Volunteer your professional skills. Become a volunteer consultant. Have a passion to shape your community or assist young people? Got skills to help a local organisation change the world? Want to gain extra experience that will benefit your career development? Sported is recruiting Volunteer Consultants with professional or real-life experience. We’ll connect you with a grassroots organisation that will value your knowledge. You bring insight and enthusiasm. We’ll offer support and guidance – so you can transform lives. Voluntary Work, Real Outcomes Our incredible team of volunteer consultants inject a wide range of professional skills and lived experience that provides invaluable support to community organisations. You might bring knowledge of strategy and project development, human resources, marketing or financial planning from your day-to-day career to support long-term sustainability and growth of a local group that is shaping the lives of young people. Or you can lend your personal experience in fundraising, mentoring or creating inclusion to support leaders, trustees or changemakers within a grassroots club or group. Knowledge of sport is optional. Enthusiasm is essential. And whatever your skillset, Sported will put it to use among the 3,000 incredible groups we assist across the UK. There are a number of ways to provide support. With flexible time commitments, and opportunities to volunteer remotely, it’s even easier to get started supporting members across the UK. You’ll have the guidance of regional and national Sported staff, and support is available whenever you need it. • Short-term placements – Focused on one topic area or specific challenge, placements usually last about 6 sessions. • Long-term placements – Placements span a series of months and encompass multiple topics, or a single complex subject. • One-off support – Kickstarts are semi-structured, informal chats to learn more about a group’s strengths and challenges and recommend a course of action. • Leadership coaching – Support group leaders develop their own leadership skills • Specific project work – focussed projects with specific timeframes and themes • Facilitating/delivering webinars – Inform and train members, volunteers and Sported staff across a variety of topics • Sported support – Help Sported create resources to share with the network Support For Them – and For You Our volunteer consultants leave a lasting impact to ensure groups survive so that young people thrive. You will work with the inspirational faces of community organisations and immerse yourself in their challenges. You will be supported by our regional and national teams and Sported’s central Volunteer Services team and have the opportunity both to share and develop your own skills. Our volunteer consultants claim that making a positive difference to our members is what they enjoy most about being part of Sported. And we know representation matters - which is why we want our volunteers to reflect the diversity of the community groups we work with. We actively encourage applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds and other minoritised groups to apply and bring their invaluable insight and perspectives. If you need assistance or have further questions, contact the Volunteer Services team: volunteer@sported.org.uk

Do you want to give something back to your community? If so, then this is the role for you! Sported consultants are paired with community sports clubs who need expertise in various areas to become sustainable and increase their capacity. These opportunities are very flexible - from a 15-minute call with a club leader who has questions in your skills area, to a 6 month placement. As a Sported volunteer, you’ll share your professional skills and expertise with community groups, having a huge effect on these clubs. Full induction is offered, together with personal development opportunities, and you will join a network of skilled Sported consultants across the UK. You will help a diverse range of people and organisations and will receive support throughout from the Sported team. Most importantly you will have fun!

Fresh Community Wellness is a growing grassroots charity, registered Scottish Charity Number, SC051346. We operate out of Aberdeen city, working within a (S.I.M.D) high neighbourhood to create lasting change and build a legacy for the future. Predominantly in Seaton neighbourhoods and outdoors, we work with volunteers/residents, with a salutogenic approach to community wellness. To help with this we have great opportunities and need people to help out as volunteers for a range of roles including: *Food growing, gardeners, greenspace management, tidy ups volunteers. *Mentors, community engagement, events, entertainers (kids, adults, 55+). *Outdoors games & sports volunteers, building outdoor areas for residents (sheltered housing seating), health. *Artists/ Sculptors to begin on our Street Art & Design projects, and sculptures. *Admin, coordinators, team lead volunteers, advisors & support volunteers. *Drop-in café helpers, advisors, cooking assistants. All are fantastic opportunities to make a real difference for people and communities in Aberdeen. Excellent support and relevant training is provided to all volunteers. For more details about these volunteer roles or other ways you can help support the important work and volunteering at Fresh Community Wellness SCIO, please contact our website www.freshcom.org.uk or email us at chair@freshcom.org.uk or secretary@freshcom.org.uk

We know representation matters, which is why we want our volunteers to reflect the diversity of the community groups we work with. We are actively encouraging applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds and other minoritised groups to apply as we are currently under-represented in this space. -Who is Sported? We are the UK’s largest network of community groups supporting half a million young people to overcome barriers to reach their full potential. Sported members are led by an incredible group of passionate and dedicated people who do amazing work in their communities, transforming the lives of young people in neighbourhoods across the UK. Where they often lack support or the time is around their organisation’s development and it’s here where you can make a difference. -What will I get out of it? You will get to meet the inspirational faces of community groups across the UK and immerse yourself in their work; use your existing skills in a rewarding fashion whilst developing new ones; guide members to become more inclusive; network with other like-minded individuals helping grassroots sports groups survive; and so much more. Our volunteers say that making a positive difference to our members is what they most enjoy about volunteering at Sported. -What will I do as a Sported volunteer? You'll use your professional skills and lived experience to help groups overcome operational challenges, become better equipped for the future, and tackle inequality in sport. Most of our roles are quite flexible and work around your schedule. We do our best to only share opportunities we think are relevant to you. With most of our volunteering support being delivered digitally, it’s even easier to get started supporting members across our network. Travel expenses in line with our policy are covered in the instances in-person meetings occur. -Our roles include: • Short-term placements - Focused on one topic area or specific challenge, placements usually last about 6 sessions. • Long-term placements – Placements span a series of months and encompass multiple topics, or a single complex subject. • One-off support – Kickstarts are semi-structured, informal chats to learn more about a group’s strengths and challenges, and recommend a course of action. • Specific project work, facilitating/delivering webinars and training, or supporting Sported itself plus much more! -Hear more from our volunteers: “I like volunteering because It’s my way of contributing to community development. Sported makes it very easy for me to connect with incredibly interesting and hugely committed individuals who work above and beyond to make a difference in their community – wow!” “If you’re thinking of volunteering for some charity work – whether you’re into sporting activities or not – then I would suggest you contact Sported and you’ll be amazed at what a difference you’ll make.” “The best part is working with organisations that make a difference to people’s lives.” For more information please contact us at: volunteer@sported.org.uk , telephone.: 07557 374886 or visit: https://sported.org.uk/volunteers/