• Saturday Daytime

Kirklees Libraries are increasing reading and literacy, improving digital access and literacy, supporting everyone to achieve their full potential, supporting everyone to live healthier and happier lives, enabling greater prosperity, building stronger more resilient communities, offering everyone access to culture and the opportunity to be creative. Volunteering opportunities are varied and include storytelling, supporting events, helping with crafts, gardening, running Lego and code clubs, admin role e.g. secretary, chair and planning rotas for Friends of groups and many more. If you want to make new friends, get out and keep active, support your community or gain new skills we have something for you.

Kirklees Libraries run a Chess Club for all abilities on Saturday afternoons at Huddersfield Library.

We are looking for people with an interest in Chess to deliver pre-prepared chess tuition packages to novices and beginners. These packs are of a simple level and training/guidance will be given. You will work on a one to one basis and the pack will take around half an hour to deliver. You need not be available every week; the sessions you cover will be agreed with the chess club co-ordinator prior to delivery.

What’s in it for you?

• You will learn how to teach chess in a structured and progressive way. You may also learn some techniques that improve your own game.
• Increase confidence working with people
• Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
• Gain valuable experience for CVs
• Meet new people and make friends

Who you are

• You can already play chess and have an interest in introducing new players to the game.
• You enjoy meeting people
• You are enthusiastic and friendly
• You are able to communicate with customers, staff and other volunteers
• You want to give your time to the community

In the library you may be

• Required to take a subsequent booking for your student. This will involve completing a simple form.
• Suggest suitable chess books to support beginners’ learning experience.
• Promotion of the library service in the community
• Discussing and recording the impact that the library service makes on customers’ lives

How does my volunteering help?

By volunteering you can enhance the lives of others by supporting the library service to: increase reading and literacy; improve digital access and literacy; support everyone to achieve their full potential; support everyone to live healthier and happier lives; enable greater prosperity; build stronger, more resilient communities; offer everyone access to culture and the opportunity to be creative.

Anything else you should know?

• You will need one referee to provide a character reference. This could be an employer, teacher, support worker etc.
• An induction to the service and appropriate training will be provided
• Travel expenses can be claimed if required to attend training sessions but we are not able to offer expenses for attended your volunteering.

Kirklees Libraries

18 yrs and above

• Arts/Culture/Heritage
• Teaching/Mentoring

• Application form required
• References required

30/04/2026