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HALLAM STAFF: Sheffield Hallam University staff are encouraged to volunteer, and can do so via the Students' Union. Staff are entitled to the same support as students when they volunteer with us, and are also entitled to one day of volunteering leave per year. Use the "Roles suitable for Hallam staff" filtering option on the left hand side of the screen. To apply for a volunteering opportunity, staff will first need to create a guest account for our website. Click the log-in button in the top right of the page, and follow the links for "guest account".
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Barnardo's Retail Volunteer Sheffield (multiple locations)
Online Shop Volunteer (Vinted) @ Broomhill (S10)
Online Campaigns Activist
Cumbria Law Centre's Remote Law Project
Assistant Beaver Scout leader
The Sunday Centre
05 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
Volunteering for the Sunday sessions at the moment involves serving hot meals to Sheffield's homeless population, filling takeaway bags (we provide each guest with a takeaway bag filled with a hot meal, boxed drink, biscuits, choc treat, banana, and bread and butter), handing the bags out, litter picking and interacting with guests, wiping down/sweeping up afterwards. There is no obligation however, for you to do any role which you do not wish to. All relevant training and guidance is provided.
St Luke's Hospice
Ongoing
St Luke’s is Sheffield’s only hospice, with a vision to support and care for everyone affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. This role includes customer Service, Queue Busting, Meet & Greet, Gift Aid sign up, Accepting Donations, Shop floor merchandising, Monitoring customers in shop with current distancing guidelines
35th Sheffield (St Oswald's) Scout Group
This is a great opportunity to get involved in the Scouts. You'll support the operation of the Cub Scout Section, in particular, the planning and delivery of our 'Balanced Programme' to the section with the help of the Cub Scout Leader, Section Assistants and Young Leaders
As well as gaining externally recognised skills and having a brilliant time, Scouting also offers the chance to build on personal skills, like teamwork, confidence and leadership. A study found that over 90% of our volunteers believe that the skills and experiences they have gained through Scouting have been of relevance to their working or personal lives. St Oswald's Scout Group is doubling the size of the Group to meet local need. Some adult support already exists and new assistants are required to meet the local demand for Scouting. There is no requirement to attend every week, flexible volunteering means that you can contribute to meet your other commitments. All that we ask is that you are involved in the planning process and provide support when you agree to.
Learn for Life Enterprise
To teach Entry level - Level 2 (pass at GCSE) Maths to refugees, asylum seekers and members of the local community on a one to one basis.
Help to teach English to new arrivals, refugees and asylum seekers.
We are looking for a Spanish teacher to teach beginners Spanish in the evenings to groups of predominantly English-speaking people. The sessions will be held online by Zoom.
We are looking for football coaches / organisers who can help our refugees and asylum seekers to develop their football skills and potentially get a group ready to join a league / take part in competitions. Pre-pandemic we normally had a tournament at least once a year and training sessions once a week and would like this to restart.
Independent Visitors - Sheffield City Council
We are looking for 4 male volunteers, who are fun, reliable, and enthusiastic, to be long term friends and role models for young male unaccompanied asylum seekers aged between 16-21.
31 Oct 2021 - 27 Nov 2028
Long term befriending for a child in care or who has recently left care
As a volunteer you will be matched with a young person and will meet them once a month to do fun activities - this could be going to the cinema, arts and crafts, theme parks, bowling, archery, football, swimming, horse-riding, tennis, museums, art galleries - whatever you and the young person would like to do. You would have up to £30 to spend on each visit. Volunteers need to be over 21 and be prepared to commit to the scheme for at least 2 years - this is because some young people in care would benefit from a regular, consistent and reliable relationship. Please get in touch for further information.
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust
To provide support to the History Tour Leader during a History Tour.
Sheffield General Cemetery used to be a pretty grim place where none but the brave would enter. Through the work of volunteers over the last thirty years, the Cemetery has become a wonderful park that the Victorians planned but never saw. They planted a vast range of interesting trees which are now mature and attract an abundance of wildlife. The General Cemetery is a richly historic site with very impressive buildings and monuments. The Victorians certainly knew how to put on a good show. There is even an Egyptian Gate that Cleopatra might have approved of.
Our aim is to encourage everyone to enjoy this historical site by walking its paths, learning its history or simply as a quiet place to sit and contemplate. Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is a registered charity (no. 1103158) dedicated to promoting and restoring the General Cemetery (located in the city of Sheffield UK) and to protecting it as a unique heritage site and haven for wildlife.
Our History Tours are held monthly, normally on the first Sunday, and each tour has around 15 people in attendance. We want tour support volunteers to walk at the back of the tour, keeping attendees together and help to deal with any possible hazards eg fast approaching cyclist, running dogs (or even children). You will learn more about the history of the cemetery as well as how to keep people engaged on a tour.
Commitment is not huge - 2-3 hours on a Sunday, once a month