We are Preston Volunteers – and we are here to help you find your perfect volunteering opportunity. It’s our mission to make volunteering in Preston easy to access, fulfilling and life-changing for everyone.
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We will give you the chance to give help where it is most needed and make a real difference in our community.
The time you give as a volunteer will support you in your own life too: building your skills and experience and boosting your well-being. We offer free training to get you ready for volunteering.
There are so many ways to help, ranging from driving to deliver food to local food banks, using your computer skills to help community groups and charities with websites and social media, working with youth groups and cadets, to spending time outdoors helping to grow vegetables in community gardens.
Training from Preston Volunteers
We offer a range of training for both volunteers and volunteer managers, led by our expert trainer Denise Hayhurst. Why not join us?
Let us train your volunteers for you
| 26th Apr |
28th May |
30th Sept |
Introduction to Volunteering 10am-1.30pm |
| 29th Apr |
18th Jun |
7th Oct |
Volunteering Safely 10am-1.30pm |
| 30th Apr |
25th Jun |
21st Oct |
Communication & interpersonal skills 10am-1.30pm |
What will we be covering?
| Introduction to Volunteering → What is volunteering & why is it important → Volunteer roles → Benefits of volunteering → Volunteering & Skills for Work → Expectations → Volunteer responsibilities → Team working & Communication |
Volunteering Safely → GDPR, Data protection & Online Safety → Confidentiality, Boundaries & Supervision → H&S & Volunteering safely → Safeguarding → Communication → Confidence & Self esteem |
Communication & Interpersonal Skills → Volunteering & professional standards of behaviour → Boundaries → Attitudes, Values & Beliefs → Respecting Equality & Diversity & challenging discrimination → Reflective practice → Dealing with Conflict → Lone working |
Training for volunteer managers
This training is designed to allow time to generate or amend policies from templates or working documents during sessions and to create evidence to complete the Volunteering Quality Mark should you wish to do so.
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10th Jun |
14th Oct |
Workshop 1 10am-1.30pm |
| 16th Apr |
15th Jul |
11th Nov |
Workshop 2 10am-1.30pm |
| 2nd May |
9th Sept |
9th Dec |
Workshop 3 10am-1.30pm |
What will we be covering?
| Workshop 1 → Planning for Volunteer Involvement in your organisation · Business planning, financial implications, Volunteer Policy · Essential & best practice policies & procedures · Volunteer line management |
Workshop 2 Marketing Volunteer opportunities & volunteer recruitment · Working with volunteers · Recruitment & Selection – meaningful volunteer roles · Supporting Volunteers |
Workshop 3 Volunteer training and development · Engaging volunteers and motivation · Dealing with Difficulties · Monitoring & Gathering data · Quantifying Volunteer impact · Exiting Volunteers |
For bookings or any questions or queries please contact Denise on 07939 300652 or via denise.hayhurst@lacvs.org.uk.
Preston Volunteers Forum
Want to catch up on all things volunteering in Preston?
Do you look after volunteers?
Are there times when you would love to see how other people support their volunteers and deal with issues that arise?
Then this is the perfect safe space to connect with other volunteer organisers and volunteer managers, share experiences and find the help you need.
Our meetings are friendly, informal and open to anyone who supports volunteers, so why not book and come along?
2024 dates
| Friday 7th June | Wednesday 18th September | Thursday 12th December |
If you’d like to attend or learn more, please feel free to get in touch with Denise on 07939 300652 or via denise.hayhurst@lacvs.org.uk.
Want to get started? Sign up today!
- If you’d like to join Preston Volunteers, please feel free to fill out the registration form.
- Already registered? Sign in here.
- If you represent an organisation and would like to promote your volunteering opportunities, please register here. Then, you can sign in here.