Children (0-4) – Wolverhampton Volunteers

NCT Wolverhampton

On 11/06/2025

In Children (0-4), Families, Health & Social Care, Uncategorized

Volunteer First Aid Coordinator

Opportunity: Volunteer First Aid Coordinator We’re looking for a Volunteer First Aid Coordinator to manage and promote our First Aid course. • Deciding whether your branch will offer in person or virtual First Aid Courses. • Coordinating with First Aid trainers to secure course date ( we suggest aiming for 1 course per month) • Setting up course using online booking system • Promoting and advertising course to local parents and NCT antenatal course attendees via social media channels and email • For online courses, you will receive Zoom links from the trainer to distribute to attendees and provide the trainer with a list of expected attendees. • Repeating this process to ensure a continuous offering of fist aid courses.
Requirements: IT skills, you will need to use our online booking system and distribute Zoom links to attendees , you will received form our dedicated volunteering team and access to an online platform packed with all the tools, resources and training you will need.
Location: Homebased
Hours: Little as 1 hour per week (through the exact time commitment will depend on the frequency and duration of your first aid course.
Expenses: Yes
DBS: No

NCT is an advocate, guide and friend for parents through their 1,000 days(from conception to 2 years) .NCT offers information and support in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, campaigns to improve maternity care and ensure better services and facilities for new parents, aims to give every parent the chance to make informed choices and want to make sure that everyone has access to our services and activities.

Our Small Wonders

By Sue01

On 21/05/2024

In Catering, Children (0-4), Children & Youth, Communities, Creative & Media, Families, Music, Support, Uncategorized, Women

General Volunteer

Opportunity : General Volunteer Small Wonders is a stay and Play Group 0-4 age group where we have created a supportive community of parents and carers. We need people to help in many areas: • On the door: Welcoming people and monitoring the door. • Desk: taking the register, entering details into laptop. • Café: serving hot and cold drinks, fresh fruit and homemade cakes, loading dish washer, preparing fruit etc. • Messy Room: running the messy room, resetting, cleaning up helping children. • Singing Time: brief time when we do singing involves using a microphone, leading song time (we have the song words etc.) • Chatting to parents • Playing with children: helping parents/carers who have multiple children.
Requirements: Friendly and chatty approachable. We invite you to come in and see what we do, we show you around and show you different roles that are available.
Location: Life spring Centre 34 Clifton Street, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton ,WV3 0QT
Hours: Thursdays 12-3pm to set everything up. Fridays 9:15-11:45 or 12:15-2:45pm Friday all day 9:15-2:45 Pack away 2:30 -3:45 pm
Expenses: Yes, Travel expenses only eg day bus savers (not taxis)
DBS: Yes, apart from Café Volunteer. Our Small Wonders will cover cost

Small Wonders provides a clean, safe, caring enjoyable and challenging learning environment where child is encouraged to reach their potential.

Dentaid -BrightBites

By Sue01

On 01/03/2024

In Advice, Children (0-4), Children & Youth, Communities, Health & Social Care, Uncategorized

Children’s oral health educator volunteer.

Opportunity: Children’s oral health educator volunteer. We need volunteers who are willing to go along to their local nurseries, schools, childcare settings & organisations that work with young children and their families to deliver the project. We would really like to target areas of high social deprivation where oral health needs of children are often greater, therefore we are relying on volunteers’ local knowledge to target these areas. We would like volunteers to get in touch with schools, nurseries and groups to offer to go along and deliver the Brightbites programme. Support can be provided upon request. All resources to support the volunteer are provided and sent prior to the session, including a PowerPoint presentation, leaflets, stickers, posters, a mouth model, a t-shirt and toothbrush and toothpaste for every child seen.
Requirements: Confidence to provide an engaging session, no clinical qualifications required
Location: Local schools. Childcare settings/organisations
Hours: Monday-Friday daytime generally, can be weekends/school holidays if arranged
Expenses: No
DBS: Yes

Help us improve oral health in the UK and overseas.

Together In Penn Fields at Lea Road Community Church

By Sue01

On 27/02/2024

In Catering, Children (0-4), Communities, Community Centres, Uncategorized, Women

Women’s only group ,Parent& Toddler group, Food Project/Bank volunteer .

Opportunity: Women’s only Group To support and get involved in a wide variety of activities including light exercise, crafts, befriending and guidance. Have you got a specific craft skill you would like to run at the Women’s group, we would love to hear more! (All Ages, Women’s Only Group but nurturing male leaders are welcome) Parents & Toddler Group Support in engaging with babies and toddlers whilst the parents can relax with drinks and some snacks, giving them much needed to unwind ( Aged 0-4) Food Project /Bank Supporting the general running of the food bank with loading and unloading food trays, supporting members as they collect food, supporting the food bank café for members to access and befriending service, being a listening ear to peoples struggles and engaging in social interaction.
Requirements: Friendly, approachable, happy to join in and enjoys meeting and talking with other adults and children. Reliable and trustworthy.
Location: Lea Road Community Church, Lea Road, Wolverhampton WV3 0LW
Hours: Flexible/Open Ended. A weekly commitment preferred however can be less often depending on availability of the volunteer. This will be discussed. Women’s only group: Tuesday 1-3pm Parents & Toddlers: Wednesday 9:30-11:30 Food Project/Bank: Thursday 5:30-7pm
Expenses: Travel expenses can be made available
DBS: Yes Provided

We are a welcoming, inclusive and diverse building and respect all people entering the building on what beliefs, race, values they hold.
We are requiring volunteers who are welcoming of all the above.

