Fareham Volunteers November

Fareham November 2018

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elcome to our November selection of volunteering opportunities. These are only a very few of the enormous range of volunteering roles we have on offer at Volunteer Centre One Community. To find out more, come to one of the events listed below, drop into our Information Centre (Osborn Mall, Fareham Shopping Centre), call us on 023 8090 2458, ask for information by emailing volunteer@1community.org.uk or go to the website www.do-it.org to find all our volunteering opportunities.

Helping Parents build better lives for their children…

Volunteer Centre Outreach

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Needed Sometimes it’s tough being a parent. YOUR help could make all the difference.

We have a range of opportunities to help support the work we do from supporting families to fundraising!

Get in touch to find out more.

Looking for volunteers for your organisation?

Looking for a volunteering role that’s just right for you?

Drop in and see us:  Thursday 1 November—Highlands Hub, 103 Highlands Road PO15 6HZ 10am-12 noon  Tuesday 6 November—Café Imbizo, 171 West St, Fareham PO16 0EF 10am-12 noon  Monday 12 November—Fareham Library 10am-12 noon  Friday 9 November—Stubbington Library 10am-12 noon  Tuesday 13 November—Purple Tuesday (accessible shopping day), Fareham Shopping Centre 10m-2pm  Wednesday 14 November—Portchester Library 10am-12 noon

Produced by Volunteer Centre One Community, 16 Romsey Road, Eastleigh SO50 9AL Tel 023 8090 2458

AFFECT Supporter

Hovercraft Museum , Lee-On-Solent

AFFECT supports "hidden" members of our society who have been affected by criminal trauma in some way. These are mostly family members and friends of offenders, who often feel isolated and can lose their support networks through the action of someone else. AFFECT is a non-judgmental organisation that supports the families and friends of prisoners regardless of length of sentence or type of offence, from serious offending to those serving shorter sentences.

AFFECT will support them for as long as they need (by phone or in person if required) by providing information, advice, regular support groups, volunteer befrienders, supporters and counsellors who are trained, DBS checked, and are themselves supported either by structured peer to peer support or supervised in accordance with ethical and professional practice and standards.

AFFECT volunteers need to be nondiscriminatory, non-judgmental and able to show empathy. A Qualification in counselling or active listening skills, or demonstrable experience would be helpful but not essential. AFFECT is also looking for counsellors, befrienders and trustees.

The Hovercraft Museum is a working museum and is constantly restoring, preserving and maintaining the craft in its care. The engineering hangar is open to visitors to see the craft being worked on and many of the craft such as The Princess Anne, BH7, SRN5, and SRN6s can be boarded and experienced first hand.

Shop/Cafe & Ticket Office Volunteers The Hovercraft Museum Trust would love you to consider becoming a member of their team to help run the shop/cafe and ticket office. They are open every Saturday from 10am until 4pm and need volunteers who are able work between 930am and 1pm and/or 1 pm to 4-30pm each week. Your role would involve helping in both the ticket office and shop/cafe: Ticket Office:  Helping to open up the ticket office ready to receive visitors  Welcoming visitors to the museum  Answering visitors’ questions  Taking payment for entry to the museum  Helping to close the ticket office at the end of the day, including helping to cash up Shop/Café:  Helping to open the shop/cafe ready to receive our visitors when we open  Welcoming visitors to the museum  Engaging with visitors and answering any questions  Making hot drinks for visitors and volunteers  Keeping the shop/cafe area clean and tidy  Keeping stock topped up during the day  Taking payment for drinks/snacks and souvenirs  Helping to close the shop at the end of the day, including helping to cash up You will also have the opportunity to join in and help with some of the museum’s special functions at other times, for example evening shows, “light up evenings”, special opening during weekdays for U3A and other club visits, etc.

Maybe you would like to spend at day at the museum to see exactly what’s involved, with no obligation?

The museum also needs Volunteer Guides to show visitors round and bring the exhibition to life, Volunteer Archivists to help digitise and

Seeking Enthusiastic People to Fulfil the Role of Co-opted School Governor Locks Heath Infant School is a 4 form entry infant school with a culture of true innovation and empowered leadership at all levels, delivering a creative and fun curriculum that truly inspires all children to learn in a purposeful manner.

The governing body supports the strategic leadership of the school, ensuring that it is striving for high standards whilst planning for positive developments in the future.

Governors today play a more ‘hands on’ role than ever before, this means that they are really involved with life at the school and get to see the very best of the staff, and children. It does however require some time commitment. This varies across the year but broadly equates to approximately 5 to 8 hours per half term split across various meetings, visits and training. This time will be spent preparing for and attending meetings, attending high quality professional training sessions and time at school during normal school hours.

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collate the archives and Maintenance Volunteers to help with site maintenance.

Community Connectors for One Community in Fareham One Community's Information Centre, in Fareham Shopping Centre, is a one stop shop for support, health awareness, volunteering opportunities and general information. We're looking for volunteers to talk to anyone who visits the shop and deal with their enquiries. You will either direct them to the support that they need locally or register them for local volunteer opportunities.

