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Services for Volunteers
Volunteering Wirral can help people from all different backgrounds to become involved in volunteering. There are more than 1000 volunteering opportunities on our database with more than 490 different organisations from across the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Public sectors in Wirral and the surrounding areas. Our experience team of staff and volunteers can help you to find volunteering for you that suits your interests, time availability, transport arrangements, skills, hobbies, plans for the future and other commitments.
What types of volunteering can I get involved in?
Volunteering is all about choice. It should be a rewarding experience for you as a volunteer, at the same time as benefiting others. For most volunteering opportunities particular skills or qualifications are not required. An enthusiasm for the project or service and a willingness to try new things are often more important. These are just a handful of the broad range of volunteering that you can get involved in through Volunteering Wirral:
- Administration
- Advice
- Caring
- Catering
- Children’s Work
- Conservation
- Counselling
- Crime Prevention
- Disability Projects
- DIY
- Driving
- Education and Training
- Emergency Services
- Environment
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- Finance
- First Aid
- Fundraising
- Gardening
- Hospitals and Hospices
- IT and Website Design
- Mental Health Project
- Mentoring
- Older People’s Services
- Sports
- Trusteeship
- Youth Work
- And much, much more
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Why Volunteer?
There are many different reasons why people choose to become a volunteer. Each person has their own unique set of reasons for getting involved. Today it is widely acknowledged that volunteering is a two way street and that, as well as brining benefits to other people, volunteers should benefit as well. Although you will not be paid for volunteering (aside from reasonable out of pocket expenses) there are lots of other benefits that might apply to you. Here are just a few of them:
- Learn new skills
- Meet new people
- Enhance your CV or UCAS form
- Career progression
- Build self confidence
- Try something new
- Feel less isolated
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- Put your spare time to good use
- Pathway to employment
- Feel part of the community
- Personal satisfaction of helping other people
- Stay physically and mentally well
- Have fun
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Don’t forget that as well as benefiting themselves, every volunteer brings direct and indirect benefits to local communities where they give their time. In 2007 volunteers were worth an estimated £48 billion to the national economy, with more than 70% of adults volunteering in some form or another during the year. Volunteering is a huge part of modern society and you might be very surprised at how you could make a difference too. Contact your local Volunteering Wirral office for more information or to make an appointment to find out more.
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