Hope Community Project

By Sue01

On 25/05/2023

In Children (0-4), Communities, Families, Uncategorized

Volunteer Play Leader

Opportunity : Volunteer Play Leader Hope Community Project offers the opportunity for a play worker to work within a parent and child/toddler group. The parents in the group will also be doing training within some of these sessions. Main tasks • Ability to be able to lead the group/participate in training sessions • Set up room with parents • Work directly with parents and child to promote play • Help /Encourage parents to tidy and clear after sessions
Requirements: Must be over 18 years of age , Have or be willing to complete play worker qualification/training , Adhere to Hope Community policies and procedures at all times especially with regard to safeguarding vulnerable people. Complete online safeguarding training. Be approachable, mindful and non-judgemental. A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Location: 40 Ling House ,Health Town ,WV10 0HH
Hours: Monday 9:30-11:30
Expenses: Yes
DBS: Yes

We celebrate the diversity of society and are striving to promote and reflect that diversity within our organisation.

NCT Wolverhampton

By Sue01

On 08/02/2023

In Admin, Children (0-4), Families, I.T., Social Media, Websites

Social Media Manager

	Opportunity: Social Media Manager You will be instrumental in boosting our online presence ad help us to connect with more parents . Helping us develop and execute a social media strategy ,producing fresh and engaging content ,engaging with our followers and managing and maintaining our social media channels
	Requirements: You will have your own Facebook account or be able to create one. We will give you all the tools you need to get started however we will need you to be proactive in regular creating or finding relevant contents.
	Location: Home base for both roles.
	Hours: Flexible as little as 2 hours per week. We do expect you schedule post 2-3 times per week. Ideally to volunteer at least 6 months .
	Expenses: No
	DBS: No

NCT is an advocate, guide and friend for parents through their first 1,000days (from conception to 2 years). NCT offers information and support in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, campaigns to improve maternity care and ensure better services and facilities for new parents, aims to give every parent the chance to make informed choices and wants to make sure that everyone has access to our services and activities.

NCT Wolverhampton

By Sue01

On 08/02/2023

In Children (0-4), Communities, Families, Support

Community Volunteer

	Opportunity: Are you passionate about supporting parents and building strong, welcoming communities ? Planning and leading one of our local activities or services to support parents. Advertising your group or event via social media and other platforms .Following NCT guidance to ensure all events are welcoming , inclusive and safe. Collecting and Sharing information about positive difference, you make to parents. Promoting NCTs valves and visions in your local community You will have the opportunity to support local parents by leading one of our easy to set up regular events such as Bumps &Babies or Walk & Talk or our popular NCT Nearly New Sales.
	Requirements: Welcoming to all parents and a good listener. Able to plan and organise one off events or regular groups. Motivated and reliable.
	Location: Wolverhampton
	Hours: Flexible: volunteer as little as 2 hours per month , ideally looking for commitment for at least 3 months.
	Expense: Yes
	DBS: No

NCT is an advocate, guide and friend for parents through their first 1,000 days (from conception to 2 years). NCT offers information and support in pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, campaigns to improve maternity care and ensure better services and facilities for new parents, aims to give every parent the chance to make informed choices and wants to make sure that everyone has access to our service and activities.

Schoolreaders

By Sue01

On 29/09/2022

In Children (0-4), Children (5-11), Children & Youth, Support

School Readers Volunteer

	Opportunity: Volunteers needed to support reading in primary schools Schoolreaders is looking for volunteers who can visit a local primary school for an hour or two a week during the school day to listen to children to read individually and help to improve their reading and comprehension skills.
	Requirements: No specific skills or prior experience is required but our volunteers do need to be over 18 and have good written and spoken English
	Location: Primary schools across Wolverhampton ,We match our volunteers to a school in a location close to them that they are happy to travel to
	Hours: 1-2 hours per week and we ask for a commitment for weekly visits for at least a year but appointments and holiday can be taken during this time
	Expenses: No , unfortunately we are unable to reimburse travel expense
	DBS: Yes Enhanced DBS which will be carried out by the school prior to starting , this is at no cost to the volunteer

Schoolreaders goal is for all children, regardless of background, to leave Primary School being able to read well so they can go on to access their secondary education fully and maximise their future life chances.