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Welcome to VODA's e-bulletin. This email is sent to over 1,500 groups, organisations and individuals - please feel free to forward to anyone who may find it useful and they can sign up here to receive their own copy. If you'd like an article included in a future bulletin, please email victoria.logan-coulsey@voda.org.uk.
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One in Five England hospital admissions aged 18-34
One in five people being admitted to hospital in England with Covid is aged between 18 and 34, the new Chief Executive of NHS England has said.
Amanda Pritchard said there is “no doubt” that the jabs rollout is having a “major impact” in keeping people out of hospital and saving lives.
NHS England said patients aged 18-34 made up more than 20 per cent of those admitted to hospital last month, up from 5.4 per cent at the peak of the winter wave in January.
If you work with younger people, we encourage you to ask them to consider getting the vaccine. Appointments can be booked via the NHS website, or you they attend a local vaccine drop in clinic.
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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives have both recommended vaccination as one of the best defences for pregnant women against severe #COVID19 infection and the independent JCVI confirms the jab has been shown to be effective and safe for women carrying a baby. Find out more about pregnancy, breastfeeding, fertility and the COVID-19 vaccination here.
Midwife support at North Tyneside Covid vaccination clinics
To support pregnant people across North Tyneside who are still making a decision about their COVID19 vaccine, North Tyneside Council has partnered up with Northumbria Healthcare and North Tyneside CCG to pilot ‘joined up’ walk in vaccine clinics where a midwife will be present to offer advice. They are: Village Hotel, Newcastle, starting next week - Tuesday 10 August 8:30am to 1pm and Thursday 12 August 2pm to 7pm - and at each Tuesday and Thursday session after that.
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Updated Covid-19 guidance for charities
The Charity Commission has updated its Covid-19 guidance to reflect the lifting of restrictions in England and Wales. This includes advice for trustees on cancelling or postponing meetings, or holding them remotely.
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Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus (COVID-19)
The guidance on volunteering safely during Covid-19 has been updated in line with the Step 4 guidance and is available here.
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VCSE exiting lockdown - what to consider
VONNE recently hosted a workshop to help VCSE organisations think through the many considerations of returning teams safely to an office environment and continuing to deliver services to people who need them during the transition. They have put together an overview of the key points raised and how to go about managing your exit from lockdown.
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Living Well North Tyneside provider sign up
 Living Well North Tyneside is a new partnership bringing together health, wellbeing, social care and community organisations in one place… with a brand new website launching in late summer 2021. We want to provide the residents of North Tyneside with trusted information and resources on local services, activities and events available to them to help us all live well.
We are inviting all local VCS organisations and groups to sign up to be a provider. The invitation also extends to other organisations, groups and services that have a focus on health and wellbeing. Being a provider allows you to engage with the North Tyneside community and share the services you offer locally. If you would like us to send you the provider link and a handy how-to guide, please email us at hello@livingwellnorthtyneside.co.uk.
We are also keen to share the news of the upcoming Living Well North Tyneside website across North Tyneside and would really appreciate it if you could like / share / follow on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Thank you!
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Relaunch of the Oximeter @ Home Service
 From January 2021 to June 2021, VODA volunteers delivered 48 Oximeters to elderly and vulnerable people in North Tyneside who had tested positive for COVID19 so that the patient could monitor their blood oxygen levels at home.
Silent hypoxia, often associated with COVID19, is where a patient wouldn't experience any of the symptoms of low oxygen levels, which could result in a delay in then accessing medical help. The Oximeter alerts the patient if their oxygen intake is at a concerning level so they could then seek treatment earlier. The service ended nationally in June, however North Tyneside CCG made the decision that the service was still needed with the rising infection rates in North Tyneside. It will now run from August through to the winter months and hopefully provide that piece of mind and support to the residents of North Tyneside who need it.
"We were able to monitor my Dad's levels and without it we would not have known he needed to be in hospital."
Sign up to be an Oximeter @ Home volunteer.
