volunteering fair 2017 4 OCTOBER 12PM–3PM
45 Organisations attending, offering hundreds of volunteering roles
VENUE: THIRD SPACE, STUDENTS’ UNION
E: purpledoor-volunteering@port.ac.uk T: 023 9284 2684 W: www.port.ac.uk/careers MD13883 0817
Organised by the Careers & Employability Service
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In the last academic year students were recorded as volunteering by the Careers and Employability Service. In 2016 Deloitte conducted an Impact Survey which looks at developing leadership skills through volunteering, they found “
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of respondents said they would be more likely to choose a candidate with volunteer experience on their CV” Deloitte Volunteer Impact Survey 2016 ‘The experience has helped me improve my writing and communication skills and has also helped me adapt to the professional work environment I will be faced with daily after university. It has definitely been a beneficial experience, I found that my confidence has improved and my CV is a lot more appealing. A lot of the job role and responsibilities matched the required criteria for placements.’ - Second year English Literature student
Welcome to the Volunteering Fair 2017! The Careers and Employability Service recorded over 1300 students as volunteering or completing work experience in the third sector last year, and we have started the current academic year with over 200 volunteering roles for you to choose from. Today we have 45 organisations here to talk to you about the skills you can gain by volunteering with them, along with Careers Advisers situated at the Advice and Application Zone to help you choose the best role for you. The University of Portsmouth continues to value volunteering as a career enhancing activity and our current strategy requires that, by 2020 all of you are undertaking a career enhancing activity to help boost your CV in preparation for the graduate labour market. Equally employers continue to value volunteering too. In a recent article on Reed.co.uk detailing ‘What Graduate Employers Really Want’, readers were advised ‘with almost all graduate roles attracting thousands of qualified university leavers, candidates need to stand out from the crowd in any way they can. This is where voluntary work, internships and other work experience comes in handy. Not only will it show your enthusiasm and drive, it’ll also make you that bit different from everyone else with the same degree as you.’ Each year 400,000 students graduate from their courses – volunteering is the perfect way to develop skills and experience to make your job applications stand out from the crowd! So don’t leave it too late – whether you choose to volunteer to help with your career direction, gain specific skills, build self-confidence, add career-relevant experience to your CV, give back to the community, gain a professional reference or because it is a cause that is personal to you and your family, just do it, and see what a difference it makes to you and your future. Finally, if you feel you haven’t seen anything relevant today, then come and visit the Volunteering Team at the Purple Door stand. We love nothing better than a challenge and are confident we can find a role that will work for you.
Happy hunting and enjoy! Jane, Courteney and Rachel The Volunteering Team at the Careers and Employability Service
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ENTRANCE
Stroke Association Alzheimer’s Society Spurgeons - HMP Winchester Sue Ryder FoodCycle Portsmouth British Heart Foundation
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Capturing Our Coast
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1851 Trust
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League of Friends - St Mary’s Hospital
No.6 Cinema
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Code Club
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Wessex Cancer Trust
Hampshire County Council Children’s Services
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British Red Cross
Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service (PARCS)
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Hampshire Constabulary
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The Careers and Employability Service (formerly Purple Door)
Solent MS Therapy Centre Good Neighbours - Salvation Army
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Portsmouth Youth Offending Team Portsmouth Mediation Service Motiv8 South Ltd Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service The Mix Home-Start Portsmouth Enable Ability The Roberts Centre
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Independence and Wellbeing Team - Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth Autism Support Network (PASN)
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Minstead Trust
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Personal Choice
Age UK Portsmouth
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Citizens Advice Portsmouth
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Pompey in the Community
Sport and Recreation University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth Students’ Union
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National Museum of the Royal Navy
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Mary Rose Museum
Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services
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Ministry of Defence Knowledge & Information Records
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Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT)
Circles South East
