Can someone give me some advice about volunteer work in Sheffield?

Cheers

Originally posted by cazzaworld
Can someone give me some advice about volunteer work in Sheffield?

Cheers
Oh lordy... lots of possible avenues to explore...

Are you a student by any chance? and if so, where are you studying?

Also be useful to know what sort of voluntary work you're thinking of, if any..

http://www.vas.org.uk/

tells you where main centre is, can look at volunteer booklet (vacancies) online and can search by miles from your home. It's pretty useful.

Hope that helps
:)

Just pop into the Volunteer Advice Shop on Division St, opposite the old Fire Station which is now a bar.

Have a word with them, and they'll be able to sort you out with anything you need to know.

Seems everyone else has covered a lot of the stuff already but the reason I was asking if you were a student was because Sheffield Uni has a program running on:

http://www.sheffieldvolunteering.info/

Stella McHugh runs it... so hopefully that's useful to yourself or someone else studying there :)

I am interested in doing volunteer work with children, as I am currently studying Psychology and Counselling. I would like to become a Youth Counsellor eventually, so I could appreciate the experience.

Originally posted by Rich
Just pop into the Volunteer Advice Shop on Division St, opposite the old Fire Station which is now a bar.

Have a word with them, and they'll be able to sort you out with anything you need to know.

Youtook the keys right out of my fingers.

They update their publication monthly.

I found it to be very useful.

Work and not get paid for it? Are you sane?



(calm down! :D :D )

Originally posted by t020
Work and not get paid for it? Are you sane?



(calm down! :D :D )


LOL :D

exactly what i was thinking!

Originally posted by t020
Work and not get paid for it? Are you sane?



(calm down! :D :D )

Sometimes, more often than not, it is a stepping stone to a full time Job. It shows you are willing and that you've gain experience especially if you are looking for your first Job.

I have volunteered in two different areas. First of all, I volunteered at a Primary school... It's good fun, but you'll be contending with many of the Childcare college students for a place.

I am currently volunteering at the Children's hospital... You have to be 17+ for this and you need to have health and police checks completed in order to work with children.

Many of the 6th forms encourage their students to volunteer and I was lucky to get in at the hospital because there were tons of students after my place. So if you see something you like, grab it with both hands!!!!!


Sometimes, more often than not, it is a stepping stone to a full time Job.

True! The fact that I'd volunteered in a primary school really impressed my current employer (even though I'm working in a shop) because she said it showed I was willing to do things for other's benefit and also a dedicated person because I'd volunteered regulary for several months.

It also impressed whoever interviewed me for my 6th form place. I remember him being dead impressed that I'd already got something on my CV that put me apart from the rest.

Thanks for the great advice folks. I already work full time in a toy shop. I am hoping the volunteer work will help me gain valuable experience when I have a counselling career. Also I want to do my bit helping out in the community.

Originally posted by cazzaworld
Thanks for the great advice folks. I already work full time in a toy shop. I am hoping the volunteer work will help me gain valuable experience when I have a counselling career. Also I want to do my bit helping out in the community.

Best of luck with both your volunteer work and your counselling. There are some real cynics on here who doubt the validity of both enterprises considering them the actions of do-gooders. I hope some day that they need your help.

Keep us informed of how you get on.