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VODA call for volunteers
 With many people returning to 'normal' - going back to work and resuming social activities as restrictions have eased - the number of people finding time to volunteer has dropped. We have also found that many traditional volunteers are still wary about returning to their old roles due to concerns over Covid and have yet to resume volunteering.
VODA, along with many other organisations across the borough, now has a number of volunteer roles that we are very keen to fill, if you are interested in any of these roles, please click on the links below. Or, if you would like to see what other roles are available, you can search our online database of volunteering roles from across North Tyneside.
Covid focused roles:
Good Neighbours:
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Latest volunteering opportunities in North Tyneside
 Read our latest volunteering round-up. for North Tyneside. New roles added this week include:
Altering Images of Mentality (AIM) Group need Membership Volunteers to assist in its campaigns to reduce the stigma and discrimination often experienced by people with mental health problems.
Victims First Northumbria would like to recruit Volunteer Advocates who can provide support via telephone and have face to face engagement with victims of crime – in their own home or in an agreed location.
The Thomas Pocklington Trust is looking for appoint Sight Loss Council Members for Tyne & Wear who can draw from personal experience as a person who is blind or partially sighted, contributing skills and knowledge to benefit the key aims of the Sight Loss Council.
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 Follow the Volunteer Centre North Tyneside on Facebook for all the latest volunteering updates.
Or you can search our online database to see what roles are currently available across North Tyneside.
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Save money on your next web design or website upgrade
Wedn esday 8 September 10:30am to 11:30am
Sector Connector is often approached by organisations who recognise that they might need a new website but think it’s too expensive. This free interactive workshop with Chris Judson from Elev8 Web Design will assist you if you are unsure about upgrading your website or adding new features. It will help you decide whether you need to hire a web designer or whether there are some features that you can tackle yourself.
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Sport England: Join the Movement campaign
Tips, advice and guidance on how to keep or get active in and around your home. Join the Movement and share how you're getting active during this time.
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Is the charity sector returning to work?
Are workers ready to return to the office yet? Perhaps the more pressing question is not whether we’re ready to return, but whether we want to.
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Active Neighbours field guide
Covid-19 saw an outpouring of community-led support in which 9 million ‘volunteers’, or 15% of the UK’s population, stepped forward to help out. 70% of those who stepped up plan to continue doing the same amount or more once the pandemic is over.
What are the stories behind these statistics? What factors have shaped their desire and ability to contribute and care? What’s needed to support and encourage them to carry on caring? The Active Neighbours Field Guide explores these questions and presents five Active Neighbour groups.
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New Wallsend Hadrian Health Centre gets underway
 Construction of a new £9.5m health centre in North Tyneside has got underway to help support the delivery of locally integrated healthcare services. Hadrian Health Centre is another step toward improving health and community services for those that live in the Wallsend area. Work on the new health centre, which will become the new home for Park Road Medical Practice and Portugal Place Health Centre as well as a range of community health services for more than 20,000 patients, is set to transform healthcare services in the area when in opens in Summer 2022.
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Digital inclusion: Are we all included?
 A new report, 'Digital inclusion: Are we all included?', maps voluntary and community services’ digital inclusion activity across the North, and highlights the voluntary and community sector's role in addressing digital inclusion at the local and national level. This report, which has been written by VONNE, East Riding Voluntary Action Service and Humber & Wolds Community Action, makes five key recommendations to boost digital inclusion across the North.
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New report reveals how vital local relationships have been in the response to Covid
 A new report from the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership has revealed how vital local relationships are to an effective VCSE infrastructure. Durham Community Action was one of three organisations that undertook research between April and June 2021 and the publication features a case study from VODA.
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FREE employability support!
 Are you unemployed? Have you recently been made redundant? Do you live in Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland? The Making a Difference, North of Tyne Team is here to support you on your employability journey. If you would like to make a referral you can email mades.ne@educationdevelopmenttrust.com.
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Space 4 Us
 Patjhways4All is restarting Space 4 Us, their staffed life skills programme for young adults. Sessions will initially run on a Tuesday and Friday, 10-3pm at the Tim Lamb Centre. This is a great opportunity for young disabled adults to take part in a range of fun centre-based social activities alongside local community outings. Close supervision and additional support is provided by a dedicated and caring staff team. Read more here.
