At SHSU Volunteering we understand that students lead very busy lives with their studies, part-time work, socialising and a whole host of other commitments. Our One-Off programme allows students to take part in a huge range of voluntary opportunities with no commitment; from dog-walking to stewarding large festivals and everything in between. Meet new friends, bring along your flatmates or organise a sober social for your sports team or society.

It's super easy to volunteer on a One-Off, simply:

1. Create your Volunteering Profile 
2. Click 'Sign Up' on the opportunity you want to take part in
3. Receive a confirmation email and await further details closer to the day!

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Sign Ups

Event Volunteer - Migration Matters Festival

Date & time: Tue 19th - Sat 23rd June 2018

Places available: 10

Migration Matters Festival will be run over 5 days across Sheffield S1 area (Theatre Deli, DINA, The Arthouse, Crucible theatre, City of Sanctuary) and volunteers are needed to support the event in lots of different positions:

1. Video and Documentation: Helping record and document the festival
2. Social Media: Researching and providing interesting content for the social media campaign
3. Decoration and Construction: Assisting the designer decorate and create the space
4. Technician Support: Supporting the technicians and ensuring the space is safe
5. Journalists: Writing reviews of the events and interviewing audience members
6. Audience Engagement: Feedback forms and evaluation
7. Welcome Hosts: Welcoming people into the venue
8. Translation and interpretation: Communicate with audience members who don’t speak English as a first language
9. Fundraisers: Community fundraisers at Migration matters festival events, fundraising and undertaking sponsored activities for Migration matters.

Travel costs will be reimbursed by the organisation.

Volunteering with us would give you a chance to meet and support these emerging and established artists as well as working with charities such as: The British Red Cross, The Refugee Council, Assist Sheffield, Together Women and The Snowdrop Project. 

Signup is now closed.

Portland Works - Community Day Volunteer

Date & time: Fri 22 Jun 2018, 9:30am - noon

Places available: 4 (+2 reserves)

Portland Works are holding a Community Day as part of the Great Get Together (https://www.greatgettogether.org/) - and are looking for volunteers to help support the day. This opportunity will be a great opportunity to meet new people from different backgrounds in Sheffield!

Volunteers will be needed to serve refreshments, talk to attendees and help to clear away. 

Travel expenses and Lunch will be provided by Portland Works. 

 

Signup is now closed.

Event Steward - Sheffield Carnival

Date & time: Sat 23 Jun 2018, 8am - 6pm

Places available: 30

Do you want to enjoy Sheffield Carnival and still get some experience for the future work? Event stewarding is a good way to do this.

Sheffield Carnival is taking place at Norfolk Heritage Park and they are looking for volunteers. Event Stewards will be required to:

• Helping with facility setup and takedown (where required)
• Ensuring that licensing rules are followed
• Assisting with general enquiries and providing general information about activities

Travel expenses and lunch will be provided by the event organisation.

Signup is now closed.

Event Supporters - British Wheelchair Basketball

Date & time: Mon 02 Jul 2018 8:30am - Fri 06 Jul 2018 10pm

Places available: 19

British Wheelchair Basketball are the governing body for wheelchair basketball in the United Kingdom and they are organising a Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Sheffield at EIS. They are looking for volunteers to help run the event smoothly.

If you would like to help us operating this sport event, there are many positions to get involve in:

1. Court manager: ensure the court area is ready for games and management movement of teams to and from the court
2. Court services – ensure the court is ready and safe for games and distribute balls to players
3. Music volunteer – play music during game intervals and help with crowd entertainment
4. Event service assistant – supporting the team with any requirement 
5. Team liaison – connection between teams and event organisers

Lunch will be provided by the organisation.

Do not miss chance to enjoy the only international world-class performance wheelchair basketball tournament hosted in Britain from the 2^nd-6^th July. Volunteers can do shifts on the Monday-Thursday (8.30am – 2.30pm or 4.30pm – 10pm) and Friday (4:30pm-10pm).

Signup is now closed.

Music Festival Volunteer - Conisbrough Music Festival

Date & time: Sat 07 Jul 2018, 8am - 9pm

Places available: 15

Coinsbrough Music Festival with an aim of creating an affordable, exciting community event to help raise the profile of the town is organising a music festival for everyone to celebrate the village's musical culture and its artists.  

 

They are looking for volunteers to help them with the following position:

• Litter picking
• Selling tickets/handling money
• Wristbands
• Stewarding certain areas e.g. Kids Zone
• Helping set up in the morning e.g. putting up signage/helping stall holders arrive on site
• Help out with stage set up for some of the acts

Shifts are between 8:00 - 21:00 and volunteers are only expected to do 5 hours!

