We are pleased to introduce our new Volunteer Programme Coordinator, John Emsley. John has been seconded from The Manchester College and will work alongside Tony Maunder. John is a skills teacher, passionate advocate of employability and obsessive about vocational relevance in education. His ethos is simple; inspiring and empowering people to realise their full potential […]
Read MoreTony started as a volunteer with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue service back in 2013 and gained a placement to train as a community safety advisor. There he gained valuable people skills and worked throughout Greater Manchester giving important fire safety information to the most vulnerable in the community. After qualifying as a community safety […]
Read MoreCanon Adrian Rhodes has joined the Volition team as our Volunteer Bee Coordinator. Known as the “Canon Apiarist” at Manchester Cathedral Adrian has been a beekeeper since 2011, keeping bees at home, on the roof of Manchester Cathedral and is mentor to our volunteers who look after the Beehives at Manchester Cathedral and the Printworks. […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that following a restructure of the Volunteer Programme in Manchester, we are back up and running. We would like to express our thanks to Manchester City Council, Job Centre Plus, Manchester College and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, all of which have and continue to support our efforts in […]
Read MoreThe University of Liverpool is the first in the UK to formally recognise the Volition programme at the highest level. Volition Volunteers in Liverpool can now apply for any permanent jobs under a Guaranteed Interview Scheme at the University. The University application form now has a dedicated question asking applicants if they are part of […]
Read MoreThe Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu has been announced as patron of Volition. “Having such a high profile Patron is a real asset to the on-going growth and reach of Volition across the UK, where already there are over a dozen more Cathedrals keen to learn from the Volition model and replicate in their […]
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