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Milton Keynes College HMP Winchester
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Opportunities available in:
1851 Trust • • • • • Age UK Portsmouth • • • • • • Alzheimer’s Society • • • • • Brightside • • British Heart Foundation • • British Red Cross • • • • • Capturing our Coast • Circles South East • • Citizens Advice Portsmouth • • • • Code Club • • • Enable Ability • • FoodCycle Portsmouth • • • • Girlguiding • Good Neighbours - Salvation Army • Hampshire Constabulary • • Hampshire County Council - Children’s Services • • Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service • • • Home-Start Portsmouth • • Independence and Wellbeing Team • League of Friends - St Mary’s Hospital • • • Mary Rose Museum • • Milton Keynes College - HMP Winchester • • Ministry of Defence - Knowledge • and Information Records Minstead Trust • • Motiv8 South Ltd • • • • National Museum of the Royal Navy • • No.6 Cinema • • Personal Choice • • • • • Pompey in the Community • • • Portsmouth Abuse and Rape • • • Counselling Service (PARCS) Portsmouth Autism Support Network • • • • Portsmouth Mediation Service • • Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services • • Portsmouth Youth Offending Team • • Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) • • The Careers and Employability Service • • • • • • • • • • • • Solent MS Therapy Centre • • • Sport and Recreation - University of Portsmouth • • Spurgeons - HMP Winchester • • • Stroke Association • • Sue Ryder • • • • The Mix • • The Roberts Centre • • University of Portsmouth Students’ Union • • • • • • • • • • • • Wessex Cancer Trust • • • •
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FIVE TOP TIPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FAIR! Do your research
Information on all the organisations and volunteer roles available today are listed in this booklet, so take a seat in the Advice and Application Zone and research the opportunities on offer.
Be open-minded Many organisations are looking for volunteers to support a range of their functions, so make the most of today and speak to as many stands as you can – some of them may just surprise you!
Think about your pitch Charities will want to know about you too! Reflect on what skills, experience and knowledge you have to offer, this could be from your course, work experience or social activities.
If you see something interesting – apply! Applying to volunteering roles is a competitive process, so strike whilst the iron’s hot. There is a post box for completed forms in the Advice and Application Zone or you can drop them into the Careers and Employability Service after the fair.
Use appropriate references Your application won’t be sent without them. Most commonly, students use a previous employer or university/college teacher. Take the time to get their permission and check their contact details to prevent any delays with your application. If you have any questions, come speak to a member of the Volunteering Team on the the Careers and Employability Service stand or a Careers Adviser in the Advice and Application Zone. We’re here to help!
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1851 Trust
Brightside
Stand 7
Stand 35
Roles: Communication & Events Volunteer and Education Assistant Tech Deck Volunteer
Roles: Higher Education Mentor and Villiers Park Higher Education Mentor
The 1851 Trust is the official charity of Land Rover BAR, the British America’s Cup team based in Portsmouth and led by 4-times Olympic sailing gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie.
Brightside is a charity that believes society benefits when every young person, regardless of background, can access the support and opportunities they need to succeed. Through our online mentoring platform, Brightside connects young people with inspirational role models who can help them to make confident and informed decisions about their next steps after school.
The Trust’s goal is to harness the power of sport, through Land Rover BAR to inspire young people into Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM subjects), sustainability and sailing.
Age UK Portsmouth Stand 19 Roles: Cafe Support, IT Tutor, Information & Advice Assistant, Public Speaking and Reception Volunteer Age UK Portsmouth is a successful and independent charity that has been caring for vulnerable and isolated older people in Portsmouth and the local area for over 75 years. Our mission is: ‘to help adults in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire enjoy a better quality of life, with a specific focus on all aspects of getting older’.
Alzheimer’s Society Stand 13 Roles: Administration, Fundraising and various opportunities supporting Alzheimer’s Society groups Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. We campaign for better quality of life for people with dementia and greater understanding of dementia. We also fund an innovative programme of medical and social research into the cause, cure and prevention of dementia and the care people receive.
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British Heart Foundation, Southsea Stand 17 Roles: Retail Assistant, Stock Processors and Visual Merchandisers We are one of the UK’s leading charity retailers with over 750 shops across the UK. Our clothing shops retail good quality donated clothing, accessories, shoes, books, CDs, DVDs, toys and bric-a-brac, plus ranges of new goods such as accessories, giftware and cards. We have employees in all our shops, but we rely on the enthusiasm and support of our volunteers to help us raise vital funds through high standards of retailing.