Volunteers will have oppotunities to engage with the community, have fun and get a free ticket with food and drink! 

Travel cost can be reimbused by SHSU Volunteering.

Come and join us on the music festival! 

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Goalball Activator - Goalball UK (07/07)

Date & time: Sat 07 Jul 2018, 9am - 5pm

Places available: 20

Goalball UK are looking for volunteers to help out at their tournaments at EIS Sheffield! Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with vision impairment. 

There are multiple roles available within the tournaments such as:

Timer - Responsible for timing the whole game

Ten Second Timer - To ensure the 10 second rule is adhered to by the teams

Scorer - Responsible for recording the game accurately, time outs, substitutions, etc.

Event Assistant - To assist with the overall running of the event

Volunteers are able to one or two days of the tournament and timings will be confirmed upon sign up. Once you sign up you will receive an online form to fill out with your avaliability please remember to do this or you won't be fully signed up to volunteer!

Travel and Food expenses will be reimbursed. 

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Farm Fayre Volunteer - Whirlow Hall Farm

Date & time: Sun 08 Jul 2018, 10am - 4:30pm

Places available: 12

The annual Farm Fayre at Whirlow Hall Farm is back!

 A fab day with 70 local craft and farmer market stalls, farm and exotic animals, main stage with live entertainment and around 200 visitors expected to come along. They are looking for some volunteers to support them make teas and coffees, help with children’s crafts, marshal car park and serve on stalls.

 Your bus fare to and from the farm, a tasty lunch and a break will be provided by the farm as a thank you for your help. You will also have the opportunity to look round the Fayre and farm for free.

 Check out their Facebook page for more details of the event.

 

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Rotherham Pride Volunteer - Rotherham Pride

Date & time: Sat 14 Jul 2018, 10:30am - 6:30pm

Places available: 20

Rotherham Pride, a friendly event to support for the LGBT+ community, will be for the FIRST time a parade from Rotherham Town Centre to Clifton Park.

For the event to be successful, volunteers are needed at different roles:

• Collecting the donation
• Event steward at pride parade
• Helping to set up stalls
• Tidy up/litter pick – done as a group
• Helping with general enquiries

Training session will be taking place on Saturday 23^rd June 2018 at 10:00 at the Rainbow Project building. A T-shirt and lunch will be provided by the organisation while travel expenses will be reimbursed by SHSU.

 

 

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Inherited Cities Steward - Third Angel

Date & time: Wed 25 Jul 2018 6:30pm - Sat 28 Jul 2018 10:30pm

Places available: 32

Five Sheffield schools and colleges are working together with Third Angel and Sheffield Theaters to create a brand new piece of promenade theater at The Crucible. They are looking for some volunteers to

• Assist the audience with any queries and help the performance run smoothly
• Collect audience tickets and give out the freesheets
• Collect the feedback
• Ensure the safety of the audiences in emergency situation (training will be provided)
• Help with clean-up after the event

Volunteers can do shift on Wednesday - Friday (6.30pm to 9pm) and on Saturday (6.30pm to 10pm)

Travel expenses will be provided by the organization

 

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DN Festival Host - Right Up our Street

Date & time: Fri 27 Jul 2018 2pm - Sat 28 Jul 2018 6:30pm

Places available: 30

The annual arts and performance festival is coming back in Nigel Gresley Square, Doncaster with the theme SPACE. The Friday evening (a pop up cinema event) and full day on Saturday would be great time for volunteer to get involved in this exciting event.

To support them run the event smoothly, volunteers can do different role:

• Helping to set up the event & decorate the area
• Being a first port of call to the public during the event,
• Stewarding performances & the pop up cinema 
• Providing support to artists and performers where necessary.
• Assisting with data & feedback collection

Volunteers can do from 14:00 - 22:30 on 27th July and from 9:00 - 18:30 on 28th July. If you aren't available for the full time stated, half day or even a couple of hours would be a great help.

Travel expenses, food & drinks and festival T-shirt will be provided by the organisation.

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Marshals at Sheffield Urban Cyclo cross - Sheffield Urban Cx

Date & time: Sat 28 Jul 2018,

Places available: 10

New cycling races are taking place in Sheffield on Saturday 28th July at Park Hill Flats. To ensure that riders and spectators have a positive experience at the events, volunteers are needed to

• marshal arears on a course during the race
• communicate on radio
• communicate with riders
• marshal safety on course

Hi viz, radio and lunch will be provided by the organisation.

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