Sporting
Futures uses volunteers on its projects and programmes everyday. We
realise that people volunteer for many different reasons. We are
currently working towards the Investors in Volunteers Charter standard
because we want our volunteers to know that they are giving their
valuable time to an organisation that appreciates their time,commitment
and skills.
The Volunteer's role at Sporting Futures
Every person who works for Sporting Futures plays a vital role in
helping hard to reach young people, whether it is a volunteer,
coach, administrator, fundraiser or manager. We are here for the
young people who need us and at the end of the day they are the most
important part of the charity. So where does the role of the
volunteer fit in at Sporting Futures and how important are they?
Most
of our volunteers are the people on the front line. They are the
ones who directly work with hard to reach young people. They are
the ones who train in a specific role and give up their free time to
help others in need because they want to!
Volunteers
at Sporting Futures are the most valuable commodity we have. They
are a priceless investment using their time, expertise, passion,
quality, patience and commitment they devote to every hard to reach
young person.
We aim to protect our commodity by ensuring
that our volunteers are treated equally and receive quality support and
training, that they are made to feel part of a welcoming and worth
while team and they are respected
The 10k race
volunteers- The 10K volunteers ensure that the event goes ahead.
It doesn't matter how much planning and PR goes into the event,
without 200 volunteers the event would not be the success it is today.
From traffic management to car parking, from registration
to baggage security, from logistics to route marshalling, from results
and prizes to sports massage; volunteers are needed in every area of
the event. Without the time and devotion of the volunteer event
organisers, the evnt would simply not happen. See the 10K
volunteer's page for more information.
Mentoring
- As part of our Team-mates programme we require volunteers to work on
a 1-2-1 basis with young people. All necessary training is provided all
we ask is that you can give 2-hrs per week to help support a young
person. Please click the right hand link to find out more about Team-mates click for associated good news stories
Coaching
and Leadership - If you are interested in becoming a community
sport leader or coach and need some experience then we can help to
place you at various different sport sessions. We can also help you
access any additional qualifications you may need.
Administration
volunteers - The volunteers administrator is giving valuable foundation
support to the administration team, who in turn support office
staff who support the volunteers and coaches. The volunteer
administrator is able to take on tasks during busy periods, ensuring
that deadlines are met, expenses are paid, products are ordered,
promotional material is posted and the office runs smoothly and
efficiently, therefore enabling coaches to deliver their programmes and
the mentors to meet their mentees. To apply to help as a
volunteer administrator select the link to the right.
If
you would like to find out more about our volunteering programmes
please contact Julie Barker on 01332 702630 email:
julie@sporting-futures.org.uk
