Console Club Digital Champion with Starting Point

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Do you enjoy supporting young people aged 11 - 15?

Do you like gaming on Switch, X-box or Playstation?

Do you feel comfortable having conversations about online safety if they come up, (We will give you training and support with this) and to work with Starting Point staff to help young people in our session?

Are you confident to start conversations with young people, and help all our console club participants feel safe and comfortable at our session? You must be happy to volunteer in a sometimes noisy environment.

Are you happy to have a DBS check (we will pay for this)

Then our Console Club Digital Champion role is for you!

Role

This role will involve supporting Starting Point staff at our weekly, term time only Console Club, Wednesdays 4-6pm in Woodley, Stockport

We will be creating a safe, fun after school group for kids aged 11-15 to game in a friendly, inclusive space, meet friends, and share ideas. We think that chats about online safety will come up - but it's not the main aim of the group, and we will give you training on how to have these conversations and what to look out for.

DBS check (criminal records) check is essential - we will pay for this.

You don't have to be able to do every Wednesday, but we would like you to be able to do 2 weeks out of every 4. We are hoping that kids in the group will get to know all our Digital Champions, so we are looking for 2-3 Digital Champions for this role.
If you apply for this volunteer role, we would like you to volunteer for as long as you can, for instance 6 months - 1 year to build up this friendly atmosphere.

You will need to attend a one day training with us before you can volunteer - if you are currently studying, you will need to work out with your college or university how to attend, and working volunteers may need to take annual leave. We are happy to write supporting emails to help you negotiate that!

This role is open to enthusiastic, friendly and empathetic gamers age 16 - 99 years young.

You will always be supervised and supported by Starting Point staff when you volunteer, and we will give you safeguarding, GDPR and Diversity and inclusion training when you volunteer with us.

A great role for anyone who wants to share a love of gaming with the next generation of gamers, who is looking for work in teaching or youth work, who loves gaming with the kids in their life, or who wants to give back to the community in Stockport.

When:

Term time only, Wednesdays 4-6pm

Where:

SK6

Other:

What are our volunteers like? Everyone is different! Some of our volunteers are retired, some are looking for work. Some are trying something new after being unwell or children becoming part of their family. Please tell us how we can help you feel included whatever your culture, ethnicity or sexuality. We welcome people with disabilities to volunteer with us, we can give you all the info about our sessions and venue. Please talk to us about adjustments we can make so you can volunteer happily with us. You do need to volunteer independently in a sometimes noisy environment. We welcome people who are learning English. You do need to read online information and feel happy to explain computer-based tasks in English

Closing date for applications:

31 July 2026

Who to contact:

Clara Jones

Starting Point Community Learning Partnership

Organisation description:

Starting Point helps people to get online, or feel more confident using computers. We also run community events and support people locally with Community Organising. Our community activities have included sing-alongs, craft clubs, community events and kid's holiday clubs. We run Digital skills sessions and connect people to the National Databank to help with the cost of mobile data. We run a Digital device lending library and are part of the DigiKnow network, Stockport council’s project for Digital inclusion. Digital Champion volunteers help in Digital skills classes, or informally with friends, family or neighbours. We support other organisations in Stockport to have Digital champions, with our network of Digital champion volunteers across Stockport. You’ll be joining a friendly group of volunteers where full training is given for your role, plus we have regular socials if you volunteer with us!

Organisation type:

Social Enterprise

Company location:

Starting Point Community Learning Partnership 4-5 Woodley precinct Stockport , SK6 1RJ

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