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We are looking for volunteers to support the work of our community centre Engage. Join a growing team of volunteers that will facilitate activity sessions for Action Homeless clients and support the existing work of the charity.

• InterestsCommunity, Health & Wellbeing, Mentoring & Befriending
• LocationCity Centre
• AvailabilityMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

• Communication Skills
• Other
• CV
• Confidence

We’re looking for friendly volunteers to help run our city centre based Food Stop, which provides emergency food parcels to individuals and families in need. Whether it’s serving customers, collecting donations or stocking shelves there is a place for you at the Food Stop.

• InterestsCommunity, Health & Wellbeing
• LocationCity Centre
• AvailabilityMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

• Communication Skills
• Team Working
• CV
• Confidence

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

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

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. The garden volunteer will be involved in the maintenance of the gardens and greenhouse at Headway. Where possible, the volunteer will also engage with members, involving them in gardening activities. For this role, the individual must be committed and consistent in their attendance, be able to use their initiative and also be able to work alone.

• InterestsArts, Community, Culture, Health & Wellbeing