Business in the Community (BITC) – Youth Mental Health First Aid Champion Training
After a successful pilot this Summer, Business in the Community is partnering with AXA Health once again to deliver fully funded Youth Mental Health First Aid Champion training for youth leaders. We know that you are doing great work with youth in your local community, so wanted to make sure you could benefit from this opportunity.
What is it and when is it happening?
This Mental Health First Aid England (MHFAE) course will be delivered over two half day sessions, online, over October and early November 2022. There are 6 different groups to choose from. The course involves some online independent learning which must be completed in advance to each training session. You will receive course material, and a certificate of completion upon attendance at both sessions and completing the online learning.
Eligibility criteria
In order to be eligible for a funded place on this course, you must be:
- An employee/volunteer of a small, community organisation (a not-for-profit charity or otherwise registered) with approximately 50 employees or under.
- Working directly with young people (8-18 years) on a regular basis
- Supporting young people in one of the following locations:
- Cardiff City Region (inc. Newport)
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Teesside
- Able to join BOTH half day sessions of at least one cohort and commit to completing the online learning in advance of each session.
TO FIND OUT MORE or REGISTER YOUR INTEREST, please click here
Please do forward this to colleagues or others in your network who meet the above eligibility and may be interested in registering. Places are limited and will be offered on a first come basis- we are able to accept a maximum of two individuals per organisation. Please only register for yourself and not on behalf of anyone else, thank you.
Other things that may be of interest to you:
- Free webinars for community organisations Through our Skills Exchange programme we are pleased to offer community organisations access to free business skills webinars. Delivered by business experts on a range of topics designed to help your organisation support your community, there will be a focus on reach and impact, organisational resilience, and leadership and strategy across the webinars.
- Free one to one business skills support for your organisation. Business in the Community offer free one to one support and advice from business volunteers for community organisations and registered charities. Providing help across a wide range of business and professional skills, Skills Exchange can support your organisation to further develop your vital work across communities.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope that you’re able to take up these opportunities. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone suitable. If you would prefer to talk through any of these opportunities over the phone or have any queries, please send us an email at skills-exchange@bitc.org.uk with your name and contact number and one of the team will get back to you.
Redcar and Cleveland Adult Learning Service – Free Workshops
My name is Paul Hebron, I am a Lead Tutor with Redcar and Cleveland Adult Learning Service.
I am just writing to let you know we have started our new academic year, 2022/23, and are offering accredited courses (such as Maths, Digital Skills, Horticulture), as well as bespoke Learning for Inclusion courses, tailored to your needs as a provider (please see attached image for examples).
If you’d like more information about how we can help you deliver workshops in the local community, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
NSPCC – Volunteers Needed
What we’re looking for:
NSPCC Schools Service Volunteer
Locations: Darlington; Hartlepool; Middlesbrough; Redcar & Cleveland; Stockton on Tees
In 2022 the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe volunteers will be returning to primary schools. We are looking for new volunteers to help us protect a generation of children from abuse and neglect. As a Speak out. Stay safe. volunteer, you will visit primary schools to deliver Speak out. Stay safe. workshops that teach children about the different types of abuse and how they can speak out and stay safe.
Our Speak out. Stay safe. workshops are age-appropriate and memorable and need an energetic and enthusiastic person to deliver them. You’ll work alongside other Speak out. Stay safe. volunteers to make sure at the end of each session the children feel empowered and know who they can speak out to if they are worried.
If you are interested in volunteering as a Speak out. Stay safe. volunteer and want to find out more about the role, the next step is to attend a Volunteer Information Meeting, which is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Meet with staff as well as volunteers to ask any questions you may have
- Learn more about the application process and your volunteer journey
Our meetings are designed to help you decide whether you want to apply – there’s no obligation or expectation that you’ll apply if you attend one. At the meeting, you’ll also receive information on other ways you can become a supporter of the NSPCC.
Please click on the link below for further information:
If you have any questions or experience any issues, please contact the Volunteer Recruitment Team at VolunteerRecruitment@NSPCC.org.uk
For this role, we can only accept people over the age of 16.
Interested in getting involved? Volunteer today and join our fight for every childhood.
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
COPA – Cleveland Online Policing App
Virgin Money Foundation & Power to Change – Leading the Way Programme
Last month Virgin Money Foundation and Power to Change re-opened applications for Leading The Way: a leadership programme for community businesses, organisations and trading charities in the North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber.
We are hoping to welcome a cohort of 20 new Community Leaders onto the programme by early 2023 and need your help.
Please can we ask you to share the opportunity within any of your newsletters, social media posts, organisations you have a connection with and anywhere else you feel would be helpful. Even better if you think you know someone who would benefit from the programme could you suggest they look at the Foundation’s website?
About Leading the Way
The programme has been designed for leaders who have not benefitted from significant investment in their personal or organisational development. We are keen to work with people who are ‘getting on and doing it’, and who might feel that other leadership programmes aren’t for them. Applications are particularly encouraged from groups under-represented in leadership positions, including people from minoritized ethnicity communities, and people who are disabled.
The programme includes one-to-one work with a mentor, cohort-based learning days, one-to-one coaching, one-to-one specialist support and a grant to help you to participation in the programme.
Overall, the programme offers support of approximately £25,000 in value.
Application process
Applications for the programme close midday on Friday 16 December 2022 but it would be good for people to apply before then. The first step for anyone who may be interested is to check their eligibility by clicking here
Please contact Richard Walton, the Programme Manager, at
Richard.Walton@virginmoney.com if anything further would be helpful.
