Voluntary Action Coventry

29/05/2026

With landing next week (1-7 June), now is a great time to be thinking about getting involved with your local community. Whether you’re looking ideas, a course or a helping hand - let Voluntary Action Coventry help you on your volunteering journey!

Follow our posts all next week for ideas, volunteering what's on and top tips!
👉See link in comments for details on Volunteering What's On with VAC

20/05/2026

It was great to be part of Penderels Trust community information session at Community Centre today. Our Chat Central engagement officer Celia has been sharing information about how we support people to engage with their community.

We enable people to increase skills, knowledge and confidence through volunteering and community action.

👉Take a look at what one of our projects, Chat Central has planned this month and beyond: https://www.getinvolvedcoventry.org.uk/o/Utopia271151-Chat-Central-Team

🪴If you fancy trying your hand at a volunteering garden session on 27th May with Chat Central, check out the link above and book yourself on.

12/05/2026

🌟 Join us at the Coventry Transport Museum TODAY (Tuesday, May 12) from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM for the Mental Health Awareness Week Marketplace Event with REACH Mental Health Alliance and other fantastic organizations!

💜 Looking to boost your mental health and confidence?
💙 Interested in connecting with your community and meeting new friends?
💛 Ready to discover new skills and experiences?

Swing by the Voluntary Action Coventry stand and chat with our friendly team! We’re here to show you how volunteering can enhance your well-being and connect you with amazing opportunities in Coventry.

Here’s how we can help:
✅ Start your journey on Get Involved Coventry to access volunteer roles and community activities.
✅ Get face-to-face advice at our drop-in sessions.
✅ Enrol in Improving Lives—our supported volunteering short course.
✅ Check out Chat Central Central for new experiences, groups, and roles!

Let's make a positive impact together! 💪✨
For more information, https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/volunteer-boost-your-mental-health/

11/05/2026

💙It’s Mental Health Awareness Week - a good opportunity to check in with your own mental health and those around you.

💪At Voluntary Action Coventry we know that volunteering can lift your spirits; we help people to actively engage with community action.

Take a look at the ways we can help you to access meaningful and rewarding experiences through volunteering – there’s some great opportunities going on this week, why don’t you get involved?

⭐Tues 12 May : Pop-in to Drop In, VAC, Harp Place 10am-2pm
⭐Tues 12 May : Meet us at Coventry Transport Museum, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Mental Health Awareness Week Marketplace Event
⭐Wed 13 May: Try a volunteers session, litter Pick with Chat Central, meet 10am
⭐Thurs 14 May: Games session and intro to Chat Central , starts 2pm
⭐Sat 16 May: Sing for Change with Chat Central, starts 10.30am
⭐Enrol for our next supported volunteering course, Improving Lives

👉Browse 'Get Involved Coventry' platform for your next volunteering role

Remember, we're here for you all year, not just .

🫶Donate your time, share your passion - help others, and benefit from that uplift yourself.

🔗For more details on all these activities - head to our website - link in comments
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05/05/2026

It was a pleasure to host the latest Coventry HDRC Evidence Cafe, here at Voluntary Action Coventry. The Coventry Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) is running a series of free drop-in sessions (Evidence Cafés) to support the voluntary sector in Coventry with using, understanding, collecting, analysing, and presenting evidence, including the views of local people. (More information in comments below.)

Alice Upton, VAC, pictured right, said "I found the information and advice I received invaluable - it will help me connect the dots around presenting the data we are gathering regarding the positive impact projects like can have on mental health."

Thanks to Lauren Bell and the team.

VAC has a suite of three welcoming rooms available for hire for workshops, meetings and AGMs. The rooms, conveniently located to the city centre, have flexible set-up and refreshments can be organised for you.

💙Support local: every booking directly helps VAC continue supporting the city’s voluntary and community sector.

👉 View our brochure here: https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/room-hire/

01/05/2026

✨ This Bank Holiday is the perfect moment to pause, reflect, and think about how you could make a difference in your community.