British Red Cross Stand 9 Roles: Fundraising Administration and Mobility Aids The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. We help vulnerable people in the UK and abroad prepare for, withstand and recover from emergencies in their own communities. Join our friendly team of volunteers and do something positive for your community.
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Capturing our Coast
Code Club
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Stand 5
Role: Citizen Scientist
Role: Code Club Leader
Capturing our Coast (also known as CoCoast) is a nationwide project being coordinated in the south east by University of Portsmouth scientists based at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS). The project aims to train members of the public to collect data about marine life on our shores. This data will be used by scientists to investigate the impacts of climate change and non-native species.
Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. Our aim is that children leave Code Club with the desire and ability to pursue digital making and with a set of skills that will be useful to them in their future hobbies, schooling or career. If you have basic coding skills, you could help inspire the next generation of coders by running the curriculum-linked projects in a local primary school.
Circles of Support and Accountability, South East
Enable Ability
Stand 37
Roles: Classroom Advocacy, Hampshire Teenage Project, PALS Volunteer and Sports Club Volunteer
Role: Circles Volunteer Circles of Support and Accountability is committed to encouraging and promoting the rehabilitation, treatment, education and care of persons who have committed sexual offences, with the goal of reducing re-offending. We assist people to access the better, stronger parts of themselves and to use this to reduce their sexually harmful behaviour, and thus the impact of such behaviours on survivors or potential victims. Circles are also invested in the protection of and care of victims and others affected by offending behaviour.
Citizens Advice Portsmouth Stand 18 Roles: Information Assistants, Social Media Volunteers and Statistical Researchers Citizens Advice is a network of independent charities throughout the UK. We provide free, confidential information and advice to assist people to overcome their money, legal and consumer problems. The twin aims of the Citizens Advice service are “to provide the advice people need for the problems they face” and secondly “to improve the policies and principles that affect people’s lives”.
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Enable Ability is established as an independent charity for the care, welfare and advancement of disabled people living in Portsmouth and the surrounding area. They work in partnership with disabled children and adults, their families and carers, to provide a range of high quality, professional and confidential services.
FoodCycle Portsmouth Stand 16 Roles: Meal Evening Support Volunteer FoodCycle Portsmouth tackles food waste, food poverty, social isolation and offers volunteering opportunities in the local community. We operate through a triple donation model of time, space and food. We serve two community meals each week made from surplus donated supermarket food by a team of volunteers. We feed around 70 guests and save over 100kg of surplus food from going to landfill each week.
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Hampshire County Council Children’s Services
Role: Unit Leader
Stand 4
Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Thanks to the dedication and support of 100,000 amazing volunteers, we are active in every part of the UK, giving girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities.
Roles: Advice & Advocacy Volunteer, Family Support Volunteer, Mentor or Missing Children Return Interviewer Volunteer
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Good Neighbours - Salvation Army
Could you help support children, young people and families, and in turn help them avoid the need for extensive Children’s Services intervention? Hampshire County Council Children’s Services is recruiting volunteers across the county, to support its Innovations Programme – aiming to transform social services and reduce the need for vulnerable children and young people to be taken into care. The type of people we are looking for are those who can mentor young people, provide support to excluded children or children in care, or can help support parents with parenting skills.
Stand 24 Role: Telephone Befriender Volunteer The Salvation Army Good Neighbours service supports adults who are vulnerable and lack social contact resulting in loneliness. The aim of our telephone service is to stimulate conversation in order to alleviate loneliness and improve wellbeing, whilst they wait for a befriender to visit. The service also monitors individuals who may need extra support from other organisations.
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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Stand 29 Roles: Community Safety Advocate and Home Safety Adviser Everyone has their own idea of what the fire and rescue service does. You see the pictures every day on TV of firefighters putting out fires, but that is far from all we do. The truth is that fighting fires makes up only a small part of the job. Our prevention work to stop fires and accidents from happening in the first place is just as important. As a volunteer you will make a vital contribution to helping us meet the needs of our local communities by providing fire safety advice and practical assistance to your local area.
