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Carers in Touch Volunteer – Care for the Carers

Purpose of role: To join a team of volunteers providing our ‘Carers in Touch’ service, a telephone listening service for unpaid carers who have been identified as at risk of being socially isolated. The service provides an informal, friendly chat with carers to help them keep connected, remind them they are not alone, support their wellbeing and check they have suitable support systems in place. What will you be doing? • Making telephone calls to unpaid carers of up to 30 minutes in length. • Providing a ‘listening ear’ and friendly voice. • Signposting carers to the Care for the Carers Hub if extra support is needed. • Inputting the call information onto Care for the Carers database. • Deliver at least one 2 hour shift per week Monday to Thursday 9am to 3pm. What skills, experience, qualities do you need? • Empathetic, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory approach. • Good communication skills; able to chat with people on the phone. • Reliability and commitment. • Basic IT skills (training will be provided). • A commitment to the vision and mission of Care for the Carers. • A desire to support unpaid carers.

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Cricket Outfield Grounds Person – National Trust Sheffield Park and Garden

With a love of the outdoors, the grounds person will help to maintain our historic Cricket Pitch, keeping it match ready in the Cricket Season and maintaining it during the off season. Tasks include: Interacting with visiting members of the public, answering queries and questions. Using a ride on mower and pedestrian mower. In-house training will be provided for machines. Developing a good knowledge of Sheffield Park cricket pitch and its history. Being part of a varied and enthusiastic team and making new friends. Helping us deliver our commitment to sustainability. Having the opportunity to get involved in additional tasks, e.g. end of season renovations. Cost of travel to and from Sheffield Park will be reimbursed. We ask that volunteers can help once a wee

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Cricket Social Media Volunteer – National Trust Sheffield Park and Garden

We’re looking for a Social Media Volunteer to promote Sheffield Park’s cricket pitch and matches, with its resident cricket team, the Armadillos, to digital audiences. It's a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills with the largest conservation charity in Europe. By getting involved, you could: Share the latest news about Sheffield Park and Garden cricket matches with the Armadillos on our social media platforms. Engage new and existing audiences with cricket matches at Sheffield Park and with the team. Assist and learn more about creating social media sports content for local, national and internal audiences. Use your creativity and skills to produce amazing images and videos. Join an enthusiastic and varied team and meet new people. Gain practical insight into the digital world of social media and content creation. Support Europe’s largest conversation charity and the wider National Trust team. It will help if you're IT literate and social-media savvy. Travel expenses to and from Sheffield Park will be reimbursed.

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Cricket Guide – National Trust Sheffield Park and Garden

We’re looking for cricket fans, or people with an interest in history, to be friendly roving guides for visitors to our historic Sheffield Park cricket pitch. This role will suit you if you're enthusiastic and friendly, enjoy meeting people and like working as part of a team. An interest in history and cricket would be useful, but a willingness to learn is more important. This role will involve being outdoors for extended periods of time. After an informal interview, a taster session and training, a new volunteer can start signing on the rota, which offers a opportunities to volunteer on most days throughout the year. Travel expenses can be claimed.

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Volunteer Workers – Bluebell Railway Trust

Join the Bluebell Railway Trust Team – Help Keep Steam Alive! The Bluebell Railway Trust is at the heart of the Bluebell Railway. As a registered charity, its mission is to preserve and restore our heritage. From rebuilding historic locomotives to refurbishing stations like Horsted Keynes, the Trust plays a vital role in ensuring the railway’s future. It also owns locomotives and rolling stock and operates key attractions, including the Museum and SteamWorks at Sheffield Park Station. However, maintaining this incredible legacy is a challenging yet rewarding task—and we need skilled, passionate people to help make it happen. Without the Trust, the future of the Bluebell Railway would be uncertain. How You Can Help If you share our passion for heritage, we invite you to join our dedicated team. We are looking for individuals with a wide range of skills, including: • Accountants – to manage the charity’s complex finances • Legal experts – to assist with legacy management • Marketing & sales professionals – to promote the Trust and boost fundraising • Museum Front of House – to help with visitor engagement and front-of-house roles • General management & administration – to oversee key operations of the Trust Whatever your expertise, there’s a place for you in this important and exciting team.

