North Tyneside volunteering update

• Building Futures East:
  • Fundraising Volunteer
  • Riverside Roots Secret Garden Bus
  • Foodbank Support
  • Women’s only Gardening – Thursday mornings
• St Oswald’s:
  • Bereavement Support Worker
  • Facilities Volunteers (Maintenance) 
  • Van Assistant
  • Shop Volunteer
• Motor Neurone Disease Society:
  • Association Visitor
  • General Volunteer
• Garden at The Hub: Assisting in the maintenance within the Community Garden
• PO Football Development: Assistant Football Coach. Lead Coach
• Forest Hall Young People’s Club: 
  • Caretaker/Groundsperson
  • Trustees
• Support and Grow North East: General Volunteer
• Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:
  • Meet and Greet Volunteer
  • Northumbria Voluntary Services Shop
  • Buggy Driver Volunteer
• The PDSA:
  • Retail volunteer for PDSA Whitley Bay
  • Charity shop volunteer for The PDSA Wallsend
• Readeasy:
  • Reading Coach
  • Data Protection Champion
  • Safeguarding Champion
  • Reading Coordinator
• Smile for Life Children’s Charity: Volunteer Mentor at Cafe Beam
• National Childbirth Trust: Joint Community Builder
• Friends Action North East: 1-2-1 friendship mentor
• The Late Shows 2024: Event Steward Volunteers
• Friends of Brierdene: Volunteers to help maintain the site. Contact [email protected].
• Pathways4All: Minute Taker at Trustee meetings
• The Bay Foodbank:
  • Volunteer Driver
  • Driver Assistant
• Age UK North Tyneside: 
  • Befriender
  • Telephone Befriender
  • Dementia Activities Volunteer
  • Meeting Centres Volunteer
• Stroke North: Group volunteer 
• Sarah’s Star: Digital content support
• Quadrant Leisure CIC: Pretendy Chef Volunteer
• North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau: Volunteer Advisors
• RNIB: WhatsApp Communication Assistant 
• Stephenson Steam Railway: Tea Rooms Volunteers
• Cedarwood Trust
  • Gardener 
  • Store Volunteer (from aged 16+)
  • Bistro Assistant – Front of house
• Peer Talk North Shields: Support Group Facilitator
• Whitely Bay Big Local (Hub)
  • Weekend Helper
  • Reception Volunteer
• The Girls Network: Volunteer Mentor
• Guide Dogs for the Blind: Fundraiser
• Tools With a Mission (TWAM):
  • Local Group Volunteer
  • Tool Collector Volunteer
  • County Ambassador
  • Community Champion
  • Community Fundraiser
• NSPCC Speak Out: NSPCC Speak out. Stay safe. Volunteer
• 5th Tynemouth Scouts: Assistant Section Leaders
• Northern Cancer Voices: Involvement and Engagement Officer
• Inclusion Sports Foundation Hadrian: Administration Support
• Teakisi: Warm Hub Volunteer
• Healthwatch North Tyneside:
  • Research and Engagement Volunteer 
  • Health and Social Care Research Volunteer
• Inclusion Sports Foundation Hadrian: Administration Volunteer
• Guide Dogs for the Blind: Training Dog Fosterer
• The Royal Air Forces Association:
  • Connections for Life Friendship Calls
  • Volunteer Caseworker to carry out welfare work
• Host Nation: Befriender
• Depaul: Nightstop Volunteer Host
• Nepacs: CIRCLES – Circle of Support and Accountability
• North East Netball:
  • Regional Safeguarding Lead
  • Regional Business and Governance Lead
  • Volunteer Lead
  • Digital Marketing & Communication Lead
• British Red Cross: Customer Service Volunteer (Newcastle upon Tyne)
• North Tyneside Council Community Protection & Public Space Team: North Tyneside Council Community Protection Support Group volunteers
• Men’s Pie Club: Pie Club Leaders (you do not need to be a skilled cook, just have an interest in food).
• Beach Access North East: Volunteers to support the loan of access equipment by appointment. Based at Whitley Bay or Blyth.
• Macmillan Cancer Support – Macmillan Buddies Service:
  • Macmillan Telephone Buddy
  • Macmillan Buddy Lead Volunteer 
  • Macmillan Community Buddy
• Gingerbread: Single Parent Gingerbread Group Lead Volunteer (this role is for single parents)
• Meadow Well Connected: The Barn Joinery Volunteer
• Citizens Advice Witness Service: Citizens Advice Witness Service Volunteer & Witness Service Outreach Volunteer
• Whitely Bay Young People’s Centre requires 2 experienced Youth Work Support Volunteers to support the development of their monthly youth committee.
• Old Low Light –Café Assistant & Welcome Desk Volunteers
• Independent Visitor Service North Tyneside Council needs Volunteer Independent Visitors to befriend a child or young person living in care.
• Anthony Nolan is recruiting Education Volunteers (Presenters) makes sure potential lifesavers know exactly what they’re signing up for, by delivering their education programme, The Hero Project. They are also interested in Donor Recruitment Event Volunteers.
• Safe Families for Children: Family Friend & Host Home 
• Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Northumbria Voluntary Services Shop
• Altering Images of Mentality (AIM) Group: Membership Volunteer
• Garden at The Hub: Assisting in the maintenance within the Community Garden 
• MHA Communities North Tyneside:
  • Social/Group Volunteer 
  • Volunteer Car Driver
  • Befriending & Enablement Volunteer
• Tyneside Outdoors: Business support volunteer
• Useful Vision: Activity Volunteers
• North East Ambulance Service
  • Community First Responder
  • Ambulance Car Service Drivers
  • Volunteer Porters
• Tin On A Wall looking for volunteers ​in North Tyneside, Gosforth & Wideopen, Walker ​and their surrounding areas to collect non-perishable food and living essentials left outside on their street(s) on their monthly Saturday collections (you only sign up one collection at a time).
• North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau:  Volunteer Advisors 
• Springfield Community Association: Art Group Support
• Family Gateway: Project Assistant – affordable food service
• New York Community Superstars Football Club: Volunteer Coaches, Welfare Officers and Funding Secretaries
• Mindstars CIC: Cuppa & Chat Facilitator
• Families 1st 4 Additional needs has various roles available, including Administration, Social Media, Stock and Food Distribution.

Trustee Vacancies in North Tyneside

• Forest Hall Young People’s Club
• Wallsend Memorial Hall and People’s Centre: Trustee
• Walking With In North Tyneside: Trustee
• Stroke North: Treasurer
• North Tyneside Art Studio – Treasurer & Trustees
• Independent Advocacy North East
• Vice Chair for North East Child Poverty Trust
• Cullercoats Watchhouse
• Justice Prince Trustee
• Coping with Cancer North East Treasurer 
• Wallsend Kinship Carers Chair
• Cedarwood Trust
• The New Bridge Project
• CureUsher

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