LFE has secured a partnership with Manchester Volunteer Sport Bureau, who identify, train and deploy volunteers to support sport and physical activity across Manchester. The Bureau looks to recruit people from all backgrounds, developing their skills and signposting them to opportunities within sports events, sports clubs, local communities and schools.
The bureau is an online system and participants can sign up to the service. The participants work with sport development staff and during an interview process, highlight their area of interest for volunteering as well as future employment, forming an online Personal Development Programme.
From this data, the participants will be signposted to volunteer on opportunities of their choice as well as being encouraged to redeploy into other volunteering activities. They will also receive relevant training and encouragement into future employment.
Manchester is heavily involved with the 2012 Olympic Games, from providing the venue for football matches at Old Trafford, hosting the Paralympic World Cup and providing training camps for Australia and Thailand.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to volunteer at events leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games and there will be a strong workforce of volunteers in preparation.
As well as events, volunteers will be able to access opportunities within schools proving lunch time and after schools sessions, promoting physical activity in local communities and coaching within local sports clubs.
There is over 300 placements at present.
No qualifications are necessary.
Just sign up and volunteer to gain vital experience.
Register at www.manchestervsb.org and then ring 0161 953 2494 to arrange an induction, inclusive of a CRB check.
Craig Abel
Volunteer Development Officer
0161 953 2494
c.abel@manchester.gov.uk
www.manchestervsb.org
LFE are here to support you on this next phase of your journey so if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact LFE’s Progression Team on progression@lfe.org.uk or 0845 074 0561 or visit the Contact Us page and send us a message using the contact form.
