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Residential Volunteer Programme 2009 - 2010
Programme Intro The aim of the Residential Volunteer (RV) Programme is to bring together a diverse group of people committed to voluntary action and support them in their personal development as volunteers. The Programme provides a unique opportunity for a small community of 15 volunteers to live on-site in one of the most vibrant and multicultural areas of London. RVs are encouraged to work alongside our experienced staff and volunteers and become involved in our innovative social action programmes working with the poorest communities to improve conditions in the East End of London. We place the RV community at the heart of our work. And we are serious about it! Some of the most ambitious and groundbreaking of our projects have been started by volunteers. Examples of these include: Safe Exit, Toynbee Hall’s award-winning diversion scheme for women involved in on-street prostitution and Services Against Financial Exclusion (SAFE), a project that has helped 1,400 people open bank accounts and provided financial advice to hundreds of vulnerable service users since it began in 2002. We are looking for creative and determined individuals who are seriously committed to giving us their time, who are happy to work on their own as well as take part in group activities, have an interest in the voluntary sector and are not put off by its challenges. If this sounds like you, read on… Download the Programme Information further details
This year we have opportunities for four “Sponsored” Residential Volunteers who will be asked to commit to 20-30 hours volunteering per week and will receive free accommodation as well as reimbursement of basic living expenses. We also have 11 places for “Subsidised” Residential Volunteers who will be asked to commit 6-12 hours volunteering per week and will need to contribute £200 per month towards their accommodation and bills. Subsidised volunteers can either be in "traditional" RV placements, where volunteers choose from a diverse range of volunteering opportunities across Toynbee Hall’s Programmes or one of our limited number of "specialist" placements in the fields of Social Research, Digital Media and Arts. Click to download further details about the roles: Subsidised roles: Traditional Residential Volunteer (General Programme Info) Social Research Residential Volunteer Digital Medial Residential Volunteer Sponsored roles: David Hills Residential Volunteer for Disadvantaged Children and Young People Research and Evaluation Residential Volunteer (Sponsored by the Profumo Bursary) Aspire Youth Work Residential Volunteer
Please return a completed Application Form with your Personal Statement and an Equal Opportunities Form to Volunteer Applications, Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS or e-mail it to volunteering@toynbeehall.org.uk. Click to download the Application Form Closing date: Wednesday, 17 June for all roles Please note that the recruitment process will be competitve. We will be short listing on the basis of your Application and Personal Statement.
* Volunteers in our Subsidised Roles are asked to commit to 6-12 hours of volunteering per week and contribute £200-220 (according to room size) per month towards the cost of their accommodation. Bills are covered, excluding council tax which is around £20 per month. No living expenses are provided but volunteers will be reimbursed for expenses incurred whilst volunteering (e.g. travel and lunch). ** Our Sponsored Roles are fully funded and volunteers are provided with free accommodation (including bills) and are reimbursed basic living expenses (equivalent to £60 per week). Volunteers in sponsored roles should be prepared to commit to 20-30 hours of volunteering per week.
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