In this role you will be liaising with local businesses willing to host a collection tin. It will be your responsibility to collect the donations and ensure they are safely banked in order to help us reach more people affected by dementia.

The money raised by our Regional Fundraisers helps to fund our universal services such as the website and National Dementia Helpline, as well as our local services such as Memory Cafés  and Activity Groups. It also helps to fund research into dementia care and cures and our campaigning work.

Must be aged 18 or over

Skills:

Excellent communication skills, friendly and approachable and willing to learn about dementia and Alzheimer’s Society.

Happy to volunteer in isolation and keep in touch with your team

For this service there is a minimum of 6 months commitment once relevant checks have taken place.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO APPLY PLEASE CONTACT:

Emma Butler (Community Fundraiser) or  at or Pauline Hollington (Volunteering Officer)
Email: emma.butler@alzheimers.org.uk  / pauline.hollington@alzheimers.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 521 3020.

You will be promoting the Alzheimer’s Society services in a wide range of ways including distributing leaflets, booklets and posters, liaising with the media, through social media and attending local groups and community events. You would be visiting libraries, surgeries and other public venues. You would help with stands at awareness-raising events and following relevant training you would be running Dementia Friends sessions on request.

You will be based at the Black Country Office in Tipton, would need to be able to travel independently around Dudley and be available to attend events at least one day a week.

The Awareness Raising volunteer role is essential to promote our services and highlight our presence in local communities. The role also helps to raise awareness of dementia and provide dementia related information. Your involvement will ensure that information about our services is highly visible and readily available to those who need us.

Skills:
Confident and enthusiastic, have good verbal communication skills, happy to volunteer in isolation but also as part of a team, committed to inclusion, treating people from all backgrounds with dignity

Can provide a committed, flexible approach and are willing to learn

For this service there is a minimum of 6 months commitment once relevant checks have taken place.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO APPLY PLEASE CONTACT:

Danny Dhadda or Pauline Hollington
Email: danny.dhadda@alzheimers.org.uk / pauline.hollington@alzheimers.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 521 3020.

We are looking to increase further our team of volunteers, based in Dudley House, Stone Street, Dudley, for the roles of:

Contact Centre Assessors (Telephone, Email and/or Webchat). No experience necessary. All training and support given. Post training, this position can lead to an advisor position if desired.

Generalist Adviser – previous Citizens Advice experience required.

Trustee – to join our current Board of Trustees to provide leadership and governance to our organisation, 4 -5 meetings a year.

If you wish to apply, please email advice@dudleycabx.org for an application pack.
Please note CV’s are not accepted
To find out more about our Organisation please visit our local website at: www.citizensadvicedudley.org or the national website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Closing date for applications Thursday 20th June 2019.

Local groups across the UK are run by volunteers and offer friendship and support to people living with Parkinson’s, their families and carers across the UK. The Dudley Branch is active within your local community and regular activities include a monthly meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month, a monthly informal café meeting in Stourbridge, fornightly exercise class in central Dudley, plus other activities and events.

The Branch Treasurer leads the financial activity of the group. Working closely with the Branch Chair, you would:

• accurately record financial activity, keeping the group and the Parkinson’s UK Office informed of the group’s financial position
• keep up to date on Parkinson’s UK’s financial policies and share them with the group
• provide regular reports to the committee at a monthly committee meeting on the financial status of the group including final accounts at the annual general meeting
• engage with local staff and volunteers to meet the needs of local people affected by Parkinson’s
• deal with financial administration for the group, including sending annual financial returns to the UK Office, ensuring volunteer expenses are paid accurately and working within the guidelines provided
• be a signatory on the group’s bank accounts
• work with the Volunteer Co-ordinator to enable the group to operate within Parkinson’s UK’s guidelines to bring forward the day when no one fears Parkinson’s.

You would not be required to attend the group’s activities on a regular basis and support from other committee members would be provided around banking of branch funds from activities and meetings.

They are looking for volunteers who: 

• have strong numerical and communication skills, as you will be working with a wide range of people and leading the group’s finances.
• be collaborative and team focused, as you will need to discuss the group’s finances with the committee and local staff
• are able to make balanced decisions taking into account multiple views in order to meet the needs of local people with Parkinson’s
• have a positive attitude to make things happen in our local community
• will contribute to meetings in an open and inclusive way so that the views and feedback of people with Parkinson’s shape the support the group provides
• have IT skills to enable you to read and edit spreadsheets and to communicate efficiently with other volunteers, staff and people affected by Parkinson’s in our local area.
Previous financial or accounting experience is not essential but would advantageous.

You may also be asked to undertake relevant learning and development opportunities and be invited to attend events and meetings.

This may particularly suit a retired individual with experience of bookkeeping, financial and budget management or someone recently qualified or looking for work experience related to financial and budget management of charity funds.

To be a signatory on a local group bank account, banks will perform a credit check. For this reason, volunteers cannot undertake this role if they have been declared bankrupt.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO APPLY PLEASE CONTACT:

The Volunteering team
Email: volunteering@parkinsons.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7963 9328

Do you have excellent communication skills? Can you build a rapport with people over the telephone and put them at ease? As ‘Benefits Form Volunteer’, you will be telephoning people that have previously received assistance from the RNIB’s Information and Advice Team and help them complete forms relating to their claim for Attendance Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and other benefits.

Volunteers are needed at their Birmingham office.

What you will be doing?

• Respond to questions and concerns, Using IT equipment and systems

What skills and experience are needed?