Digital Champion for York Street community centre, Edgeley

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Would you like to help more people in Stockport to use the internet or feel more confident using a computer? Tech genius NOT required! Your everyday knowledge using a smart phone or browsing websites is enough.

Are you friendly and patient? Do you feel confident speaking to new people? Have you helped friends or family to use their computer or phone? Do you want to help people to learn the skills they need to book online appointments, use What's app to chat to family, or search for work? Then being a Digital champion volunteer is for you!

This role is supported by Starting Point staff, and you'll be part of a team of friendly Digital Champion volunteers. You'll get full training for this role and support to start volunteering. This session is a lively drop in, where you'll get to meet some regulars, and some people looking for help with computers for the first time, or who just come along occasionally.

Role

This role is part of a drop in session at York Street Community centre, Edgeley.
Tuesdays 3-4pm

Address is: Bengal St, Edgeley, Stockport SK3 9HT

We would love to have your help every week, but can be flexible if you have other commitments. Some of our volunteers help out only in term time, others are volunteering as part of work volunteer hours. For instance, two volunteering days a year means if you split this time, you can help us for one hour every fortnight.

Training for this role will take place on Wednesday 9th April 10am - 2.30pm, in an online, interactive training session with other new Digital Champions.
If you can't make this date, we will have further training in May.

When you volunteer with Starting Point, you'll be part of a wider network of 50+ Digital Champion volunteers across Stockport. We have regular top up training sessions, socials, access to skills guides and online training.
We'd love to have your help - thank you.

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.

When:

Tuesdays 3-4pm

Where:

SK3

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 May 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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