- Funded by Thanet District Council’s Shared Prosperity Fund, this pilot project runs until 31 March 2025.
- It aims to encourage more young people to volunteer.
- It aims to support charities, community groups and other not-for-profit volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs) in the local community.
- It aims to share the benefits of volunteering.
- It focusses on five Thanet neighbourhoods – Ramsgate Harbour, Newington, Margate Central, Dane Valley and Cliftonville.
Our new Youth Volunteer Connector, Kirsty Peterkin, will be supporting young people to volunteer in their community through social actions co-designed by young people at Pie Factory Music and elsewhere and also buddying them into ongoing volunteering roles where possible, encouraging VIOs to recruit younger volunteers and making sure they know what to do to support younger volunteers in their organisation.
- Perhaps you are a young person doing Duke of Edinburgh or International Baccalaureate and can’t find a volunteer placement?
- Perhaps you are signing on and would like to volunteer to gain skills and experience, get a reference and plug gaps in your CV?
- Perhaps you are at East Kent College and want to find a work experience placement and would like to do this in a charity or community group or social enterprise?
- Perhaps you will be at a loose end over the summer or at weekends or after school and would like to take part in some social actions in your local community?
- Perhaps you know that volunteering can give you structure, offer social connection and improve your mental health if you find the right fit?
- Perhaps you are an organisation interested in recruiting younger volunteers?
- Perhaps you are an organisation interested in recruiting younger volunteers but don’t know what support you need to put in place to do this and think there are too many barriers to recruiting younger volunteers?
If any of the above or something similar rings true for you, then please contact kirsty.peterkin@kcv.org.uk
Please note, like all our roles, this is a part time role -15 hours a week- so please be patient with us. Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you.