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Looking to help out in your community? Organisations across Hackney have got some great volunteering opportunities for you. If you’re interested in working with young people, Transition UK would love to speak to you! Sign up as a Mentoring volunteer and help inspire young people to follow a positive path by building their confidence and […]
Looking to take on a new volunteering role this year? We’ve got a host of new roles suited to a range of interests and availabilities. Help in the response to coronavirus by signing up as a City and Hackney Public Health Community Champion and reduce the deadly impact of the disease by communicating vital public […]
“My community are grateful there is someone who they can speak to confidently, who is trained to give advice.” VCH are looking for people who live, work or study in City and Hackney to show leadership and help save lives by communicating key public health messages to family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. In partnership with […]
If you’re looking for Christmas volunteering opportunities in Hackney, we’ve prepared a summary of some of the most urgent and important below: Amurt UK is seeking more volunteers to join their team helping to prepare meals and energy bars to our community. Opportunities are on 24th and 31st December and on each Thursday thereafter. To […]
VCH is seeking 3 x Community Development Officers to work with local people and community groups to develop new project ideas and to build strong, long-lasting communities. This role would suit someone with a passion for working with local people, who is able to work independently and on their own initiative with resilience and confidence […]
VCH is seeking a Prescription Delivery Coordinator to help ensure people have access to vital medicine through the second wave of the pandemic. You will be responsible for the coordination of our prescription delivery service, matching volunteers with pharmacies across Hackney. You will coordinate and implement the continuous recruitment and training of volunteers, build relationships […]
Passionate about helping others and tackling coronavirus in Hackney? We’re looking for volunteers to join our Emergency Volunteer Team, helping to respond in the event of a second lockdown, as well as Public Health Champions, aiding in reducing the transmission of the disease through communication. Love being on the road? Drivers and cyclists needed for […]
VCH is seeking a Communications Officer who will play a key role in helping to build, promote and retain VCH’s public profile with a diverse range of audiences, helping us to sustain the ongoing interest in volunteering in Hackney, most recently highlighted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the start of lockdown, we have registered […]
Update 01/02/2021: We’ve now launched our dedicated Public Health Community Champions web pages, where you can find the latest training dates as well as all the most up-to-date public health resources for existing Champions. This month VCH, in partnership with Hackney CVS and City and Hackney Public Health, will be launching the new Public Health […]
Help support people with mental health issues to build local community connections, linking them to activities, projects and services. Volunteer Centre Hackney and Peter Bedford Housing Association are recruiting for two Community Connectors to support people with mental health issues to link to their communities, developing a personalised programme of health and wellbeing activities. You […]