Want to make a positive impact in your local community?

Calling all 18-24 year olds!

We’ve teamed up with NCS – National Citizen Service – to support the UK Year of Service. If you are aged 18-24 and have a passion for doing good, the UK Year of Service offers work placement opportunities for you. We have 28 paid-for roles available within Volunteering Matters with locations in England, Scotland and Wales. Each role is for 9 months, 30 hours per week with a salary of £10,425 (excluding London weighting). Find out more below!

 

about the UK year of service

UK Year of Service is your way to make a positive impact in society, get world-ready and work-ready…and get paid for it! So, we’re looking for young people who believe that doing good can be more than just a hobby, it can be your career.

Volunteering Matters is looking for young people to join us and take part in the UK Year of Service. Below is a bit of info about each role. Each role is for 9 months, 30 hours per week. The closing date for all the roles is 17th November. If you have any questions about any of these roles, drop us a line at join@volunteeringmatters.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help with your queries. 

And if you want to apply, simply email join@volunteeringmatters.org.uk with a CV, cover letter and our recruitment monitoring form.

The roles

 

England 

Job Title  Region  Description   
 
Project Officer – Grandmentors Wolverhampton  Office based in Birmingham office (B5 6DR) or home-based within commutable distance of Wolverhampton (WV9 5NJ)  To support our Grandmentors project across Wolverhampton. Grandmentors is a project where older volunteers (aged 50+) use their skills and experience to support and mentor young people leaving the care service. 

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Project Officer – RSVP, West Midlands  Office based in Birmingham office (B5 6DR) or home-based within commutable distance of Birmingham.  To support the work and development of our Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) across the West Midlands. RSVP is a volunteer-led programme that runs a variety of groups focused on social inclusion to build stronger communities.

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Project Officer – West Midlands  Office based in Birmingham office (B5 6DR) or home-based within commutable distance of Birmingham.  To support and develop volunteering projects across the West Midlands. 

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Project Officer – Youth Social Action, West Midlands   Office based in Birmingham office (B5 6DR) or home-based within commutable distance of Birmingham. To support young people to volunteer and lead social action projects in the West Midlands.

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Project Officer – WASSUP Greenwich   Office based in Hackney (E5 0PD) or home-based within commutable distance of Central London.  To support WASSUP – Women Against Sexual Exploitation and Violence Speak Up – and our wider youth social action in Greenwich. These projects engage young people to help raise awareness and educate others around the issues of sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, honour-based violence and gang grooming.

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 National 

Job Title  Region  Description    
Project Officer – Getting Together Matters   Home-based across the UK   To help support the delivery of our Getting Together Matters project which is an online nationally delivery project aimed at preventing social exclusion.  

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Further information

If you have any questions about any of these UK Year of Service roles, please get in touch with us at join@volunteeringmatters.org.uk and the team will be happy to help with your queries.  

To apply, please email join@volunteeringmatters.org.uk with a CV, cover letter and our recruitment monitoring form. The cover letter is of equal importance as your CV – it’s an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post. The closing date is on 17th November 2021.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working:  

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: 

  • We are Empowering
  • We are Inclusive
  • We are Compassionate
  • We are Positive
  • We are Straightforward

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan. 

We’re committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance concerning equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt, it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.