Volunteer Telford

Luv2MeetU and HFT are a charity working with adults with learning disabilities and or autism to provide a fulfilling and engaging life to ensure the best possible experiences and individual requirements for the people we support.

Luv2MeetU (part of the HFT charity) are starting an exciting new programme of face to face and virtual events based at the HFT Forbes Close supported living housing.

We are looking for volunteers to help support any events or hospital/dentist appointments etc. by driving the people we support to where they need to go.

We will work with you depending on the time you have to give to ensure you benefit too either with something special for your CV, training or just knowing that you are helping immeasurably to enhance the lives of the adults we support.

With appointments the date and time cannot be changed so it would be brilliant for us if we could build up a bank of drivers so that we can eventually get to a place where we have a thriving community of adults we support being able to be even more independent whether it is an important appointment or a shopping trip to buy that special birthday present!

Helping our busy store team to move goods from collection to the shop floor, including sorting items for sale, function testing, health and safety checks of goods in and pricing items.

General Committee Members

The general committee work is shared amongst the committee members as well as delegated work. In addition to being jointly responsible for all the decision taking, members of the committee will ensure that the following work will be done:

Keep all member families in touch with activities, events and news by means of the notice board, newsletters and other letters to parents and carers.

Ensure that they volunteer to help on the parent rota regularly, if appropriate.

Be involved with fund-raising and fund finding for the setting. Feeding this information back to the committee. In some cases working alongside the manager in completing and submitting the paperwork for grant applications on behalf of the setting.

In consultation with committee members and staff buy new equipment for the setting. Staff members however should ensure that equipment is clean, safe and maintained regularly.

Ensure that the setting is a safe place for everyone.

Welcome new families to the setting and those who join the committee.

Assist with the annual review of policies and procedures and provide feedback if necessary.

Assist with updating information for new families.

Help organise outings, parties and events within the setting.

If all of the work involved in the management and day-to-day running of the setting is shared then more members will understand how everything is organised, will gain new skills and, most importantly, be providing a very worthwhile, quality education and childcare service for their local community.

It is worth remembering being involved in voluntary work looks good on your C.V and for future employment!

Our event crew play an essential part in making sure our events and activities run smoothly and that all participants and supporters have fantastic experiences.

You can get stuck in setting up and stewarding events like the iconic Dragon Boat Festival, dramatic Fire and Ice Challenge and the poignant Lights of Love service – all of which help us generate vital funds to support our care services.

There are so many exciting opportunities to get involved from welcoming and registering participants, car parking, marshalling a route to handing out medals or running a merchandise stall.

It’s also a brilliant way to volunteer on an ad-hoc basis and can fit around busy lives.