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There is a range of volunteering roles. They are Shorterm Interventions Referral order Panel Members Appropriate adults Mentoring Use the link to find out more on the Leicestershire county Council webstire http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/index/community/yjsc/youthjustice/yos_volunteering.htm

• InterestsCommunity, Mentoring & Befriending, Young People

Opportunity involves working with all animals - cleaning, feeding, dog-walking - or placed with other animals if Cynophobic (fear of dogs) (i.e., small animal unit). Ideal opportunity for animal lovers or those students hoping to work in this area.

• InterestsAnimals

Variety of events currently running (see RSPCA schedule), however, volunteers required to run their own fund-raising events. Can be anything from sponsored dog walking to tin rattling outside supermarkets. If student has an idea linked with their area of interest, please discuss with Suzie…she would love to hear it.

• InterestsAnimals, Events, Fundraising

We have many different roles available from working in the cattery,kennels,rabbit house, and generally around the animal centre, to helping at fundraising events, admin/telephone work and van driving to name a few. If you would like further information please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to discuss further.

• InterestsAdmin, Animals, Events, Fundraising

To work alongside the Fundraising and Events Coordinator, engaging new fundraisers to raise funds on behalf of the charity and encourage involvement in existing events and campaigns. Event management to support the delivery of RSPCA events.

• InterestsAnimals, Events, Fundraising

To assist customers to make purchases of clothes and miscellaneous items donated to the charity through their chain of 'high street' stores. Main duties involve maintain stock at point of sale and assisting stock control & acting as shop cashier.

• InterestsHealth & Wellbeing, Retail

Volunteer Catering Assistants are needed to provide beverages, snacks and mid-day meals services to visitors. Main duties involve preparing food items and laying tables, serving food from service counter, handling cash, cleaning down kitchen area and other cafeteria work as required by the catering manager.

• InterestsHealth & Wellbeing, Retail

Main Duties 1. To accompany a minibus driver on a set route to collect Day Care users from their homes. 2. To ensure that the Day Care users are escorted safely on and off the vehicle and supervised during the journey to the Day Care centre.

• InterestsHealth & Wellbeing, Mentoring & Befriending

Headway Leicester provides support and services to people with an acquired or traumatic brain injury living in Leicestershire, Leicester or Rutland. We provide Outreach services and a city based Day service 5 days a week. Volunteers, supported by staff, will encourage, assist and support members who have a brain injury in their activity. These activities can include arts & crafts (card making, drawing, beadwork, jewellery, pottery, dough, batik), cookery, computers (internet, paintshop, card design, poetry, training, games), education (Maths, English, I.T.), gardening (vegetables, flowers, maintenance, planting), woodwork (carpentry, pyrography, turning, picture frames), games (board games, memory games, chess, dominoes, jigsaws) and social & recreational events & outings. Encouraging members to help with shopping and making lunch would also be involved, this is very important in helping people to re-learn lost skills. People attending Headway may have a range of disabilities and/or sensory needs.

• InterestsCommunity, Health & Wellbeing

Headway Leicester provides support and services to people with an acquired or traumatic brain injury living in Leicestershire, Leicester or Rutland. We provide Outreach services and a city based Day service 5 days a week. Volunteers, supported by staff, will encourage, assist and support members who have a brain injury in their activity. These activities can include arts & crafts (card making, drawing, beadwork, jewellery, pottery, dough, batik), cookery, computers (internet, paintshop, card design, poetry, training, games), education (Maths, English, I.T.), gardening (vegetables, flowers, maintenance, planting), woodwork (carpentry, pyrography, turning, picture frames), games (board games, memory games, chess, dominoes, jigsaws) and social & recreational events & outings. People attending Headway may have a range of disabilities and/or sensory needs. Some members will benefit greatly from 1:1 support in their chosen activity throughout the day. However, you will not be required to carry out any personal care.

• InterestsArts, Community, Health & Wellbeing