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Sight loss can take away independence and confidence and leave those affected isolated.
Berkshire Vision supports hundreds of blind and partially sighted children and adults across the county, helping them to live their lives to the full.
We offer a continually developing sport and activities programme for our visually impaired Members and we need volunteers to help.
As a volunteer, you can either focus on the sport or activity that interests you, or maybe you feel able to volunteer across several activities.
We are looking for volunteers to assist with tandem cycling, rock climbing, golf, running, dragon boating, swimming, tennis and more.
Our members also love to socialise whether in the pub, the theatre or at special events. We are looking for volunteers to attend, support and guide our Members and to join in the fun.
The time commitment varies and is very flexible as we have sports and activities happening all the time.
Volunteers must be a minimum age of 18. Our application procedure consists of an application form and two references. Some positions require a DBS check.
Bracknell Samaritans are a branch of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to support the Samaritans mission to offer a safe place to talk any time day or night for anyone who is emotionally distressed.
We are looking for a volunteer to be responsible for health and safety matters in the branch.
The role involves; to be responsible for ensuring that all safety policies and practices are adopted, to plan, implement, monitor and review the protective and preventative measures to minimise accidents and injuries, carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced, keeping records of inspections findings, proposing suggested changes to the committee, and developing plans for implementing agreed improvements, keeping records of incidents and accidents and producing statistics for the Director, advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations and attend branch meetings as required.
The volunteer will need to maintain confidentiality at all times, be approachable, organised and honest, have an understanding of Samaritans Mission, Vision and Values and some knowledge of health & safety regulations would be beneficial. The role will be based at the branch.
All out-of-pocket expenses related to the role will be reimbursed by the branch in line with the relevant branch expenses policy.
Wokingham Job Support Centre (WJSC) is a Wokingham based charity supporting people looking for work in the Borough of Wokingham.
Founded more than 30 years ago, WJSC provides a free community service to local people who are unemployed or looking for a better job. For further information please visit our website: www.wjscadvisors.org.uk . We are looking for someone who might be able to give us approximately 10 hours a month of their time, to develop our brand and awareness in the community through a range of marketing and communications actions including digital and traditional channels as well as broader Public Relations.
We are looking for someone who will take a hands-on approach, create appropriate content and take practical actions.
We would hope that the right person would become a Trustee of the charity in due course.
