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GoodGym
This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.
Each GoodGym session is slightly different. You will be supporting charities and community groups all over Leicester with different tasks from weeding in community allotments to sorting foodbank donations.Sign up at https://www.goodgym.org
GoodGym is a national organisation with an innovative approach to volunteering. They combine running, walking and cycling with supporting older people and charities by completing practical tasks.
No experience is necessary and full training and support is given. You can sign up at www.goodgym.org or contact getinvolved@goodgym.org if you have any questions
Scouts
We can offer you a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills, have fun and enhance your CV.We are a vibrant Scout Group that offers scouting up to young people aged 8-14 years within a Cub Pack and Scout Troop. We are friendly and can teach you everything you need to know - no prior knowledge is required - and we will support you to reach your full potential.So what do you have to do?We meet weekly and we do lots of different things like cooking, playing games, doing experiments and even camping. As an adult we ask that you support and encourage all of the young people to join in with the activities and try their best. We understand if you can't make every week and would welcome you when you can be there.You will be an integral part of our leadership team and your thoughts and ideas will be welcomed. The skills you will use as an adult leader in Scouts such as effectively communicating and planning can enhance your CV and make you stand out to potential employers. We are open to boys and girls from all faiths, backgrounds and abilities and welcome everyone.So what are you waiting for? Contact us for more information & to have an informal chat about the role or visit www.scout.org.uk
Canal & River Trust
We are looking for NEW Education Volunteers with a passion to inspire youngsters to explore our canals and rivers, in schools, on the towpath, at waterside events, through our website or in our museums. We are looking for people who can volunteer flexibly and respond to school and informal group requests as required and who can commit to at least 3 or 4 days a month. This is an active role where children keeping up with children is essential. The education volunteers support and encourage key stage 2 (7-11 age group) school and youth group (brownies, guides, cubs and scouts) visits to our sites and to work in local communities.Due to working with children and our safeguarding policy, successful applicants will be required to attend an interview and a full enhanced DBS check will need to be carried out prior to working with any groups.
We give you full training and provide resources for leading groups of children through a number of training days and team meetings. You will have the support of an Learning and Skills Officer as well as the other volunteers in your team. We provide you with training, a Uniform and the resources and support to lead inspiring visits to our waterways. We reimburse you for travel costs within 40 miles of your base. • Volunteer Induction to the Trust, • H&S training. • Safeguarding. • Risk assessment. • Basic save a life, water safety and fire training. • First Aid Training (if required) • Relevant activity session training.
Action Tutoring
Children from lower-income families are less likely to achieve academically than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is a charity that works to level the playing field. We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in maths or English.
As a volunteer, you’ll:
Work with 1-3 pupils to improve their English and maths, either in-person or online
Commit to a 10-20 week programme, for just one hour a week
Support either primary or secondary school-aged pupils
Use our tutor workbooks to shape your weekly sessions
Good grades improve future prospects, opening the door to a wider range of opportunities. If you enjoy working with children and are passionate about social equality, you can make a tangible difference by volunteering for an hour a week.
It's a Penalty
It’s a Penalty’s Student Ambassador Programme provides UK university students with a highly flexible and impactful volunteering opportunity. As a Student Ambassador, you’ll support us to achieve our mission of ending abuse, exploitation and human trafficking, the world's fastest growing crime.
It’s a Penalty’s Student Ambassador Programme provides UK university students with a highly flexible and impactful volunteering opportunity. As a Student Ambassador, you’ll support us to achieve our mission of ending abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing crime so your involvement will make an important difference to your local community and wider society. You’ll also develop important skills and experience to enhance your employability.
After completing our core training, you’ll engage other students, university staff and/or your local community through awareness raising, change making and/or fundraising challenges of your choice. We recommend Student Ambassadors complete one individual challenge and one team challenge per term.
We’ll provide you with regular advice and support, high-quality training, recognition of your achievements and opportunities to get involved in the wider work of the charity. You’ll form part of a local group of Student Ambassadors at your university and gain skills in teamwork, leadership, advocacy, event planning, marketing, time management and more!
Time Commitment: Averaging roughly 2 hours per week, which can be done flexibly to fit around your other commitments.
Responsibilities:
Plan and undertake individual and team challenges
Educate students, university staff and the wider community on human trafficking, exploitation and abuse
Advocate for change to make your campus and city slavery-free
Fundraise vital funds to save lives
Communicate effectively with It’s a Penalty staff
Complete required training to better understand modern slavery
Support other Student Ambassadors at your university
Support the wider work of It’s a Penalty
Mary's Meals
This opportunity takes place between 06 Feb 2024 and 06 Feb 2025 Closing date for applications is 07 Feb.
