Apprenticeship and Volunteers Opportunities

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Apprenticeship and Volunteers Opportunities

This is an exciting time to join YMCA Somerset Coast and be part of the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly developing and growing organisation. We are looking for highly motivated Apprentices and Volunteers to work across our site in Bridgwater and Weston-super-Mare.

What is an Apprenticeship?

An Apprenticeship is a structured work-based training programme consisting of workplace learning, formal off the job training and the opportunity to practice and embed new skills in a real work context.  Apprenticeships provide valuable hands on experience and technical knowledge, along with functional and personal skills required for career progression. 

Apprenticeship duration:18 – 24 months

Start Date:April 2014

Hours:30 hours per week

OPPORTUNITIES:

Apprenticeship in Food and Beverage Service

You will learn all aspects of food safety and hygiene; how to give customers a positive impression of yourself and the organisation; serving food, alcohol and beverages at table; preparing and cleaning the café areas for service and how to deal with payments and customer complaints.

You will need:

• Team skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

• Punctual and reliable.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Administration Assistant/Front of House Receptionist

You will be dealing with clients and colleagues face-to-face or on the telephone; word processing of correspondence and other documents; storage, archiving and filing of digital and physical information; handling petty cash and banking; keeping accurate financial records and using spreadsheets. Making reservations and answering queries

You will need to be:

• Able to use IT equipment and systems

• A confident communicator

• Ability to prioritise

• Good Interpersonal skills

Apprenticeship in Professional Cookery

This busy role will enable you to learn all aspects of working in a professional kitchen. How to prepare and cook meat, fish, poultry, vegetable and dessert dishes, sauces, soups and pasta from a range of cuisines, using professional catering equipment. You will also learn about nutrition, how to put together healthy eating plans and how to plan menus for different occasions and to different budgets.

You will need:

• Team skills

• Ability to remain calm under pressure

• Punctual, reliable

Apprenticeship in Fitness

You will be required in this role to engage and lead people in Fitness related activity. You must have a passion for inspiring people and be an excellent face to face person. You will learn the operations of Fitness Suites and Classes, in terms of delivery, best practice and from a financial point of view

You will need to be: 

• A confident communicator

• Ability to prioritise

• Good Interpersonal skills

Apprenticeship in Youthwork and Youth Activities

Working alongside the YMCA’s youth team you will take a key role in helping young people to develop, being able to signpost to relevant services and provide support when needed. This post allows for inputs in a traditional youthwork setting but also within an exciting outdoor setting, giving you space to widen your experience and increase opportunities for young people.

You will need: 

• Team skills

• Ability to remain calm under pressure

• Punctual, reliable

Volunteers

Across all YMCA Somerset Coast sites volunteers are invaluable, without the support of volunteers we would be unable to offer the breadth of activities we do. We require volunteers across all of our work from Administration to Reception to Café’s to Nightstop Hosts, if you have a spare hour or two in the week please get in touch.

For further details about these opportunities, and to pick up an application form, please attend our Apprenticeship Recruitment event taking place on 12th March 2014 at George Williams Centre in Bridgwater from 10 am – 12 noon, and BarCode in Weston-super-Mare from 2 pm – 4 pm.  Alternatively you can request details via email: recruitment@ymca-sc.org

