Volunteer with The Reader in Merseyside
Written by Lisa Spurgin, 18th December 2015
Looking for something new to do in the New Year? Want to use your love of reading to help make a big difference? We're currently recruiting for people to join our Merseyside Volunteer Reader Scheme, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, in a variety of roles.
"Their faces light up when we walk in. They look forward to that hour. And when we leave, after being with a group, we feel great ourselves."
Our volunteers provide shared reading sessions for older people across Merseyside on a weekly basis, either as Care Home Readers working in pairs to deliver groups in care homes, and Reading Friends who visit older people in their own homes. Full training and support is provided, and you don't need to be a lifelong or experienced reader to take part - all abilities are welcome.
If you don't feel that a reading role is for you just yet, then we also offer Admin Assistant and Admin Reader roles at our offices in Calderstones and Birkenhead, with the opportunity to develop your personal reading as well as helping us with our day-to-day running, preparing short stories and poems to be read within groups across Merseyside.
Take a look at the video below to see what being part of the Merseyside Volunteer Reader Scheme means to our beneficiaries and volunteers:
Volunteer training will commence on Friday 22nd January 2016 at Calderstones Mansion, Liverpool. For more information about the Merseyside Volunteer Reader Scheme, please contact Megg Hewlett, Volunteer Manager: megghewlett@thereader.org.uk
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