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27a Access Artspace (Currently unavailable)

27a has a successful history of providing access to high quality arts provision for people with disabilities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Their mission is to provide opportunities for artistic, social and cultural development in a constructive and compassionate way.

Opportunities: Administrative Assistant, Reception Assistant, Marketing Assistant

Times: 2-3 hours per week, flexible to suit. 

British Red Cross - Currently FULL. Please check back in January 2010.

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: Finance Assistant, Recycling Champion, Events Marketing Support, Office Support Volunteer

Times: Flexible to suit.

Cancer Research UK  

Cancer Research UK are looking for volunteers to be part of the launch events for the Leicester Race for Life in 2010. Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2010 is the UK’s largest women only fundraising event where thousands of women all round the country come together to share amazing moments and simply walk, jog or run 5k to raise money to help beat cancer. 

Opportunity: Promotion and Marketing Volunteer 

Times: Promotion event runs 19th, 20th & 21st February 2010 at the Highcross Shopping Centre. Other ongoing opportunities are available

CLASH

CLASH is a local charity who provide support services and activities to people suffering with arthritis. Included in their programme of activities is the provision of adapted IT equipment and training.

Opportunity: IT Workshop Assistant, Computer Technician

Times: Flexible to suit.

Complete Wasters

Complete wasters are a community not-for-project organisation who look for volunteers to help out with environmental projects.

Opportunities: Reception and Shop Assistant, Computer Set Up Assistant and Ebay Technician

Times: Shop open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday10am-4pm. Times to suit

Cyclemagic 

Cyclemagic is one of the UK's leading community cycling organisations who enable people with special needs and disabilities to access cycling. The premises they occupy was once the Leicester Cycle Company, one of England most prestigious cycle manufactures which was established in the 1890s. 

Opportunity: Brand Marketing Team Member 

Times: This is a short term project, work needs to be completed by end of January.

De Montfort University Students’ Union - currently FULL.

There are many opportunities to assist the Student Union with administrative support, particularly within the Volunteering team.

Opportunity: Administration Assistant

Times: Volunteers ideally need to be free to help on Tuesdays, but other days considered. Times to suit.

FUSE Project 

The FUSE Mentoring project works with young people aged 13-15 who live in care in Leicestershire. The project is looking for admin support one day a week. 

Opportunity: FUSE project administrator 

Times: One day a week, minimum commitment of 3 months 
 

Headway

Headway is a voluntary organisation specialising in providing support and services to adults with an acquired or traumatic brain injury and their families.

Opportunities: Social Networking Volunteer, Ebay account Volunteer, Fundraising Volunteer (including bid writing), Marketing Volunteer, Event Organiser

Times: Reliability and commitment are key, flexible to suit.

 InterNICHE

InterNICHE is an international network promoting humane education and scientific alternatives to animal testing in the life sciences. Volunteer-led, this organisation relies on voluntary support to carry out its campaigning activities

Opportunities: Database Officer, Accounts Assistant, Web Designer and IT Assistant, Researcher, Administrator

Times: Flexible to suit, most of the work will be carried out from home.

Leicestershire Cares 

Leicestershire Cares is a registered charity working with public organisations and private businesses to get their staff more actively involved in the community.

The charity’s volunteering programmes include voluntary work in schools, community and voluntary sector organisations, working with homeless people, ex-offenders and children who have been in care.

Leicestershire Cares celebrates its 10^th anniversary in 2010. 

Opportunity: Volunteer Administrator 

Times: At least 8 hours a week to suit 

Leicestershire Outdoor Pursuits Centre

LOPC has been in existence for about 40 years, originally being part of Leicestershire County Council Youth Services, then Leicester City Council Arts and Leisure Department.  As a volunteer you will assist the staff members in providing support to children who visit the centre. The role is varied and therefore you could be expected to help with administration duties, assisting with general upkeep of the building and grounds and assisting with the delivery of Holiday scheme and assist instructors where possible with the activity sessions

Opportunity: Activate Volunteer

Times: 9am-6pm week days during school holidays. The minimum commitment is one full week.

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: Administration Assistant

Times: Approx 2 hours per week, flexible to suit.

Leicester Caribbean Carnival

Leicester’s Caribbean Carnival is a vibrant annual event which takes place in August based at Victoria Park.

Opportunities: Admin Assistant, Website Designer

Times: Flexible, hours 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: ICT Suite Volunteer

Times: Flexible to suit volunteers.

