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Age Concern

Leicestershire provides varied facilities for older people. Volunteer Day Care Assistants are needed to provide support and physical assistance to Day Care users and help deliver the programme of activities. Computer Club Trainers are also needed to assist the teaching of over-55s to use computers, particularly internet and e-mail packages.

Opportunities: Day Care Assistant, Day Care Escort, Computer Tutor 

Times: Hours to be negotiated with Volunteer Co-ordinator.

British Heart Foundation

The British Heart Foundation look for general shop assistants to help out with stock pricing and sorting, customer service with till training provided. There are two shops in Leicester, a general charity shop and a furniture & electrical store.

Opportunity: Shop Assistant

Times: Flexible to suit

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

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 a 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 

Danbury Gardens

Danbury gardens is a retirement development for people aged 55 and over with extra care needs. They are looking for a volunteer to come in to Danbury Gardens on a regular basis to spend time talking and listening to residents as a befirender. Other tasks may involve preparing drinks, playing board games and going for short walks. They are also looking for volunteers to come in to the residence on a regular basis to teach/play Wii with residents as required. Volunteers will also help with computer literacy if residents need assistance.

Opportunities: Befriender, IT/Wii Assistant

Times: Flexible - they currently hold a Wii night on Wednesdays from 6-8pm.

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 arts/crafts, cookery etc.

Times: A regular weekly commitment of 3hours 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.

Opportunities: Store Assistants

Times: Very flexible, times to suit. No minimum requirement.

Learning for the 4^th 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 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

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.

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 

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

Leicester National Childbirth Trust 

The NCT wants all parents to have an experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood that enriches their lives and gives them confidence in being a parent. They offer information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood. 

Availability: Flexible to suit, minimum of a 12 month commitment is required. 

Opportunities: Translator, Fundraising Co-ordinator

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.

Opportunities: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 & Driver's Mate.

Times: Flexible times to suit, regular commitment is required  

Oxfam

Speakers work in their local area and are supported by the regional coordinator. Oxfam Speakers represent Oxfam in delivering 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. 

Opportunity: Oxfam Speaker 

Times: Minimum commitment of 1 'speaking' event per month over the year

Oxjam 

Oxjam's aims and objectives are to raise money for the charity Oxfam with live music and fundraising events throughout October and their flagship event on the 25th. The volunteer will design a fundraising strategy to ensure that their team achieves your fundraising objectives.  

Opportunity: Fundraising Co-ordinator 

Times: Commitment is around 10 hours per week, increasing to 20 in October

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.

Read International

READ International is a student led educational charity operating in universities across the UK. The flagship project, the READ Book Project collects disused, high-quality textbooks from UK Secondary schools to send to Secondary schools in East Africa. The Campus Book drive is a new campaign to secure donations of any type of book.

Opportunities: Fundraiser, Campus Book Drive Volunteer, Campus Book Drive Project Leader.

Times: 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 volunteer

Times: Flexible to suit. Please note there may be a waiting list for animal care related opportunities.  

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.

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 assist Vista's Development Officers in providing friendship, support and encouragement to visually impaired people with disabilities.Social groups may involve tea mornings, arts and crafts and educational classes.

Opportunity: Social Group Worker

Times: Flexible to suit, but would normally be twice a month during weekday hours 

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

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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