Funding information for this week

Date:         25 February 2014
Funder: True Colours Trust	Amount:  Up to £10,000
Use:	Deadline:
To help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their siblings and families. Particularly keen to support: ·         Young carers projects ·         Siblings projects ·         Bereavement support ·         Hydrotherapy pools ·         Multi-sensory rooms ·         Mini-buses	Apply at any time For further information and an application form, please visit the True Colours Trust website.
Funder:  Halo Initiative	Amount:  3x £100,000 and a number of small grants
Use:	Deadline:
The initiative makes grants for: ·         Work that improves the physical, mental and social wellbeing of women ·         The relief of illness ·         Education and prevention in all areas related to women’s health and illnesses affecting women.	Applications assessed three times a year in January, May and September For further information and an application form, please visit the Halo Initiative  website.
Funder:  Supporting You to Help Others (MacMillan)	Amount:  > £500 for start up > £3,000 for development
Use:	Deadline:
Start up costs for a self-help and support group, development applications, e.g. for groups to expand and extend their research for both self help and support and user involvement, combined applications for those that include self help and support and user involvement. Who can apply: ·         People affected by cancer in groups or individually ·         Other groups, such as voluntary organisations, community interest companies, community groups, social enterprises ·         Health and social care staff, information and support staff in partnership with people affected by cancer	Five times per year.  Round 2 submission deadline 30 April 2014 For further information and an application form, please visit the MacMillan, How We Can Help, Cancer Support Group website
Funder:  Eucalyptus Charitable Trust	Amount:   £5,000 - £15,000
Use:	Deadline:
Makes grants to voluntary and community organisations in England and Wales to carry out general charitable activities.  Grants have previously been made to national organisations (British Red Cross for example) and local charities.  To find out more, contact the Trust on 0117 905 4000.  Applications should be made in writing to:	Application process is ongoing, so you can apply any time Enquiries The Eucalyptus Charitable Foundation c/o KPMG LLP 100 Temple Street Bristol BS1 6AG
Funder:  Jill Franklin Charitable Trust	Amount:   Up to £1,000
Use:	Deadline:
The Trust makes a small number of grants for: ·         Self-help groups, advice, training and employment to support people with a mental health illness or learning difficulties, and their carers ·         Respite care and holidays (in the UK only).  Grants for holidays are only given where there is a large element of respire care and only to registered charities, not to individuals ·         Organisations helping and supporting refugees and asylum-seekers ·         The restoration of churches of architectural importance.	Apply any time Apply in writing, enclosing your last annual report and accounts, and a budget for the project.  Write to: Norman Franklin Jill Franklin Charitable Trust Flat 5, 17 – 19 Elsworthy Road London NW3 3DS. jft@jill-franklin-trust.org.uk
Funder:  W G Edwards Charitable Foundation	Amount:  Up to £5,000
Use	Deadline
The Trust aims to support the provision of care for older people through making grants to charities, principally for capital projects, but also innovative schemes for ongoing care.  Grants are not made to individuals. For further information on what should be included with your application, please visit the WG Edwards Charitable Foundation website.	Ongoing There is no application form.  Please apply in writing to the Clerk, Mrs Janet Brown, The WG Edwards Charitable Foundation, 123A Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0QE.

Funding information for this week.

Date:  17 February 2014
Funder: Basil Samuel Charitable Trust	Amount: No minimum, maximum unknown
Use:	Deadline:
Projects with the following themes: ·         Medical needs ·         Social Care ·         Education ·         Cultural activities Applications must be made in writing to Basil Samuel Charitable Trust, c/o Smith and Williamson, 25 Moorgate, London, EC24 6AY.  Telephone 020 7131 4376	The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.
Funder: Youth Music Programme	Amount:  Up to £250,000
Use:	Deadline:
The programme makes grants for work that focuses on the following themes:  ·         Children in Challenging Circumstances: projects which include children who are in challenging circumstances. ·         Early years: the learning and development of all children aged 0-5, by ensuring universal access to high-quality music-making activities ·         Encouraging Talent and Potential: to provide children with musical talent and potential opportunities to develop regardless of their background or chosen genre There is a two stage application process, so to find out how to apply and read the guidelines, please visit the Youth Music Network  website.	April 2014
Funder: University of Bristol RAG Fund	Amount:  £1,000 maximum
Use:	Deadline:
To benefit people who are disadvantaged or isolated, and to support people with long-term illnesses.  People may be isolated due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture.  For further information, go to the University of Bristol RAG Fund website	28 March 2014
Funder:  Maristow Trust	Amount:   Unspecified
Use:	Deadline:
To support projects that benefit people in need, and in particular: ·         Child housing/support ·         Drug/mental health rehabilitation ·         Welfare Applications must be made in writing to the Maristow Trust, Maristow Estate Office, Common Lane, Roborough, Plymouth, PL6 6BN.  Telephone 01752 695 945	Application process ongoing
Funder: South West Foundation – Small Grants	Amount: £1,000 maximum
Use:	Deadline:
To alleviate poverty and hardship by supporting organisations working with people most in need in the market and coastal towns and rural areas of the South West Region. For further information on how to apply, go to the South West Foundation website	Applications may be submitted at any time, but applicants must contact the Foundation to discuss their proposal before an application form can be sent out.
Funder:  Viscountess Boyd Charitable Trust	Amount:  Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
To support charitable organisation undertaking projects in the following areas: ·         Nature preservation ·         Horticulture ·         Conservation ·         Education Priority will be given to organisations in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.  Applications should be made in writing to The Administrator, The Viscountess Boyd Charitable Trust, Ince Castle, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4RA, and should include a stamped, addressed envelope.	Applications may be submitted at any time, but will be considered quarterly

