Volunteering
can change your life…
Volunteer Centre
If you are interested in volunteering – for a few hours a month or full time – we can find something to suit you. The Volunteer Centre recruits volunteers for over 200 hundred organisations and has a huge range of volunteering opportunities available.
Volunteers can do all sorts of things, from helping at a nursery, doing conservation work, to helping at a day centre.
Volunteering has many positive benefits such as gaining work experience, building confidence, developing communication skills, and improving job prospects.
More Info
Find out more by:
- Phoning or emailing janice@wlcvs.org at the CVS Volunteer Centre on 07598 552 945 for a chat or to arrange a telephone appointment
- Going to www.doit.life to register online and look at current volunteering opportunities. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis some of these opportunities will not be available at present.
Volunteers needed for Independent Monitoring Boards North West
Various locations across Lancashire. Specifically:
- HMP Kirkham, Freckleton Road, Preston, PR4 2RN
- HMP Lancaster Farms, Stone Row Head, Lancaster LA1 3QZ
- HMP Preston, 2 Ribbleton Lane, Preston PR1 5AB
- HMP Wymott, Leyland PR26 8LW
For more information, please email Jennifer Turner – imb@justice.gov.uk
New volunteers are required to join the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at 12 prisons in the North West of England. The IMB helps to ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained. This is an unpaid role, however, expenses will be reimbursed. The time commitment is approximately 2 to 3 visits per month.
Applicants do not need any special qualifications or experience as we will provide all necessary training and support. Candidates need to be over 18 years of age and live within approximately 30 miles of a prison. You need to be enthusiastic, open minded, possess effective communication skills and have the ability to exercise sound, objective judgement.
Closing date for applications is 22 May 2022.
A virtual open event is being held on 12 May 2022 where you can hear from members about what they do for the IMB (same link as above to register for the event).
See website: https://www.imb.org.uk/13738-2/
Volunteering gives you a chance to:
- build on your skills
- improve your self esteem
- gain work experience
- improve your CV
- explore other possible careers
- make new friends
- make a difference to your community
The Volunteer Centre awards a certificates to volunteers who do 100 or 200 hours’ voluntary work, which can help to improve job prospects.
The Volunteer Centre has information on hundreds of voluntary opportunities – covering a wide range of activities – which are updated constantly.
If you need volunteers to help during the COVID-19 crisis then please contact the Volunteer Centre on 07598 552 945 / email janice@wlcvs.org.
The Volunteer Centre can also help public, private, voluntary and community organisations find volunteers.
We can
- advertise your volunteer opportunities
- recruit volunteers
- help with your training needs
- give ongoing support and advice on volunteering issues
- include your organisation’s volunteers in the Certificate Scheme and help with the preparation of the paperwork
- help and advise on the development of good practice in volunteering
We are an accredited Volunteer Centre working to national standards of good practice. Volunteers of all ages contact the Volunteer Centre looking for volunteering opportunities. We also actively recruit volunteers by promoting local volunteering opportunities and the benefits of volunteering.
