We are a national charity that supports 700+ Shared Reading groups around the UK, through training, resources and support. These groups take place in libraries, charities, community centres, care homes, the NHS and other settings, and are all about supporting wellbeing through reading. Our groups help people enjoy and access reading, and connect as a group. The idea is to create a space where people feel at ease.
Doorstep Library is a community-focused charity dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children across London who need our support. We are currently looking for more reading volunteers.
Please click on the links below for further information.
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‘Before I met my mentor, I used to stay at home and I was less confident. Now I feel brave and I’m proud of the answers I give in school.’ Lorenzo, South London
There’s a child like Lorenzo waiting to be inspired by you – apply today!
The Kids Network believes every child should have access to positive childhoods and the future they deserve. They match children aged 8 to 11 with positive role models; local heroes from their communities who help build their confidence, resilience and ability to manage their feelings, by supporting them over the course of a year by providing fun and positive experiences and activities. Additionally, our volunteer mentors report that their wellbeing increases, that they feel more connected to their communities, and that they have developed their own skills too! Full training and 1-1 support is provided throughout, volunteers to be 18+ years old and have the right to volunteer in the UK.
Watch this videoto find out more about mentoring, and how becoming a volunteer can help develop your own skills and wellbeing while positively impacting the life of a child.
The Kids Network believes every child should have access to the childhoods they deserve.
They connect a child aged 8-11 with a volunteer mentor who helps build their mentee’s confidence, improve their wellbeing, and develop skills for a positive future through a structured mentoring programme over the course of a year.
Full training and 1-1 support is provided throughout!
Connect with your community and explore London as a volunteer mentor, there’s a child waiting to be inspired by you.
It’s vital that our mentoring programme centres the voices, needs and identities of the children we work with. We are looking for volunteers who identify as men, especially from the global majority including Black African, Black Caribbean and SWANA heritage.
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We are looking for volunteer creative designers to help us design new merch for our website. Proceeds from sales of tshirts, mugs, socks, hats, etc will support our Desert Voicebox creative education program.
Are you a designer with a talent for show-stopping t-shirts and head-turning totes?
Sandblast, a local charity dedicated to building awareness and solidarity for the indigenous Saharawis of Western Sahara, is looking for creative volunteers to help design new merch for its virtual shop!
Proceeds from online sales of t-shirts, totes, mugs, socks and other items will go towards Desert Voicebox, Sandblast’s core early learning project in the Saharawi refugee camps in SW Algeria. Please email info@sandblast-arts.org if you’d like to help out or if you know someone that would! Learn more about Sandblast at their website: sandblast-arts.org
The Kids Network are currently recruiting volunteers in Hammersmith & Fulham to mentor children aged 8-11 and would so appreciate your help!
Be the person you needed growing up!
The Kids Network believes every child should have access to the childhoods they deserve. They connect a child with a volunteer mentor who helps build their mentee’s confidence, improve their wellbeing, and develop skills for a positive future through a structured mentoring programme over the course of a year.
Full training and 1-1 support is provided throughout! Read more
Join Home-Start on our April Preparation Course to befriend families in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham. As Lockdown guidelines change, your help is needed more than ever. Learn more
The current Chair of HF Mencap is stepping down after twenty years of service and is keen that a replacement is found soon to bring a fresh perspective and maintain momentum. A group of Trustees is supporting the process of finding his replacement.
Does somebody you know have an interest in taking on the role?
Anybody who is interested in understanding more about the role before applying should contact: trustees@hfmencap.org
Location:
Addison Road Primary School, Addison Gardens, London W14 0DT
Mix of local and remote working, currently weighted heavily towards the latter.
Time:
Expected to be an average of up to 10 hours a month, including running a minimum of four Board Meetings a year, and attending internal working groups and external meetings. A higher time investment will be needed during the period of induction.
Period:
Three-year term on election with the opportunity to be re-elected for a further term of three years.
Terms:
Voluntary role, necessary out of pocket expenses reimbursed.
About HF Mencap:
HF Mencap is the only disabilities charity in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that focuses solely on people with learning disabilities, autism, and other developmental conditions. It mainly supports clients from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, with a small number from three other London boroughs.
The charity provides a wide range of service-user led activity, summarised in five projects: advocacy for families of young people with learning disabilities, a peer-support group for young people’s families, a youth development project for young adults, a transitions service for young adults with additional mental health needs and a day service where the focus is on peer support and skills development through a range of inclusive activities.
A Chair to join the Board of Trustees at an exciting point in the Charity’s development. Having continued to provide services successfully in the face of COVID, it has recently moved to new premises. We are looking for somebody with the energy and experience to oversee governance and work closely with the Chief Executive to take HF Mencap through the next phase of development, which will include building up reserves further and diversifying the current service provision.
Experience of working in the third sector and being a trustee would be advantageous but not essential, whereas experience of leadership and chairing meetings and/or events is. The role requires the ability to connect and communicate with people with a range of learning disabilities and/or autism to ensure that the charity is meeting their needs. Personal connection to people living with these challenges either by means of a family relationship or work is desirable, but if not present a strong affinity with HF Mencap’s cause is needed.
What will you be doing?
The purpose of the Chair is to provide leadership and direction to the Board of Trustees and to lead the oversight of the management of the charity. The Chair will enable the Board to fulfil its responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of HF Mencap.
The Chair works with the other Trustees and the Chief Executive to ensure that the organisation complies with its legal duties and makes sure that the organisation pursues its objectives as defined in its governing documents.
The role ensures that the charity has a clear vision and mission, and that strategic objectives are developed, and resources used, to enable maximum impact for its beneficiaries.
The Chair will work collaboratively with the Chief Executive and will communicate the decisions of the Board to the Chief Executive and as appropriate to staff.
The Chair will act as an ambassador for the charity, managing links into wider networks in partnership with the Chief Executive and other Trustees.
What difference will you make?
The social pressures of COVID have put the needs of those with learning disability further down the agenda nationally. You will be helping to keep their voice heard and enabling a local charity to take an even more active role in supporting them. There is an opportunity for the new Chair to appoint further trustees in the short-term.
How to apply
Please send a comprehensive CV with your full name and contact details (including an e-mail address) to trustees@hfmencap.org by April 4th 2022 at the latest, together with a supporting statement setting out why you are for applying for this role and how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification in the full role description, posted on the HF Mencap web-site here: Chair Of The Board Of Trustees – Vacancy – HF Mencap
Please also supply the names and contact details of two references (who will only be contacted if you reach final interview stage).
Please note that you will require DBS clearance to fulfil this role.
If you are interested in an informal discussion prior to applying, please e-mail trustees@hfmencap.org to arrange a call.
A few more details
We encourage people living with disability to apply. Please let us know if you live with any disability and/or if you require any special provision should you be called for an interview.
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