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‘That’s Women’s Work’ – new exhibition at Fish Quay Heritage Centre
 ‘That’s Women’s Work’ - an exhibition about the important role of women in fishing and maritime industries over time - is now open at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre, North Shields Fish Quay. The exhibition, which will run until the end of the year, looks at the changing roles of women in these industries over the past 150 years. The centre is currently open to the public Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 3pm. Entrance to the gallery is £4 (free for Old Low Light members).
Stories include the ‘Scotch herring girls’ who every year followed the fishing fleet down the east coast, stopping at ports to clean and cure the catch and a North Shields woman’s working life as a trawler skipper. The exhibition also shows works by local artists and crafts people including a shoal of more than 250 herring knitted by Old Low Light friends and some handknitted traditional fishermen’s ganseys.
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North Tyneside Art Trail
 Residents and visitors to North Tyneside are invited to explore the wealth of art on display in the borough, thanks to the North Tyneside Art Trail, a celebration of creativity that invites us all to ‘Reconnect’.
Throughout August, a special trail map at www.northtynesidearttrail.com will highlight dozens of public artworks, as well as new exhibitions exploring the connections between people and places and reflecting on the disruptions of the past 16 months.
The project is a collaboration North Tyneside Art Studio, Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums , North Tyneside Council and Tyne and Wear Metro and the hope is to encourage people to get out and explore the local area. For the most adventurous, making a visit to the 12 highlighted key sites will be rewarded with a hand-made medal from North Tyneside Art Studio. Join other explorers and use the #NTAT21 to share what you find along the trail!
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New multicultural event in North Tyneside
Saturday 4 September, 10am to 4pm
A new free festival celebrating North Tyneside’s cultural diversity is set to take place in Northumberland Square, North Shields. North Tyneside Together will feature live music, street food, small fairground rides for children and activities including Arriva’s fun bus and henna hand art. The live music stage will feature a klezmer band – a type of traditional Jewish folk music - and artists performing songs from Bollywood movies. There’ll be international street food, stalls from a range of community organisations and the event will provide an opportunity for residents and visitors to learn about each other’s cultures and traditions.
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Happy to Chat in Whitley Bay
 Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am to 12pm
Residents are welcome to pop in for a "socially distanced" cuppa and a chat at Whitley Bay Big Local, 158 Whitley Road. You can pick up a Happy to Chat badge if you are happy to head out into the wider world to Chat Happily. It’s about kindness, taking time to listen to others and making connections in the local community. All welcome!
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Get to know your sewing machine
 Tuesday 14, 21 & 28 September, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
A beginners sewing workshop over three 2 hour sessions with Kim Suleman from Six Penny Memories. You will need to bring your own sewing machine. The workshop is partly subsidised by the Community Foundation which has allowed the cost to be reduced to £25 per person which includes a pack of fabric, threads and wadding. Scissors will be available but you may like to bring your own.
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Digital Pathfinders: Digital Marketing Masterclass
Digital Pathfinders helps SMEs, charities and social enterprises across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland become more successful and resilient by adopting digital technology. This series of workshops delivered in partnership between creative and digital service provider Generator and marketing agency Crystallised covers all you need to get started on your Digital Marketing journey.
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How Charities Can Build Community Through Facebook
Wednesday 15 September, 10am to 11.30am online
In this masterclass from Media Trust, the Community Partnerships Team at Facebook will give an overview on how to build community through Facebook groups to drive positive impact, increase awareness and generate revenue.
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How to fundraise with Instagram stories
Charity Digital looks at the ways charities are using Instagram stories to raise funds and offers some advice to help you get started.
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Social media for charities 101: YouTube
How charities can use YouTube as more than just a place to store videos
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A charity guide to social media verification
Tips and tricks to help charities become verified on social media
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6 ways to make digital content accessible
Digital accessibility means giving an excellent digital experience – whether on a website, a shared document or email – to all people with disabilities. This article features simple steps that you can start using today to make your content more accessible.
