roles require a positive, active input to the shared responsibility of overall governance and fundraising efforts, vital to keeping the charity going.

Key Responsibilities:      

Cedar House Charity Trustees are required to attend 3 board meetings per annum, where the financials including accounts, funding/grant applications and other related topics will be discussed. All trustees must be an active member of the board as it is small. The board members may also share the board roles including Treasurer, Secretary, Chair, safeguarding and communications/fundraising.

Key duties include:

• Ensure the charity is conducting its purposes for the public benefit
• Comply with the charity's governing document and the law
• Acting in the charities best interest
• Managing the charity's resources responsibly (including finances)
• Acting with reasonable care and skill
• Ensuring the charity is accountable.

Eligibility criteria:             

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must not have been previously disqualified
• Fit the criteria of ‘fit and proper person’ under Finance Act 2010 HRMC
• Can undertake and pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
•  Able to travel to Guildford, Surrey for the 3 Trustee Board meetings per year

Key Experience:  

•  Worked in teams of people
•  Experience of making objective decisions, based on factual evidence
•  Understanding of financial information

If you are interested in supporting Cedar House and you are able to provide some time by volunteering, please click on the Fill in an Application button to volunteer or if you wish for further details.   

About the Charity

The Cedar House Charity was set up for mothers experiencing prenatal and postnatal depression in 2004 and offers support to mothers by holding free weekly group therapy sessions. The groups provide a safe, supported, and confidential environment where mothers can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves and are facilitated by our specialist postnatal depression counsellor, Liz Wise. Liz has thirty years’ experience in facilitating groups, providing counselling and has personal experience of the illness. The groups aid their recovery by making them feel normal and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression can bring.

​The charity has been running since 2004 in Surrey, and now also provides a support group in South London. Each group provides creche facilities and both this and the group are free of charge. We get no funding from the NHS or local authorities and rely solely on private donations, grants and fundraising events.

Charity Trustee and Secretary

Purpose of role:               

Key purpose of the Charity Trustee role is to function as one of the key decision makers of Cedar House, providing leadership, guidance, support and making decisions for the benefit of the charity and the work that it does. The charity trustee’s will safeguard the charity's assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation. Cedar House is a small charity and we rely on the time given generously by our volunteers, including our trustees. These roles require a positive, active input to the shared responsibility of overall governance and fundraising efforts, vital to keeping the charity going.

The Charity Secretary's overall role includes secretarial duties such as organizing board meetings, taking the minutes, managing correspondence, managing updates and background information required by the board of trustees, keeping records of membership, and other similar administrative responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:      

Cedar House Charity Trustees are required to attend 3 board meetings per annum, where the financials including accounts, funding/grant applications and other related topics will be discussed. All trustees must be an active member of the board as it is small. The board members may also share the board roles including Treasurer, Secretary, Chair, safeguarding and communications/fundraising.

Key duties include:

• Ensure the charity is conducting its purposes for the public benefit
• Comply with the charity's governing document and the law
• Acting in the charities best interest
• Managing the charity's resources responsibly (including finances)
• Acting with reasonable care and skill
• Ensuring the charity is accountable.
• Arranging 3 board meetings per annum to ensure all trustees are able to attend.
• Take minutes at board meetings, including any actions or follow up activity and share with the board after meetings.
• Arrange necessary paperwork for new trustees and leaving trustees.
• Update information packs for new trustees so they understand responsibilities.

Eligibility criteria:             

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must not have been previously disqualified
• Fit the criteria of ‘fit and proper person’ under Finance Act 2010 HRMC
• Can undertake and pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
•  Able to travel to Guildford to attend the 3 annual trustee board meetings.

Key Experience:               

• Worked in teams of people
• Experience of making objective decisions, based on factual evidence
• Understanding of financial information

If you are interested in supporting Cedar House and you are able to provide some time by volunteering, please click on the Fill in an Application button to volunteer or if you wish for further details. 

We are looking for volunteers to work alongside teenage students and adults who suffer from a wide range of physical, psychological and developmental difficulties.

You will received great support from the team and a full induction.  No gardening experience is required, just a desire to be outdoors, have lots of fun and help people.

 Please click on the 'Sign up button' for more information

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