Local Volunteer Centres

Organisation Name: Volunteer Centre West Lancashire
Hosted: Yes. West Lancashire Council for Voluntary Service
Charity No.: 1039563    Company Limited by Guarantee No.: 2940823
Address: 2 Church House, Park Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L40 3AJ
Geographical Area Covered: West Lancashire
Tel.: 01695 580 880    Fax: 01695 581 888
Email: vc@wlcvs.org    Website: No
Contact Name: Cindy Robertson    Job Title: Manager
Tel.: 01695 580 880    Email: vc@wlcvs.org
Mission Statement: The project aims to provide a service to enable potential volunteers to access voluntary work of their choice, providing information to make that choice. We also enable voluntary and community groups to recruit volunteers and market and promote their volunteering opportunities, encouraging best practice.
Opening Times: Monday – Friday (9.00am – 3.00pm)
Outreach Services: No
No. registered organisations (members): 233
No. volunteer opportunities/vacancies: 400+    Uploaded to do-it.org.uk: Yes
No. volunteers recruited per year: 300+
No. staff/volunteers involved in delivery of Volunteer Centre services: 3 staff, 7 volunteers

Volunteering Services Offered

Volunteer Brokerage
Details: Information, guidance, support, confidential interviews, signposting to other organisations.

Training
Details: Support to organisations in the delivery of their own training

Database of volunteering Opportunities
Details: V-Base All voluntary opportunities posted

Bulletins/Newsletters
Details: CVS Newsletter (quarterly), Bulletin (6 per year)

Best Practice Publications
Details: We offer help to organisations to draw up their own publications

Volunteer Certificates Details: Volunteer Centre West Lancashire run a 100/200 hours certificate award scheme

Publications Library
Details: CVS holds a library of all publications

Extra Support Needs Volunteering
Details: Advice offered on voluntary opportunities to people with extra support needs

Youth Volunteering
Details: Advice offered to young people on the voluntary opportunities available to them

Conferences/Promotional Events
Details: Co-organise the annual Legacy for the Future conference in the North West

Other Specific Events
Details: Promote annual Volunteers' Week