Leicester Comedy Festival

The Leicester Comedy Festival is an annual event which attracts national press attention and interest every year. The Festival team relies on the support of volunteers to assist the preparation and running of the event and a variety of positions are available between November and February.

Opportunities: Administrative Assistants, Marketing Assistants

Times: Flexible to suit volunteer.

Leicestershire Aids Support Service

LASS provide support services and activities for people living in Leicester who are suffering from HIV or Aids. Volunteers can become involved in all aspects of their work.

Opportunity: Receptionist

Times: Negotiated according to shift availability.  

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. 

Opportunities: Publicity Officer, Newsletter Editor 

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

Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Board

Local cricket clubs are looking for volunteer co-ordinators to ensure that at the heart of each club is a group of people who are in the right place at the right time with the right skills to enable the club to achieve its goals.  This is an ideal opportunity for somebody interested in Human Resources or People Management. 

Opportunitiy: Volunteer Co-ordinator

Times: Flexible time and days to suit you and club

Making Music

This local organisation is looking for organisers to co-ordinate a number of events ranging from small local arts forums to large scale regional music events. Volunteer Marketing Co-ordinators are needed to help communicate and promote these events to members and developing regional marketing materials for the network. Web Assistants are needed to make updates to the website and post events and news articles to provide relevant information to members.

Opportunities: Marketing Co-ordinator, Researcher, Web Assistant

Times: Flexible around other commitments, there is also the opportunity to volunteer from home.  

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.

Peepul Centre - Currently FULL. Please check back in January 2010

The Peepul Centre is a multi-purpose venue in the heart of Leicester. They host a series of cultural, sporting and community events and seek to place volunteers in many aspects of their work.

Opportunities: Receptionist, Administrative Assistant

Times: Negotiated according to shift availability. 

Race Equality Centre

Leicester Racial Equality Council welcomes the assistance of anyone who would like the opportunity to use some of their spare time to work with the LREC with its various projects. This could range from administrative tasks, marketing, research, or community work, to name but a few. They are also looking for a Graphic Designer to assist with creating an interactive online map of community organisations in Leicester.

Opportunities: Administration Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Researcher, Graphic Designer

Times: Flexible to suit. 

Refugee Action - currently FULL.

Office volunteers will assist the team administrator with various office based administrative tasks, for example retrieving files for caseworkers, making up new files, answering telephone enquiries, passing messages on to staff members. 

Casework assistant volunteers will meet and great clients visiting the office and assist with basic casework tasks – making phone calls and writing letters, emails and faxes in relation to cases, signposting clients to other sources of advice, ensuring displayed information in the office is up to date and assisting caseworkers with administration, such as opening and closing files, photocopying and organising mail-shots. 

Volunteers would need to commit to at least one day per week and would be given training and regular support / supervision by the team administrator 

Opportunities: Office Volunteer and Casework Assistant Volunteer 

Times: Flexible to suit

RSPCA 

The RSPCA in Leicester are looking for an enthusiastic student to help write stories for their newsletter. The stories are not just on animals but on fundraising events, and making up adverts for an upcoming events. 

Opportunity: Newsletter Editor 

Times: Flexible to suit  

Shopmobility

Based in the Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester Shopmobility aim to provide an excellent front line service to help, assist, empathise and supply suitable mobility equipment to less-abled customers. 

Opportunity: Customer Service Assistant

Times: One day per week, flexible to suit. 

Simon Shiekh Communications Group

Simon Shiekh Communications group is a not-for-profit Public Relations agency which specialise in providing marketing support and managing fundraising appeals for charities based in Leicester, Northampton and Edinburgh.

They are looking for promotion team members to be part of a new promotions team for the group's new 'Name that Tune' fundraising campaign. Promotions will be focused on an event which will take place on 24th April 2010. Working closely with the promotions team leader, volunteers will be asked to attend regular meetings and to use local knowledge to suggest promotional locations and potential opportunities. 

Opportunities: Promotions Team Member, Group Secretary, PR (Public Relations Manager), Treasurer (Accounts), Community Relations Manager, Travel Club Manager, Corporate Events Manager, Promotions Team Leader, Deputy Promotions Team Leader, Promotions Team Members, Charity/Business Liaison Manager

Times: Flexible times to suit, approx 4 hours per week

VISTA

VISTA is a large charity in Leicester who provide a variety of services to adults who are blind or visually impaired from their numerous day centres and central office in Evington.

Opportunities: Reception Assistant, Administration Assistant  

 Times: Negotiated according to available shifts.

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