New Liverpool City Region project Include-IT Mersey seeks volunteer digital champions to work in local communities.
Include-IT Mersey is looking for volunteers to encourage local people to improve their digital skills by accessing free training across Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and the Wirral.
Volunteers will support participants to access digital training and raise awareness of the benefits of getting online in a variety of community centres and locations across the region.
“Digital Champions don’t need to be experts in IT and computing, but will need to be friendly and comfortable in working with the public” said Lauren Jones, Volunteer Coordinator for Sefton, Liverpool and Knowsley.
“The project aims to help 750 participants to renew their motivation to learn and progress in life and gain, what will in many cases, be their first qualification”.
Include-IT Mersey volunteers will not be directly involved in delivering the training programme, but will have the opportunity to help project organisers at Digital Surgeries across the region and will provide hands-on support to learners.
“By volunteering with the Include-IT Mersey project, Digital Champions can build their own confidence and self esteem whilst helping participants to build theirs too!” said Sally Dobbing, Volunteer Coordinator for Halton, St Helens and the Wirral.
“This opportunity is a chance for volunteers to help members of their local community, and the role is flexible around your own availability”.
The Include-IT Mersey project is funded by The Big Lottery and European Social Fund, and is lead by Sefton CVS in partnership with VOLA consortium and partner organisations throughout the Liverpool City Region.
For more information on this role, or to find out where your nearest training venue is, please contact Sefton CVS on 0151 920 0726 or for those online, email includeitmersey@seftoncvs.org.uk. Full details are also available online at www.includeitmersey.org.uk.
