Web Developer for Youth Charity - Volunteer

We're looking for a volunteer web developer to help us create a website that truly reflects Magic Club today. You'll help us tell our story, celebrate young people's achievements and make it easier for families, supporters and funders to connect with us and our work.

What difference will you make?

For many people, our website is their first introduction to Magic Club. It might be a parent looking for somewhere safe for their child to spend their evenings, a young person deciding whether to come along for the first time, someone considering volunteering, a funder researching our work, or a local business thinking about making a donation.

We want our website to reflect what people experience when they walk through our doors a place that's welcoming, full of energy, ambitious for young people and rooted in our community. At the moment, it doesn't quite do that.

By volunteering with us, you'll help create something that will support the charity for years to come. A stronger website will help us tell our story more clearly, celebrate the achievements of the young people we work with and make it easier for people to understand the difference their support can make.

It will also help us communicate more effectively with families, attract new volunteers, strengthen funding applications and encourage more people to donate, helping us keep all of our activities free for local young people.

The finished website will become something we use every day. Every new family who joins Magic Club, every volunteer who signs up, every funder who learns about our work and every supporter who chooses to donate will benefit from the time and expertise you've shared. That's a lasting impact, and one we'll be incredibly grateful for.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone with experience of designing and/or developing websites who enjoys creating sites that are clear, engaging and easy to use.

You don't need to have worked with charities before, but we'd love someone who's interested in what we do and enjoys using their skills to make a positive difference.

Ideally, you'll have experience of

• website development (WordPress or other suitable platforms)
• user experience (UX) and responsive design
• accessibility and good web design principles
• advising on the best technical approach for a project
• creating websites that are easy for non-technical people (us!) to update and maintain.
  
  

Just as importantly, we're looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively. You'll be working mainly with me, but we'd also like to involve our staff team, young people and members of the local community in shaping the finished website. We'd love someone who's open to listening, sharing ideas and helping us find the best solutions together.

We're not expecting you to have all the answers on day one. If you're happy to explain things in plain English, make recommendations and guide us through the process, we'll provide everything you need from our side, including the content, photography and a good understanding of what makes Magic Club, Magic Club.

Most of all, we're looking for someone who's excited by the idea of helping a small youth charity create a website that better reflects the incredible young people we work with and the impact they have on our community.

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What will you be doing?

Magic Club is a youth charity based in Claremont, Blackpool, supporting young people aged 7–18 through free youth clubs, trips, holiday activities, leadership opportunities and one-to-one support. We exist to help young people dream big, develop strong foundations and reach their fullest potential.

People often ask about our name. Magic Club is based in a building that was once home to Blackpool's famous Magicians' Club. It's some proper Blackpool heritage, and although the magic looks a little different these days, the name has stayed with us.

We're looking for a volunteer web developer to help us create a website that better reflects who we are today.

Our current website has served us well, but we've grown a lot over the last few years. We'd love a website that feels more engaging, celebrates the amazing things our young people achieve, and makes it easy for parents, supporters, volunteers and funders to understand what we do and why it matters.

We're open-minded about how we get there. We currently use WordPress, but if you think there's a better approach we'd be happy to hear your ideas. Equally, if our existing site can be developed rather than rebuilt, that's great too.

You won't be starting with a blank page. We already have a website, a loose brand style, lots of photographs, annual reports, case studies and plenty of stories to tell. We'll provide the copy and content, and we have a good idea of the overall structure we'd like to keep. We're really looking for someone who can bring their web development experience and help us turn all of that into a website we're proud to share.

The role could include

• reviewing our current website and recommending the best way forward
• designing and developing the website, where needed
• improving the site's accessibility, usability and mobile experience
• helping us present our work in a clear, engaging and visually appealing way
• advising on features that could help us better communicate with families, supporters and potential donors
• making sure the site is easy for us to update once it's complete.
  
  

You'll mainly be working with me, the Chief Officer, but we'd also like to involve our staff team, young people and members of the local community in shaping the final website. Their feedback is really important to us, and we'd love the finished site to reflect the people who use Magic Club every day.

We're happy to work around your availability and see this as a collaborative project. If you enjoy creating websites that make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.