You and v
v, the independent youth volunteering charity, is all about getting you involved, giving you roles with considerable responsibility. You can come away knowing that YOU have been active in making a difference but also with meaningful and tangible skills that are hard to come by in conventional work experience placements. As well as formal qualifications you will come away with skills that will be of benefit in all aspects of life, such as working with others, problem solving and decision making.
There are various roles open to you depending on where your interests lie. These include: an adviser, an administrator, a receptionist, a social campaigner or events organiser. Full training will be given, plus you will have the opportunity to gain widely recognised qualifications for the work that they be will be doing.
If you’re near an area running a v project and looking for a great route into work, or some really useful work experience, or you just want to give something back to your local community, check out these projects.
Citizens Advice and v
v aims to engage young people (16 to 25) in structured and meaningful volunteering activities. v has three aims; to improve the quantity, quality and diversity of youth volunteering opportunities. For more information visit  www.wearev.com
Citizens Advice has been awarded funding from v for two separate programmes. The first is to engage young people in part-time volunteering and the second is for full-time volunteering.
Our v projects
v part-time programme
The part-time programme is from April 2007 till December 2008. There will be:
- 13 bureaux participating
- Bureaux creating over 330 volunteering opportunities
- Each placement will entail 8 hours minimum (1 hour a week for 8 weeks)
- Bureaux supporting young volunteers through a series of short term and long term projects
- Bureaux recruiting for core roles and youth-led roles to suit the availability of different young people
Bureaux taking part in the project are:
- Camden CAB
- Chelmsley Wood CAB
- Crawley CAB
- Ellesmere and Neston CAB
- Enfield CAB
- North Liverpool CAB
- Redbridge CAB
- Royal Courts of Justice CAB
- Rushmoor CAB
- Shirley CAB
- Solihull CAB
- Stoke-on-Trent CAB
- Wavertree CAB
v full-time programme
The full-time programme is from June 2007 until December 2008. The programme will have:
- Young people volunteering in bureaux for a minimum of 30 hours each week on placements between 6 - 9 months
- An initial 4-week induction providing an introduction to Citizens Advice Bureaux work, the aims and principles of Citizens Advice services and the community from which the target bureau operates. The induction course will also aim to equip young volunteers with confidence and skills to begin the programme
- Opportunities for young people to take up core roles such as advisers and social policy volunteers
Bureaux taking part in the project are:
- Merton and Lambeth CAB
- Stoke-on-Trent CAB
- Sutton CAB
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