Volunteering – Always Available
A great way to gain experience and do something valuable
We are at the moment looking for volunteers with the following skills and experience:
- Trustees with Health and Safety and Fundraising experience
- A dynamic volunteer to manage our Fundraising Group – two days a month
- Befrienders for people with learning disabilities
If you are interested in any of these vacancies please contact Cookie on 0121 788 3469 or by email on: cookie@solihullsolo.org
SoLO would not be able to operate without its brilliant band of volunteers. As a volunteer within SoLO we expect you to be introduced to all aspects of the projects and to be supported whilst working for us.
We provide free training to all our volunteers, to build up their skills and help them to be more prepared for the work that they do (see our training page for more information).
Our volunteers are simply amazing and go far and beyond what we expect from them to benefit our members.
- Sue comes in every week to help Roger and Paul with the finances – not sure now what we would do without her!
- Alison comes in every week to help us with administration in the office – she is such a whizz! Always supported by Noel or Cathie.
- Paul produced our promotional DVDs and it has been shown at 3 corporate events so far.
- A wonderful band of volunteers supported our fundraising ball and made it a great event for all
- Jill and her friends stuff our newsletters into envelopes every 4 months ensuring that everyone gets an update on what is happening within the organisation.
- Jan ran a fundraising event called Sing for SoLO and raised over £1800!
- Livi is always supporting us on projects has helped us fundraise. We are very proud of her.
Supported volunteers
As a charity committed to giving young people with learning disabilities a more fulfilling life, we also have supported volunteers on our projects and in the office. This responsibility gives the supported volunteers a significant boost to their self-esteem. Currently we have Tracy and Daniel on Open Door, Chris on Adventure Playground and Alison in our office helping us once a week.
Unfortunately due to capacity constraints, we are not able, at the moment to provide placements for supported volunteering .However, we are currently working on a path for supported volunteering that will hopefully result in supported placements that are meaningful and enjoyable for the individual with learning disability.
Volunteering on Projects:
Most importantly of course, all of our wonderful volunteers are - week in, week out – supporting our members to enjoy a social life which makes a difference to their lives.
Current vacancies for volunteer support workers on term time projects :
- Mondays 6.30-9.00 Sheldon Drop-in Social Club for adults with learning disabilities;
- Monday and Tuesday evening once a month only -2 volunteers needed (who live in the B91/92 and B93 Dorridge, Knowle, Balsall Common, Bentley Heath area) to go out and pick up adults members from their homes and support them to enjoy a social activity with their friends.
- Tuesday and Wednesday evening once a month only- 2 volunteers needed (who live in the B90/91 Shirley area) to go out and pick up adults members from their homes and support them to enjoy a social activity with their friends.
- Wednesdays 6.30-9.30 Chelmsley Wood Disco for adults with learning disabilities;
- Thursdays 6.30 -9.00 Chelmsley-Drop-in Social Club-for adults with learning disabilities;
- Fridays 5.00-7.00 Chelmsley Wood -Swimming for children with learning disabilities;
If you are interested in any of these vacancies please contact Cookie on 0121 788 3469 or by email on: cookie@solihullsolo.org
All our volunteers are reference checked and have a full Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check before they start volunteering with us.
To contact SoLO about volunteering;
- Give us a call on 0121 788 3469
- Send us an E-Mail
- Download an Volunteer Application Form and send it into us
- Or alternatively, send us a message using the form below and we will e-mail you with details of our current opportunities.