Felicity a PhD student & Project Co-ordinator writes all about her volunteering experience with Discovery. Being involved in Discovery has really helped enhance my time at Swansea University. As a PhD student I am a class of one, and so it was hard at first to get to know others at first. I joined Discovery initially to take part in a few of the
Are you interested in making friends, learning new skills & making a difference to the local community? Would you like to gain experiences that will help support your career & enhance your employability? Discovery Student volunteering Swansea have over 20 projects that you can volunteer on whilst studying at Swansea University. You can volunteer with children, young people, older adults,
Nurjas writes about her time as a project co-ordinator for Discovery. Being a project co-ordinator (PC) for Discovery has provided an invaluable experience that is highly unique. Being a PC at Discovery has been highly rewardable and enjoyable, helping the student body and wider community through volunteering has meant that I was able to gain both hard and soft skills
Would you like to take your volunteering to the next level and develop leadership skills through your volunteering with Discovery? Discovery has lots of leadership opportunities and this workshop will go through the different leadership opportunities available, how you can get involved and what support you get in the different roles. You will also meet some of the Discovery team including current
“He smiled when he got the pack – the fact it was hand-delivered and covered in stickers was so thoughtful!”Throughout the pandemic, @DiscoverySVS student volunteers have been creating activity packs for the local community #VolunteersWeek http://swan.ac/mz0
The Swansea University Enterprise Team have teamed up with Discovery SVS to create a fantastic opportunity for you. Every year we at Discovery host our Volunteer Fair and as we all know everything has been a bit unpredictable lately. So, to make sure that this year’s Volunteer Fair is accessible for everyone, regardless of the circumstances at the time, we
This week’s activity suggested by the Inspire Project is a Summer Activity Book! Our Inspire project will be pausing over the summer, but here are some activities created by our volunteers to complete over the summer! Have fun, and stay safe! We’d love to see what you’re up to and the outcome of the different activities but please do this
What is National Volunteers week? Volunteers Week takes place 1-7 June every year. It is a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and say thank you. THANK YOU to All Discovery Volunteers All our amazing Volunteers have been working together to help our communities from September 2020 to July 2021. All your hard work is vey appreciated and
Discovery has some great training sessions available over the next few weeks for current volunteers so sign up and get involved. Wednesday 26th May 2-3pm Tackling Period poverty What is period poverty and how can Discovery volunteers & Swansea University students come together to tackle period poverty in Swansea? Join Swansea takes on period poverty for this one hour workshop where you
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated person to support a wide range of student volunteering and one off volunteering projects. Salary: ,£19,645 Initially 3 year contract, extension subject to funding. Start date 1st September 2021, 35hrs p/w Application deadline: is 9am 7th June 2021. Please email your application to discovery@swansea.ac.uk To apply for the post or to see the