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House Manager For Museums – Bluebell Railway Museum

We wish to recruit a person or persons who will be the volunteer House Manager(s) for the two attractions. This involves dealing with the repairs, maintenance of the exhibition areas and helping to keep them clean, tidy and safe. One of the exhibition areas is in the north end of the locomotive running shed and has a number of steam locomotives on display which are cared for by others as well as interactive displays and the other is a purpose-built museum which was first opened 14 years ago. Ideally, we would have a number of people fulfilling the role who would operate to a roster. They would be a need to visit the museums on their rostered days and deal with any issues that might have occurred. Tools and some materials are on site. The person would liaise with the stewards who are on duty in the museum and the Curator who they report to. Volunteers may elect to work as many or as few listed duties as they wish, and timing is flexible. If you think you might like to volunteer the Curator will call you to discuss fully the role more fully. There is no upper age limit for this role, and under 18's will be considered dependent on skills. Due to the museums' remote location it is advised that you have your own transportation.

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Youth Worker – Uckfield Youth Club

We are looking for volunteer Youth Workers to assist us with running our weekly sessions held at Victoria Pavilion. These take place in term time only, on Fridays from 5:30 until 8:30pm. You'll be helping to create and run positive activities chosen by and developed with our young attendees, aged 11 to 13, that are safe, fun, welcoming and engaging. Not only will you be interacting with young people and helping to run the activities, there is a tuck shop, team briefings and debriefs, as well as any other tasks appropriate to the running of the club. Volunteers are not required to come to every single session, however we request that they commit to any dates they can make in order for us to plan the sessions. You will require a DBS check which we will provide, you will also need 2 references due to the nature of the role. Applicants must be over 18.

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Sunday Morning Garden Volunteers – Brighter Uckfield

We are seeking volunteers for Sunday mornings, both regular and occasional, who can help out between the hours of 9 and 11 am. Tasks include trimming bushes, clearing pavements, and sweeping public areas, as well as seasonal jobs such as leaf clearing in the Autumn, and watering in the summer. There is no age limit for this role, youngsters are welcome to volunteer with their parents. This opportunity is perfect for anyone interested in gardening, both those with experience or looking to gain it.

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Driver for Uckfield/Heathfield/Herstmonceux Area – VIEW craft

We are looking for a driver to take members living in the Uckfield and/or Heathfield areas to our 2 hour craft sessions in Herstmonceux on a Tuesday morning and taking them home again afterwards. You would need to certify that you will keep your car in a road worthy condition and that your insurance premium covers voluntary driving. It may be necessary to transport members' walking aids in your car and also, in some circumstances, you might be asked to convey a guide dog as well as its owner. A DBS check is required for this position. Milage expenses at 45p a mile can be claimed from door to door. There is no age limit but you have to be considered fit to drive as per the DVLA guidelines. Our craft sessions take place 33 weeks out of 52 (we try to keep in line with school holidays) on a Tuesday morning at Herstmonceux Village Hall. The members need to be at the hall for a 10am start and the sessions finish at noon.

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Events Volunteer – Wealden Volunteering

We are currently seeking volunteers to help out at events. Wealden Volunteering appear at all kinds of events throughout the year, making sure we have a visible presence in the community to help people get into volunteering, and find the right opportunity to give their time for. At events our volunteers are on hand to answer any questions the public may have, offering a friendly introduction to their own path into volunteering, as well as any local information they may require. It's a very relaxed atmosphere, where you give the hours you're able to. Whether you can help set up or take down our stall, or man it during the day, any kind of help is welcome. Any applicants will need to be comfortable interacting with the public, and be able to offer a positive and welcoming attitude. You will be given any training required, and we always have multiple volunteers at any one time so you won't be on your own. Events such as our Networking Lunches or Job/Volunteer Fairs take place during the week, whereas larger events tend to be hosted at weekends. There is no commitment to assist with every event, it may be you're only able to help during the holidays or visa versa, however we would ask that any volunteers are able to help at a reasonable number.

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