Role: Student Watch Programme Student Watch is a Hampshire Constabulary initiative open to all University of Portsmouth students. This role works to support the work of the police in making Portsmouth an even safer city, by improving student awareness and community relations. Participating students are involved with at least 10 community initiatives that aim to keep students and community members safe and informed, giving volunteers the opportunity to develop invaluable work experience for their CV.
Home-Start Portsmouth Stand 31 Roles: Home Visiting Volunteer and Parent & Carer Board Member Home-Start Portsmouth is a voluntary organisation that support parents to be the best they can possibly be to achieve the best outcomes for their children. The core service is delivered by trained volunteers who are professional friends to the family and visit once a week in the family’s own home, offering friendship, practical and emotional support.
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Independence and Wellbeing Team - Portsmouth City Council
Milton Keynes College HMP Winchester
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Roles: Community Connector Drop-in Volunteer
Roles: Offender Education Department Volunteer
The Independence and Wellbeing Team sits in Portsmouth City Council’s Adult Social Care service. Our work focuses on supporting adults to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing to enable them to remain living independently in their homes and communities.
HMP Winchester works in partnership with Milton Keynes College to deliver an education programme to offenders. Milton Keynes College runs the OLASS (Offender Learning And Skills Service), in 28 prisons across the Midlands and South of England. HMP/YOI Winchester consists of different categories of prisoners ranging from B-D. It is a remand/ local prison which holds men from the surrounding areas either until their sentencing dates or to prepare them for their local release. Courses include English, maths, IT, art, ESOL and cookery.
League of Friends St Mary’s Hospital Stand 11 Roles: Hospital Meeter & Greeter and Hospital Retail Assistant The League has been in existence 65 years supporting the patients and staff of St Mary’s Hospital by providing extra comforts and facilities which are not available from NHS funding. The League was instrumental in financially supporting the purchase of equipment in Physiotherapy Department, Disablement Services Centre, the Spinnaker Ward and the Maternity Unit. We have no paid staff; all our activities are undertaken by volunteers.
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Ministry of Defence - Knowledge & Information Records Stand 39 Roles: Archiving Volunteer The Ministry of Defence is required to review and dispose of historical records in accordance with the Public Record Acts. This function is carried out by Defence Business Services, Knowledge and Information Records based at Portsmouth Naval Base. One record set currently being transferred to The National Archives for permanent preservation are World War Two RAF Casualty Packs, which were created between 1939 and 1945 following an incident or loss of aircraft or personnel.
Stand 42 Roles: Front of House Visitor Guide The exciting, new museum opened its doors in June 2013. Located just metres from Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory and the ships of the modern Royal Navy, the new museum provides one of the most significant insights into Tudor life in the world and creates the new centrepiece to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The Tudor ship that captured the world’s imagination when she was raised from the seabed in 1982 is the only sixteenth century warship on display anywhere in the world and the brand new Museum built around her reunites her with many of her 19,000 artefacts and crew.
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Minstead Trust Stand 21 Roles: Volunteer Support Worker Minstead Trust is the new name for the merged charities of Minstead Training Trust and Furzey Gardens and also incorporates the Minstead Lodge hospitality social enterprise. We are based in Minstead Village in the New Forest and support people with learning disabilities across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Portsmouth.
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Motiv8 South Ltd
Personal Choice
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Stand 20
Roles: Bicycle Mechanic, Bicycle Recycler, Bicycle Recycling Educational Support Volunteer, Social Media Volunteer and Youth Support Worker
Roles: Computer Club Volunteer, Job Club Assistant, Lunch Club Assistant and Social Group Public Speaker
Motiv8 exists to improve the life chances of young people. We do this to reduce the risk of offending, anti-social behaviour and disengagement from learning or employment. We believe in developing the whole person and increasing soft skills including self-confidence and self-esteem alongside delivering hard outcomes. Our vision is a society where all young people are healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.
National Museum of the Royal Navy Stand 41 Role: Various roles supporting our museum operations The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s main purpose is to become the world’s most respected naval museum, underpinned by a spirit of enterprise and adventure. Our goal is to promote public understanding of the Royal Navy and its constituent branches, past, present and future. We strive to be a beacon of excellence in enabling people to learn, enjoy and engage with the story of the Royal Navy and understand its impact in shaping the modern world.