We’re looking for someone with a welcoming nature and good people skills. You'll be best suited to this role if you enjoy helping people.

All training and support will be given. Shifts are from 10am-1pm or 1pm-4pm, Monday to Saturday.

Fareham Community Link Fareham Community Link offers tailored programmes of activity to adults with learning disabilities. They support and enable people to improve their skills for independent living and encourage community access and integration. In providing a full and exciting programme they are able to enhance wellbeing, health and fitness, positive self image and increased confidence to deal with future experiences. In addition to the Bath Lane service they also provide a horticultural training resource at Wynton Way. The site is situated on a ¾ acre plot with a bungalow and fully accessible kitchen, grounds with poly tunnels, greenhouses and allotments. People are able to enjoy hands on practical experience with staff trained to provide and assess for a City and Guilds certificate in horticulture They are looking for volunteers in the following roles: Administration Volunteer - Could you spare a couple of hours to help with some admin? They can be flexible to fit the role round the time that you have to give. They're looking for support with answering the phone, photocopying, filing, PC admin, etc Away Day Activity Volunteers - The role involves:  Providing support where needed to a group or individual  Travelling with them and overseeing the

group during an arranged activity  Giving individual support where required Baking / Cooking Group Helper The role involves:  Supporting the team to cook by working together  Providing a friendly face and helping hand to all  Observing hygiene regulations  Assisting with clearing up the kitchen at the end of a session Lunch Helper - Join the small team who prepare lunch each day for the groups Wynton Way Fareham Horticulture and Craft Helper - If you can spare just a few hours a week, have a great sense of humour, creative mind and enjoy working with a unique and fun group of people; then please get in touch.

Autism Hampshire Autism Hampshire is looking for volunteers to help in their fundraising office in Whiteley. If you would like to work in a busy office environment, then they have tasks to suit all tastes! Depending on skills and time commitment, you could help with mail-shots, data-inputting, mailing to thank donors or source raffle prizes, designing posters, formatting spreadsheets, updating the database, loading events onto local websites … the list is varied and endless! The charity has an exciting calendar of events each year, and a whole host of fundraising activities and this means that they always need support in administration, research, general office duties and occasional support at events.

They are also looking for Community Ambassadors across Hampshire to promote Autism Hampshire in their local area in order to increase public awareness of the vital work they do and to raise funds. This may be via talks and presentations to groups and schools, approaching local companies to hold collection tins, donate raffle prizes or make Autism Hampshire their chosen charity, or even by arranging your own fundraising event.

If you can capture an audience, would like to develop your public speaking skills and are keen to raise Autism Hampshire's profile in your area, then please get in touch!

Full training and materials will be provided and hours are flexible to suit your lifestyle, although you would be asked to commit to at least Volunteering Matters Page 3

a few hours a week to ensure results. Most work is likely to be done from home, but occasional visits to Head Office may be necessary and you will be fully supported by the Events & Volunteer Fundraiser across all activities.

Fareham Community Responders A Community Responder is a member of the public, trained by South Central Ambulance Service, who volunteers to help their community by responding to medical emergencies within 5 minutes travelling time of their home, before the arrival of an emergency ambulance.

No previous medical experience or training is necessary although you will obviously need a caring attitude and be able to cope with potentially distressing situations.

Community Responders are trained in the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), Oxygen therapy and how to assist with a wide range of potentially life threatening conditions such as heart attack and asthma.

Once qualified, Community Responders continue training and are required to re-qualify every six months.

Westbury Manor – Front of House Volunteer As a volunteer at Fareham’s Westbury Manor Museum you will play an important part in welcoming and caring for visitors and keeping the building open to visitors.

You will work in the café/shop greeting visitors on arrival, ensuring high standards of presentation, serving customers and assisting with stock management. Comprehensive training in customer service and Food Hygiene is provided. You will be supported by the Visitor Services Assistant and team and be part of a friendly and dedicated team with the opportunity to meet new people, learn new skills and pass on your own experience.

For further information 023 8090 2458 Find all our opportunities on www.do-it.org One Community Information Centre 55 Osborn Mall Fareham Shopping Centre Email volunteer@1community.org.uk Website www.1community.org.uk Registered charity number 1052978 Company limited by guarantee 3132524

Bursledon Brickworks Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum is a volunteer run museum located by the River Hamble between Southampton and Portsmouth. The site is owned by the Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust and governed by Bursledon Brickworks Trust.

It is a unique site and the only remaining steam driven brickworks left in the country. The museum is open three days a week from April to October, with a big Event day a month and regular group and school visits.

The museum is currently advertising the following volunteer roles: Bookings Administrator, Brickmaking Demonstrator, Café Helpers, Clay Technician, Collections and Archive Volunteer, Educational Visit Volunteer, Engineering Volunteer, Gardens and Grounds Team, Museum Volunteer, Sunday Event Day Helper.

Get in touch for further details.

The next important date for the museum is Sunday 25 November, which combines a Steam Up with a Christmas at the Brickworks event.

Volunteer Centre One Community Funded in Fareham by Fareham Borough Council

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