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Temporary Care Workers
North Tyneside Council has opportunities available across the summer holidays within their social care teams. The temporary roles will interest people who have some spare time to offer and would like to make a difference to the everyday lives of residents with care and support needs. The role typically involves visiting people in their own homes and providing a range of support tasks, including helping with personal care and meal preparation. Salary: £10.03 per hour and you will receive paid travel time and a mileage allowance. Full PPE will be provided. Full-time and part-time flexible roles considered as work is available across days and evenings and weekends. To apply please complete this application form here and return to katherine.simpson@northtyneside.gov.uk. Job Description & Person Specification.
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Part Time Community Outreach Worker (Various Hours Available)
LD:NorthEast is recruiting Community Outreach Workers to supportpeople to live their lives their way and feel part of their community. If you have the drive, determination and commitment to make this happen, this could be the job for you. You will need to be flexible in a fast moving environment. No two days will be the same. Hours may include weekend working. Salary: £9.50 per hour, part time, flexible hours. Based: Community based across North Tyneside. Read more and apply here.
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Tyne & Wear Museums
WAM is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service, they are currently recruiting two roles, the deadline for both roles is Thursday 12 August.:
- Fundraising Database and Research Officer: The Database and Research Officer will work to ensure that the database and associated reporting systems and processes that underpin fundraising are maintained and supported to provide practical insights and infrastructure to ensure the effective stewardship of donors. Salary £22,627 - £24,491 per annum, full time.
- Administration Assistant (Development):The Administrative Assistant will work to ensure that the administration systems and processes that underpin fundraising are supported and provide practical support to ensure the effective stewardship of donors. Salary £19,312 - £20,493 per annum, pro rata, 22.2 hours per week.
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North Tyneside Cultural Education Partnership Development Coordinator
North Tyneside Cultural Education Partnership is seeking to appoint an experienced Development Co-ordinator to support its development, membership, Steering Group and delivery of its planned programme and projects. Based at Helix Arts. North Shields. Salary: £25,000 to £28,000 pro rata depending experience, 16 hours per week (flexible as required). Deadline: Monday 16 August at 4pm. Read more and apply here.
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Rural Churches for Everyone Project Manager
The Diocese of Newcastle has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to deliver their Rural Churches for Everyone Project (funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Inspiring Ideas Programme). Building on their unique heritage of church buildings, their aim is to explore new ways of helping rural places of worship become more resilient and able to adapt to their changing environment. Part-time (22.5 hours), temporary contract until 30 September 2022. Salary £19,042 pa (£31,737 pa FTE), increasing to £20,045 pa (£33,408 pa FTE) after successful 3 month probation. Deadline:
Wednesday 18 August at 10am. Read more and apply here.
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Primary Care Network Social Prescribing Psychosocial Link Worker
First Contact Clinical. Do you have experience of delivering psychosocial interventions; have active listening skills, a high level of resilience and a passion for enabling people to make positive changes? To support a positive shift in power and decision making that enables people to feel informed, have a voice, be heard and be connected to each other and their communities the North Tyneside PCNs are looking to recruit a Psychosocial Link Worker. Fixed Salary: £24,000 Per Annum, full time. Deadline: Wednesday, 18 August at noon. Read more and apply here.
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Children's Counsellor/Play Therapist - North Tyneside
Acorns Project is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated therapeutic professional to work as part of a close knit team delivering their Recovery Service from their two premises in North Shields, supporting children aged from 4-18 to recover from their traumatic experiences of domestic abuse. You will have a diploma in counselling, play therapy or equivalent, ideally at least 2 years post qualification experience with substantial proven practice hours and be skilled in working therapeutically with children and young people. Fixed Salary
£24,185 per annum, full time (part time work/job share will be considered). Deadline: Wednesday 18 August at 5pm. Read more and apply here.
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Service Delivery Manager
Coping With Cancer North East is recruiting for a Service Delivery Manager. to play a key role in managing the delivery, monitoring and development of delivery services through the provision of reporting, project support, and contribution to the delivery of the Charity’s strategic planning and operations. The delivery of high-quality administration, business and resource planning are key deliverables for this post. They will be responsible for managing the Service Delivery staff to deliver the service objectives and performance standards. This role also includes the management of training services. Salary £30,000 per annum, 37.5hrs per week. Deadline: Friday 20 August. Read more and apply via the Indeed website.
