Stifford Centre
Empower people to lead healthy and prosperous lives
Volunteering
VOLUNTEERING PROJECT
Stifford continued to deliver its volunteering project at a standard that helped us renew our Investors in Volunteers accreditation in January 2013. This project has helped a number of individuals acquire professional skills with which to further access and settle in mainstream workforces. Working in partnership with Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets, we recruit and engage with volunteers from all over Tower Hamlets and beyond.
While developing an individual learning plan for each volunteer joining our team, we provided a minimum of 12 hours capacity building support to equip them with skills and, in some cases, professional accreditations. Our volunteer support and training package currently included training in basic skills such as literacy, numeracy, non-academic generic skills such as communication, office ICT skills and team work to instil confidence and awareness in the workplace environment.
All volunteers receive 4 hours of employment readiness support including assistance with CV preparation, job interview techniques and confidence building. According to each individual’s needs, we arranged training in Health & Safety, Customer Service and First Aid at Work.