Volunteer Centre Havering
HAVCO is pleased to now host the Volunteer Centre in Havering!
Volunteer Centre Havering is the new volunteer development agency for the London Borough of Havering. The centre aims to increase the number of volunteers and volunteering opportunities in Havering and to ensure a quality experience for volunteers as well as volunteer involving organisations. The centre performs the following 6 core functions:
Brokerage Service
- A free brokerage service, recruiting and matching individuals interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in voluntary and community organisations in the London Borough of Havering. If you are interested in volunteering click here
Development of Volunteering Opportunities
- Working with volunteer involving organisations in the borough to help them develop their volunteer programmes and opportunities
Information and Advice Service
- We provide free and independent information, advice and training to volunteers, prospective volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.
Promotion and Marketing of Volunteering
- The Centre promotes and markets volunteering to the public through local events and advertising in the media.
Campaigning on issues that affect volunteering
- We take part in local, regional and national campaigns on issues affecting volunteering including Volunteers' Week and Make a Difference Day.
Strategic Development of Volunteering
- We work with local public bodies, contributing to the Local Area Agreement target of increasing community participation in the borough.
Becoming a volunteer can be personally rewarding and help you to 'give something back' to your community. As a volunteer you will be offering your time and skills to help charities and community groups improve lives, but volunteering can provide you with many benefits including:
- The chance to have fun doing something you've never tried before
- Increased confidence
- A sense of satisfaction and achievement
- The opportunity to make new friends and contacts with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Enhance job and career prospects by developing new skills - over 70 per cent of employers would hire a candidate with volunteering experience over someone who has never volunteered
Would you like to volunteer?
Volunteer Centre Havering currently has over 100 volunteering opportunities in various local settings. If you want to find a volunteering opportunity we are here to help you find your ideal one. Here is how you can apply:
- Telephone on 01708 742881
- Texting 'Volunteer' to 0778 6208554
- e-mail: volunteering@havco.org.uk and ask for our registration pack. We will send you the relevant forms.
- You can download and print a copy of our volunteers registration form by clicking here.
- Visiting our desk in the Public Advice & Services Centre (PASC) in the Liberty shopping mall, second floor. We are available for appointments every Tuesday between 10am and 12pm(Noon) booked in advance. Or you can pick up a volunteer registration form from the main PASC desk at any time. .
- You can contact us by post at: Volunteer Centre Havering, Havco, 19/21 Eastern Road, Community House, Romford, Essex, RM1 3NH
When we receive your completed volunteering registration form, we will offer you an interview, match your inquiry with opportunities that will be of interest to you and notify you accordingly.
Volunteer Management Portal
England's Volunteer Management Portal acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources and information on support, training and development opportunities for people managing volunteers.
To visit the protal click here