Funding opportunities for activity providers and commissioners

Funder: Variety Youth Club Grant	Amount: Up to £1,000
Use:	Deadline:
For funding youth club organisations that work with disadvantaged young people between the ages of 8 and 18. Further information on eligibility criteria and how to apply can be found on the Variety Club website.	Funding rounds occur approximately four times a year, and eligible expenditure includes improvements to club premises, the purchase of equipment and funding for facilities.
Funder: Monument Trust -The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts	Amount: Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
Health and Community Care including the sexual health of young people. Arts and Heritage including arts, architectural and environmental projects of national or regional importance, including galleries, museums and historic houses and gardens. Proposals are particularly welcome for cultural projects which will make a major contribution to improving economically depressed areas.  Criminal Justice: including prisoners’ re-settlement, advice and mentoring, and alternatives to custody.	You can apply at any time, for any amount. If the Trust is interested in funding your work, they will contact you for more information.  For full details on how to apply, visit the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts website. Details of the Monument Trust can be found on their website
Funder: Happy Days Children’s Charity	Amount: Discretionary
Use:	Deadline:
The charity supports families with children aged 3 – 17 who are disabled, have a special need or have been abused in the UK.  Day trips/theatre trips/theatre workshops Family Holidays	Interested applicants must complete an application form, with is available on their website at Happy Days Charity The Charity will accept an application from parents, guardians, grandparents or siblings, GPs, consultants, nurses or social workers.
Funder: The Bromley Trust	Amount: unknown
Use:	Deadline:
To promote Prison Reform within the United Kingdom with particular emphasis on the reduction of re-offending. To oppose the extinction of the world's fauna and flora and the destruction of the environment for wildlife and for mankind worldwide.	Full criteria and guidelines can be found on their website at The Bromley Trust Grant Applications
Funder: The Co-operative Community Fund	Amount: £100-£2,000
Use:	Deadline:
Available to voluntary, self-help, co-operative and not-for-profit organisations throughout the UK for projects that fulfil a community need.  Applicants do not have to be charities, but projects must have a charitable purpose.  Funding is available for projects that: Address a community issue Provide a long-term benefit to the community Support co-operative values and principles Ideally be innovative in its approach Applicants can apply for anything from equipment to event costs, help towards rent or fixtures, sport or computer equipment.	Applications may be submitted at any time.  Further information on how to apply for funding on line can be found on their website at Co-op Community Fund application process
Funder	Amount
Big Lottery Fund Awards for All	£300 - £10,000
Use	Deadline
Grants that improve communities and the lives of people within them. Example: Putting on an event, activity or performance Buying new equipment or materials Running training courses Setting up a pilot project or starting up a new group Carrying out special repairs or conservation work Paying expenses for volunteers, costs for Sessional workers or professional fees Transport costs	Rolling programme Guidance notes and application forms can be found on the Big Lottery Fund Awards for All England website.  Any not for profit group, Parish or Town Councils, schools or health bodies can apply.
Funder: The Mall’s Fountain Charity Fund	Amount: Up to £1000
Use:	Deadline:
Small local charities and voluntary community groups, where a small amount of money can make a difference, are eligible to apply. Applicants must be based and working within a 25 mile radius of the Mall at Cribbs Causeway, including Weston-super-Mare and Newport to the west, Stroud to the north, Chippenham to the east, and Shepton Mallet to the south.	The next round is expected to open to applications in January 2014 with a deadline in March 2014. For examples of eligible expenditure and how to apply, go to the The Mall Foundation Fund
Funder: Ashworth Charitable Trust	Amount: Up to £3,000 (some £5,000)
Use:	Deadline:
This Trust awards grants for registered charities in the UK undertaking charitable activities, primarily those supporting humanitarian causes. Details of projects that the Trust has funded in the past can be found on their website at Ashworth Trust Funding	The Trustees meet twice a year, in May and November.  Applications need to be submitted by the middle of March or the middle of September respectively. Further details on how to apply can be found on their website at Ashworth Trust - Apply for Funding