Volunteering is a fantastic way to meet new people, boost your confidence, learn new skills, and give something back. Whether you’ve got a few hours or want something more regular, there are so many opportunities waiting for you!

Why not start by exploring roles online? Platforms like Get Involved Coventry make it easy to discover hundreds of live volunteering opportunities—take a look and see what inspires you 👀

Need a bit of guidance? Come along to one of our friendly Drop-In Advice sessions! We’re here every Monday and Tuesday (except Bank Holidays), 10am–2pm. Our next session is Tuesday 5 May—no booking needed, just pop in and have a chat.

Your time could make a real difference. Take that first step today 💙

https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/bank-holiday-update-on-services/

15/04/2026

Ever thought about volunteering?
Why not check out our Improving Lives our supported volunteering course? It starts Tuesday 28 April but you can enrol NOW!
Just click on the link below:
Could our supported volunteering course be right for you?
✅Are you interested in exploring volunteering?
✅Ready to gain experience that could be valuable in the future?
✅ Are you looking to increase your self-esteem and build confidence?
✅Do you want to improve your skills or update existing skills?
If so, Improving Lives is for you. Our next FREE six week course starts on 24 February, and it's free to join. Why don't you join us?!!
📍Course start: Tues 28April 2026
📍Tuesdays & Thursdays 10.30am-12.30pm
📍In-person at VAC, Harp Place, Sandy Lane CV1 4DX (with some visits)
🚌Bus tickets reimbursed & refreshments provided ☕
🌐 Find out more and enrol here:
https://www.getinvolvedcoventry.org.uk/o/Utopia271151-Improving-Lives-Team/activities/Improving-Lives-Course/111698
📞Call VA Coventry 024 7622 0381
📩Email: [email protected]

15/04/2026

🚨 Last chance to apply! 🚨

🌟We’re looking for an Improving Lives Lead Officer to join us here at Voluntary Action Coventry - deadline approaching 22.4.26 - please share with your networks 🌟

This is a rewarding role where you’ll help people build confidence, discover volunteering opportunities, and take real steps towards employment. You’ll plan and deliver our Improving Lives course - a lively, hands-on programme designed to empower adults in Coventry to focus on their futures and realise their full potential.

👉View job pack here: https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/vacancies/voluntary-action-coventry-improving-lives-lead-officer/

📢We are recruiting an Improving Lives Lead Officer

📌 Salary: £30,905 pro-rata per annum for FTE plus 7% pension
📌 Working hours: 18 – 24 hours per week (to be agreed)
📌Location: Voluntary Action Coventry, Harp Place, 2 Sandy Lane, Radford, Coventry CV1 4DX

The Improving Lives Lead Officer will organise a tailored package of support for participants helping them move forward on their journey to volunteering and/or employment. The postholder will plan and deliver our Improving Lives course, a 12-week programme delivered over 6-weeks that runs throughout the year.

⚡Background to the role:
Improving Lives is for anyone aged 18 years and over who wants to know more about volunteering opportunities in Coventry and have a go at some volunteering activities to increase their confidence and well-being.

The Improving Lives course consists of 12 structured sessions of engaging activities, discussions, visits and support that take place over two-sessions per week. Additionally, participants can access to one-to-one support and guidance to help them with volunteering or employment barriers.

The course aim is to support participants to focus on their futures and realise their potential, improving confidence in their own skills and abilities and what they have to offer, and to learn about and practice elements necessary for finding, applying for and securing volunteer or work roles.

✨Do you have demonstrable experience of working with people with additional support needs, training/teaching skills and the ability to monitor and evaluate learners’ progression? This role could be for you.

