Skills-based volunteering opportunities | Manchester Community Central

Our skills-based volunteering opportunities allow individual employees to complete a task for voluntary and community group and organisations that will make a difference in how they develop and grow. The volunteering opportunities are varied but try to make use of skills and knowledge that employees may have (and that the groups need!) and in return help them to develop new ones, build confidence and increase wellbeing.

You may also be interested in being a Trustee for an organisation in the VCSE sector.

Organisation	Opportunity	Role Description	Time Commitment	Next steps
Image Waythrough	Various	Waythrough specialise in mental health, alcohol, drugs, housing, and related areas. We provide high quality, evidence-based services, which are designed around the needs of the people we support. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We incorporate our values of kindness, courage, and respect in to all the support that we offer. We have over 200 services based across England, that each offer specialised support within the local community. You could add to this, sharing and building upon your existing experience, with massive benefits to your organisation! In Manchester, we have a variety of housing support services that would benefit from the support of external organisations. Your team could be involved in: Supporting a service with their marketing Facilitating a financial management session for the people we support Facilitating an IT skills session for the people we support Facilitating a life skills session for the people we support, discussing topics such as universal credit and CV writing skills Facilitating a cooking group session for the people we support, which could include budgeting whilst shopping and how to prepare a meal If you have any alternative ideas for your team to support us, we would love to hear them! We are flexible with our offers and these are available throughout the year.	Various	Please contact esv@waythrough.org.uk
Image Greater Manchester Community Renewables	Website development	Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) is a volunteer led social enterprise which installs community-owned solar panels on schools and community centres. We are looking for some help from someone familiar with Wordpress websites. Ours is old and we'd like to learn how to update the pages and menus so that we can freshen it up: www.gmcr.org.uk	1 - 2 days	For more information or to get involved, email Kate at kateeldridge@gmcr.org.uk
George House Trust	Skilling Up Work Mentor	To provide professional advice and guidance to people living with HIV who are actively seeking employment. You will volunteer on a one-to-one basis to develop skills and empower people to feel confident about entering the job market. Read the full role description	Flexible - up to 4 hours per month	For more information or to get involved, email Graeme at graeme@ght.org.uk