No.6 Cinema Stand 6 Role: Cinema Operations Assistant No.6 Cinema is an independent and volunteer-run cinema showing contemporary and classic films from around the world, many of which would not otherwise be shown in Portsmouth. We are looking for people to help us in the many jobs of running the cinema and in return our volunteers are able to see the films, gain satisfaction from providing a cultural service to Portsmouth and gaining experience in a variety of roles.
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Personal Choice has been set up as we recognise that older people and their relatives and/or carers in Portsmouth, particularly the Charles Dickens ward, need more accessible information, advice, support and opportunities for social integration to address the problems of economic and social deprivation and improve their independence and wellbeing. We also aim to support older people in the years preceding retirement to address issues that could lead to poverty and isolation in later years.
Pompey in the Community Stand 45 Roles: Media, Marketing and Photography Support The Community Projects team offer a wide range of volunteering opportunities on our weekly community based sports sessions that take place across the city and we are looking for enthusiastic, committed people who can spare an hour or so a week to volunteer their time and help out local young people. We also cater for a wide range of disability sports sessions encouraging active participation for young people and adults.
Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service (PARCS) Stand 3 Role: Helpline Volunteer PARCS provides accessible and free counselling and support for people aged 13 and above who live in Portsmouth and have experienced rape, childhood sexual abuse or other forms of sexual violation at any time in their lives. PARCS also provides a limited service to adults in Gosport, Fareham and Havant.
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Portsmouth Autism Support Network
Portsmouth Youth Offending Team
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Role: Autinet (Internet Cafe) Volunteer, Bookkeepers, Flip-out Volunteer, Football Club Volunteer and Gym Club Volunteer
Role: Community Placement Support Volunteer
Portsmouth Autism Support Network (PASN) was started by a group of parents of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who wanted to provide a support network for other families to enable them to access information about what support is available to them in the Portsmouth area. PASN was taken over by a board of trustees and turned into a successful charity with over 500 members. It still provides advice and support but also provides activities and events for young people, their families and carers.
Portsmouth Mediation Service Stand 27 Role: Mediation Volunteers Portsmouth Mediation Service is a registered community charity. We work tirelessly to resolve neighbour disputes and conflicts within Portsmouth and the surrounding area through Restorative Practice and Mediation. We work closely with Portsmouth City Council and the police who both refer cases to us.
Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Services Stand 40 Roles: Gallery Interpreter, Museum Front of House Volunteer and Pop-up Museum Events Volunteer Portsmouth Museums and Visitor Service (PMVS) manages six heritage sites and museums across the City which attracts thousands of visitors each year. We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our Front of House team to enhance the visitor experience by sharing their knowledge and passion of history and heritage with visitors.
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Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) were introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and have the primary responsibility of providing local youth justice services, with the aim of preventing offending and re-offending by children and young people. We bring together staff from a range of local agencies - principally social services, education, the police, probation service and health - so that the young person can be looked at from an holistic point of view.
Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) Stand 38 Roles: Ex-Offender Mentor (NB: not open to first year students) PACT is a registered charity supporting people affected by imprisonment providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, and to prisoners themselves. PACT runs a mentoring project with National Offender Management Service for offenders resettling in the community and support while in custody.
The Careers and Employability Service, University of Portsmouth Stand 1 Roles: Over 200 volunteer opportunities in the local area! The Careers and Employabilty Service offers support to students and graduates on volunteering, part-time jobs, career planning, work experience, placements, business start-up and graduate jobs. Visit our stand today for details on volunteering roles or for general information about the support services on offer at the Careers and Employabilty Service. You can take a look at the full range of volunteering opportunities available by visiting the Volunteering Bank at the Careers and Employability Service or visit www.port.ac.uk/careers.
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Solent MS Therapy Centre
Stroke Association
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Stand 12
Role: MS Therapy Support Volunteer
Roles: Various roles supporting life after stroke for survivors and their friends/families
The Solent MS Therapy Centre is an independent, selffunding charity, which provides a Therapy Centre for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other conditions. Based in North End, Portsmouth, over 200 hundred service users visit the Centre every week, to undertake High Dosage Oxygen Therapy, Neurological Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Reflexology and Shiatsu. The Centre itself is a fully accessible community building that is open six days a week, Monday to Saturday.
