Volunteers

Volunteering in Sport

The Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust offers information and advice to encourage and support sports volunteers. There are many voluntary sporting opportunities available across Sussex; Sports clubs are always looking for keen volunteers to help out as coaches, officials and administrators; or you could volunteer your time at one of the many sporting events we run each year.

How much time do you have to give? This is up to you! Sports clubs may need volunteers to help out for an hour or two a week, whereas sports events could require volunteers for a whole day. Our aim is to find a volunteering opportunity that will fit in with your other commitments.

If you are interested in volunteering in sport, please complete and return the volunteer registration of interest form: Volunteer Registration Form

For a full list of the current sports volunteering opportunities in Sussex, please search our sports database. If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed, please contact the relevant club or organisation directly.

Volunteer Rewards Scheme

The Volunteer Rewards Scheme is a great way to get benefits from your sports volunteering! The scheme allows you to count up your hours, exchange them for points and turn all of your hard work into rewards! If you are already volunteering and would like to register on to the scheme, please complete and return the volunteer registration and agreement form below:
Volunteer Registration Form

Once you are registered on to the scheme, you can start recording your hours. You must get your hours authorised and then send them in to the Sussex CSP Sports Development Officer. Please download the hours sheet should you need to print some more off: Volunteer Hours Sheet

PLEASE NOTE that hours can only be counter AFTER volunteers register on to the Volunteer Rewards Scheme. Hours CANNOT be backdated.

1 hour School volunteering = 1 point
1 hour Community volunteering = 2 points
1 hour Disability activity volunteering = 3 points
Sussex Games or Sussex Parallel Games = 5 bonus points
Attendance at sports coachUK or running
sportsworkshop = 5 points
Attendance at Sussex CSP Conferences = 5 points

Reward Packages:
Bronze - 25 points
Certificate, pen, bag, free workshop voucher

Silver - 75 points
Certificate, t-shirt, free workshop voucher, £25 towards coaching or officiating course

Gold - 150 points
Certificate, hoodie, free workshop voucher, £50 towards coaching or officiating course

Platinum - 500 points
Certificate and trophy presented at Sussex Sports Awards
To progress to Platinum, volunteers must also have attend a sports coach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop.

If you would like further information on volunteering in sport or the Volunteer Rewards Scheme please contact Jo Irving, Sports Development Officer, on 01273 643838 or email jirving@brighton.ac.uk

Step into Sport

Step into Sport is a joint project funded by a consortium of Sport England, Youth Sport Trust and Sports Leaders UK and is run through the School Sport Partnerships. The purpose of Step into Sport is to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of young people engaged in leadership and volunteering, with consequent benefits to schools, clubs, the community and the young people themsleves. The Step into Sport programme focuses on young people aged 11 to 19.

As part of the Step into Sport programme, each School Sports Partnership is responsible for running a Leadership Academy, which is a programme of sports and leadership training offered to selected students who are passionate about sports leadership and volunteering. Through the Step into Sport programme, these students are offered introductory sports specific qualifications, generic leadership training, and other developmental workshops. Communication links are established between the School Sports Partnerships and local clubs, aiming to encourage and sustain student involvement in sports leadership through quality volunteering placements. The Sussex County Sports Partnership provides assistance in the task of finding suitable volunteering opportunities for the students.

Volunteer Training

Worthing Council for Voluntary Service
STRENGTHENING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Courses: January - June 2009
2009 training courses download

Volunteer Centres in Sussex

Arun Volunteer Centre
Drove Lodge
49 Beach Road
Littlehampon
West Sussex

BN17 5JG
Telephone: 01903 731223

Brighton and Hove Volunteer Centre
The Volunteer Centre Brighton and Hove helps to identify volunteering opportunities for people that want to volunteer in not-for-profit organisations. They also collect volunteering opportunities from organisations seeking help.

Alison Marino
Volunteer Centre Project Leader
Intergen House
65-67 Western Road
Hove
BN3 2JQ
Email: info@volunteercentre.bh-impetus.org

Chichester and District Cvs

60a North Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1NB
Telephone: 01243 532765
Email: callen@chichester-cvs.org.uk
Website: www.chichester-cvs.org.uk/volunteering.html

Crawley Volunteer Centre
Our Volunteer Centre exists to promote volunteering in all its various aspects. Volunteers are recruited and matched with vacancies in local organisations.

Volunteer Centre Crawley
Gleneagles Court
Brighton Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 6AD
Telephone: 01293 657145
Email: volbur@crawleycvs.org

Eastbourne Volunteer Centre

Eastbourne Avs Volunteer Bureau
8 Saffrons Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1DG
Telephone: 01323 639373
Email: info@eavs.org.uk
Website: www.eavs.org

Hastings Volunteer Centre

Rose Austen
Volunteer Centre Organiser
Hastings Voluntary Action
32 Priory Street
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1EA
Telephone: 01424 446060 / 444010
Website: www.Hastingsvoluntaryaction.org/volunteering

Horsham Volunteer Centre

The Octagon or the Spire
St.Mark’s Court
Chart Way
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1XL
Telephone: 01403 232100
Email: horshamvolunteer@btconnect.com

Lewes Volunteer Centre
Volunteer Centre Sussex Downs can assist you to work out what volunteering you want to do, and point you in the direction of suitable organisations and opportunities. We can offer on-going advice and support if you need it. We want you to volunteer and for you to enjoy your volunteering!

You can come and visit one of our two offices in Newhaven or Lewes.
Newhaven Office
Hillcrest Community Centre
Hillcrest Road
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9EA

Lewes Office
5 Lansdown Place
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2JT
Telephone: 01279 514379 or 01273 475845
Email: info@ldva.org.uk

Midsussex Volunteer Centre

Volunteer Centre East Grinstead
East Grinstead Library West St
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 4SR
Telephone: 01342 322306

Rother Volunteer Centre
25 Cinque Ports Street
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7AD
Telephone: 01797 225446
Email: office@rothervoluntaryaction.org.uk

Worthing Volunteer Centre
Colannde House
47 Warwick Street
Worthing
BN11 3DH
Telephone: 01903 528622
Email: worthingvb@freenet.co.uk
Contact: Eleanor Hope

Wealden Volunteer Centre
Uckfield Volunteer Centre
Unit 3
79 High Street
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 1AS
Telephone: 01825 760019
Email: uvic@btconnect.com
Website: www.uvic.org.uk