Volunteer Telford

Could you make a difference as a Volunteer Digital Champion?

Stay Telford are looking for Volunteer Digital Champions across the Telford and Wrekin borough to give support to people aged 65+.

You don’t have to be an IT whizz to be a Digital Champion – you just need a bit of spare time and enthusiasm to support others to use the internet to manage their wellbeing online.

As a Digital Champion you’ll support others to learn the basics of computers, smartphones, and the internet. You’ll offer advice, information and support to service users who want to access health and wellbeing services online or improve their confidence with the basics.

Our Digital Champions will work with learners one-to-one or in small groups or at local venues, for a minimum of 2 hours a week.

You will help to do things like:

- search the internet

- set up an email account

- look for health information online

- identify a scam

- Connect with friends and family using video calling

What is in it for you?

Stay Telford  will provide free online training to support you in your role as a Champion– and you’ll receive a Certificate and an online Open Badge for each course you complete – you can put it on your CV and show others what you’ve done.

Digital champions will also provide ongoing support with a dedicated Champion Coordinator as well as monthly online Meetup opportunities with other Champions

Stay Telford will carry out a free DBS check

Reimburse you for travel expenses

And you’ll get the immense satisfaction that you’ve made a difference to someone else!

Trustees are required to join the existing Forum Management Committee responsible for the overall governance of the charity, which supports people over 50. They help to design services and evaluate delivery and there's an opportunity to get more involved.

Aged over 50. Must be available for most board meetings and some events, and have an interest in older people's issues and commitment to the aims of the charity. Volunteers need to be able to commit for a minimum of one year.

By becoming a Story Starter volunteer you will give a child in a local early years setting/nursery the skills to start primary school ready to read. You’ll open up their lives to the magic of stories and provide crucial language development in a way which is fun for both you and the child!

How does it work?

As a Story Starter you will support three children aged 3-5 years' old on a one-to-one basis, using play and stories to develop and enrich their use of language.

You’ll need to commit to volunteering at a local nursery for one hour, twice a week during nursery hours.

You’ll receive professional training and support to ensure that you are best able to support young children and feel comfortable in a modern nursery setting.

Chatterbox is our award-winning, flagship befriending service designed to support those who find themselves isolated, vulnerable, and/or alone in later life.

Volunteers with our Chatterbox programme are matched with a client, most of whom are socially isolated and/or lonely, with whom they organise a weekly phone call at a mutually convenient time. 

As well as offering a listening ear and companionship, our befrienders are able to sign post individuals to other agencies who may be able to offer further support as and when appropriate. We give our befrienders comprehensive training and support throughout their time with Omega.

All volunteering time with Chatterbox is completed from the comfort of your own home.