Volunteer corner

AT ABC to Read we believe life is better when everyone can read and express themselves confidently.

Our trained reading mentors provide children with the skills and confidence they need to do just that.

With the pandemic over the past two years, we know there is even more need for volunteers as some children will have fallen behind.

Once volunteers are trained, they are then matched up with a local school.

Commitment is ideally twice a week for one-and-a-half hours in the afternoons but once a week will be considered.

The role is extremely rewarding, learning new skills and strengthens our community.

At the current time, we will be conducting online interviews and training.

■ The Education Business Partnership delivers a range of programmes and initiatives designed to improve the work-related skills of young people so that they are better equipped to enter the world of work.

We are looking for volunteers to

help with Mock Interviews with Year 10 students.

Volunteers would need to be at the school for the duration of the school day on Thursday, March 24, (roughly 8.15/30am-3.30pm) and will conduct one-to-one practice interviews with individual students (EBP will provide the interview script and copies of student CVs on the day).

You will interview approximately 15 or 16 students on the school day.

No experience necessarily, a volunteer confirmation with all the details will be sent to those who sign up along with a interview guide which breaks down the interview and gives suggested questions.

At its basic it is a confidence building exercise for students to gain experience of talking about themselves in a positive way with an adult they don’t know.

■ Do you enjoy swimming and relaxing in the water?

Do you have some free time on a Monday or Wednesday morning

to go for a swim with the people we support?

Dimensions is a charity that supports people with learning disabilities to have a voice and live an active, fulfilling life.

They are looking for a volunteer to enjoy swimming activities with and then have a chat afterwards. We are looking for volunteers who are: confident in the water and enjoy swimming, friendly, chatty and a good listener and reliable/dependable and willing to commit to volunteer regularly (ideally on a Monday or Wednesday morning).

A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.

■ These are just a few roles on our books. Visit our website www. volunteerwokinghamborough.org. uk to find out more and have a look at all the roles we have to offer. If you would like to get in touch with us, call 0118 977 0749, or email: volunteer@ wok-vol.org.uk