Volunteering is a great way to enhance your CV, make friends, and boost your personal skills, whilst also giving something back to the wider community.
Here are a few ideas for volunteering opportunities that you could get involved with:
Academic Support Tutor
IntoUniversity are recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to support primary/secondary students at their learning centre in North Liverpool.
The after-school Academic Support programme provides free tutoring and support to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in a stimulating classroom environment. Young people receive tailored help with homework, coursework, revision and study skills from a team of dedicated staff and volunteers.
Gardening with the Guild
Liverpool Guild of Students is inviting you to volunteer for weekly gardening sessions around the Oliver Lodge Garden.
Becoming a gardening volunteer is a great opportunity to get involved with a brand-new project and experience planting, harvesting and general maintenance of the Oliver Lodge Garden. So why not spend an afternoon learning some gardening skills and helping to reduce the Guild’s carbon footprint? All materials will be provided so just bring yourself and get stuck in!
Click here to find out more apply.
Fundraising Volunteer Claire Bear
Enjoy having a good laugh?
Claire House are looking for someone to be our wonderful mascot Claire Bear!
You’ll accompany a staff member on community visits to give young supporters a special thank you. They’re looking for a energetic, fun-loving and enthusiastic person – happy, friendly and always smiling! Claire Bear doesn’t speak so it’s strictly a non-speaking role.
You’ll need to keep the head on for short periods of time, so be mindful that you should be okay with enclosed spaces. You’ll also need to have good movement as the shoes can make it more difficult to walk.
Volunteer mentor for the Merseyside Offender Mentoring Project
The project supports men who are ex-offenders in the community by engaging them with a volunteer mentor who work with them weekly on a one-to-one basis to remove triggers of offending behaviour.
To do this, the support provided is holistic and bespoke to the ex-offender and led by the men themselves. This support has not only helped turn countless lives around but has contributed to a staggering reduction in re-offending rates across Merseyside.
Sports Session Support Volunteer
If you have an interest in any sports then The Hive is the place for you. Their Youth Work team are key to supporting all young people to reach their full potential as well providing them with somewhere to go, something to do, someone to talk to.
Looking for something else?
The Guild of Students offers a host of ways to volunteer, whether on campus or with organisations outside the University. There are currently more than 70 volunteering roles being advertised on their website.
Click here to view the full list of current opportunities for students.