Chelwood Foodbank Digital Champions

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Can you help people get online, and feel more confident to use computers or phones? Tech genius NOT required! Your everyday skills searching the web or using your device is enough.

Chelwood Foodbank supports with more than just food parcels, the “plus” in their name comes from referrals, support with finances, and donating essentials like cooking equipment or bedding where needed. That’s why Chelwood Foodbank are teaming up with Starting Point to find friendly volunteers who can support foodbank customers with tasks like feeling more confident to use a smart phone, checking emails, filling in online forms, or looking up information online.
They may want support to prove eligibility to use the foodbank, to check a UC diary or research support available to them. Chelwood foodbank also offer Databank sim cards, and Starting Point can give full training to volunteers interested to help them issue these to families in need.

Role

You’ll get full training for this role, as well as support from Chelwood foodbank staff or regular volunteers when you help out, as well as help from Starting Point staff.
You’ll be part of a group of volunteers, so you’ll never be on your own when you volunteer We have a rota for these roles, so you don’t need to volunteer every week (unless you want to!)

In this role, you will be supporting people having a tough time. You may hear some upsetting stories, or some swearing as you support people. We will make sure all our volunteers are safe, and it’s a great role if you want to know you a making a difference to local people who need it most. This is one of our most rewarding roles, where you can see you have helped.

Sessions take place:
- Brinnington Lighthouse – Fortnightly Wednesdays 12-2pm
- Chelwood Baptist Church , Cheadle Hulme – Fortnightly Thursdays 11am – 2pm

Contact Clara, Volunteer lead at Starting Point to find out more – clara@startpoint.org.uk. Text Clara on 07874 042 365 or ring 0161 494 9947. Leave us a message so we know you’ve called, as we don’t return all missed calls.

We ask all new Digital Champions to complete our free, online, interactive Digital Champions course. We ask all new volunteers to complete this before they start volunteering. We ask that all our volunteers are over 18, to make sure that all tasks are appropriate for volunteers, and to make sure you are covered by our insurance.

When:

Where:

Various SK locations

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 March 2025

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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