The Stroke Association is a national charity, supporting Stroke Survivors and their families/ carers. We raise awareness about stroke and hope to reduce the number of future strokes through education. We promote a “Life After Stroke”, and have a Portsmouth Team. The team has three coordinators, who all recruit volunteers to aid their work across the city in a life after stroke.
Sport and Recreation University of Portsmouth
Sue Ryder
Stand 44
Roles: Administrative Assistant, Sales Assistant, Social Media Volunteer, Stock Controller, Van Support, Vintage & Retro Specialist and Visual Merchandiser Volunteer
Roles: Sports Coaches and other volunteer opportunities The University of Portsmouth’s Sport & Recreation department offers students the opportunity to work across our Sports Development Programmes. We encourage students to gain experience and qualifications by promoting and delivering activities to both the University community, and young people in local schools, colleges and sports clubs. We cater for all levels of coaching and volunteering experience – so to try something new or build on your experience …come and see us.
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Some people believe that once you have a life-changing illness, there’s little left. We don’t. We believe it’s the beginning of a new stage of life. A challenging one, true. That’s why we’re in local communities across the country, concentrating our resources so we can find innovative ways to support people. We’re also joining up our community of supporters, shops and volunteers to make our presence stronger than it’s ever been before.
Spurgeons, HMP Winchester
The Mix
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Roles: Family Visiting Volunteer
Role: Youth Helpline Digital Connector Volunteer
Spurgeons is a national children’s charity. The Invisible Walls Family Support Service aims to support families of offenders serving sentences in Hampshire. As part of this work we are providing a “wrap around” service during prison visits at HMP/YOI Winchester. This will provide families with a warm welcome, refreshments, advice and support during a stressful time.
The Mix is a new charity that offers multi-issue support to young people under 25. Every day of the year we are there to offer non-judgemental emotional support to young people with absolutely any issue. Uniquely, we can also provide free connections to long-term support that’s local to them and delivered in the way they prefer. We give young people the chance to make their own, well informed choices and improve their life chances. The most common issues we deal with include self-harm, homelessness, depression, bullying and relationships.
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The Roberts Centre Stand 33 Role: Administration Volunteer, Contact Centre Volunteer, Interview & Evaluation Volunteer and Nursery Volunteer The EC Roberts Centre is a unique child-focused charity in Portsmouth, with a range of services offering support and assistance to families in addressing their situation of homelessness or dealing with the issues of relationship breakdown. The Contact Centre provides a safe and neutral environment as a facility for maintaining contact between the child and non-resident family member, whilst a longer term solution is established. We are a child-focused neutral service, which puts the needs of the children first.
University of Portsmouth Students’ Union Stand 43 Role: Various one-off volunteer projects throughout the year VIP (Volunteering in Portsmouth) is a student-led volunteer group that mainly organises oneoff volunteering opportunities for students. Due to their busy schedules, we understand that a lot of students want to volunteer but can’t afford to commit to long-term opportunities. With VIP you can put forward your own project ideas/suggestions. You can also work with the VIP committee with the ongoing opportunities available! For more information please email VIP@upsu.net
Wessex Cancer Trust Stand 10 Role: Cancer Support Centre Befriender, Collection Can Coordinator, Community Ambassador, Mascot Wearer and Shop Assistant Wessex Cancer Trust is a registered charity, which cares for families and individuals affected by a cancer diagnosis. The Charity has four shops and six dedicated Cancer Support Centres throughout Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, Wiltshire and the Channel Islands. Each support centre welcomes up to 2000 people per year and the charity is funded mainly through events and community fundraising initiatives.
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Not found what you’re looking for today? There are over 200 volunteer roles available, find out more by: •
Visiting the Volunteer Bank at the Careers and Employability centre
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Logging-on to www.purpledoor.port.ac.uk
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Joining our Volunteering Facebook group ‘Portsmouth Student Volunteering Opportunities’
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