Age Concern
Age Concern seeks to maintain and improve the quality of life and dignity of older people. They seek volunteers in different areas including care, support and knitting!
Opportunities: Day Care Assistant, Day Care Escort, Computer Tutor, Volunteer Knitters
Times: Hours to be negotiated with Volunteer Co-ordinator
Ashmount RDA
Ashmount RDA provides horse riding for pupils of Ashmount special school in Loughborough. They ride every Friday morning in term time from 10.30 to 11.30 and have pupils of different ages and disabilities.
Opportunities: Side Walker and Leader
Times: Fridays 10am to 11.30am
British Red Cross
The Red Cross are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are both locally, nationally and abroad. They offer a variety of services and rely on public support to fund and sustain these activities.
Opportunities: Emergency First Aider, Event Stewards, Befriender, Therapeutic Care Volunteer, Shop Assistant, Case workers, Volunteer Drivers, Volunteer phone receptionists, Volunteer interpreters and Volunteer knitters
Times: Flexible to suit
British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation look for general shop assistants to help out with stock pricing and sorting, customer service, till training is provided. There are two shops in Leicester, a general charity shop and a furniture & electrical store.
Opportunity: Shop Assistant
Times: Flexible to suit
Community Health Volunteer Scheme
The Community Health Volunteer Service supports the development and delivery of volunteering within the Leicester City Community Health Service.
Opportunities: Discharge Volunteer, Phone Support Volunteer, Bibliotherapy Volunteer, Book Trolley Volunteer, Social Mentor, Out-Patient Buddy, Out-Patient Driver, Pharmacy Driver
Times: Approx 2 hours per week, flexible to suit
Complete Wasters
Volunteers are needed to assist with basic administration and reception duties from the Green Gift shop at the Complete Wasters Eco Centre. Tasks involve basic data entry, providing good customer service to visitors and answering telephone calls. There is also the opportunity to assist in the Cafe, serving beverages and preparing light snacks for customers.
Opportunities: Reception and Shop Assistant
Times: Shop open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday10am-4pm. Times to suit
Cooke E Learning Foundation
The Cooke E-Learning Foundation is a community outreach project which aims to help people with English as a second language to improve their literacy & communication skills through the use of interactive software and web based resources. They are looking for Community Learning Champions to work in different communities to support ‘hard to reach’ adults, who would not normally access main services and encourage them to take part in informal community learning opportunities to help them learn new skills and gain confidence in speaking English.
Opportunities: Community Learning Champion
Times: Commitment is around 3 hours per week
Coping with Cancer
Coping with Cancer provide support to local people whose life has been affected by cancer through on-going counselling, support and group activities at their Day Centre in Leicester City Centre.
Opportunities: Numerous roles available including Befriender, Youth Group assistant, Fundraising Assistant, Telephone Advice Line assistant, Counsellor*, Complimentary therapist* and Volunteer driver. (*Relevant qualification must be held)
Times: Varied hours to suit, a minimum commitment of 12 months applies to befriending opportunities.
Curtis Weston Day Centre
The day centre works with older people. The clients would like to have young people to discuss current affairs with. They are also looking for volunteers to take part in social group sessions and for volunteers to run skill-sharing sessions e.g. arts and crafts.
Opportunities: Activity Leader, Befriender
Times: Flexible to suit volunteer
DAIN Project
The Digital Activist Inclusion Network (DAIN) is an exciting volunteer project working across the East Midlands. DAIN aims to promote digital inclusion by encouraging people to use technology with the help of volunteers (Digital Activists).
Opportunities: Panel/Advisory Group Volunteer.
Times: Ongoing, one meeting per month
Endeavour
Endeavour exists to provide programmes of practical and challenging experience to help young people to develop their potential as individuals, in teams and as active members of society.
Opportunities: Driving, Fundraising, Event marshalling
Times: Negotiated with Endeavour to suit
Headway
Headway provides a large range of activities for adults recovering from a brain injury. Activities are designed to help with difficulties in concentration, speech, memory and sight.
Opportunities: Activity helpers. Activities may include Painting, Games, Computers, Camera work, Education, Gardening, Art & crafts, Cooking, Reading, Sewing, Woodwork, Mosaics.
Times: A regular weekly commitment of 3 hours is needed and for a minimum of 6 months
Home Start UK
Home-Start offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children in local communities throughout the UK.
Opportunities: Fundraising Events Researcher
Times: One day per week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday 9am to 5pm. Minimum commitment of 2 months
Just...Fair Trade
Just...Fair Trade Ltd. Just is a fair trade shop in Leicester City centre that sells a variety of products and promotes the fair trade movement.
Opportunity: Store Assistants
Times: Very flexible, times to suit. No minimum requirement.
Learning for the 4th Age
L4A aim to provide 1-to-1 educational and learning services to care home residents. They look for volunteers with a variety of skills and interests to be matched with a local elderly resident to share these interests and complete activities with them.
