Voluntary Action Rotherham

Volunteers' Week - 1st - 8th June 2013

Rotherham Volunteer Centre is keen to hear from partner agencies about how you and your volunteers have celebrated Volunteers' Week this year. 

As part of our ‘An Audience With….’ sessions Shaun Wright, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for South Yorkshire, will be coming along to meet the sector and discuss his new role, the work done so far, and opportunities for the future.

This is the first time that the PCC will be taking part in these sessions and is the sectors opportunity to find out more about this new role and its responsibilities, the Police and Crime Plan and raise awareness of the sector.

Real Time Information (RTI) went live on 6^th April 2013.

Support available
VAR’s Payroll Service are able to advise organisations on what they need to do for this change, and provide a comprehensive payroll service to save you time, anxiety and money - allowing you to focus on your core business. For more information, contact Liz O’Hara on email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 01709 829821.

A FREE workshop is taking place on Wednesday 22^nd May to provide organisations with further information and support with these changes. Click here for full details.

In increasingly uncertain times it is essential that organisations have an understanding of the risks they face and how to manage them . As part of the Transforming Rotherham Infrastructure (TRIS) project  we are now able to offer some  free initial 2 hour interactive sessions  for VCS organisations to discuss what risks they face, how they assess these risks and also provide the opportunity to  create their own personalised plans for dealing with risk.  

Sainsbury's School Games Volunteer - Sheffield City Council Major Events Team

The School Games seeks to create an inspirational and motivational setting which, providing our elite young sports people with the opportunity to thrive and perform at the highest levels, but encourages more young people to take part in sport. We are looking for friendly, outgoing and competent volunteers to fulfill a variety of roles.  Volunteers will be acting as representatives for the event, therefore the right attitude is essential.

Event Organiser - Rotherham Cancer Care

Rotherham Cancer Care is a local charity which provides care and support to people who have received a diagnosis of cancer.  All our services are free to patients and their main carer which is why fundraising is extremely essential for the service to continue.  We are looking for volunteers who are; enthusiastic, motivated, someone with good organisational skills and an ability to organise and plan small events

For more information about any of these roles, or to book a volunteer appointment, please contact Rotherham Volunteer Centre on Tel: 01709 834464