Volunteers

Volunteer

Your support is important to our work at Lifeworks North Staffs. There are many ways you can contribute towards our causes, and every little bit that you commit goes a long way in helping us fulfil our mission. Learn more about how you can get involved and take advantage of the opportunity to help us.

Befriending

We are looking for compassionate, friendly Volunteer Befrienders (18+) with good communication and organisational skills.

The role will include helping to build social interactions by establishing and maintaining a friendly, sympathetic and professional relationship, encouraging engagement with Lifeworks and other organisations activities, to help the client gain confidence through social interaction and valuable life skills improving their quality of life. All volunteers are DBS checked and have Befriending Training before being matched up with a client.

For more information contact us.

Fundraising

Lifeworks North Staffs do not receive any government funding. We are always looking for ways to raise much needed funds and we have organised coffee mornings, summer and Christmas fairs so we can continue the work that Lifeworks North Staffs do. We also go to various networking events to promote Lifeworks and our cause.

Every year we hold a fundraising event at the Repertory Theatre on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. http://stokerep.info/
We sell tickets for a performance and a proportion of the ticket sales goes directly to Lifeworks.

Lifeworks have set up Lyme Lottery, Easyfundraising and PayPal pages so it is easy to donate to us.

You can donate or attend our fundraising events to help us out.

Trustee

Could you make a life changing difference to people with Autistic conditions?

Lifeworks North Staffs are looking for passionate trustees 18+ to help our charity reach its potential. Lifeworks has been supporting Autistic people 14+ since 2006 growing to include over 900 clients and 330 carers.

We are particularly looking for trustees with experience in Human Resources, Law and Business/finance (who can help us maximise our funding streams).

The role involves attending approximately 6, 2 hour meetings a year at our offices in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and about 1-2hrs a month volunteering/consultation depending on your skillset. Working with our trustees to help achieve the charities objectives.

If you are interested in applying please contact Dom.

Testimonials

Thair, Client

‘Coming to Lifeworks is a way of meeting other people in the same situation. It’s a place I can go where people don’t judge. I feel my life has changed for the better and now I have a purpose. Before the support from Lifeworks my life consisted of many struggles but now I can speak to people at Lifeworks and always feel supported’

Martyn, Client

'They are understanding with how I am. Helped me understand myself and why I do things the way I do. Made me feel more confident and given me a social life with people who are understanding and not as judgemental. They have also helped me with filling forms in for PIPS'

Linda, Carer

‘Lifeworks has given me confidence, also a social life in a safe and friendly environment, it also helps me to understand myself and helps when I am feeling down.’

Liam, Client

‘Since becoming a client I have more self-confidence and this has boosted my self-esteem. I feel understood at Lifeworks and this has helped remove the isolation I was experiencing’.

Dr Wood, Professional

‘To everyone at Lifeworks, I just wanted to say a big thank you for supporting our student, Trainee Clinical Psychologist with accessing participants to take part in her research for her thesis. Our student has now completed her research and has passed her viva. I know she is planning to contact you to say thank you herself and to give you some feedback from the research, but as her clinical supervisor, I also wanted to say thank you for your support.’

Professional

'The presentation was fantastic, we really do appreciate you taking out the time to deliver it to us. This was our most popular CC meeting we have had so far and had 15 people attend. Again thank you to you all.'

Auntie of 2 clients

“You were brilliant with us. Sorry I got upset, It’s just that people often don’t understand these conditions and listening to you was so different!”

Mum of a client

“I just wanted to say thank you.

I know how kind you have been and it already has made a difference to a family that has struggled. Again thank you so much “