📌Closing date for applications is 10am Wednesday 22nd April 2026
📌Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th April 2026

👉Find out more:
View the role description and supporting documents and how to apply (by email) here:
https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/vacancies/voluntary-action-coventry-improving-lives-lead-officer/

08/04/2026

🫶Curious about volunteering but don't know where to start...? Join our Introduction to Volunteering workshop to learn more! 💙

📌Introduction to Volunteering workshop t
📌Wed 22 Apr, 13:00 - 14:30
📌VAC (Voluntary Action Coventry), Harp Place, 2 Sandy Ln, Coventry CV1 4DX, UK

Our Introduction to Volunteering workshop can show you:

✅The benefits of volunteering for personal, health, well-being and professional reasons

✅The variety of roles available across the city to suit various interests and schedules

✅ How to search for or find roles

✅How our supported volunteering projects can help

✅What to expect when you want to apply for a volunteer role

🌍🥾🚌The workshops take place at Voluntary Action Coventry office - it's a friendly, comfortable venue and just a 7 minute walk from the city centre or use No15 bus to be dropped off nearby.

🕐This one-off session runs for 1.5 hours and is suitable for anyone who is interested in volunteering in Coventry.

🗣️💬📝The workshop contains small group work, discussion and information-giving.

We limit the places at these workshops to ensure everyone receives personalised recommendations or support. And if we can make it easier for you to take part, please let us know your requirements!

👉Book your free place here: https://www.getinvolvedcoventry.org.uk/o/Utopia271151/activities/Introduction-to-Volunteering/115548

We look forward to meeting you!

02/04/2026

As the flowers begin to bloom and spring is underway, we would like to wish you a Happy Easter from all the team at Voluntary Action Coventry.

Update on opening times:

🗣️Drop-In Volunteer Advice sessions:
📌Monday 6 April – closed
📌Our doors re-open on Tuesday 7.

Drop In sessions run from 10am until 2pm (Mondays and Tuesdays, except Bank holidays) – come and talk to our friendly team for help, support and guidance in accessing volunteering roles across Coventry’s community organisations. 🫶

🏣VAC offices:
📌VAC will be closed from Friday 3 April until Monday 6 April, and resume on Tuesday 7 April 2026.

💙Search for Volunteer Roles on-line!
🌟If you’re thinking about getting more involved in your community, meeting new people and giving something back here in Coventry, then a great place to start is by doing some research on-line.

🌟Did you know that you can use our community engagement platform Get Involved Coventry to search for hundreds of live volunteering roles across Coventry? Take a look at what’s on offer here, and if you’d like some more support, then why don’t you come and talk to us at one of our Drop In Advice sessions.

👉Find useful links and info here: https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/easter-bank-holiday-update/

Or head straight over to www.getinvolvedcoventry.org.uk and the next step!

02/04/2026

📢 Bardsley Youth Project is recruiting a Grant Fundraiser & Communications worker

📌 Salary: £16 per hour
📌 Working hours: 10 hours per week
📌Location: Bardsley House, Coventry and remote
📌Annual Leave: 7 day + bank holidays
📌Deadline: Fri 1 May, 2026

Bardsley Youth Project seeks to support young people aged 16-25 who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness or vulnerably housed.

✨BYP is looking for a dynamic, creative story teller, to work alongside the Communications and Fundraising Co-ordinator to raise the funding needed for BYP to continue its work and the profile of the charity.

As a talented story teller you will use your skills to communicate the work of BYP with funding bodies, partner organisations and beyond. This role focusses heavily on grant funding both applying for and managing the grants, being a main contact for grant bodies.

You would be joining the organisation at an exciting time of its development as reach and level of support delivered with young people expands. The role holder will be expected to undertake an DBS check and adhere to the safeguarding policy.

If you would like an informal discussion or further information, please email Simon Ree, Project Manager to arrange a call, via [email protected]

👉Find out more:
Link in bio (Linktree 👆) or view the role description and supporting documents and how to apply here:
https://www.vacoventry.org.uk/vacancies/bardsley-youth-project-grant-fundraiser-communications-worker/