Digital champion volunteers at Stockport Continuing Education Service

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Would you like to help more people in Stockport to use the internet or feel more confident using a computer? Tech genius NOT required! Your everyday knowledge using a smart phone or browsing websites is enough. Are you friendly and patient? Do you feel confident speaking to new people? Have you helped friends or family to use their computer or phone? Do you want to help people to learn the skills they need to study, submit work online or find work? Then being a Digital champion volunteer is for you! Stockport Continuing Education Service (SCES) and Starting Point are teaming up to support people to learn something new and solve problems on digital devices. Stockport Continuing Education Service believe that education is a lifelong journey, and it's never too late to start. Their mission is to support and develop learning in every community in Stockport. Their learners could be gaining skills for work, learning English, or brushing up their Maths or literacy skills.

Role

Supported by staff at Stockport Continuing Education service, and other Digital champions, you’ll be helping learners in their drop-in digital help sessions. Studying at SCES involves some digital skills - learners can submit their course work online and will have tasks set by tutors on the online learning platform BKSB. They might want to use fun apps to help them learn, or need to fill in online forms, feel more confident using devices, or want to browse the web. That’s where you come in! Sessions take place Tuesdays and Weds 12.30 - 1.30pm term-time only. Volunteers can help at one session or both. We’re looking for six Digital champions to share this role, so you won’t need to volunteer every week, unless you want to. Volunteering will take place at the SCES building. Daw Bank, Stockport SK3 0EQ We give full training to all volunteers, as well as ‘top up’ training on current issues or digital things you need to know. You’ll be given training in using BKSB (used by most education providers) useful if you are looking for work or further volunteering in Education. If you volunteer regularly, Stockport Continuing Education will fund you to complete a Level 1 qualification in Digital skills by Google. Contact Clara, Volunteer lead at Starting Point to find out more – clara@startpoint.org.uk. Text Clara on 07874 042 365 or ring 0161 494 9947. Leave us a message so we know you’ve called, as we don’t return all missed calls.

Where:

SK3

Other:

What are our volunteers like? Everyone is different! Some of our volunteers are retired, some are looking for work. Some are trying something new after being unwell or children becoming part of their family. Please tell us how we can help you feel included whatever your culture, ethnicity or sexuality. We welcome people with disabilities to volunteer with us, we can give you all the info about our sessions and venue. Please talk to us about adjustments we can make so you can volunteer happily with us. You do need to volunteer independently in a sometimes noisy environment. We welcome people who are learning English. You do need to read online information and feel happy to explain computer based tasks in English. Language skills are a plus in this volunteer role, as some learners at SCES are learning English themselves.

Closing date for applications:

31 January 2025

Who to contact:

Clara Jones

Starting Point Community Learning Partnership

Organisation description:

Starting Point helps people to get online, or feel more confident using computers. We also run community events and support people locally with Community Organising. Our community activities have included sing-alongs, craft clubs, community events and kid's holiday clubs. We run Digital skills sessions and connect people to the National Databank to help with the cost of mobile data. We run a Digital device lending library and are part of the DigiKnow network, Stockport council’s project for Digital inclusion. Digital Champion volunteers help in Digital skills classes, or informally with friends, family or neighbours. We support other organisations in Stockport to have Digital champions, with our network of Digital champion volunteers across Stockport. You’ll be joining a friendly group of volunteers where full training is given for your role, plus we have regular socials if you volunteer with us!

Organisation type:

Social Enterprise

Company location:

Starting Point Community Learning Partnership 4-5 Woodley precinct Stockport , SK6 1RJ

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