Opportunity: Learning Mentor
Times: Approx 3 hours per week, flexible to suit.
Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living
LCIL provide learning opportunities for local people with physical, mental and learning disabilities. They are particularly keen to get volunteers involved with the running of their ICT suite based at their Library on Wellington Street.
Opportunities: Information Officers, Research and IT volunteer, Admin and Library volunteer
Times: Preferably 9 hours per week spread over 2 days
Leicester College
The Skills for Life department at Leicester College works with adults to improve their maths and English skills for everyday life.
Opportunity: Volunteer Tutor
Times: Classes run in the daytime and evening every week day so times available to volunteer are flexible.
Leicester Interfaith Youth HUB
The Leicester Interfaith Youth HUB aim to contribute to a safer and more cohesive world by working alongside people of all faiths and building upon the strong tradition of partnership between the faiths in Leicester.
Opportunity: Youth Leaders (16-25 only)
Times: Flexible, depending when events are held
Leicester Libraries
Leicester Libraries offer a number of roles in libraries across the city. Home Library Service Volunteers provide access to library services for people who cannot visit their local library independently.
Opportunity: Home Library Service Volunteer
Times: Flexible to suit
Leicestershire Aids Support Services
Volunteers are needed to support sexual health promotion and/or HIV awareness raising by delivering focused sessions with different groups within the city, county and/or Rutland as appropriate & and by managing stalls and displays at events, festivals, health fairs and other occasions in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Opportunities: Prevention Educator, Events Volunteer, Befriender, Youth volunteers for “Creative Youths Shout Safer Sex” Project (16-23 only)
Times: Volunteers can be involved on a regular or intermittent basis to suit commitments
LeicestHERday Trust
The LeicestHERday Trust are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and creative individuals aged 16-25 to interview a unique and diverse range of women from all over the city and county, using a variety of mediums including radio, video, photography, artwork and oral history.
The aim is to create a lasting archive detailing the experiences of local women over the past 100 years. The completed collection of stories will be permanently archived in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Record Offices and promoted via the Leicester Mercury and BBC Radio Leicester.
Opportunity: Interviewers
Times: Flexible
LiNKS
LINK forums are made up of groups of volunteers who are enthusiastic about helping patients and members of the public influence the way that local healthcare is organised and delivered. Forum members come from a broad variety of backgrounds and have a range of experiences and skills. They are keen to work with all sectors of the community to find out what people really think about health and healthcare in the local area - and take action.
Opportunity: Forum Member
Times: Must commit to approx 1 hour per week
LOROS
LOROS (the Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering) is a local charity providing care and support within Leicestershire and Rutland.
LOROS charges no fees for its services, which are available to all local people regardless of their race or creed. The Charity relies upon the generosity and support of individual people, organisations and groups. It also derives income from its charity shops located throughout the county.
Opportunities: Shop Assistant, Support Volunteers (Home Visiting Service), Hospice Volunteers (hairdressing and beauty care, snack bar and Driving), Donation Sorter and Drivers Mate
Times: Flexible times to suit, regular commitment is required
Making Music
Making Musicrepresent and support over 2,800 voluntary and amateur music groups throughout the UK. A lot of community music groups in the region are putting on really exciting events and concerts and developing great community projects. Making Music want a volunteer to interview these groups so that they can learn from their experiences and help share their learning with other music groups across the country and for this reason have started a case study bank.
Opportunities: Interviewer
Times: Flexible times and dates to suit. 2-8 hours a month
Novas Scarman
Community Cohesion Volunteers is an exciting new opportunity for community groups in Leicester to build bridges of understanding between communities who may have experienced hostility, isolation or conflict.
Opportunity: Community Cohesion Volunteer
Times: Ideally 1 or 2 days per week, for a few hours each day
Oxfam
Oxfam look for volunteer speakers to deliver talks and workshops in schools and youth groups to raise awareness of the causes of global poverty, and the actions people can take to shape a better world. They are also currently looking for retail volunteers.
Opportunity: Oxfam Speaker, Retail Volunteer.
Times: Minimum commitment of 1 'speaking' event per month over the year (speaker). Minimum commitment of 2 hours a week (retail).
Pakistan Youth & Community Association
The PYCA Centre aims to assist members of the Pakistani and other minority ethnic individuals, to develop themselves in order to better participate in mainstream society. They seek a creative individual to assist to them to set up an e-newsletter; which will be sent to their members, partners, stakeholders etc in order to keep them up to date with their services and projects and market the achievements of our organisations and its clients.
Opportunity: Newsletter Developer
Times: 8 hours per week, flexible to suit.
RSPCA
RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is a charity campaigning for animal welfare and prevention of cruelty to animals.
Opportunities: Fundraising Events Assistants, Kennel Assistants, Dog Walkers, Home Visitors, Newsletter Editor
Times: Flexible to suit. Please note there may be a waiting list for animal care related opportunities.
