Civil Service volunteering is a key element of the government white paper on giving.
In the east of England we have bought together local schemes looking for civil service volunteers in our regions.
You can see the current opportunities on offer below. To apply please email a completed expression of interest form to Janice Smith.
Current opportunities
Age UK
What: befriending and visiting old people
Age UK
What: helping in Age UK shops
Career Academies UK
What: become a member of a local advisory board / give a guru lecture
NSPCC
What: ChildLine schools service programme volunteer
Deafblind
What: support group
The Princes Trust: business mentor
The Princes Trust: progression mentor
Read Easy: Peterborough
What: coaching adults to read
Railworld: curatorial assistant
Railworld: general maintenance/handyman
Railworld: model railway operator/modeller
School Governors’ One-Stop Shop (SGOSS)
What: become a school governor in:
SoS Domestic Abuse Projects: Fledglings Child and Family Contact Centre
What: support worker
Trailblazers
What: mentor young men (aged 18 to 21) due to be released from prison
Young Enterprise
- Be part of a team delivering the Young Enterprise Primary School programme
- Be a business adviser/mentor on the team delivering the Young Enterprise Employability programme for secondary schools
- Become a business adviser/mentor to disadvantaged young people on the Learn to Earn programme
- Help young people as a business adviser/mentor to set up their own business enterprise
Young Lives, Peterborough
What: data management and office support (September to December)