Volunteering North West Members

Organisation Name: Volunteer Centre Sefton
Hosted: Yes. Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
Charity No.: 1024546    Company Limited by Guarantee No.: 2832920
Address: 3rd Floor, Merseyside 3tc, Waterloo, Merseyside L22 0NY
Geographical Area Covered: Sefton, Merseyside
Tel.: 0151 920 0726 (Ext. 213)    Fax: 0151 920 1036
Email: info@volunteeringsefton.org.uk    Website: www.volunteeringsefton.org.uk
Contact Name: Dianne Harris    Job Title: Volunteering Projects Manager
Tel.: 0151 920 0726 (Ext. 321)    Email: info@volunteeringsefton.org.uk
Mission Statement: Volunteer Centre Sefton is committed to promoting, supporting and developing volunteering in the borough of Sefton.
Opening Times: Monday – Friday (9.00am – 4.00pm)
Outreach Services: Yes. 7 – 11 Yellowhouse Lane, Southport, Merseyside PR8 1ER. Monday – Friday (10.00am – 4.00pm).
No. registered organisations (members): 306
No. volunteer opportunities/vacancies: 796    Uploaded to do-it.org.uk: Yes
No. volunteers recruited per year: 1000
No. staff/volunteers involved in delivery of Volunteer Centre services: 9 staff

Volunteering Services Offered

Volunteer Brokerage
Details: Information, guidance, support. Confidential interviews. Includes people with extra support needs. MV Project for 16-24 year olds.

Training
Details: Various training courses eg. volunteer recruitment and management, MV training courses eg. mentoring etc.

Database of Volunteering Opportunities
Details: VBase. 796 volunteer vacancies currently available.

Website
Details: www.volunteeringsefton.org.uk

Bulletins/Newsletters
Details: VC Email Update for volunteer-involving organisations. Produced and distributed quarterly. ‘Mvoice’ MV Bulletin for young volunteers. Produced and distributed quarterly.

Best Practice Publications
Details: VC Sefton has produced: Managing & Supporting Volunteers; Writing Volunteer Opportunities for the Internet; Guidelines for Preparing & Writing Press Releases; Organising Residential Events Guidelines; The Really Useful Websites Guide. The guides can be downloaded from: www.volunteeringsefton.org.uk/bestpractice.htm

Volunteer Co-ordinator Meetings/Forum
Details: Sefton Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum meetings. Held quarterly.

Volunteer Certificates
Details: The Sefton Volunteer Certificate Scheme certificates are signed by the Mayor of Sefton and are awarded to highlight either 100, 500 or 1000 hours of volunteering. The 'Outstanding Achievement Award' recognises volunteers who have donated over 2000 voluntary hours.

Publications Library
Details: We have an extensive library of books, pamphlets and files that are available for free loan to local volunteer-involving organisations

Extra Support Needs Volunteering
Details: Sefton MV Peer Mentoring Project - Offers one-to-one support to volunteers with extra support needs

Mentoring
Details: Sefton MV Peer Mentoring Project - Trains and supports mentors who offer one-to-one support to mentees (Sefton MV's). SMART Project - Trains and supports mentors who offer one-to-one support to mentees (Connexions NEETS)

Youth Volunteering
Details: Sefton Millennium Volunteers. www.seftonmv.org.uk, Tel.: 0151 920 7286, Email.: info@seftonmv.org.uk. Connexions Link Worker situated in the Volunteer Centre. SMART project.

Conferences/Promotional Events
Details: Volunteers Week Promotional Events. Mayors Annual Volunteer Celebration Event. Various MV Events eg. Certificate Presentations

Other Specific Events
Details: Volunteering Presentations. MV Residentials. DJ Training etc.