Saffcare
Saffcare is a voluntary organisation funded by Leicester City Council. They provide daycare for frail older people and older people with dementia, their aim is to reduce social isolation and help older people to maintain their independence.
Opportunities: Armchair Exercise Instructor, Aromatherapist, Musician for sing-a-long and Arts & Craft Instructor.
Times: Monday-Friday 1-3pm, minimum commitment 1 hour per week
Samaritans
The charity shop aims to raise funds to support the Leicestershire branch of the Samaritans. They need volunteers to help with all aspects of retail activity, greeting customers, running the till, sorting donations, pricing items and dressing window displays.
Opportunities: Retail Assistant
Times: 2 hours per week, 9-5 Monday to Friday, Flexible.
Save the Children
Save the Children is the world’s independent children’s charity. Millions of children are denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection. They work to get every child their rights.
Opportunity: Fundraising Volunteers
Times: Flexible to suit
SECS Clinic
The aim of the SECS Clinic is to raise awareness of sexual health and to provide confidential drop-ins for students. The volunteers will be fully trained by local professionals and will be distributing free condoms, pregnancy tests and Chlamydia tests as well as advice on any other issues. Volunteers will work in pairs for the confidential sessions and be fully supported by DMU staff.
Opportunities: Sexual Health Promotions Team & Sexual Health Advisors.
Times: Clinics run on Thursdays 1-3pm. A regular commitment of 1 hour per fortnight on rota basis is required.
Sense
Sense campaigns for, provides advice, information and specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. Sense holidays give deafblind people the chance to get away from it all, taste new experiences and have a lot of fun!
Opportunities: Holiday Volunteer
Times: Volunteers must commit to 1 week (i.e. 1 holiday) between 23rd July and 22nd August.
The Centre Project
The Centre Project provide a drop-in for refugees and asylum seekers to undertake social and community activities.
Opportunities: Volunteers are needed to help run activities, spending time talking to individuals and assisting the group leaders. New opportunities as Sunday Lunch Volunteer, Computer Tutor & English Support Tutor.
Times: Flexible hours to suit the volunteers.
The Cinnamon Trust
The Cinnamon Trust support older people to look after their pets. This becomes particularly important when the elderly person goes into a care home or hospital. They also provide a service to match up those who have lost pets and pets who have lost their owners. Volunteers can help the elderly person look after the pet in the home e.g. dog walking or foster the pet until their owner returns home
Opportunities: Befriender
Times: To suit volunteer, longer term commitment may be needed
The Monday Club
The Monday Club is a social group to support young people from Leicester with Aspergers Syndrome. The group run activities and also arrange trips out.
Opportunities: Activity Assistant, Befriender
Times: One Monday per month commitment.
The Prince’s Trust
The Prince’s Trust is the UK’s leading youth charity offering 14 to 30-year-olds opportunities to develop confidence, learn new skills, get into work and start businesses. The Prince’s Trust targets those not in education, employment or training; young offenders; and those in or leaving care.
Opportunity: Outreach & Recruitment Support Volunteer
Times: Approx 1-2 days a week, minimum commitment of 12 months
Trade Sexual Health
Trade Sexual Health is a community based charity. We aim to improve the good health, both physical and mental of gay and bisexual men and women.
Opportunities: Condom Distributor, Outreach Volunteer, Fundraiser, Events Planner, Condom Zapper, Condom Packer
Times: Various
University Hospitals of Leicester
University Hospitals of Leicester Volunteer Services aims to improve the quality of the time apatient spends in hospital through the involvement of volunteers.
Opportunities: Ward Support, Meet and Greet, Befriender, Meal Time Assistant
Times: Flexible hours but a regular commitment required
VISTA
VISTA is a local charity supporting blind and visually impaired people. Volunteers are needed to help out in a wide variety of roles.
Opportunity: Residential Home Volunteer, Day Care, Telephone Consultation, Social Group Volunteer, Drivers, Bus escorts, Shop and Library Assistants
Times: Flexible to suit
Wesley Hall Community Centre
Wesley Hall Community Centre is a day centre for people with mental health problem, who offer a range of leisure activities and support sessions for local residents. They are currently looking for Gujarati speaking volunteers to work with elderly residents from the local area on Fridays. They are also offering voluntary work in their Day Centre for People who have Mental Health difficulties.
Opportunities: Gujarati Speaking Volunteers, Day Centre Volunteers.
Times: Flexible to suit
WRVS
WRVS provides a range of practical services to help and support older people to live well, maintain their independence and play a part in their local community. They offer additional opportunities within the Leicester Hospitals.
Opportunities: Coffee Shop Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Home from Hospital Scheme, Patient Transport Service.
Times: Flexible to suit.
Y Advice & Support Centre is a local drop-in centre serving hot food and drinks to homeless and vulnerable people.
Opportunities: Coffee Bar Volunteer
Times: 8-10am or 10am-12pm, once a week.
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