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Specialist Alcohol Support Worker
Meadow Well Connected is recruiting for a suitably qualified person to work as a Specialist Alcohol Support Worker. The post is funded until October 2022. The role will involve supporting those with problematic relationships with alcohol to address their issues through one-to-one support, alcohol reduction plans, education and advice to enable them to reduce their alcohol. It will also involve working with other health professionals and referring to specialists where appropriate. Fixed Salary £24,375 pro-rata, 28 hours per week. Deadline: Tuesday 31 August at 9am. Read more and apply here.
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Children and Young People's Outreach Worker
Acorns Project is recruiting for a motivated, dynamic Children and Young People’s Outreach Worker to work as part of a busy team delivering trauma informed, flexible outreach services which address the psychological and emotional needs of children and young people and families living with the effects of domestic violence and/or abuse. Work includes 1-1 case work, both practical and therapeutic, and delivery of group programmes, open access services and group sessions, in a variety of settings including in-house, schools and within the community. Fixed Salary £22,668 per annum, full time (may consider part time). Deadline: Friday 27 August at 5pm. Read more and apply here.
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Personal Support Assistant
EveryDay is a wholly owned, social enterprise of Age UK North Tyneside. They are looking for people to work in the community and extra care schemes across North Tyneside and Newcastle Upon Tyne who aspire to have a career in care. As a Personal Support Assistant your goal is to promote and enable individuals with cognitive impairments live well and independently. Salary Scale: £9.00 to £9.55 per hour, part time. Deadline:
Sunday 12 September at 3.30pm. Read more and apply here.
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Trustee Vacancies in North Tyneside
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Keep up to date with all funding opportunities
 View all of our COVID-19 funding opportunities in our COVID-19 information centre and all non-COVID funding on our regular funding pages.
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Important notice of a data breach | The National Lottery Community Fund
 The National Lottery Community Fund has reported a data breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Please take the time to read the information on their website as it will help you to understand whether your data may be affected and what steps to take if it is.
The breach relates to data provided to TNLCF between September 2013 and December 2019 by UK Portfolio, England funding and Building Better Opportunities customers.
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Heritage Fund webinar | Helping you apply for grants £3K - £10K
The National Lottery Heritage Fund in the North wants to support heritage projects of £3-10k and has set up a webinar to help you find out more about them and the funding.
The fund wants to support community and voluntary organisations to develop their own heritage project and unlock the wider benefits for the individuals and communities they work with of being part of a heritage project, particularly as they look for ways to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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DPD Eco Fund
The Eco Fund is funded by DPD’s circular economy initiative to protect the environment. Anyone can apply for up to £2K, although DPD particularly encourages community groups, educational facilities and start-up companies. All applications need to be of a green, ecological or sustainability nature, with the project benefiting the environment.
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Community Centres North of Tyne Grant Fund
North Tyneside Council, working with the North of Tyne Combined Authority, has established the Community Centre grants programme to enable Community Centres to diversify and adapt their offer to the local community, whilst also helping to diversify their income streams to become more sustainable. This could include developing an increased offer of room hire, paid-for activities and support services.
There are two different types of grants available:
- Large Grants of up to £40,000 – only open to Community, Voluntary or Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisation run Community Centres with a turnover of £250,000 or more.
- Small Grants of up to £5,000 – open to all VCSE sector Community Centres
Deadline: 1 September 2021
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VODA Funding Support and Advice
 VODA continues to offer support on the identification of suitable funders together with support on writing individual bids – if your organisation is based in North Tyneside or needs funding for beneficiaries based in North Tyneside, please contact VODA Funding Adviser Frank Gillender for free advice and support at frank.gillender@voda.org.uk.
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About VODA
VODA provides support, advice, training and information to volunteers and voluntary and community organisations operating in North Tyneside. If you would like to know more about the different services we provide, please see below, or visit our website.
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