Volunteers: Volunteering Opportunities
Step Into Sport
Step into Sport is part of the Governments PE and Sport Strategy for Young People. The principles of Step into Sport are to encourage more young people to become involved in sport in their local community. The programme targets the 11 – 19 age group and provides a framework of co-ordinated opportunities at a local level.
The Step out element of the Step into Sport programme is based on the movement of young people aged 16 – 19 from school based volunteering to community based volunteering through the provision of volunteer placements in high quality community clubs. This is where young people take on a variety of roles from coaching and officiating through to web design and administration.
If you are looking for a community placement as a young volunteer or you can provide a community placement for a young person please click here to see the Step into Sport contact from the Merseyside Sports Partnership Core Team.
Merseyside Primary Games
Merseyside Primary Games is an annual event that invites sporting youngsters from the six boroughs of Merseyside to compete and represent their borough.
The Games plays host to a variety of different sports, and competitors range from all levels of sporting abilities. The games were originally formed in 1992 and involved the then 5 local authorities with a total of 1200 competitors. Since then the number of sports have grown as well as the number of competitors to over 3,500. While year round trials for the games involve over 60,000 young sports people.
As well as being an excellent opportunity for young people to compete in such a wide range of sports it also provides any one who is willing, the chance to volunteer in a variety of tasks. Because, without the help of the hundreds of volunteers, the Youth Games would simply not be able to run.
Merseyside Schools Championships for Disabled Children
Merseyside Sports Partnership organises a number of events throughout the year and across the county for disabled children. From the Merseyside Schools Boccia and Cricket Tournaments to Athletics.
Other Disability Events
Plus a range of open events and events specifically for disabled adults too. Our volunteers help to plan, manage and promote these events and offer an invaluable support.
Local Authorities
Contact your local authority Sports Development Officerwho will have great links to local clubs and sport and physical activity programmes who may be looking for volunteers
National Governing Bodies
Contact a National Governing Body who will have great links with local clubs in your area who may be looking for volunteers.
Volunteer Centres
The work of the Volunteer Centres falls into two main categories: helping individuals to get involved in volunteering and helping organisations to involve volunteers fairly and effectively in their everyday work.
There are hundreds of volunteering opportunities to choose from your volunteer centre for your nearest centre click here.
For Further opportunities in volunteering visit www.do-it.org.uk
Council for Voluntary Service
The Council for Voluntary Services, of which there are 6 in Merseyside, have a role to offer
- Information and advice
- Funding advice
- Training
- IT Training and support
Click here for contact details of the CVS’s
