Midland Mencap
[Photos courtesy of Midland Mencap]
Midland Mencap provide a range of choice based care and support services for people with learning disabilities and their family carers. Our vision is a world where everybody is listened to, heard, valued and included as active and equal citizens in their community and in society, regardless of need.
Volunteering Opportunities
Armchair Aerobics Volunteer – details here
Fun & Friendships Volunteer (Coventry Wayfarers) – details here
Saturday Link Up Volunteer – details here
Tiger Feet Volunteer – details here
Volunteer Activity Leader – details here
Volunteering activities take place across the week (see below):
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How to get involved
Interested volunteers will be asked to complete an application form and attend an informal interview. Volunteers will also need to apply for a DBS check
If you are interested in volunteering contact Hayley, Volunteer Co-ordinator hayley dot stokes at midlandmencap dot org dot uk
This is an external project Warwick Volunteers does not have any involvement with the management of these activities
Time Commitment
Volunteers are asked to commit for 3 months initially.
Location
Armchair Aerobics Volunteer – Holyhead Road United Reformed Church Hall, Lammas Road, Coventry, CV6 1QL
Fun & Friendships Volunteer (Coventry Wayfarers) – Coventry Boys and Girls Club, Whitefriars Lane, Coventry, CV1 2DT
Saturday Link Up Volunteer – Holy Trinity Church Centre, Old Blue Coats School, Priory Row, Coventry, CV1 5EX
Tiger Feet Volunteer – Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre, Winston Avenue, Coventry, CV2 1DX
Volunteer Activity Leader – flexible
Travel expenses are paid by the organisation.
Training and requirements
Every Midland Mencap volunteer receives a volunteer induction from a member of the Volunteering team, along with a training workshop covering health and safety, safeguarding, equality and diversity, and the role of the volunteer
Mencap look for volunteers who have the following skills and characteristics:
• Approachability and friendliness
• Patience
• The ability to encourage and support other people
• Honesty and integrity
• A willingness to learn
• The ability to get on well as part of a team
This is an external opportunity
Warwick Volunteers cannot be held responsible for external volunteering opportunities advertised, but we do make every effort to ensure that all the information we publish is accurate. We advise volunteers to use their own judgement when selecting potential opportunities, and to check all details concerning prospective volunteering activity with the organisation involved. Please make sure that you have received all necessary training and information regarding your own health and safety before commencing volunteering.