NOCN Level 3 Award in Managing Volunteers

An accredited course being offered by the Suffolk Volunteering Federation

This course is aimed at those already working in smaller and medium sized voluntary and community organisations as managers of volunteers in a paid or unpaid compacity. It is particularly suitable for:

• those new to the responsibility of managing volunteers;
• existing managers who do not have a qualification in this area;
• those working in the sector who wish to progress to a managerial role.

In 2010 it is intended that the course will be delivered in the north, west and east of the county to 36 participants (so please book early!)

The course will involve 45 hours of face to face training, i.e. 9 sessions of 5 hours (9.30am - 2.30pm) and further hours of self-directed learning (homework!). The course will cover the following topics:

• Concepts and values in volunteering;
• Valuing your volunteers;
• Social policy for managing volunteers.

For more details of the course content, please see http://www.volunteeringsuffolk.org.uk/

Lowestoft Venue: Waveney Community Forum, Kirkley Centre, London Road South

Dates: 7th July ; 21st July

4th August; 18th August

1st September; 15th September; 29th September

13th October; 27th October

The cost of the course will be £250 per person to include all course materials, course assessment, internal and external moderation, training delivery, refreshments (excluding lunch - please bring your own) and accreditation.

To register your interest, please contact Gill Robinson (Manager, Suffolk Volunteering Federation) on 01638 602711 or email: gill@volunteeringsuffolk.org.uk

1 December 2009

Despite Christmas only being a short time away we have had organisations contacting us with new opportunities. Usually it takes a little time from applying to volunteer to actually starting so it may be good idea to apply now if you are thinking about volunteering in the New Year. See below for some ideas:-

Beccles Sea Cadets:
Looking for someone to help with costing and applications to funding bodies regarding the proposal of a new building. They are also looking for Committee Members and volunteers to help with transporting young people to events. They have also been asked to take on the running of Beccles Duck Race and to do this need a working committee. Tasks include approaching sponsors, selling ducks (from around March) and creating new ideas in which they can promote the Duck Race. There are 1000 ducks to be cleaned up following the race held this year.

Still in the Beccles area, Ringsfield & Weston Community Council & Village Hall Committee is looking for a Minutes Secretary to prepare and distribute agendas and meeting papers, correspondence as directed by the Council, taking notes and preparing minutes of the meetings which are held monthly.

Out & About has several opportunities:
1) Volunteers to supporting young children who are disabled to take part in leisure activities;
2) Charity Box collector- going and finding locations willing to place a box in their venue, emptying and banking of the proceeds.
3) Volunteers willing to be a part of a pool taking part in street/supermarket collections;
4) for the Friends Groups - arranging fundraising events, e.g. quiz nights, coffee mornings, putting up posters, giving talks to groups.

10 November 2009. Latest Opportunities

British Red Cross is currently recruiting volunteers to help out in the Accident & Emergency department at James Paget Hospital, Gorleston. Tasks may include:

• helping with refreshments
• taking presciptions to the pharmacy
• directing or escorting patients to other departments of the hospital
• signposting to other British Red Cross services and other agencies
• going to the hospital shop for papers and magazines.

Lowestoft & Yarmouth Rugby Club (Youth & Mini's Section) need:

• Fixtures Secretary
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Press Officer
• Assistant to help gain the Seal of Approval Charter Mark

These tasks are home-based.

East Anglia's Childrens Hospices Charity Shop is looking for volunteers to:

• sort and price goods
• steaming clothes
• till work
• moving and unloading heavy goods

Change of opening times in Beccles

As from 1st May 2009 the Volunteer Centre will be operating at Beccles Town Hall on the first Wednesday of every month. We hope this will not discourage anyone in the Beccles and Bungay areas from volunteering and we look forward to hearing from you at our Lowestoft office, telephone 562299.