Volunteer Telford

Our members are men and women of all ages who are keen to use their skills and resources to help other people.

Couples are welcomed and Rotary offers a great way to make new friends and enjoy social activities while helping others.

By joining us in Rotary you can help others in communities near and far. Wherever you live, we would be delighted to welcome you to the Rotary Club of Ironbridge.

Come along to one of our meetings at The Valley Hotel in Ironbridge to see what we do. We would be delighted to welcome you as our guest. At worst, you will meet some friendly people and enjoy a pleasant meal. More likely, it will be the first step towards an enjoyable and rewarding future as part of a great club and inspirational organisation.

The Circle of One befriending project offers social support for residents in Donnington and surrounding areas who are isolated, feel lonely, want this to change and wish to receive befriending support.

What you will do:

Tasks include:

Provide medium/long term befriending support with a clear focus on connecting individuals with their community.

Visit the client regularly at an agreed time, date and location.

Build a reliable, trusting, honest and enabling relationship.

Support individuals to build their confidence, self-esteem and extend their social networks by connecting with their community e.g. attending a community activity, engaging in a course or spending time outdoors.

Time commitment:

30 minutes up to 3 hours as and when needed by mutual agreement.

Location: 

Within Donnington and surrounding areas.

Benefits:

Increased confidence and self esteem

Access to training

Progress to new opportunities

Getting involved with your local community and making a difference

Develop new skills and make new friends

Improve own emotional and physical health

Training: 

Compulsory training will be provided.

Why we need your help:

RABC’s ’s local community events and campaigns require online co-ordination to ensure their success. 

As a Social Media Co-ordinator, you will provide online social media support your Community Engagement team with all elements of key donor campaigns – from planning, promotion and recruiting participants through to celebrating when targets are met.

What we need you to do:

-Assist with the recruitment of volunteers and participants for each campaign.

- Research potential and promote the campaign to supporters, clubs, businesses and schools to secure their involvement.

- Assist with PR and social media opportunities.

- Organise distribution of promotional materials.

- Respond to enquiries from members of the public about the campaign.

- Liaise with and motivate volunteers and participants.

- Update the database.

- Assist with the wrap-up and evaluation of the event.

What we can offer you:

- The opportunity to gain fantastic skills and experience within a supportive and professional team.

- To become part of the RABC volunteer family.

- Use of toolkits, marketing plans and PR templates.

- Regular support and contact from your Community Engagement team.

- Valuable experience in fundraising, marketing, PR, sales and co-ordinating projects.

What we ask of you:

- To follow RABC’s policies and procedures.

- To complete documentation relating to the rol

Introduction to Ironbridge Coracle Trust and the Supporter’s offer The Ironbridge Coracle Trust project is a NLHF project which began in August 2019 and will be completed by the end of October 2022. The project has enabled the Trust to restore the Old Coracle Shed, create a Coracle Man Sculpture, and a New Shed which is now a museum telling the story of Coracles in Ironbridge and run a varied programme of community focused events.

As the project comes to an end, we need to look at sustainability of the site without the financial support of the Heritage Fund. This is where our new ‘Supporter’ offer will be useful. Not only do we see it as a way to make some financial income, but it is also a great way to get our message out to a wider audience, recruit volunteers and market our activities to a wider audience. We aim to launch the offer at the upcoming Regatta.

We have a small team who have currently been planning the offer and launch but we are now looking for someone with more expertise to help us push forward and make sure our launch is as successful as possible.