Do you want to help children living in some of the poorest countries in the world, by supporting us to provide them with a daily meal in a place of education? The Community Volunteer role is flexible and allows you to raise awareness, within your community in whatever way you feel comfortable. Tasks can include:• Help us to share our story - give Mary’s Meals talks to local community organisations, schools, churches and faith groups to raise vital awareness and funds.• Host fundraising events in your local area such as coffee mornings, quizzes, and bucket collections.• Promote Mary’s Meals’ fundraising campaigns.• Distribute and display promotional materials and place collection tins in your local community.• Host community engagement events such as film screenings to share our message.• Help us to generate corporate support in your local area.• Support with local media opportunities.• Come together as a group with other local volunteers to support each other with this work.
Our vision is that every child receives one daily meal in their place of education and that all those who have more than they need, share with those who lack even the most basic things. Education is the ladder these chidlren need in order to gain a route out of poverty.
Our mission is to enable people to offer their money, skills, time, or prayer, and through this involvement, provide the most effective help to those suffering the effects of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest communities.
Action Homeless
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational and people skills, to volunteer their time as a Community Living Room Volunteer. Our Wellbeing Hub, Engage, is reopening thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund and we are putting in place a team of volunteers to support with various activities and bring the space back to life.You’ll be part of creating a welcoming and inclusive environment to people who are experiencing homelessness, delivering a varied programme of events and activities which help to break the cycle of homelessness.
Community Living Room Volunteer
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational and people skills, to volunteer their time as a Community Living Room Volunteer. Our Wellbeing Hub, Engage, is reopening thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund and we are putting in place a team of volunteers to support with various activities and bring the space back to life.
You’ll be part of creating a welcoming and inclusive environment to people who are experiencing homelessness, delivering a varied programme of events and activities which help to break the cycle of homelessness.
Purpose of the Role:
Support the work of The Engage Hub by opening it up for drop in sessions on specified dates and times on weekdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm. These will be a mixture of informal drop in sessions and activity led sessions. We are currently looking for someone who is available approximately 5 hours per week but are happy to discuss alternative arrangements if needed.
Main tasks and activities:
Qualities, experience and skills sought:
Training provision – our commitment to you:
We will provide you with a DBS check and a full induction to Action Homeless.
Availability:
You will be placed on a volunteer rota according to your availability and the nature of the activity you will be undertaking.
Location: Engage, 6 St James Terrace, Leicester, LE2 1NA
Main point of contact:
If you are interested in this role, or have any questions, please contact:
Aaliyah Lawrence-Browne
aaliyahlawrence-browne@actionhomeless.org.uk
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational and people skills, to volunteer their time as a Housing Support Volunteer. Our Wellbeing Hub, Engage, is reopening thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund and we are putting in place a team of volunteers to support with various activities and bring the space back to life.You’ll be part of creating a welcoming and inclusive environment to people who are experiencing homelessness, delivering a varied programme of events and activities which help to break the cycle of homelessness.
Housing Support Volunteer
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent organisational and people skills, to volunteer their time as a Housing Support Volunteer. Our Wellbeing Hub, Engage, is reopening thanks to a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund and we are putting in place a team of volunteers to support with various activities and bring the space back to life.
Support the work of The Engage Hub by opening it up for drop in sessions on specified dates and times on weekdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm. To begin with we are aiming for one 3 hour drop in session per week, but are happy to discuss alternative arrangements if needed.
We will also provide any necessary training regarding the housing bidding process.
Students' Union
Volunteer to be a part of a student-run listening and support service.
The University of Leicester students’ union is looking to recruit students to help relaunch Leicester Nightline which previously existed many years ago. You can visit the Nightline website to learn more about them as an organisation: https://nightline.ac.uk/
Leicester Nightline would be a student-run listening, support, and information service that would operate during term time and be open after most student support services have closed. Where trained student volunteers would offer an anonymous and confidential space for other students to talk about anything that's troubling them over a phone call or instant messaging. .
Although the University of Leicester already has a variety of support services, for many students, there is nothing like just chatting with another student, which is why we want to relaunch Nightline as a crucial part of the university and students’ unions support offerings.
We are looking for student volunteers specifically to join Leicester Nightline’s steering group, which is comprised of both student officers and students’ union staff, to help shape the future of Nightline and be a part of a number of training sessions starting in October to become trained Nightliners.
If this opportunity sounds interesting, please do consider signing up.
LOROS Hospice
Under the supervision and guidance of the Complementary Team Therapy Team you will provide short treatments to Day Therapy patients and staff.
Key Volunteer Duties
To assess each patient/carer individually.
Assess holistically and adapt the therapy to deliver a safe complementary therapy session to patients/carers/staff.
To feedback to the multidisciplinary team if you have any concerns.
Documenting all treatments and any oils used.
Maintain CPD file and insurance.
Attending Team meetings where appropriate.
Personal Qualities to fulfil role
Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the client
Good communicator and listener
Team worker
Honest and reliable
Friendly
Have the ability to deal with sensitive and distressing situations
Must be able to respect client confidentiality whilst being mindful of safeguarding reporting