Volunteering
Volunteering is an excellent way to gain skills and experience while making a real impact. Here we've curated a few volunteering opportunities from across the UK:
STEM Learning is looking for Climate Ambassadors from a broad range of backgrounds to help deliver meaningful change on sustainability and climate change within the education system.
Climate Ambassadors work with nurseries, schools and colleges to develop climate action plans. Climate action plans will be designed to bring together all the work that education settings are doing on sustainability and climate change. They will cover decarbonisation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and climate education and green careers.
You don’t need to be an expert in all these topics- you can focus your time working on things that align with your experience. You'll be provided with training and development to help you make the most of your skills, and there will be opportunities for you to work with the leaders, staff, young people and governors within your paired educational setting.
Help community energy groups take their projects to the next level.
Hundreds of community energy groups are shaking up the UK's power systems and building stronger, healthier energy communities.
For every £1 they spend, they're generating about £9 in social benefit, helping neighbours lower their energy bills, upgrade their homes and push green energy.
But with 80% of their work being done by volunteers, these groups really need some skilled support!
How to get involved:
Sign up through their bespoke volunteering portal below
Update your profile with a few details about yourself & the experience you bring (doesn't matter if you don't have any!)
Search opportunities that fit your skills and interests
Apply for roles that suit you, your lifestyle & what you want to get out of volunteering
Find your match, get stuck in & make a difference!
As a STEM Ambassador, you'll offer your time, passion, and energy to visit schools, colleges, and youth group organisations to deliver a range of requests from teachers and youth group leaders who want to link STEM subjects to the real world of work.
Volunteers do not need to have a background in education. STEM Learning offer training and support to enable Ambassadors to confidently deliver a range of activities to young people, including career talks.
If you have a passion to inspire the next generation in STEM, whether you are self-employed or work for a small, medium, or large STEM organisation, you can join the STEM Ambassador community!
Are you passionate about urban trees and the environment? Do you enjoy taking photos, drawing illustrations or creating content for social media?
Trees for Cities is looking for creative volunteers to support their small social media team. Have your work featured and credited on our social media pages and help get more trees in the ground! Send over your interest and examples of your work to info@treesforcities.org
Horizon Community Care (HCC) is a non-profit community interest organisation who assist vulnerable people along their pathway to independence via a programme of support tailored to meet their individual needs.
They provide quality housing, employment and skills training, mentoring & coaching, and aim to empower vulnerable people, unleashing their confidence, self-esteem and life skills, enabling them to live independently, whether for the first time or following a significant change in circumstances.
As a Funding Manager you'll report to the Head of Service supporting the organisation to achieve its income objectives. You'll work as part of the HCC Senior management team, and be responsible for the accurate and timely submission of documents.
You can expect to work on things like:
Grants/contracts
Tendering portals
General Fundraising
Mange HCC’s funding matrix
Work alongside Head of Service
Priorities and plan for key funding opportunities
Conduct research and analysis for key funding opportunities
The role is remote-based and a minimum of 3 days a week at 15 hours.
The Ideal Candidate will:
Have excellent communication skills and a solution focused approach
Be resilient and able to work confidently under pressure
Have experience funding experience
Bright and friendly disposition
Available part-time minimum 15 hrs per week
Benefits include:
Career development and progression opportunities
Flexible working hours, including working from home, laptop and mobile phone provided
Be a apart of fresh, vibrant and dynamic team
Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working at a national scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities.
They get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in their neighbourhoods – whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging and eating healthy food.
Tree planting season runs from October to March because the cooler, wetter months help young trees establish strong roots before summer. This early growth is crucial for their survival and future development.
Trees for Cities also run tree maintenance events throughout the summer, which are a great opportunity to learn how to care for new trees and woodlands.
Are you passionate about STEM and keen to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers? If so, the Big Bang would love for you to volunteer with them!
What's in it for you?
A fun and rewarding opportunity to make a difference in young people's lives
A chance to build your personal development and network
As a member of The Big Bang Fair Volunteer Team you will help give a warm welcome to a diverse range of visitors, aged 10 to 13, and make sure they have the relevant information to enjoy their experience to the fullest. You’ll have a passion for working with, and inspiring, young people. You’ll enjoy being part of a busy team with constantly changing priorities.
The Big Bang provide training and support throughout your volunteering role.
You can make a real difference in your community by volunteering with Citizens Advice.
Their teams of volunteers across England and Wales are vital to the work we do. They help people access the information and advice they need to move forward with their lives.
Citizens Advice believes everyone deserves access to independent, free advice to help them deal with life’s problems and challenges - you can help them do that.
Volunteers are at the heart of how they deliver the Citizens Advice service, whether it's:
helping people online, over the phone, or in person
raising funds
researching and campaigning for policy change
helping witnesses in court in our Witness Service
helping the service to run smoothly in our admin and customer service roles
Events
We've found events from around the UK that can help you level up your skills and get hired into a job that matters.
We've found events from around the UK that can help you level up your skills and get hired into a job that matters.
The King's Trust has worked with hundreds of employers and asked them what they look for in job applicants. The top five skills they're after are:
Teamwork
Good communication
Problem solving
Adaptability
IT literacy
To understand a bit more about what these skills mean, the King's Trust has broken them down here.
According to the King's Trust, and the hundreds of companies they've asked, the top five qualities looked for in job applicants are:
Friendliness
Confidence
Willingness to learn
Passion
Can-do attitude
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