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What will you do today?
Ever thought about volunteering?
A volunteer is someone who gives up their time for free, to help other people, the community or the environment. If you have ever helped out at a youth or sports club, or taken part in a sponsored walk, then you’ve been a volunteer!
VE @ Keele extends the definition of volunteering to include many opportunities and activities within the community of Keele University, where these are not a requirement of an academic course or module, are unpaid and considered to be voluntary in nature. So if you are actively involved with a KUSU student society or other university activity outside of your academic timetable, you may be able to get involved with VE @ Keele.
The feel good factor
Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do and it’s really easy to get involved. What’s more it benefits the community, gives you a real sense of personal satisfaction, it’s a great way to develop essential employability skills and looks great on your CV!
VE @ Keele aims to provide quality volunteer opportunities for students and staff, enhancing the whole student experience and connecting Keele to the local community. Working in partnership with a wide range of organisations, whether you want to volunteer as part of a one-off event, or commit more regularly to an opportunity, means there is something for everyone at VE @ Keele.
Your VE @ Keele Project Leader Becky Wardell can...
- Help to arrange placements
- Help to match students to suitable placement opportunities
- Provide orientation & Induction
- Offer support & training
- Monitor placement relationship
- Manage VE volunteer Awards and accreditation
We look forward to seeing you at Welcome Week activities on 27th and 28th September
Don’t forget our Volunteer Fair on Wednesday 27th September in the SU Ballroom 11am-4pm
Find out about volunteering opportunities, meet organisations face-to-face and arrange your volunteer placement
Help us to map student volunteering activity at Keele
We have around 300 current Keele students registered on our database. But we believe that many more are volunteering their time to help people and organizations in the community! So that we can accurately record volunteering activity at Keele, we need your help! Please take a few minutes of your time to register with VE @ Keele and provide details of where you are volunteering.
By registering with VE @ Keele you could work towards our VE Awards enabling you to reflect on your skills development during your volunteering. VE Awards also look great on your CV! If you don’t want to complete an Award, we can offer our Positive Contribution to the Community certificate for your volunteering activity instead. Contact the VE office for more information or visit our website.
To register your volunteering, or to sign up to VE @ Keele visit: www.kusu.net/registermyvolunteering.
Not sure your activity is considered as ‘volunteering’? Contact VE @ Keele to discuss.
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