Placement Volunteer - Manchester, United Kingdom - British Red Cross Volunteer

British Red Cross Volunteer
British Red Cross Volunteer
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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Why we want you:

This role is an opportunity to volunteer within a small and supportive team who are working to provide relief and support to people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester.

The role will focus on re-starting our popular Football Project for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Football Project is a key part of our wellbeing offer and culminates in the team's participation in the yearly Refugee World Cup in June.

You will work with the team to find a suitable venue, arrange the practical aspects of sessions and advertise the project.

This role would suit someone who has excellent organisational skills and a passion for football. Reference To be provided to the Volunteering & Youth team.

Location British Red Cross 10 Brindley Road, Cornbrook M16 9HQ Department Refugee Support Reporting to GMRS Project Coordinator / GMRS Service Manager Hours This placement will last a maximum of 12 week volunteering up to 2 days each week.

The volunteering hours are negotiable to balance your needs and what can be achieved in the role.- Tasks: Researching and compiling venue options for weekly football training sessions

  • Costing and arranging practical items such as boots and kits
  • Working with sessional coaches to arrange training sessions
  • Liaising with partners across the refugee support sector to advertise the project
  • Skills: A good team player
  • Interested in working to support people who have sought asylum
  • Organised and able to manage time effectively


  • Dynamic and adaptive

  • Benefits: A full induction, with ongoing support and supervision throughout your placement
  • Access to relevant inhouse training and development opportunities, including British Red Cross intranet site, elearning facility and onetoone career sessions or career development workshops
  • Valuable exposure to the work of the Red Cross in the UK and around the world
  • A great opportunity to develop your existing skills and to gain new ones
  • Reasonable travel and lunch expenses paid
  • Being a volunteer for the British Red Cross means that you can proudly say you are part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation, and one of our 13 million volunteers across the world.
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