Funder: Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust	Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
Use:	Deadline:
Grants are available for projects or activities which benefit and protect animals, relieve the suffering of animals, address the conservation of wildlife or encourage a greater understanding of animals.	15 May 2014 Further details on the criteria and application process is available on their website at Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Fund
Funder: Avon and Somerset Police Crime Commissioner Community Action Fund	Amount: Up to £5000
Use:	Deadline:
Funding is intended to enable communities to come together and tackle issues in their local area relating to the priorities set out in the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Plan which can be found on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner’s website The priorities are to: Reduce the Impact of anti-social behaviour in local communities Tackle domestic and sexual violence, particularly violence towards women and children Prevent and reduce burglary and fear of burglary in local areas Ensure victims are at the heart of the criminal justice system	Funding is open to local voluntary and community groups, and registered charities based and working in the Avon and Somerset Police Force area.  For further information on eligibility and how to apply, go to the Avon and Somerset Police  website.
Funder: Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust	Amount: Up to £10,000
Use:	Deadline:
For registered charities working with the most vulnerable people in society.	Apply in April or August in order to be considered at the June and October Trustee meetings.  Apply in writing to the Marie E Edge-Jurgens, Saffrey Champness, Lion House, 72 – 75 Red Lion Street, London, WC1R 4GB.
Funder: Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	Amount: £1,000 to £30,000
Use:	Deadline:
The large grant scheme offers between £10,000 and £30,000 for capital appeals (for example, new buildings or renovations).  The small grant scheme offers between £5,000 and £10,000 for revenue costs (for example, salaries or core costs) or for capital costs. The fast track scheme offers grants of less than £5,000 for revenue costs (for example, salaries or core costs) or for capital costs.	The Trustees meet four times a year to assess applications – in January, April, July and October.  To be considered for a particular meeting, your application needs to be received at least eight weeks in advance. To find out more, read the guidelines and download the application forms, please go to the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation website.
Funder: RBS Inspiring Enterprise Funding	Amount: Up to £50,000
Use:	Deadline:
Organisations in the UK which help young people or women to start up and succeed in business. To be eligible, applicants must be based and operating in the UK, formally constituted, operating on a non-profit distributing basis and have a track record of either providing enterprise support to women or to young people. Applications are expected to cover a variety of structured programmes in areas such as: business basics, skills and knowledge development, mentoring, peer support and a range of other ideas that will help build and develop the skills to allow more young people and women to start up and succeed in business. Full details can be found on the RBS Inspiring Enterprise website	The provisional dates for Inspiring Youth in Enterprise are: Round 4: 20 January 2014 to 31 January 2014 (noon). Round 5: 30 June 2014 to 11 July 2014 (noon). The provisional dates for Inspiring Women in Enterprise are: Round 4: 7 April 2014 to 17 April 2014 (noon). Round 5: 6 October 2014 to 17 October 2014 (noon).
Funder: Quartet Community Foundation / Sport Relief Community Cash	Amount: £500-£1,000
Use:	Deadline:
Quartet Community Foundation has recently opened a new grants programme in partnership with Comic Relief and 3 other Community Foundations in the west of England. Groups eligible to apply for the Sport Relief Community Cash grants programme need to: Be working in a disadvantaged or deprived area within the specified boundaries Be a small local group with an income of less than £100,000, run by local people Have limited access to other sources of income Examples of the type of activities funded: Parent & toddler Groups Dad & lad groups Equipment and material for sports groups Community festivals Cross generational work Sport Tournaments / competition costs Lunch clubs Running costs for self help groups Committee and volunteer / staff training Hire of sports facilities	The deadline for application submissions is 9am Tuesday 4th March 2014. Applications must be made through Quartet Community Foundation. Please click the link below to read full guidelines for the grants programme and to find out how to apply. Sport Relief Community Cash Grants Programme 2014