2. We will cover…
What is volunteering?
Why should I volunteer?
What else do I need to know?
How can Ealing Volunteer Centre help?
How do I start volunteering?
23. Why should I volunteer?
Meet new people
Learn new skills
Improve your English
Practise speaking
Gain confidence
Learn English expressions & customs
Get up-to-date job references
Help other people
It’s fun!
27. What else do I need to know?
You don’t get paid
Travel expenses should be reimbursed
You can volunteer when you are on benefits
Volunteer for 100 hours
30. 100 hours certificate
Include travel and training time
We will give you a ROVA booklet
Write down your hours
When you have completed 100
hours phone Ealing Volunteer
Centre
We will give you a certificate
37. Visit Ealing Volunteer Centre
Think about what you enjoy doing
Think about when you want to volunteer
Make an appointment - phone Ealing
Volunteer Centre on 0800 652 3183
We will send you a form to fill in
38. How to get to Ealing Volunteer Centre
Southall
College
Ealing
Volunteer
Centre
39. How to get to Ealing Volunteer Centre
Buses on Uxbridge Road
• 207, 427
• Bedford Road bus stop, West Ealing
• Opposite Dean Gardens
Train
• West Ealing Station
43. How do I start volunteering?
Arrange a visit
Find out about the work they do
Find out how you will help them
Find out how you will be supported and
supervised
You may need to give two references
Be patient - Criminal Records Bureau
(CRB) checks take time
AFTER THE VISIT…
. If you enjoy sports or being with young people you can help too. You can even take part in sports. These volunteers took part in an inter-faith football match at Southall Park – the footballers who volunteered were members of different faith groups. There were teams from West Ealing Mosque, Emmanuel Church, a Polish team and a Somali team. Other volunteers helped in other ways - organising the match, advertising it, refereeing the match, and helping with refreshments and arrangements on the day. If you have been in the UK for at least 3 years, you can volunteer with the Police – all the people in this photo are volunteer policeman called Special Constables.
Anyone can volunteer – people with disabilities (Tony), and the next 3 slides show young, older, and even older (Elaine Mellon!)
