CVS News

Community Trust for Wansbeck?

Jun 18, 2010

All of you will remember the loss we all felt with the sad death of Sheila McGuckin. However, as was typical of Sheila, she left behind her a tremendous legacy of good practice and forward thinking.


One of her ‘visions’ was the setting up of a ‘Community Trust’ for the Wansbeck Area which could win new funds from businesses within the Area and trusts outside it to help support the community and voluntary organisations she left behind.

Job Vacancy - Forum Support Officer

Apr 29, 2010

Salary: pt 22 £19,621 pro rata (£8,484):
16 hrs per week (including evening meetings): Funded initially for one year

We require an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to work within the Community Development Team, who can provide an effective and efficient service to the local forums and other community groups. You will be required to undertake a variety of task and duties through the Wansbeck district and this will include evening work.

For further information or to request an application pack please contact:

Gillian Robson

Tel: 01670 858 688

Email: enquire[AT]wansbeckcvs.org.uk

OR use the contact form here.

Closing Date: Friday 7th May 2010

Job Vacancy - Community Development Worker

Apr 29, 2010

Salary: pt 29 £24,646.00
37 hrs per week: Funded initially for one year

We require an individual to work within WCVS key objectives, by continuing to develop our core services and build the capacity of the Voluntary and Community Sector through the provision of advice, information, support and training. Ensuring that the Voluntary and Community Sector in the area continues to be a well organised and informed sector, facilitating effective communication, networking and collaboration between local voluntary and community groups.

For further information or to request an application pack please contact:

Gillian Robson

Tel: 01670 858 688

Email: enquire[AT]wansbeckcvs.org.uk

OR use the contact form here.

Closing Date: Friday 7th May 2010

Job Vacancy - Supported Volunteering Development Worker

Apr 29, 2010

Salary: pt 29 £24,646
37 hrs per week: Funded until March 2011

This project, which has been running for over a year, was identified as a means of engaging with clients who suffer from complex mental health conditions. The project encourages people with these conditions to become involved in a supported volunteering scheme to increase their confidence, self esteem and life skills and to enable them to enter into pre-employment training or employment. We require an experienced, driven and self motivated individual to recruit and train volunteer buddies, work with volunteer involving organisations and support the client group.

This project is funded through Northumberland County Council’s Working Neighbourhoods Fund.

For further information or to request an application pack please contact:

Gillian Robson

Tel: 01670 858 688

Email: enquire[AT]wansbeckcvs.org.uk

OR use the contact form here.

Closing Date: Friday 7th May 2010

Job Vacancies - Trainers

Mar 05, 2010

Coalfields Regeneration Trust logoProject Training Co-ordinator (30 hours - £19,983 p.a.)

Trainer (16 hours - £10,657 p.a.)

Funded initially until March 2011

WCVS have been successful in securing funding from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to carry out Skills for Employment Project. We require two enthusiastic and hardworking individuals with a passion for ensuring that those who wish to work may do so and committed and passionate for bringing about social change through learning and work. We are looking to deliver a programme of learning in a helpful environment to improve skills through a supported approach to learning.

For further information or to request an application pack please contact:

Gillian Allsopp

Tel: 01670 858 688

Email: pa[AT]wansbeckcvs.org.uk

OR use the contact form here.

Closing Date: Thursday 18th March 2010

Job Vacancy - Volunteer Development Worker

Mar 01, 2010

£24,646 p/a
37 hours per week
Funded until March 2011

We require a self motivated and IT competent individual to work in the county’s Volunteer Centre, to recruit and match volunteers and to work with volunteer involving organisations to develop new opportunities and promote good practice.

For further information or an application pack please contact:

Theresa Cameron


Tel: 01670 858 688
Email: enquire[AT]wansbeckcvs.org.uk

OR use our contact form here.

Closing date 12/03/2010

Job Vacancy - Administration Assistant

Mar 01, 2010

The closing date for this post has now past.

£15,444 p/a - 37 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and flexible individual with excellent administration, organisational and IT skills to work as part of the administrative team.

For further information and to obtain an application pack please contact:

Theresa Cameron

Tel: 01670 858 688
Email: enquire[AT]wanbseckcvs.org.uk

OR use our contact form here.

Closing date 03/03/2010

Positive About Volunteering Conference - 2nd March 2010

Feb 15, 2010

Volunteering Northumberland will be holding its second annual conference on Tuesday March 2nd at the Holiday Inn at Seaton Burn. Registered organisations will be receiving full booking instructions shortly. If you are not registered and would like to find out more about how you can attend, please contact us.

Wansbeck Funding Event - 10th March 2010

Jan 13, 2010

Wansbeck CVS has organised an afternoon conference that will provide an opportunity to find out the latest funding information from five major funders.

New Website Launched

Jan 07, 2010

Happy new year to you all. Many of you may have noticed that our old website had become somewhat neglected in recent months this was because we were developing a brand new site.